Swajan : Mota, Is it true that awareness develops when there is quietude in the mind?
Pujya Shree Mota : Yes, Quietude is such that we do not understand it till that is practiced and experienced. It is just like having money and getting support and comfort from it. Quietude is just like that. We need to practice to develop it. I thought "we keep on talking about it but do not do anything about it". So I developed the habit of creating quietude in my mind ten to fifteen times during the day. In the beginning it did not matter whether it was achieved it or not. I would suddenly stop the typing work and try to be quiet. Parikshitlal (coworker) used to tell me that it is not proper to stop for a prayer while I was working. I will not answer him. I would see that there are no thought and vrutties in my mind. It did not matter even if it is for one or two seconds. This is also a big deal. You should try to be quiet and observe the mind. It may be for one, two, three, five, ten seconds or for an hour or two. You can do that for ten, twenty- thirty times in a day. Create a habit of doing this as a part of your daily routine. While sitting in the office you can do the process five-six times and even if you are successful two or three times, you will have the clear idea of quietude (regarding its existence) and develop the grip on the process. Eventhough our existence is in gross physical we have our soul as well as quietude. Initially when practiced two-three times it was not experienced by the mind. Once the quietude is gripped by the mind with concrete experience, next time it is practiced for longer time. This should be done several times a day while working. If we practice with clear understanding, it can be done for much longer time, in fact it happens on its own. This is also a kind of powerful sadhana and yet it is fairly easy. It is not vexatious.
Pujya Shree Mota
Pujya Shree Mota Sathe Satsang
Anvaya-- Samanvaya
Edition 1; pages 63 - 64.
Pujya Shree Mota : Yes, Quietude is such that we do not understand it till that is practiced and experienced. It is just like having money and getting support and comfort from it. Quietude is just like that. We need to practice to develop it. I thought "we keep on talking about it but do not do anything about it". So I developed the habit of creating quietude in my mind ten to fifteen times during the day. In the beginning it did not matter whether it was achieved it or not. I would suddenly stop the typing work and try to be quiet. Parikshitlal (coworker) used to tell me that it is not proper to stop for a prayer while I was working. I will not answer him. I would see that there are no thought and vrutties in my mind. It did not matter even if it is for one or two seconds. This is also a big deal. You should try to be quiet and observe the mind. It may be for one, two, three, five, ten seconds or for an hour or two. You can do that for ten, twenty- thirty times in a day. Create a habit of doing this as a part of your daily routine. While sitting in the office you can do the process five-six times and even if you are successful two or three times, you will have the clear idea of quietude (regarding its existence) and develop the grip on the process. Eventhough our existence is in gross physical we have our soul as well as quietude. Initially when practiced two-three times it was not experienced by the mind. Once the quietude is gripped by the mind with concrete experience, next time it is practiced for longer time. This should be done several times a day while working. If we practice with clear understanding, it can be done for much longer time, in fact it happens on its own. This is also a kind of powerful sadhana and yet it is fairly easy. It is not vexatious.
Pujya Shree Mota
Pujya Shree Mota Sathe Satsang
Anvaya-- Samanvaya
Edition 1; pages 63 - 64.
