EQUANIMITY WITH WILL POWER

The real key to achieve equanimity is the will power and determination. In one sense the strength of will power is supreme. Will power rules all of our activities while remaining hidden in our being. Will power is the real force behind all the activities. It is imperative for us to create that kind of will power to help us develop new kind of life. Our lives will run smoothly if we develop appropriate kind of will power and determination.

If we have learned the art of applying this will power towards understanding the real importance of the life then we will continue to do our work, while staying in the society amongst all kinds of people. This is possible due to determination. Will power lives within determination and it decides all the activities. Sadhak who determines to go this particular way can not help, but proceed along his path. You should increase the strength of this will power. This force of will power is the reflection or the expression of divine energy. When we express and use this energy in our activities with knowledge and understanding it will increase in strength. You will experience this in real life.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan sopan
Edition 3; Pages 134 - 135.

NEED FOR EQUANIMITY

 Mind, prana and intelligence are three important aspect of sadhana. They all are connected to each other. Thoughts, natural tendencies, emotions and feelings that arise in mind are also linked to prana. So purifying prana is essential. Mind is definitely affected when prana is purified. Desires rule over intelligence and this rule also extends to mind and other senses. Mind takes keen interest in the happenings of senses and so does intelligence. Our intelligence clings to its own opinion, understanding and other entanglements. The soul that wants to do sadhana needs to be free from all these. How is this possible?

All this is not possible without achieving equanimity or at least making a living and genuine attempt to practice it. Establishing peace in mind is not possible without equanimity. There also needs to be establishment of silence (નીરવતા) in mind so it can reject the touch and interests of the senses. For all these reasons it is very important for sadhak to establish peace and equanimity in his mind.

The real key to achieve all this is in our determination and will power.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan sopan
Edition 3; page 134.

OPEN MINDEDNESS

We become less obstinate and open minded by following and acting according to other persons opinion and wishes, when done with clear sense of purpose and understanding. This forces us to act against our own understanding. This in turn leads to lessening of our own ego. We do not become slave of other person if this is done with joy and clear sense of purpose. In fact we carry ourselves in much higher plane than the other person.

It is possible to develop our lives spectacularly if we surrender completely and seek refuge in a highly developed soul with self inspiration, enthusiasm and with the clear sense of purpose. Surrender is not slavery. Significance of surrender is priceless.

Pujya Shree Mota
Life and works
Edition 1; page 525 - 526.

ACTION AND REACTION

It is very desirable if there is no reaction to any kind of circumstances and spoken words in us. In case if these reactions develop, we should not get one with it. We should constantly strive to develop enough  equanimity and stability in us so that there is understanding of the root cause of these reactions. Moreover we must have instant comprehension to turn these reactions to constructive help without being guided by our natural tendencies, thoughts or mind.

We have to use our will power over our natural tendencies, thoughts and desires. When used with determination and firmness our will power gets sharpened. With experience we will know that its strength is lot more than our natural tendencies, thoughts and desires. These experiences will inspire us to use this will power in our daily life.

We should not try to stop strong thoughts with equal or more force. These strong thoughts may stop for a while but that will not help us in our real work. We should try to understand its root cause. This can be done by going deep into the reasons and observing it. We need to do all these and also make sure that naam-smaran is carried out at the same time. This requires great patience, force, strength and sense of purpose.


Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan manthan
Edition 3; page 5.