PURPOSE OF SADHANA IS TO RISE ABOVE (SEPARATE FROM) PRAKRUTI

 Battle is unavoidable in sadhana. We need to keep our mind, intellect etc, in higher Bhavna. Many kind of thoughts, vrutties, feelings, reasons for incitements, incidents of clashes etc, will happen for sure, but if we  keep enormous awareness and do not form chain of thoughts at that time and try to keep Samata, Tatasthata with awareness and knowledge, we can learn to separate from Prakruti and Nature.

HOW TO FACE PRAKRUTI?

Wherever there is life, there is also presence of its expression and these expressions are of many kinds. Sometimes the life is expressed  through language-speech-word. Sometimes it is expressed through actions-dealings, sometimes through Bhavna-feelings and sometimes through Bhava of silence. Human being has many hidden desires, hopes, wishes, covetousness etc, and these can spring up and express at anytime. Sadhak needs to accept his habits, opinions, understandings, insistences, other's opinions, defects, bad habits, hopes, desires, anger, greed, infatuations etc., This acceptance is done so that sadhak can control them. Acceptance is to go above it. If sadhak keeps on accepting his negative Prakruti and nature for no reason and continuous to perform work, there is a possibility that there may be increase in his negative Prakruti and nature. So the acceptance is to get rid of them. There are many ways and methods to face Prakruti. Prakruti must be faced with composure, quietude and without getting upset about it. Know for sure that if there is loss of composure and quietude, there will be prolongation of the situation. For this reason, be more firm in such situations. Increase the strength of determination and make it lively and creative. Contemplate about life. Everyone else are not different but they are the extensions of our own original form. Whatever needs to be seen in others need to be seen in ourselves. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1, 

Edition 1, Pages 307 - 308.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE SADHAK?

CONTINUOUS SADHANA OF LIFE

We need to gain and cultivate the knowledge and wisdom from real life experiences and our behavior in Sansar, that we are not the body, we are not the Prakruti or its nature and we are not the mind, intellect, Prana and other inner instruments. Sadhana of the life is not isolated. It is continuous and intermingled with many things.

WICKED GAME OF MIND, INTELLECT, PRANA, CHITTA AND EGO

Mind, intellect and Prana will show many strange things, place its attention on weird stuff and will be catalyst to many quarrels. It will create fire where there is none, will create unrest, quarrels and fights where there is peace. At such times, if we develop heartfelt, complete and true understanding that all these are the games played by the lower mind, intellect and prana to involve us, we will be definitely saved by the grace of Shree Prabhu. If we let ourselves being swept away in the whirlpool of the Jiva-Nature or Jiva-Vruttie even by accident, such incidents will keep on happening again and again, without an end. All of us need to decide whether we want to live in Sansar with peace or with misery and unhappiness.

PLAY OF INNER FORCES

When provoked, we must turn our mind, intellect and prana inwards with constant awareness and not let them express outwards. There is no reason to believe that they will not try to involve themselves in the matter of dealings of Sansar, even when they are interwoven with the Bhavna (intent) of Sadhana. Just as the determination of the sadhana is firm, the opposing forces are also equally firm to disrupt the sadhana. We get trapped in their plot knowingly or unknowingly. So, we need to be extremely alert and cautious. The play of inner forces is very subtle and we have no clue about it. So do not get trapped in its game. We need to keep our vision, vrutties and tendencies higher by any means. If there is any situation where we feel shame in seeing, thinking or understanding something, believe that it is the foul play of mind, intellect and prana. We must stop thinking, seeing and understanding in that manner. Please be aware of it.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, part 1

Edition 1; Pages 306 - 307.

COVERING OF PRAKRUTI (NATURE)

 Shree Bhagwan is present but why cannot we see Him? The reason being, He is hidden by our coverings and has assumed the form of our prakruti. If we make Calx (oxide of metal) from the gold, it changes its characteristics. The same goes for silver, mercury or poison. If we make Calx of the poison, it changes its characteristics. Similarly, there is Chetan and whatever form it assumes, it assumes the characteristics of that form. If Chetan assumes the form of a tree, Chetan is expressed as the characteristics of the tree. Similarly, characteristics of the Chetan became the characteristics of our Prakruti in us. This means if Prakruti is side stepped, Chetan is revealed. Chetan is in the form or manner of Prakruti. Shree Bhagwan is revealed if prakruti is removed.

