PUJYA SHREE MOTA

Thursday, February 28, 2019

KEEP TRUST IN GOD AND PRAY WITH HEARTFELT SINCERITY

                                                                     HARI ॐ
Kumbhakonam
June 20, 1951.

Offering (સમર્પણ) means -- there should be no related thoughts about the offered item after the offering is made. Then only it is considered the best offering. Whenever there is an onslaught of the thoughts remember God with all the force, love and devotion and pray with the spirit of humility and sense of urgency. Just as we will cry with pain if there is fire under the feet, prayer should spring up from our heart with the same kind of intensity. At these times mind is focused automatically. If our negative condition ( mental and emotional status) bothers us a whole lot, then it must result in pain regarding the situation. The prayer with humility and sense of urgency is possible only when such pain is present. There is a metaphor regarding God having thousands of arms, eyes and ears. Even then it is true. Our trust in God have not matured yet. If your trust in God was solid you could have offered the sister (recipient of this letter was facing quarrels with the members of the joint family and was upset at the time) at that time to God easily. By going to your sister you realized that building up of your base of spirituality has not started yet and the sentient nature is also full of incomplete understanding. The prayer when done without full trust in God does not reach Him properly, although naam-smaran or prayer when done without trust do not go in vain completely. It does help in creating the appropriate step in the sadhana.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Mandan
Edition 3; Page 199.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

LIFE'S INCIDENTS PRESENT AS THE GURU

All incidents that result from our interactions in the worldly affairs are present to make us understand our true condition and act as our own guru. Just as Mirror shows our face when looked into, the incidents also show ourselves when examined. We know ourselves according to the kind of thoughts that arise in our mind. One who attempts to know one's self with clarity and consciously, then tries to get straighten up and tries to find one's self, always understands one's inner self. In fact the art of separating from anything is an essential part of the sadhana. Sadhana can never be successful without achieving this.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Mandan
Edition 3; Page 182 - 183.

Thursday, February 14, 2019

HUMAN NATURE ( PRAKRUTI )

When we stabilize in sadhana, our own prakruti tends to produce oppositional tendencies in other people making them the apparent and seemingly the cause of our problem. This knowledge is imparted to the one who is alert and aware. These are the times when our effort is challenged. At such times the souls that act with heartfelt spirit of goodness towards other souls and stick with the their efforts, are the real brave souls and we need such brave souls in sadhana.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Mandan
Edition; 3; Page 171.


Thursday, February 7, 2019

MENTAL CONFLICT MEANS LACK OF MENTAL ALERTNESS AND AWARENESS

Whenever there is conflict with somebody, it is because the conflict can still touch and affect our mind. That is the law of anthropology. There is mental conflict because our mind has the world of its own with lots of likings and disliking and have different preconceived ideas regarding different souls.There is mental conflict due to such reasons. So we need to train our minds so as not to have conflicts in the minds for such and other reasons. We need to be alert and aware to accomplish this. Do lots of naam-smaran.

Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Mandan
Edition 3; Page 133.