CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTS OF SATWA-GUNA

     One who is awake understands. The door of progress is always open for the one who makes effort with awareness. Satwik-Guna keeps increasing as the inner development manifests Bhave of sadhana appropriately. Satwik-Guna has stability, balance and peace but it is not like the slowness of Tamas-guna. It has brightness, energy and progress. At such-times, condition of the mind and other tools is not like that of Jiva-Dasha. Vrutties, thoughts and tendencies of the Jiva-nature has weakened at this stage, just as we do not see or hear about the things that do not have our heart in it. So, our mind will not be like earlier but it will be different now. The main change perceived is in the natural characteristics of the Prana. The root of attraction that was in expectations, desires, wishes etc., changes and is focused and centered on Shree Prabhu. The Bhava of duality vanishes from the one. This leads to increase in Satwa-Guna resulting in Nistha (divinity in Satwa-Guna). At this stage there is manifestation of the inner divine knowledge. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Manthan

Edition 3; Pages 211-212

HOW TO COME OUT OF THE WORLDLY SWAMP?

 Just think, when the person gets truly and fully absorbed in the goal of true life, how can his mind then get involved in worldly dealings? So we always have to aim high and think, behave, understand and experience with awareness. Development of the life will come out of it. If your mind gets involved in the conflicts that is going on in this world or worldly dealings, be sure that it would be almost impossible for your mind to come out of that swamp. That is why you should (1) nudge, admonish (2) stir it up, make it brighter (3) gather, put the mind on track; whenever it's vision, tendency and inclinations tend to go in that swamp. For a sadhak all these three ways training mind is very much needed. With the blessings of Shree Prabhu, I have trained my mind in this way. Often it used to get diverted from the path, but the above methods used with knowledge helped my mind to be on its track once again. So, please know that if we continue to do these three processes of the mind frequently with knowledge, there is one hundred percent chance of being saved from these tendencies of the mind.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 204.

MANIFEST GOOD QUALITIES IN BEHAVIOR

 There is satisfaction when we see the results of our experiments. There is no great importance to promise or speech. True importance of the promise lies in the Bhavna with which it has been expressed in the life with love and devotion. There will be always direct contact with other people in the world. If there is harmony and civilized interactions, there will be less of conflicts, regrets and bad feelings. For that reason, Jivatma who wants to tread this path must develop and put in practice such good qualities as forbearance, patience and compassion so that his peace, happiness etc, are not disturbed. He needs to do this with clear understanding and knowledge. If he cannot express this good qualities in life, how is he going to do sadhana.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Manthan

Edition 3; Page 241-242.

SELF INTEREST OR NEED (ગરજ) AND HUMILITY

 I have written a lot. True understanding never develops from writings or someone saying something. Only when there is heartfelt absolute need that we want to learn from the other person, then only we can learn from the other person. For proper learning, there is a need for lots of humility with awareness. When such humility manifests in life, awareness and strength of other good qualities also start manifesting. True knowledge of reality will never manifest within us without developing extreme humility (even smaller then Zero). 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Pravesh

Edition 2; Page 104.