PLACE OF INTELLECT IN SADHANA (1)

 Sometimes, a Jiva may be successful in controlling the mind by understanding the twists and turns of the mind with the help of Intellect, but that is not the case with Intellect. Intellect is in the form of light and it illuminates. Intellect is the subtlest of the subtle. It has the natural power to express understanding. Most things are understood with Intellect. Everything is understood according to the nature of Intellect. For that reason, cleansing or purifying the intellect is equally necessary. It acts according to its understanding, habits and experiences. It is also inspired to make judgement in the same way. For this reason, Sadhak must keep awareness before believing such assumption of the intellect. Before believing that these assumption are absolutely right, Sadhak must evaluate with care, alertness and Samata (equanimity). What kind of Jiva evaluates, analyzes with Tatasthata and separates all kinds of stages of development and analyses the kind of effect that has on our assumptions, before making such assumptions? If we continue to keep ourselves within (antermukhta), we will be absorbed in it. Mind will be less attracted towards other Jivas. One whose mind is secure and safe can become such person. For that reason we need to be aware and alert.

Strength of the Prana is our greatest enemy, but the field of intellect is separate from mind, chitta, prana and ego. Field of Intellect is independent. If we think from the view point of the worldly affairs, we understand everyone's nature with our intellect. Intellect is a subtle sense that illuminates. We understand worldly affairs with it. We understand everything with intellect but it is under the effects of prana. So, Intellect is tainted and assumes the effects of prana and it is under the effects of expectations, desires, covitousness, greed etc., So if we want to  experience happiness in misery, we need to work on and improve two implements, prana and intellect. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1,

Edition 1; Pages 349 - 350.

VIRTUES AND GOOD EFFECTS OF ILLUMINATED INTELLECT

 It is understandable that we manage our external business and relationships with mind. We understand whatever mind thinks. Mind thinks on the basis of past Sanskars (past impressions). Moreover Shree Bhagwan has given us watchman in the form of Intellect to warn us. This intellect has energy and power of illumination. Intellect can generate knowledge about almost everything. Whatever understanding we have in life is due to the light of intellect. Intellect is the nearest part of our base (aadhar) to Chetan. If we take the help of intellect with Tatasthata and awareness, it will not direct our sense of discretion (Vivek) astray in figuring out the faults in our thoughts and vrutties. What kind of person we want to be? How do we want to behave? What is our aim? What should be our actions when we have thoughts opposing our goals? Intellect will show us the answers to these queries. Intellect is like Sahadev Joshi (one of the Pandavas in epic of Mahabharat), this is also not right. Sahadev Joshi used to answer only when asked question. Appropriate vision of sense of discretion is expressed in intellect by our inclination for awareness and alertness in our aim of life. Mind, intellect, chitta, ego etc., are directed and get immersed in whatever kind of tendency is present at the time but the intellect that is engrossed in the Sadhana of Sadhak is not weak. Such intellect will always show the Sadhak most appropriate duty in those circumstances. Such Intellect will show us our true form. If Sadhak does not have enough strength and he is drowning, it will not just sit around and say that 'I do not have anything to do with this'. The intellect that has developed complete sense of discretion between truth and falsity is our inner eyes within us. It will show you innermost hidden play of yourself by expressing it in front of your eyes. As our inquisitiveness (Jignasa) increases and  enlightens, with it our intellect also shines accordingly and shows us the correct way. Many kinds of puzzles and understandings are present in Intellect and accordingly it tries to show us the way. So, it is necessary that our intellect gets free of such puzzles and understandings. 

This is only possible when our Satwik Guna is completely developed in our lives. This Satwik Guna does not develop on its own, it requires great effort on the part of Sadhak. There is only one way to develop Satwik Guna. Satwik Guna will develop within us when we act with peace, samata, happiness, patience, tatasthata, forebearance and compassion in all the incidents in our lives. Know this with certainty. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1

Edition 1; Pages 348 - 349.

OUR JIVA-NATURE INTELLECT (BUDDHI)

 It is clearly written in Gitaji that when your intellect goes beyond the mud of Moha (infatuation) then you will go beyond knowledge gained by listening and knowledge worth listening, meaning you will receive real knowledge about Atma (Aatm-Gnani). 

We will have to accept that our intellect has Jiva-Nature since it is still in Jiva-Dasha. It is not completely affected by the love-interest-sentiments of Holy Spirit. It is still affected by the element of Jiva-Nature. Presently it is filled with past impressions and is under its influence and covered with it. So we need to develop our independent vision beyond whatever our intellect comprehends. This is not possible without developing Tatasthata, Samata, peace and happiness. We accept that intellect has been very useful to us in dealing with the activities within the realms of Jiva-Nature. The same intellect opposes us when it is a matter concerning it or matters beyond the mind. We tend to forget that, how can intellect that is bound by Jiva-Dasha, give appropriate opinion regarding the matters beyond Jiva-Dasha? Know for sure that the light of the Atma will never shine in the intellect without complete expression of purity and Samata in it. So, we should be careful and never give in to possible explanations and arguments of intellect. We need to keep in mind that our intellect becomes easy, straight forward and inspired by Shree Prabhu.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1,

Edition 1, Page 347.

SUPPORT OF HOLY NAAM-SMARAN

 While watching many kinds of desires and vrutties that spring up in our mind, if we stabilize ourselves in Holy Naam-Smaran and vruttie of Tatasthata; these vrutties, no matter how strong they are, will not be able to displace us. With such repeated encounters, the Vruttie will get weaker. For this reason, we must believe by our heart, that our Yoga is not for 4 or 5 hours but it is for every second. 

We will have to discard our vrutties of like-dislike, our choice or not, hesitation from anything, hate etc., and develop silent separateness from all the above, and all objects of our desires including all the inner implements (Anta-Karano). Just as Atma (Soul) sees everything with definite peace and non-attachment, we should act in a similar way. We need to let go of our individuality. Then only we will develop equanimity (Samata). Without this it is not possible to achieve true understanding. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1,

Edition 1; Pages 346 - 347