CONSTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS

When negative thoughts about anybody arise in your mind, let the thoughts about his virtues also arise. In this way you can improve and direct your mind in good thoughts for your own benefit. If you train your mind to think constructively, you will also create the habit of solving the problems. The constructive mind can solve any problem in the midst of confusions, puzzles and difficulties and at the same time have peace and joy.

Pujya Shree Mota

Prabhuni khoj

Edition 4 ; page 25.

HOW AND WHAT TO THINK

We should think about ourselves. We should neither go on thinking about our faults nor about the faults of others all the time. Thinking like that will increase our weaknesses. It is essential to be conscious of our thoughts. But at the same time it is also equally important to think how and what kind of attempts are made to get rid of such negative thoughts. It is very important to evaluate and see whether such efforts produce enthusiasm, zeal and ardent feelings to be free from such weaknesses. If we do not feel this way, then it is not possible to advance towards our goal. Inner force is required to change our thought process and act on it. Our ancient sages found out that the naam-smaran of God is the best way to develop such inner force.

Pujya Shree Mota
Prabhuni khoj
Edition 4; page 25.

USE OF NAAM-SMARAN IN WORLDLY LIFE

The human intellect is a superior tool than the wealth. The wealth is acquired by using the intellect and the mind in our worldly works. When the intellect and mind are confused and afflicted, how can it be useful it earn the money? Naam-smaran is an easy tool to keep the mind and intellect in good shape. It is an excellent tool that can be used to tackle our problems, difficulties, puzzles and be peaceful in the society that we live in. When you have a perplexing problem and the mind is unsettled, try sitting in a lonely corner of the house and do naam-smaran. Perplexity will go away and you will get the solution of the problem. It is also a good tool to use when you do the social work since the works are done in a better way. If you create the habit of doing naam-smaran while doing the social work, you can definitely reduce the attachments and jealousy within you.  

Pujya Shree Mota
Prabhuni khoj
Edition 1; page 68.

DO NOT LIVE IN HYPOCRISY AND ILLUSION

Our destiny depends upon our deeds. Yet our deeds are neither restraints nor obstructions in our path towards the God. The very fact that we are born as humans show that there is a possibility to experience the divine consciousness. But we do not have the aspiration like the erupting volcano. It is necessary to have that inclination but we do not think about it. We cannot sit idle if we have that inclination and thought. When the aspiration becomes intense it is bhakti. I consider hypocrisy if someone does naam-smaran all the time and yet continues to foster jealousy and desires. People say that you can achieve salvation by reciting God's name for million times in a day. I say to those people that it is a false belief. Do not promote false hood and ignorance. Even continuous Naam-smaran will nor excel if there is no reduction in desires, jealousy, anger and greed.

Pujya Shree Mota
Prabhuni khoj
Edition 1; page 67 - 68.

My two cents -- It may be helpful to read and review the blog (beware of hypocrisy) written on May 10, 2011.

NAAM-SMARAN FOR HAPPINESS

If you have decided to experience the divine consciousness as a goal then you must make a constant effort. It is still possible to achieve peace and happiness in the world even if the goal is not experiencing the divine consciousness. I appeal to those people to try Naam-smaran and see the results.

We may not be able to fix the goal to experience the divine consciousness and yet can try Naam-smaran to protect against the difficulties and problems of life. Even though the naam-smaran is done as a spoken word, its light enters our conscience. We can forget the word, but the associated remembrance is both spoken and heard. Naam-smaran is such that it gets deep in our conscience as it is repeated. It enters our conscience with higher aspiration in proportion to the intensity (bhavna) with which it is spoken. When we speak the word with extreme anger, it produces the disturbances in our prana. God' name produces vibrations and its results are according to our aspiration.

When the naam-smaran becomes continuous we can stay in a state leading to higher aspirations. Certain periods during this naam-smaran results in concentration and bhavna. This leaves deep impressions in our psyche. As the period of higher inspirations increase, these impressions gets dense and deep.

Pujya Shree Mota
Prabhuni khoj
Edition 1; page 65 - 66.