TO BE RICH IS NOT A SIN

Swajan ;  What is the use of making money and then hoarding it? Is it not that being rich is an obstacle in the path of spirituality and experiencing God?

Pujya Shree Mota ;  It is not a sin to be rich. There is nothing wrong if we make more money than we need. Not every body develops in same fashion. We are in this circumstances and it may be that we will develop best in this situation. If we cannot utilize this opportunity properly then we may miss to take advantage of the situation. If we are going to develop our life in the service of God then nothing will hold us back, no matter what circumstances we are placed in. It is possible to realize God even in the poorest of the conditions. No matter what circumstances, one is always fit to go near God. Considering this our circumstances can never be an obstacle.

Wealth is one of the most effective tool in the development of the sadhak. One can benefit a lot depending on its use. It can take you in heaven or throw you in hell. If we have opened our eyes towards God we will definitely know the proper use of wealth and in the process get maximum advantage from it. Never think that wealth is not good and leads to our destruction. It is a manifestation of divine energy. When it is pleased with us it takes care of our welfare in every way.

Pujya Shree Mota
Dhan no yog
Edition 1; pages 16 - 17.

DEVELOP SELF CONFIDENCE

Transformation of our lives take place while performing our tasks properly according to and in any circumstances that we are placed in. We must try our best to accomplish the tasks in a proper way under given circumstances without any fear. Fear makes us afraid. Responsibilities do not cause fear by itself but the big hoopla about it does. You should not be afraid of the responsibilities. Just start performing your tasks and everything will be all right.

Don't be afraid of the mistakes. We will learn from our mistakes. There is no doubt that we will be well suited for the tasks after gaining experience in this fashion. We must have complete trust in ourselves and at the same time it is imperative to see that mistakes do not occur. One who has complete self confidence and has determination never gives up. God always gives us energy and understanding of the tasks that is given to us by Him. So have complete trust. He will gives energy and understanding to accomplish the task no matter what kind of circumstances we are placed in. When you actually experience this in your life you will understand it. This will give you a boost in your confidence.

Continue to think deep and analyze yourself. Always try to understand natural tendencies, thoughts, feelings and emotions in your mind. Whenever you get burdened with work, do not feel well or get bored do naam-smaran (hari om) loudly. Do not be ashamed. All these burden and ill feeling will dissipate.

Pujya Shree Mota
Dhan no yog
Edition 1; pages 9 - 10.

This is addressed to a novice business man.

ROOT CAUSE OF GRIEF AND SORROW

Swajan :  What should I do when powerful attacks of thoughts and natural tendencies (vrutties) cause me to be overwhelmed with grief and sorrow?

Pujya Shree Mota :  The very reason we become the slave of our own thoughts and vrutties is that we allow it to control us. If we have the awareness to thoroughly analyze the situation, the cause should be evident to us. We are worthless in this world if we cannot know the root cause of our own grief and sorrow. So think deep and find the root cause of your problem. We should never surrender to these natural tendencies. Otherwise it will kill us in the end. We will definitely find the root cause if we try to make an honest effort to understand our mind with our heart in it. Do naam-smaran loudly with all your might without feeling abashed. It will definitely help in this matter. Try this experiment and do not be perplexed and confused. Try to be happy as much as you can and never surrender to your vrutties.
We should not hold on to the thoughts of the past or the present.

Pujya Shree Mota
Dhan no yog
Edition 1; page 1.

THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION OF VRUTTIES ( NATURAL TENDENCIES ).

Swajan :  Mota, How can we remove preconceived idea and bias about somebody? What should we do when our inner happiness seems to be getting less?

Pujya Shree Mota :  When we have this bias due to our old impressions in the mind there is only one way to remove it. It is to love the person. We should not let any thought of the bias enter our mind. At the same time we should not forget our duty. We should exercise our discretion and continue to get necessary work that is asked of him. We should always be open and straight forward. There is always a reason when our inner happiness is disturbed. It happens when our mind gets entangled in something. We need  to free our mind from this situation. We will know and understand the antics of the mind only when we continue this kind of experiments. We want to continue working with harmony. Even in the business activity we should make sure that nobody is offended by our words. Try to transform the energy and enthusiasm of running the business into goodwill and understanding of the business clients. Do this with your heart into it. This will not hurt your business. Believe this for sure.

Pujya Shree Mota
Dhan no yog
Edition 1; pages 43 - 44.

This is addressed to a young start up businessman. It discusses the ways to deal with the employees that worked for him and at the same time it shows the ways to transform his own preconceived ideas. The sense of discretion plays a major role in this situation.

Ashwin.

NO USE BEING FIXATED ON PAIN

Nadiad
Feb 6, 1961.

Dear Ben,

Your decision to bear the pain with love as much as possible and not get fixated on this daily occurrence of pain is the right one. It is one thing to have pain but worrying and getting fixated on it makes it even worse. I like your decision a whole lot.

Spend more time doing the naam-smaran. Only then you will feel its support and protection in your heart. Any soul that has felt the support and trust of God in his heart will never have a break down from any kind of pain or suffering. The trust that develops from heart, in the heart and with the heart makes us strong. This gives us such a tremendous support in our lives that we never feel lonely or alone.

Pujya Shree Mota
Lagne hajo mangalam
Edition 1; pages 196 - 197.

My two cents --  This letter was addressed to a swajan who was having lots of physical pain every day.