ASPIRE AND CONNECT WITH GURU-CONSCIOUSNESS (1)

 Ashram, Sabarmati

June 23, 1948.

Those Sadhaks who are connected with the one (Guru-consciousness) should discuss their experiences whenever they meet. They should discuss with an open mind and heart, about the methods that can be used to maintain the connection to this consciousness. They should also discuss various methods that can be used to get understanding and how their view points change with new understanding; methods used to increase and sanctify trust and faith and other experiences regarding sadhana. They should think and discuss among themselves, the ways to become concentrated, contemplative and focused on one in advanced sadhana. We should have the heartfelt knowledge that we are parts of the same body. 

We will never be able to properly grasp the Guru-consciousness or the Bhavna of the Guru, till we possess heartfelt love and devotion with natural ease towards him. All sadhaks must have experienced this kind of experiences in their own lives. It is very important to discus their observation of these experiences amongst themselves. It is also important that they discuss this with an open heart.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Patheya

Edition 3; Pages 105 - 106.

MAKE MIND ITS OWN GURU

 We have to decide regarding the direction of our path, with heartfelt sincerity. Once this is decided with certainty in the mind and the heart, you need to be vigilant about the direction  the mind takes in any situation. Then the mind will keep on inquiring with the mind regarding the direction that is supposed to be taken. It will question if it is going in the wrong direction or taking the path that has been decided earlier.  We are on the right path when mind becomes its own Guru. This is the cream (result) of such experiences. One who tries understands. So please continue doing this. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 6; Page 205.

ATTITUDE TOWARDS NEGATIVE VRUTTIES (NATURAL TENDENCIES)

 Negative vrutties mean, contrariwise feeling (many kinds of rough and negative attitude) arising in the mind towards others. If you believe that these vrutties can be ignored, it is like falling in the ditch with blindfold applied to the eyes. This contrariwise feelings arising in the mind do not go away by just ignoring it. In fact these kind of rough corners of the mind should bother us a lot. This is our weakness and fault and it is a great obstruction in the sadhana of the progress in life. We will never get freedom from it until we recognize it and it bites us a lot. We can definitely get rid of it, if it bothers us a lot and bites, right at the time it arises in our mind. Some people believe that there is no need for doing all these and if only we do naam-smaran, every thing will be all right. This is ignorance and falsehood. Many people who believe that, cannot even do naam-smaran constantly and their faults in prakruti and nature remain the same. The lectures of some holy people and old fables have supported these beliefs. They say, "You just keep reciting God's name and everything else will be all right". In reality, even this much is not completely done by anybody. This work is assigned to me for the purpose of warning the souls, that have come in the contact of this soul for the purpose of sadhana; I am acting this way considering this as my Dharma (duty) even at the risk of performing this bitter and unpalatable work.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sanshodhan

Edition 6; Pages 247 - 248.

LIGHTEN UP THE MIND FROM HEAVY BURDEN

 Keep lightening the burden off the mind repeated, with prayers or shouting loudly in a solitary place.  After reducing the burden of the mind, get engaged in the daily work with awareness. That is an important work.  We need to empty ourselves of everything. For that reason, we must keep our mind as light as a flower. It is best if mind does not have any burden and is kept busy actively with Bhavna of life's progress at all times. Until now the mind was carrying burden with useless thoughts and it still does. We must change this bad habit of the mind with repeated efforts. It is not necessary to believe that there is no way to change or remove any habit. In the age of science lots of impossible things are possible now! Who says that established habit cannot be removed? If there is heartfelt sincerity, it is entirely possible to become whoever you want to be. Oh my dear friend, how many times I need to say, " It is a matter of heartfelt sincerity".

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sanshodhan

Edition 6; Page 211.