HARI OM
Kumbhakonam
July 11, 1953.
You have not digested the meaning and deeper understanding of the letters that you have received from me. Repeated explanation needs to be given to you to have its effect on your heart. That is a shameful story for me. It shows that we have not achieved the higher level of understanding and acceptance with heartfelt sincerity. Whatever circumstances and duties are present in life are proper for the development of life. Anyone who looks for something different is only making empty efforts. There is a vast difference between the duties of the renunciate described in scriptures and ordinary person who relinquishes worldly affairs. Gita's renunciation is of the vrutties (inner natural tendencies). Gita definitely forbids to run away from given circumstances and duties. It considers it cowardly. One who runs away from the duties because of boredom and disgust, never gets to the heart of the duty(dharma).
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Pokar
Edition 4; page 367.
Kumbhakonam
July 11, 1953.
You have not digested the meaning and deeper understanding of the letters that you have received from me. Repeated explanation needs to be given to you to have its effect on your heart. That is a shameful story for me. It shows that we have not achieved the higher level of understanding and acceptance with heartfelt sincerity. Whatever circumstances and duties are present in life are proper for the development of life. Anyone who looks for something different is only making empty efforts. There is a vast difference between the duties of the renunciate described in scriptures and ordinary person who relinquishes worldly affairs. Gita's renunciation is of the vrutties (inner natural tendencies). Gita definitely forbids to run away from given circumstances and duties. It considers it cowardly. One who runs away from the duties because of boredom and disgust, never gets to the heart of the duty(dharma).
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Pokar
Edition 4; page 367.
