BHAVA OF GENEROSITY (ઉદાર ભાવ)

 There is a common belief that Bhava of Generosity can be directed towards only somebody else and not towards the self. This is one kind of fallacy. We will be able to keep Bhava of generosity towards ourselves if we have practiced and learned to keep such Bhava towards others. During the process, we will be able to do appropriate evaluation of our own beliefs, feelings, strength, successes and failures. That would prevent us from becoming dogmatic, obstinate and a narrow mind person with a limited knowledge.  

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sandesh

Edition 4; Pages 124 - 125.

SELF CONFIDENCE AND PRAKRUTI IN SADHANA

When a child starts to learn walking and takes the first step, the child develops the self-awareness, that eventually it will lead to walking. Child eventually learns to walk on the strength of the self confidence generated by the self awareness. Sadhak must develop such self confidence with wisdom, from his own sadhana. Only then sadhak will survive in any circumstances. What you wrote me is not even an attack. That is nothing. It is like a drop of water in an ocean. If sadhak has taken the sadhana sincerely, there will be subtle and subtlest attacks on him by his own prakruti. If the sadhak is aware, he will experience as if the prakruti of the other soul is trying to attack him through his own prakruti. There are several examples in our scriptures where the prakruti plays the various kind of tricks to dislodge the sadhak from the sadhana. There are many kind of topsy-turvy forces in nature and it play its own part as the sadhak advances in sadhana. When there is heartfelt divine faith in sadhak, then only the forces from outside attack him. In the earlier stages his own prakruti opposes him. So never give in to such attacks. Keep the courage. Be adventurous. Pray in heart. Sadhak needs to take care that his inner forces can work in the best manner and are engaged in encouraging the Bhavna of the sadhana. It is definite that, we will be trapped in the game of the prakruti if we loose our track and forget the inner aim.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Pravesh

Edition 2; Pages 84 - 85.

INNER VISION

 We should have the mysterious inner vision that increasingly promotes our aim of the life from any happenings. Without that inner vision, the process to acquire the knowledge does not progress well. We need to gain the  strength by thinking about 'what is the purpose of things that is happening around us and how does it help us to further our aim in life'? If we do this properly with knowledge and wisdom, in spite of the protest of our nature, the awakened and alert inner vision is always there to help us. Even if the soul seems to be loosing, if the soul keeps the inner vision open and accessible while remembering the heartfelt aim that he is in this to win the battle; such soul can keep afloat in these difficult circumstances. His self confidence keeps increasing from such inner battles. 

 Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Pravesh

Edition 2; Pages 83 - 84.

HOW CAN WE WIN OVER THE FORCES OF PRANA?

 Sadhak will never understand the true nature of Bhakti till the level of the Prana (one of the inner instruments of the body) is of sentient nature. For this reason cleansing of the Prana is of paramount importance. There is force, feelings, sentiments, etc., in the nature of the Prana. The soul gets entangled in the forces of the Prana because its force and sentiments are of sentient nature. The soul will always understand and act according to these forces of Prana. How can the soul gather the strength to overcome the forces of the Prana? If the sadhak has true spiritual desire that is strong, he may experience warning call of inner consciousness at these times. He may act on this call of warning to control the forces of the Prana. Otherwise Prana's insistences, wishes, desires are already riding on the soul.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 171.

SMARAN OF SATGURU

 Question : Mota, Is it all right to remember Satguru instead of Shree Bhagwan?

Pujya Shree Mota : Satguru's Smaran (remembering) is all right if we believe in our heart that he is the representative of Shree Bhagwan and are able to experience Shree Bhagwan's Bhava (love and devotion) in the Satguru. Not only that, it is easy and available. Our minds and hearts have to accept the Satguru as the physical manifestation of Shree Bhagwan.

Pujya Shree Mota

Shree Mota Sathe Vaartalaap

Edition 2; Pages 142 - 143.