August 16, 1975
Swajan: 'Acceptance of the work is for removal of attachments and jealousy'. Please explain this to us.
Pujya Shree Mota: Karma is not for fulfilling desires (vrutties) of our sentient nature. We need to reject such vrutties if it arise during performance of the work. Tell your self that" I do this work, not for satisfying my vrutties. It is to increase Satwa Guna (good qualities), increase my affinity towards God and further my development and progress in spirituality".
There is no way to live without performing the works. We gain maturity by performing karma. We need to be careful and aware that the karma do not lead us towards vrutties.
There should be awareness that karma is done for the sake of love for God. There should be no attachments and jealousy when karma is done for the love of God. We should accept the work in that way, so not only we are benefited but it also benefits others. If we do the karma in that fashion, it becomes Yagna (offering) and this is Karma Yog. Our mind becomes peaceful and joyful if we do the works for removal of attachments and jealousy and we also gain goodness (sad bhava, સદભાવ) from others. We also develop goodness towards others who come in our contact in proportion of the reduction in the attachments and jealousy. Moreover, we also gain peace and joy in our mind since we do not get attached or become jealous and have only goodness towards others. That leads us to have peace and joy.
Pujya Shree Mota
Pujya Shree Mota Sathe Satsang
Shesh-Vishesh
Edition 1; Pages 116 - 117.
Swajan: 'Acceptance of the work is for removal of attachments and jealousy'. Please explain this to us.
Pujya Shree Mota: Karma is not for fulfilling desires (vrutties) of our sentient nature. We need to reject such vrutties if it arise during performance of the work. Tell your self that" I do this work, not for satisfying my vrutties. It is to increase Satwa Guna (good qualities), increase my affinity towards God and further my development and progress in spirituality".
There is no way to live without performing the works. We gain maturity by performing karma. We need to be careful and aware that the karma do not lead us towards vrutties.
There should be awareness that karma is done for the sake of love for God. There should be no attachments and jealousy when karma is done for the love of God. We should accept the work in that way, so not only we are benefited but it also benefits others. If we do the karma in that fashion, it becomes Yagna (offering) and this is Karma Yog. Our mind becomes peaceful and joyful if we do the works for removal of attachments and jealousy and we also gain goodness (sad bhava, સદભાવ) from others. We also develop goodness towards others who come in our contact in proportion of the reduction in the attachments and jealousy. Moreover, we also gain peace and joy in our mind since we do not get attached or become jealous and have only goodness towards others. That leads us to have peace and joy.
Pujya Shree Mota
Pujya Shree Mota Sathe Satsang
Shesh-Vishesh
Edition 1; Pages 116 - 117.
