IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE DARKNESS WITHOUT SADHANA

 It will be real good if Sadhak gets the factual experience that he can be separate from his senses even if they are active in their own field! Since we have not visualized and experienced the strength of our lives, we have the tendency to run blindly after senses, mind, intellect, chitta, prana and ego. It is not possible to visualize and experience such strength of our lives without Sadhana. Our life, our dealings, our relationships, our behavior and surrounding environment should not be like as if we are walking in only darkness. There should be some signs that there is some kind of newness emerging out of it. We will have to acquire the knowledge of the art of life, by finding helpful elements from the occasions presented in life, by accepting it and shaping our lives. 

IMPORTANCE OF LIFE  SADHANA 

We get tired, tied up and crushed by many kind of stresses of dealings in Sansar. Most important part of Jivan-Sadhana is that we do not get tied up or crushed by any kind of experience. We also do not get overwhelmed by experiences in Jivan-Sadhana. For this reason,  Sadhak gets the vision of divine, great, beneficent, incomprehensible energy in unknowable definite order.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 464 - 465.

WHY DO SADHANA?

 Why do we need to find Chetan (consciousness)? All these is Chetan only. Our talk, tasting the food and work are because of Chetan only. Then why all this hubbub to find it?  

There is lots of friction, sorrow, pain and misery in the dealings of the society. Yet we like happiness. We would definitely prefer if there is permanenet happiness. So people thought that we must find out ways for permanent happiness. Mahatmas had time in their way to experience permanent happiness. They found variety of tools to shorten the time. This kind of rigorous Sadhana can be done today also, but no body is prepared to do such Sadhana. The reason being, it needs purity of Chitta before Sadhana. 

Nature abhors vacuum. Even the sky cannot stay without some air. Nature does not allow vacuum. Similarly we are full of objects of Jiva-Nature. It is not that there will be vacuum if we get freedom from this objects. This space is filled with Chetan. Chetna acts this way because it is covered with many sheaths of nature. If we get freedom from these sheaths of Prakruti, Chetan expresses automatically. 

What is ignorance? It is not to recognize our own original form, and act without knowing or experiencing our original form.  So, how can we remove this ignorance? Such a question may arise naturally. If we develop heartfelt knowledge and awareness that we are rotting in the ignorance, there is a definite chance for the Jiva to wake up from such ignorance.

Fundamental transformation of life is not possible without the presence of certain level of Sadhana. Whatever we want to achieve, can be achieved by Sadhana. Great effort is needed to achieve it. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Pages 463 -464.

LET GO OF RESPECT AND WELCOME INSULTS.

 All the dealings in Sansar are present due to mind. So, giving up of physical worldly interactions or Sansar is not true giving up or sanyas. At the same time, if giving up is done by mind with knowledge, it will bear some fruit. When we get respect and honor and if we take any interest in it, there will be lessening of the penance. If we can keep such situation secret, then only Sadhana can bear fruits. Positive merits (Punya) gets to be less with respect and welcome. We need to always remember that, when we become  comfortable and well adapted with hunger, misery, insults and keep love for people who keep oppositional attitude towards us, we will be comfortable everywhere. Sadhak who considers insult as nectar and respect as poison, never experiences downfall. Ego of the body increases with respect.  

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 448.

SADHAK NEEDS TO DEVELOP CERTAIN BHAVNAS — (2)

The following Bhavnas need to be developed by sadhak with Bhava of concentration ;—

Sadhak needs to reduce sternness and develop sweetness in speech by developing eagerness and absorption in sadhana and clarity in speech. Speech should be always truthful and always discouraging falsehood. There should be enthusiasm about gaining knowledge, keeping honesty with friends, and keeping Bhavna of respect and honor towards elders. He must have respect for the Guru and seriousness regarding Chitta. There should be presence of interest and appreciation-Bhava of the Gunas (qualities). Sadhak must develop Bhavna of devotion towards God and perform all works for the sake of the love of God. He should never take part in or encourage anything that is against above mentioned Bhavnas. 

If there is no significant gain or loss, we should agree and not argue with stupid or deranged person, child, stubborn man or woman, elderly or  people you respect. There is lot of peace in that attitude.

We should act with such an attitude and Bhava that we receive mental peace, satisfaction, easiness and happiness. If someone takes something of yours, be satisfied. If we do injustice, to someone, ask for heartfelt forgiveness with humility. If there is conflict and bad feelings when we receive something, let go of that thing with love. If we experience attachment or hatred with our contact, it is better to let go that contact with understanding that we should not create such situation again so that we come in contact with same contact again. We should be happy and accept all kind of instances that come to us by the will of the God without any kind of expectations. We should accept it with heartfelt enthusiasm, understanding the purpose of such incident and with the Bhava that this is for the development of our lives. There is a possibility that there may be expression of higher Bhava in us. 

One who may have lots of things or not, if one accepts few things and gets satisfied, that one experiences satisfaction and is truly happy. One who has lots of things but still keeps on expecting more and new things is miserable and poor. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 447.

SADHAK NEEDS TO DEVELOP CERTAIN BHAVNAS — (1)

 BHAVNAS OF FRIENDSHIP, COMPASSION, JOY AND FREEDOM FROM DESIRES

As the Bhavna of friendship matures, feeling of rivalry becomes less. As the compassion is being developed and expands with knowledge, we experience diminishing ego. When all kind of happiness and joy develops, jealousy gets to be less. With freedom from desires; diminished greed, conflicts, Moha and attachments are experienced. For this reason, sadhak should not give lots of attention to remove all kind of habits of Jiva-Nature but instead focus on developing Satwik bhavnas like friendship, compassion, joy and freedom from desires with attention, awareness and knowledge. 

When this kind of Bhavna is expressed, there will be development of appropriate Calx (Matra). In Ayurvedic medicine, to prepare the Calx they give example of Bhavna as a put (Process to increase the concentration of medicine). All of you may have knowledge of this matter. We should give many put of Bhavna with knowledge to elevate our Jiva prakruti to a higher level. Without expression of such Bhavna, it is not easy to remove Jiva-Nature. 

Insults, too much Sleep and gossip are detrimental for Sadhak and we should get rid of it with knowledge. If we find that our heart is in all these things, understand that we have not developed appropriate level of Sadhana in us. 

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Yog, Edition 1,

Part 1, Page 445.