NEED FOR PEACE IN LIFE

 A Jiva that aims for the development of life should cultivate, put in practice, and experience in life such virtues as peace, neutrality, equanimity, happiness, tolerance, compassion, forbearance, broad mindedness, patience, appreciation, understanding of virtues of others and heartfelt Bhavna to care for others. Know this well. There is no new creation without establishing peace and happiness in our Chitta.

While continuing to perform all the work, if the Jiva stays immersed within with concentration, focus and with heartfelt intoxicating happiness, such Jiva can achieve the goal.

We must be convinced with the Bhava of knowledge and devotion that every situation is the play of the grace of God. We must accept that it is beneficent to our life. Nothing is useless.

Pujya Shree Mota

jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 105.

BEHAVIOR OF SADHAK IN SANSAR (WORLDLY DEALINGS)

Surat

February 23, 1952. 

When you are living in this world, you will come across several Jivas and have dealings with them. At such times we must become aware of, and continue to attend our Bhavna of the ideal of our life with knowledge and devotion. We must take care that we are not going into any conflict with another Jiva. Our behavior must be commiserate with the gaol of our life and not in any half-hazard way. This will need lot of awareness and attention. The soul that learns to tolerate in the world and that also with love and devotion; and with awareness to solidify the goal of life, can do the sadhana. Feeling weary, oppressed, or harassed is for the coward and the timid.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 100.

ATTITUDE OF THE SADHAK TOWARDS MISERY (DUKKHA)

 There will be always dualities like sins-credit, happiness-dukkha, morality-immorality, justice-injustice, etc., in the world and worldly affairs. We will have lot more harassment, regrets, Dukkha, troubles and difficulties if the we try to behave like them; we will never get peace and happiness. There will be no benefit to us if we face them with Jiva-nature. We will sink deeper in the Jiva-nature and seized by the duality of attachment and hate. At that time the remedy is not to act with Jiva-nature; but acting with another way to face them. Injustice should be faced with generosity and open mind. We must have perceptible knowledge and awareness that incidents of injustice, Dukkha and harassment, etc., are given to us by the holy Grace to build our lives. We will benefit a lot if we realize that in every incident there is a purpose of development of certain virtues like patience, generosity, compassion and tolerance. There will be genuine happiness (આનંદ) within us from such realization.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Pages 290-291.

REMEDY FOR THE ATTACKS OF PRAKRUTI

I am telling you again that sadhana can be done by a brave soul. The soul that is doing sadhana does not get weak, surrounded or crushed by anything. In the beginning this may happen but the soul always resists even while being swept away, drowning or being pulled away by his prakruti. Soul never gives in. It is very necessary for the sadhak to resist and deny the tendencies of his own prakruti and Jiva nature. Whenever these tendencies arise he should deny any cooperation; practice and develop equanimity, impartiality (સમતા, તટસ્થતા) for this purpose. While doing this, the soul must pray with heartfelt sincerity to get the Grace-help of God.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 290.

PRAYER TO RECITE AFTER DEATH

 મૃત્યુ પછી ગાવાની પ્રાર્થના

ગયેલા આત્માને મનહ્રદયથી આપજે શાંતિ પૂરી

બધી રીતે તેનું પ્રભુ કરવજે કલ્યાણ શ્રીજી.

બધા જીવો સાથે ગત જીવનમાં જે થયેલા સંબંધાે

કરાવીદ્યો તેને સહુ તરફથી સાવ નિશ્ચિંત મુક્ત.

પૂજ્ય શ્રીમોટા

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PRAYER TO RECITE AFTER DEATH

Instill complete peace in the heart and the mind of the departed Atma

Oh, beneficent god! take care of the wellbeing of this soul in every way.

Oh, God, let all who had relationship with this soul in the past life

Set the departed soul free from all the bondages and in peace.

Pujya Shree Mota.