READING OF "JIVAN PAGLE" (જીવન પગલે).

Swajan :  Presently I am reading "Jivan Pagle" that contains your letters in poetry format. I try to harmonize my mind with it and understand myself. When my harmony is disturbed while reading the book, I try to find the faults in my nature. It is not easy to know and understand one's own self.

Pujya Shree Mota :  One does not reveal one's mind and heart easily, in fact one can not. Shree Bhagwan puts one in such circumstances so mind can understand its own nature. This gives one a chance to understand, critically evaluate, experience and conclude one's own way. Just like Bhagwan, one tends to keep one's inside concealed. One can not reveal one's inner instruments (mind, intellect etc) as clearly as one's image in the mirror. One's nature is exposed when put in such relevant circumstances. More over these kind of circumstances are created where one is the cause of such instances. That is why such instances, circumstances and works have important, mysterious and meaningful purpose. With complete equanimity one can definitely figure out the the real purpose of the work or an instance. Not only that one can evaluate one's nature and have a real sense about it. It is pleasure to see that you follow "Jivan Pagle", harmonize your thought process with it and try to understand the defect in your nature. This will definitely have beneficial results for you.

Pujya Shree Mota
Muktatma No Premsparsh
Edition 4; pages 87 - 88.

DEFENDING ONE'S FAULTS

Not only you fail to see your own faults but don't even have inclination to look for it either. I consider this as a sign of biggest misfortune. One who never finds one's own faults and looks to defend it with all the might and excuses will never improve.

Pujya Shree Mota

Muktatma No Premsparsh

Edition 4; page 61.

CARE AND CONCERN OF PUJYA SHREE MOTA

Swajan :  My wife is having bad infection and at such times the thoughts about spirituality gets to be weaker

Pujya Shree Mota :  If your wife is having such a problem then she needs appropriate care and treatment. Without any hesitation let me know if you need any monetary help for her treatment. Do not get worried and confused. Keep me informed about her health. Do this not because I am telling you, but with the understanding that it is your duty to do so.

It is true spirituality when one fulfills one's duty towards people who have come in one's contact with knowledge, love, devotion and with the clear understanding that the work is done for the love of God.  One's duty in life and spirituality can never be separate. Our society's downfall is precisely because we tend to separate spirituality from our duty of functioning in society with love and wisdom. Believe for sure that spirituality will never spring up in the heart of the one who fails to perform one's duty towards the aquaitances. Such is my understanding of spirituality. You can do whatever is appropriate for you.

Pujya Shree Mota
Muktatma No Premsparsh
Edition 4; page 55.

WHEN THINGS DO NOT WORK OUT THE WAY YOU WANT

Swajan : Mota, I get disappointed when the things do not work out the way I want. There are obstacles in this world even between brother and sister resulting in mental stress and emotional pain. What kind of attitude and spirit need to be affirmed in this kind of situations?

Pujya Shree Mota : It is never possible to accomplish all that we want and aim to achieve. This happens as everybody's need to achieve the same is not there. So we need not get disappointed in this matter. We can and should put forward our best effort. At the same time there needs to be great care taken to see that we  do not get disappointed in our efforts. Try to maintain the enthusiasm by all means. We ourselves are the losers if we get disappointed when things do not work out the way we want. Things working out the way we want or obtaing the results we want do not depend solely on our efforts.

I greatly value the unique love and feelings that your brothers and sisters have especially when I observe the lives of other worldly persons. I have also observed that many times there is mental anguish between people as a result of minor worldy matters and problems. This is the weakness of human life. There are very few souls that can appreciate and maintain the goodness of the lives that they come in contact and enjoy the fragrance of these lives while living their own lives. The life is for happiness and life is meaningless without happiness. If we realize that we have come in contact with each other for happiness, we will not give any importance to these small infractions of others. We would have our lives worth lived if we do not give any importance to any such difficulties or infractions while stressing the importance of the happiness in our lives.

Pujya Shree Mota
Muktatma No Premsparsh
Edition 2; pages 113 - 114.