Safety and security in external situations means staying put in the same situation. Feeling of satisfaction in the situations and circumstances that you are in results in lack of progress and eventual downfall. Sadhak cannot afford to feel secure at any stage. The roots of downfall lies in this satisfaction at any stage in his progress. This rule applies to both, an individual and the whole universe equally.
Sadhak can never feel satisfied and stay put during his long and arduous journey. He must be keenly aware that every situation is an indication of incompleteness. He must have this divine flame of dissatisfaction burning in his heart coupled with lots of patience. In this fashion he must create a happy union of intense, creative and irrepressible longing for progress and immense patience.
We should not experience the sense of security in any phase of our lives. Always keep in mind that everything is transient except God. We must understand with knowledge that any phase of life with its sense of security is a temporary one and we should not experience the sense of security in it. Whenever the mind has a sense of security in anything, it needs to be confronted and stopped from going further in that direction.The force of prakruti gets an upper hand on us as we have the habit of staying in the same secure condition. Our path for divine transformation becomes easy and forceful only when we let go our sense of security.This is the way to reduce or eliminate the strength of the prakruti. The feeling of security never gives us a chance to change our nature. Not only that, our old nature gets to be more adamant due to staying in the same situation.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sandesh
Edition 3; pages 64 - 65.
Shama's two cents -- Feeling of safe and secure is not equivalent to happiness.
Sadhak can never feel satisfied and stay put during his long and arduous journey. He must be keenly aware that every situation is an indication of incompleteness. He must have this divine flame of dissatisfaction burning in his heart coupled with lots of patience. In this fashion he must create a happy union of intense, creative and irrepressible longing for progress and immense patience.
We should not experience the sense of security in any phase of our lives. Always keep in mind that everything is transient except God. We must understand with knowledge that any phase of life with its sense of security is a temporary one and we should not experience the sense of security in it. Whenever the mind has a sense of security in anything, it needs to be confronted and stopped from going further in that direction.The force of prakruti gets an upper hand on us as we have the habit of staying in the same secure condition. Our path for divine transformation becomes easy and forceful only when we let go our sense of security.This is the way to reduce or eliminate the strength of the prakruti. The feeling of security never gives us a chance to change our nature. Not only that, our old nature gets to be more adamant due to staying in the same situation.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sandesh
Edition 3; pages 64 - 65.
Shama's two cents -- Feeling of safe and secure is not equivalent to happiness.
