Bhava means unexpressed foundation ( base, like the root of the tree ) of thought. Thought is an expressed form of the bhava. So we must give utmost importance to this bhava. At present we do not have much understanding of this. Till we have the understanding of bhava, we should give importance to its outer expression in language, thought, actions, karmas and with effort ( sadhana ) try to infuse this bhava in outer expression, with deep knowledge and devotion. With living practice of inspiring this inner bhava of heart into the physical world, it will definitely have outer expression. This living touch of the inner bhava will have the effect on the outer physical and there will be a transformation of the outer physical. We have to give importance to karmas but more than that, we need to maintain continuity of this inner bhava at beginning, middle and end of the work. Our whole attention and aim is to be focused on this expression of bhava. For the one who expresses this bhava in one's karmas, there is nothing like being cheated in the world. Bhava is one's protector. In some obscure way this goodwill expressed from one's heart will keep one in appropriate work with lively spirit. When this goodwill enters other person and becomes concentrated, focused and purposeful, other person becomes the tool for this expression. This leads to oneness with the other person. This means that goodwill from our heart will make the other person behave in a similar fashion. Because of this living bhavna in one's heart, no body can do substantial harm to one who gets absorbed in developing ones goodwill fearlessly and depends upon it.
Human beings tend to mix their past thoughts, beliefs, understanding, habits and insistences into goodwill ( bhava from the heart ) and then try to measure, understand and act accordingly. Here they make mistake, deceive themselves and fail to get trained and comprehend the issue. How can they ever achieve the pure form of bhava? The importance and effect of this goodwill gets diluted because of this admixture with one's nature. One needs to be free from this nature and thus cultivate heartfelt goodwill. A scientist who gets deeply involved in his research is always thinking and contemplating about it all the time. He does this automatically according to his own standard and everything else in his life is of no importance to him. Sadhak's vision, natural tendencies and thrust towards his life should be similar and only important thing in his life should be to express the bhava. There is one difference between a scientist and a sadhak. A scientist can let go his relatives and his surrounding. But for the sadhak that is not possible. All this is given to him for the purpose of expressing his bhava. He should accept and use all these as a step towards his progress. He needs to consider everything as himself and their sole purpose is for expression of God's bhava. It has no value without this purpose.
It is not difficult to understand all these in life, if it is thought of as expression of God's bhava. Yet in real life it is difficult to act like that. The issue is inability to keep and maintain conscious and living awareness of this fact while performing the karmas. It is not difficult if one keeps the awareness. Why is then there is no awareness? First there is no deep interest and second there is not enough enthusiasm. Humans should not feel hopeless because of these defects. One needs to expresses this goodwill with God's smaran-bhavna and mental memory. One who continues to make an effort to practice the given tool incessantly, with the sole aim of developing heartfelt inner bhava and expressing it as a living ideal into his daily activities and in all circumstances, will definitely meet his goal. One has to miss or loose everything ( all beliefs, thoughts , understanding, nature etc ) while cultivating the goodwill. As one practices to cultivate this goodwill, one feels as if one is loosing the burden, one item at a time. This loosing is the real earning in one's life. One feels stressed if money is lost in business. But it is not the same in our effort. If one feels any discomfort or stress, it is from lack of enough preparation of the soul. The soul that is prepared to loose everything with deep knowledge can get somewhere. In fact there is nothing to loose here. Human is unnecessarily afraid of this process and in fact he is undergoing the process of gaining something. Human mind tends to concentrate on the loosing process. Once one concentrates on gaining something at all the moments and gets engrossed in it, there is no awareness that one is loosing anything. A scientist will not care if he looses all his money and possessions for his research and steadfastly sticks to his plan till his death. He may not succeed yet the victory of his life lies in continuous, definite and doubtless contemplation of his research. We may be blind but if we walk with the support of Shree Bhagawan's bhava ( God's bhava ), we will definitely reach our goal.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan and karya
Edition 1; pages 201 - 204.
