SAMARPAN (OFFERING TO GOD)

 What kind of offering needs to be done?

In the path of Sadhana offering everything is the best, easy and natural tool. Sadhak needs to offer everything at the feet of Shree Bhagwan with love, devotion and awareness. This includes all work, thoughts, vrutties, feelings, Bhavna, Bhava, forces of Prana including sexual desires, expectations, infatuations etc; and insistences, understanding, liking and dislike of the intellect. He needs to get rid of everything with Jiva-Nature. Such offering does not happen in short time. It continues to happen slowly, and that also only when it is done with knowledge, awareness and alertness. In the beginning the Jiva even cannot remember that he needs to offer himself. It all depends upon the preparation and eagerness with love and devotion. For this reason, Sadhak needs to evaluate his within frequently. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1

Edition 1, Pages 428 - 429

SAMARPAN IS POSSIBLE ONLY AFTER THE EGO IS REMOVED

We need to behave as if there is no Sansar even though we live in it. All the works of Sansar are not ours. All the works are done by Guna-Swabhava of our Prakruti (nature) that is also expressed outside. This means, these works are not done by Chetan (consciousness). We can not offer appropriately and completely to Shri Bhagwan with love and devotion, without first getting rid of Vruttie of ego. If we do offering just by saying or even by thinking that ' I offer you everything', it is not useful in the progress of life. Shri Bhagwan does not like this kind of offering and there is no force behind it. 

Genuine Yagna of Samarpan (offering everything to God)—

It is essential part of the Sadhana to do all kinds of Samarpan with Bhava. It is not that we need to get rid of all physical and subtle things. It is necessary that we get rid of attachment, feeling that this is mine, infatuation etc. and develop complete non-attachment. It is also very necessary to develop understanding with knowledge, that all these belong to Shree Prabhu and all we do is for the love of Shree Prabhu. It is my understanding that there is some fault in the belief that, just by donating millions of dollars removes attachment and feeling of ownership in money. It is true Yagna of offering when there is no enjoyment and pleasure out of money but money is used according to the dictums of Bhavna of Sadhana for the progress in life.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Part 1

Edition 1, Page 423 - 424.

BHAVNA OF OFFERING (SAMARPAN) TO SHREE BHAGWAN — WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

 CLEANSING OF MIND AND OTHER INNER IMPLEMENTS

We need to let go gross meaning of the Bhavna of offering. Detailed meaning of Bhavna of offering is whatever exists anywhere belongs to Bhagwan. Making use of all these things in His way, together with living the life His way with His Bhavna, and expressing such Bhavna in life to make life divine, and use all these with knowledge and devotion with such Bhavna, vision and actions; and when that is offered to Him, it is called offering. When we offer gross physical things and do not follow above dictum, it is not offering. Just as, we carry a stick or such other weapon in the forest, we feel as if we have some kind of support; Bhavna is also a kind of strength (energy). When it is practiced regularly for long time, we should experience His support, warmth and shelter in life.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 422.

 

TRY TO CONTAIN THE OUTBURST OF NATURE WITH UNDERSTANDING

 Sadhak needs to keep living awareness that while performing every work, he should not be completely guided by his nature. This means he should not be a slave of his own nature. Otherwise he will never achieve his goal of life. It is possible that Sadhak in the initial stages may not be able to keep control over outburst of his nature (for example getting angry) but if he is at least aware of it, then next time when similar situation arise, he will be able to control the outburst. Sadhak who is even not aware of it, will never progress in life. It is not proper for the Sadhak to be aware of the outburst after it happens. Sadhak must be aware at the time of the outburst. 

We need to give great importance to this. When someone realizes after the fact, it is like being aware, after behaving badly under the effect of alcoholic intoxication. We may face similar situation. It may be proper if someone has deep and powerful regrets after the incident but for the Sadhak of life, it is not proper to be aware after the fact (being not aware at the time of the outburst of his nature). Such Sadhak of life must develop increasing awareness, then only we can say that there is understanding behind his actions; this means Sadhak who was aware of the outburst of his nature after the energy of the outburst was used up, now he is aware of the outburst before or at the time of the outburst. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition1,

Part 1, Page 415.

 

BE SEPARATE FROM VRUTTIES.

 We do not need to ignore expectations, thoughts and wishes that arise within us but we do not need to give them space with love. We must separate the mind from outer pleasures and minds vruttie of its right and ownership. We need to consider tender feelings, vrutties, thoughts, Bhavnas, interests, desires, expectations that are within us or arise within us; separate from us and act accordingly. We should understand that all these belong to mind and sense organs (indriyos), and not only that we need to be constantly aware that they do not guide us. There should be an attempt by us to stay above it and develop balanced mind towards them. With all that, we should constantly remember Bhagwan and offer everything at His lotus feet.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 413.