REMOVE OPPOSITIONAL TENDENCIES FROM OUR THOUGHT AND INTENT (BHAVANA, ભાવના)

                                                                    HARI OM
Karachi,
February 16, 1939.

We have to make a consistent effort with awareness to live according to our thoughts and intent that we have earlier decided to follow. There should never be inferior thought or imagination afterwards. We can do all needed thinking before fixing our intent and following it. We have to be consistently aware that there should not be any tendency or indecision creeping in afterwards. This needs to be done with all our actions otherwise we will be wandering all over according to our nature. We must stop and examine ourselves when such inconsistencies cause oppositional tendencies to our intent. Well, it is ideal if we think according to our intention that is fixed earlier but we should never be swept away in the currents of contrary thoughts and emotions. So please train yourselves to be aware when such situations arise. If we fail to remove such inconsistencies that is not appropriate with our intended thoughts and intention, there will be great reduction in the force to carry out our intended actions as determined earlier.  Such an event causes sudden pull and hesitation leading to explosion that destroys the force of our original decision and intention. It is like a turning wheel with presence of a large nail causing friction and noise. This friction and noise can upset us and occasionally can break the wheel too. This is exaggerated due to motion of the wheel. So know for sure, that just like this nail causing severe damage to the wheel, the contrary thoughts becomes treacherous to fulfilling our intention.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sanshodhan
Edition 6; Pages 301 - 302.

WAY TO PEACE AND HAPPINESS

If nothing else, change the way to think if you want to be happy and peaceful. Be cognizant of your weaknesses and fight to get rid of it. When we are happy and delighted, we also receive the vibrations of delightfulness from the surroundings. There are variety of vibrations in the surroundings but we attract the vibrations as per our own status of mind and level of development. If we invite the vibrations of energy, it enters the mind on its own. We must change the ways we think for all these to happen. But when can we employ this method? This method can be employed when there is awareness to be happy. It is not that we do not want to be happy but there is no real sense of happiness. What we are talking is a limited happiness.

We do not have that intense longing (ઝંખના, Zankhana) for the peace and happiness arising out of divine consciousness. It is ultimate grace of God if we have that kind of longing. We have to change the way we think even for this kind of peace and happiness. This world is for experiencing happiness but we get in this perverted thinking denying ourselves the longing for the peace, happiness and equanimity. We can definitely change the way we live if we can light the flame of this longing. We can solve many puzzles, difficulties and complicated situations if we can free ourselves from thinking about others and keep busy thinking about ourselves. In this situation we may be even fit to give advice to others. By doing this we can be happy in many ways. We need inner strength to accomplish this and to get that we need powerful energy source. Naam-smaran of bhagawan, bhajan, prayers and reading of spiritual literature are essential to receive the inner strength.

Pujya Shree Mota
Maun Mandir Nu Haridwar
Edition 1; Pages 75 - 76.

HOW SHOULD WE THINK?

We have to think about ourselves. It does not mean that we should keep thinking about our faults and perverted desires. That will increase our weaknesses even more. It is important to be reminded of our faults, at the same time it is important to think and make efforts about the ways to remove those faults. It is important to see and think regarding the tremendous effort, enthusiasm, force and sincerity in making this effort. Human being cannot make progress without these attributes. There is a need of inner strength to carry out such effort. Our scripture writers and holy men found out that reciting God name and remembering Him is the best way to achieve this. It is hard to describe the secret of naam-smaran, yet anybody can take its refuge. We can do immeasurable amount of work if the energy from naan-smaran is produced in our aadhaar (આધાર, base). We can do decided works as there is tremendous energy to perform it. This can be proved only with experience. We will know if we follow through like this.

Pujya Shree Mota
Maun Mandir Nu Haridwar.
Edition 1; Page 72.

WHAT SHOULD WE THINK?

If someone asks me " How can we not think about others when we are closely associated with them during worldly affairs"? I will say" You are performing the work, not someone else. You think about only the good qualities of other person". Human beings have both good and bad qualities so always think about good qualities of the human being.Whenever there is a negative thought about someone, think about positive attribute (gunas) of that person right at that moment. Human being can improve his mind in this way. As a result mind then always thinks positively of others. This kind of positive thinking will always be beneficial. This kind of positive thinking will also help us to solve problems. Then we will be able to maintain peace and happiness when intricacy, puzzles and difficulties are faced and these will be solved in a better way.

Pujya Shree Mota
Maun Mandir Nu Haridwar
Edition 1; Pages 70 - 71.