Swajan : Mota, I have developed a bad habit and I can not be free from this habit. What kind of remedies should I try to get rid of this habit?
Pujya Shree Mota : You are asking me to tell you about the ways to get rid of your bad habit. It is important for you to think about this yourself first. If you want to find the solution then you must try to investigate the ways to solve the problem. If you can not find the solution after great effort then you should ask for advice from the appropriate expert in the field.
We can never continue with the bad habit that is bothering us deeply just as we can never rest if there is a thorn in the foot or something stuck in between the teeth. The soul gets used to the habit and after a while gets habituated. To get rid of this kind of habit the soul needs and must have most intense desire and eagerness. Jesus Christ has said "One who looks for and struggles finds it".
We think with the intellect and try to understand it, but we never understand it in its true sense. That is the major defect. At the same time the grief is also not from the bottom of the heart. You tell me that this habit is not such that it can not be removed. You are asking me for the ways to increase the determination to get rid of the habit. You must have heartfelt desire to be aware and be ready to fight off the habit with all your might. Human being wakes up at once when there is heart in the effort and this heartfelt effort gets the results. If there is heart in the effort, it is possible to make the most difficult and arduous effort with enthusiasm.
Pujya Shree Mota
Sant Hradaya
Edition 3; Pages 40 - 41.
Pujya Shree Mota : You are asking me to tell you about the ways to get rid of your bad habit. It is important for you to think about this yourself first. If you want to find the solution then you must try to investigate the ways to solve the problem. If you can not find the solution after great effort then you should ask for advice from the appropriate expert in the field.
We can never continue with the bad habit that is bothering us deeply just as we can never rest if there is a thorn in the foot or something stuck in between the teeth. The soul gets used to the habit and after a while gets habituated. To get rid of this kind of habit the soul needs and must have most intense desire and eagerness. Jesus Christ has said "One who looks for and struggles finds it".
We think with the intellect and try to understand it, but we never understand it in its true sense. That is the major defect. At the same time the grief is also not from the bottom of the heart. You tell me that this habit is not such that it can not be removed. You are asking me for the ways to increase the determination to get rid of the habit. You must have heartfelt desire to be aware and be ready to fight off the habit with all your might. Human being wakes up at once when there is heart in the effort and this heartfelt effort gets the results. If there is heart in the effort, it is possible to make the most difficult and arduous effort with enthusiasm.
Pujya Shree Mota
Sant Hradaya
Edition 3; Pages 40 - 41.
