PAY ATTENTION TO ONLY PURUSH (ATMA, આત્મા)

 It is possible to develop goodness (sadbhav) towards other Jivas (souls) that are associated in the worldly dealings, feel the heartfelt touch of their good qualities and develop such attraction towards them, is possible only when the Jiva develops easy natural inner tendencies. When we do Sadhana there has to be development of some factual characteristics within us. When we are prepared to unravel consciousness within and in Sansar, first we must experience Consciousness awakened within us. When that happens, it will be reflected in Sansar. Every Jivatma has two elements, Prakruti and Purush. Purush is not awakened in any Jiva. Prakruti works in everything. Even-though, the root of Prakruti is same, it is experienced differently in everyone. Since we observe and evaluate everyone according to their Prakruti, we get confused. The Purush is dormant in every Jiva. Just as it is dormant in us it is also dormant in others. For that reason, every one is considered same. No one is more or less. What do we need Prakruti for? We want to experience and abide in the one ( the root ) who runs, pushes and provides the force to Prakruti.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1

Edition 1, Page 312.

 

CONTINUE FINDING THE FAULTS AND REMOVE IT

 

It is very necessary for the sadhak to have the factual knowledge regarding his Prakruti and proportion of its various good and bad qualities within it. Not only that, Sadhak should have deep pain within him when he knows and is aware of the obstructions caused by his Prakruti (nature). Then only it is possible to make an effort to remove it with care and awareness. In fact, we cannot know anyone in a true sense, so how can we experience anyone? The Jiva who experiences himself properly, can understand others to some extent. Chetan (consciousness) has the characteristic of oneness but in Prakruti there is variety of many kinds and expansion of it. Since Atma dwells in Prakruti, acts in the form of Prakruti and expresses through Prakruti, only Prakruti is mostly experienced externally in everyone. For this reason, the expression of the Prakruti is different in everyone and it is hard to understand and figure it out.

WE NEED TO MAKE  PRAKRUTI OUR HELPFUL FRIEND

Whoever is Sadhak and is on the path to develop the life, must make an effort to take his nature and Prakruti at a higher level. Prakruti is always obstructive and it does not understand the deeper meaning of knowledge (Gnaan, જ્ઞાન) and experiences at that level. Sadhak must reform it in the form of a friend and use its enormous strength to achieve the goal of life. At this point it has taken a form of harmless goat within us and it mainly obstructs our march forward secretly. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1,

Edition 1, Pages 311 -312.

REMEMBER SHREE PRABHU BY HEART AND FIGHT THE BATTLE WITHIN

 We will have to make continuous efforts to maintain peace, genuine happiness, balanced mind and Tatasthata in any situation. With effort we will achieve all these in its true form. Some great army leaders fight their life-wars at the level of physical and matter of fact level that can be seen factually. Some fight their great wars within. We have to fight our wars within us. These wars are to be fought not in half-hazard way but needs to be fought with firm determination and to achieve only our goal. There should not be any retreat from our goal. We should not allow that to happen. Let us get ready to start fighting our wars against duality and not rest until we completely defeat them and achieve our goal of life. We should not be overpowered by any resistance and quit our efforts. There should not be any wearing from our purpose of achieving the goal even in our weakest and darkest moments. Shree Bhagwan is always eager to help us, support us at every moment. He is always there showing us the true way even with his little finger. He is the inexhaustable treasure of compassion and factual ocean of grace. So let us engage in the war with full support of mind-body and with complete honesty- truthfulness of mind, speech and actions. Let us keep going deep within and recite the name of Shree Bhagwan constantly but only Naam-Smaran will not fulfill our goal. We have to constantly do Naam-Smaran and at the same time continue fighting our wars within.

When human being gets peace (meaning superficial happiness of the mind), rest and facilities in life, he does not remember about Life-battle constantly. For this reason, we will have to give utmost importance to this Life-battle for expressing Satwa Guna within us. We should never surrender to our vrutties and emotions of the lower kind that bring our downfall and be on our guard all the time to prevent that from happening. At the same time, we do not need to be disturbed by anything. If we cannot run our inner self continuously, how can we be responsible to the external world. As our understanding of the self within increases, our faith, trust, firm desire to achieve the goal, sense of duty, do or die attitude etc. become lively and creative. We will have experiences in the heart that we are really alive and not just the statues of the clay.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yoga, Part 1

Edition 1, Pages 310 - 311.

DUTY AND CONDUCT OF THE SADHAK

 Sadhak will never get anywhere without fighting with the mind. Nature (Swabhava) needs to be changed and without doing that the direction of the Yamuna river cannot be reversed. As we establish peace, equanimity and Tatasthata and fight the Prakruti, there will be increasing power of Prakruti. Since lively and creative peace, equanimity and Tatasthata are established within us, we will definitely understand our's and others Prakruti and Nature. Afterwards, subtlest of the subtle tricks of Prakruti cannot astray us from our path. If we observe all our inner and outer vrutties with peace, equanimity and Tatasthata, it will be easier to understand the form and roots of vrutties. If we understand this and catch hold of its roots with all our strength, power of determination and power of concentration with knowledge we are able to go above the prakruti. When we use our strength in this manner, we can maintain equanimity in dealings with prakruti. So, whenever we decide we will be able to disagree and reject the ways of prakruti. We need to keep the focused strength of determination (goal of life). This Dharana and firm determination should shine in our lives as a bright sun. Firm determination and Dharana means understanding of the purpose behind the work. This understanding behind the work needs to be constant and with practical understanding. This should be the form of our Jivan-Sadhana. There is expression of Life-Chetan by behaving with knowledge and devotion.

Our work is done if we remove the our ownership from  physical things. We must give our attention to reducing attachments, infatuation etc. from everything. Faith, devotion, knowledge and awareness will not increase on its own. We need to cultivate our vision, vrutties, tendencies and awareness commiserate with all kinds of work and dealings. We need to understand the layers of the mind and prevent it from going astray. Lower kind of Vrutties need to be sublimated at a higher stage by waging war with it. Incomplete and false understandings need to be removed. To make all these happen is not impossible. All it needs is heartfelt sincerity. Once the heart turns in that direction our direction will also change.

come within the limits of the attraction of divine power

The work to come within the limits of the attraction of divine energy is in our hands. If we can do this and come within the limits of the attraction of the divine energy, we will get attracted towards it automatically.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1,

Edition 1,  Pages 308 - 309.