Swajan: Mota, How come God helps His devotee and not the one who wants to be a devotee? Even though I do naam-smaran, it is not possible to be free completely from the clutches of vrutties. When vrutties attack I get irritated and even forget to do naam-smaran.
Pujya Shree Mota: God help his devotees but not the ones who want to be His devotees. He is not enslaved to help His devotees. We have not become devotees yet. We want to stay and play in the mud of vrutties and to demand that God must help is futile.
God is very eager to help people get rid of desires but we do not want to get rid of it. It is like "holding on to the trunk of the tree and claiming that tree is not leaving us". One can be saved from the attack of vrutties if naan-smaran is done with sincerity. Even if one falls, the recovery from it is very rapid. It never helps to do naam-smaran by bargaining with God. Our duty is to serve Him with love. It is not our job to anticipate the results. In any field the result is always good if the effort is made with focused concentration and good intent. It is also true in the field of spirituality. The main defect is of our naam-smaran. It is of not much use if it is done mechanically like a parrot. There needs to be a prayer with enthusiasm, perseverance and care. The process of Naam-smaran, longing, denial and offering need to be done at the same time.
Pujya Shree Mota
Sant Hradaya
Edition 3; Pages 43 - 44.
