Never discuss regarding anything, especially spirituality. In Sadhana argumentative mood and tendency towards discussions and disputations are very harmful. As soon as we learn to go within, we can easily see that the real reason for discussion and disputation is the ego. There is a kind of subtle narrow-mindedness and lack of generosity toward other person. We do not possess the skill to know the other person and yet knowingly or unknowingly we tend to believe that we are better than the other person in intellect, understanding and that our understanding is more appropriate than others. Sometimes there is also hypocrisy knowingly or unknowingly. We fail to accept other person's opinion even if there is truth in the opinion because we get carried away in heated discussion. Sometimes even if we have deeper understanding of other person's opinion, we fail to accept and ignore the opinion because of excitement of the discussion. We stick to our opinion knowing that it is wrong and ignore the other person's opinion. This is a kind of hypocrisy. Intellect is used inappropriately in discussions and disputations. There is no gain in the development of our lives from such discussions, the reason being absence of heartfelt Bhava of inquisitiveness (જીજ્ઞાસાભાવ). Goodbye to such prattling discussions.
When the Satsang (association with good people) is done with the expression of heartfelt Bhava of inquisitiveness, there is flood of Bhavna leading to opening of the hearts of the participants. While in just discussions there is more of insistence on the opinions. Heart is never expressed in the discussions and disputations. While in Satsang that is done with the Bhavna of inquisitiveness and there is an expressions of the heart. Energy is wasted unnecessarily in such discussions and disputations, and behind all that is our ego most of the time.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Yog, Part 1
Edition1; Page 131.
