Swajan : Mota, why is the destiny considered superior to efforts?
Pujya Shree Mota : Most people live according to their tendencies and the root of the tendencies lies as the accumulated impressions in the psyche. It is said that the totality of these impressions is the destiny. These impressions are so strong that the soul continues to act according to these tendencies. Let me know if these statements are rational as you must clearly understand it.
Swajan : Then I will definitely ask you, Mota. So the natural tendencies arise from the totality of the old impressions?
Pujya Shree Mota : Most behave according to these tendencies. Occasional soul that has a definite goal in life may not behave according to these tendencies. If the tendencies are not appropriate for his goal he will not act according to his tendencies. He will act according to his goal in life. These kind of souls are far and few inbetween. It is very difficult to come out of our tendencies without equanimity. Most human beings have not developed this kind of equanimity so they act according to their tendencies. Since most people act according to these tendencies it may have been assumed that things happen according to the destiny. Afterwards learned people and story tellers increased the myth over a period of time.
If you think intellectually and scientifically making effort is powerful. We can do whatever we decide but our goal is not appropriate. We keep on acting as if we are slipping on the slippery surface. We can understand these tendencies only if there is equanimity within us and only then we are ready to act in a different way. When we understand the results of acting in a different way, we are ready to act in that way. There is a need for certain effort to develop equanimity. It does not develop on its own. There is no equanimity in ordinary human beings who are upto their head involved in the activities of the prakruti (nature). We live that kind of life.
These tendencies do not fall from the sky. It is from the impressions that has been created from our actions. So these tendencies can be positive or negative. One who has decided the goal acts according to positive tendencies only. Ordinary person does not have independent initiative but the person with the goal has this independent initiative.
Pujya Shree Mota
Pujya Shree Mota Sathe Satsang
Grah - Grahan. Edition 1, pages 33 - 34.
Pujya Shree Mota : Most people live according to their tendencies and the root of the tendencies lies as the accumulated impressions in the psyche. It is said that the totality of these impressions is the destiny. These impressions are so strong that the soul continues to act according to these tendencies. Let me know if these statements are rational as you must clearly understand it.
Swajan : Then I will definitely ask you, Mota. So the natural tendencies arise from the totality of the old impressions?
Pujya Shree Mota : Most behave according to these tendencies. Occasional soul that has a definite goal in life may not behave according to these tendencies. If the tendencies are not appropriate for his goal he will not act according to his tendencies. He will act according to his goal in life. These kind of souls are far and few inbetween. It is very difficult to come out of our tendencies without equanimity. Most human beings have not developed this kind of equanimity so they act according to their tendencies. Since most people act according to these tendencies it may have been assumed that things happen according to the destiny. Afterwards learned people and story tellers increased the myth over a period of time.
If you think intellectually and scientifically making effort is powerful. We can do whatever we decide but our goal is not appropriate. We keep on acting as if we are slipping on the slippery surface. We can understand these tendencies only if there is equanimity within us and only then we are ready to act in a different way. When we understand the results of acting in a different way, we are ready to act in that way. There is a need for certain effort to develop equanimity. It does not develop on its own. There is no equanimity in ordinary human beings who are upto their head involved in the activities of the prakruti (nature). We live that kind of life.
These tendencies do not fall from the sky. It is from the impressions that has been created from our actions. So these tendencies can be positive or negative. One who has decided the goal acts according to positive tendencies only. Ordinary person does not have independent initiative but the person with the goal has this independent initiative.
Pujya Shree Mota
Pujya Shree Mota Sathe Satsang
Grah - Grahan. Edition 1, pages 33 - 34.