Chetan assumed characteristics of water in water, space (Aakaash) in space, light in light and earth in earth. Since we are in Prakruti, we assumed the characteristics of Prakruti. If you want to experience the characteristics of Chetan get free from Prakruti.

EXPERIENCE OF CHETAN

We are so much used to Gunas-duality, we continue to play its game and cannot experience the Chetan. We have Brahm-Chetan but cannot act accordingly. Why do we act as slaves of prakruti? With experience, we realized that our Chetan has assumed the shape of prakruti. If we want to experience Chetan, we need to go beyond Gunas and duality. 

If we want to view City of Vadodara in its entirety, we need to go high in the sky to experience it. This means it is not possible to experience city's entirety by staying at the same place. Similarly, to experience Chetan, we must go higher or separate ourselves from Prakruti. We must move from wherever we are. There is no way without moving purposefully and yes, moving should be done with the knowledge of purpose of the goal in life. There is no way without such movement. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1

Edition 1, Pages 305 - 306.

OUR GOAL : EXPERIENCE CHETAN (CONSCIOUSNESS)

                 OUR TRUE FORM

In real meaning, we are in the form of Atma. It means we are Atma. We have assumed the form of Prakruti because of thoughts, old impressions, interruptions and many coverings of Prakruti around us. For that reason we cannot remain unadulterated. Since Chetan has the characteristic of 'being one with', it becomes like human being in humans, like animal in animals and like sea creature in sea creatures. Even then it is separate from everything. We need to learn such art of being separate. Purush is a form of Atma. Prakruti is dualistic. Purush is in inactive form. It is like a human being who has lots of money but has developed stroke and is in bed, other people will ask about the health and may provide medicine, but will not give much importance or truly care for to him. Human being has so much but Purush within is in inactive form. For that reason, Chetan does not express or gather speed and as a result  Gunas (good qualities) and other characteristics of Chetan are not expressed in our lives. Sun is always shining but earth experiences day and night because of its own movement.  That is a fact. It is equally true that our own Prakruti does not understand Chetan because of duality and Gunas. For this reason, we cannot experience the natural characteristics  - light of Shree Bhagwan. 

OUR BOUND CONDITION

As long as we are in Jiva-Nature, we carry old impressions (Sanskaras) from many kinds of past interactions and vrutties. When these Sanskaras are expressed and if we act accordingly, meaning we acted according to our old Karma (actions). This means that our life is bound by old Sanskaras. We are bound by many kinds of beliefs, habits, traditions etc. If we want to be free from it, we need to cultivate Tatasthata (impartiality, detachment). Duality means happiness-misery, sin-merit, light-darkness acting in opposing way. We have Chetan but it is not revealed. The medium of our actions is prakruti and nature. Just as a servant is not free to express and only carries the instructions, Prakruti is not free when the Chetan is revealed. Chetan controls the Prakruti. 

Our Jiva-Nature carry Sanskaras from many births and we act according to the past tendencies arising from old Sanskaras. We cannot control these (hopes, desires etc,) while in jiva-Nature since we do not have enough energy to do that. So what can we do? People thought about it and came to a consensus that  it is possible to do that if we develop inner strength meaning if we can manifest Tatasthata then only there is possibility to separate from hopes, desires etc. Then only nothing will touch us in spite of living in Sansar. While practicing these, when we attain the stage of 'beyond duality' and 'beyond Gunas' we will understand and experience the manifestation of Chetan and its effects.

We have met our near and dear ones because of destiny. We are bound by Prakruti so we are not aware of Chetan even if it is present, meaning we are not able to experience Brahm-consciousness. Shree Bhagwan and Chetan is present in everyone. It is not that they are absent within us, we are not able to experience it. Prakruti's attention is not towards Chetan.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan yog, part 1

Edition 1, Pages 304 - 305.