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.
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.
