Date : 21 November 1819
Who is mentioned:
Shriji Maharaj
Dada Khachar
Govardhanbhai Sheth
Muktanand Swami
Harji Thakkar
So when reading this vachanamrut, a fews points come to my mind
Focus
Goals
Practicing walking the "Path of Success"
The vachanamrut always begins with a scene setter. A way of getting the reader to understand the scenario so they become more engrossed into the passage. Shriji Maharaj then talks abouts a concept on constantly engaging ones mind on the form of God.
Yes. I know. Its hard. Thats why He said there was "no spiritual endeavour more difficult."
So how does one go about doing this? I think we already do it, just not at a level that we can say is the best.
When it comes to studying for an exam, we focus all our energy on those notes that we took, those homework assignments that we did and didnt do. The amount we focus on this, if we spent focus on our puja, or just as maansi during a kirtan or after the arti in mandir. I was listening to a seminar about focus and relaxation. It was talking about the concept of yoga. In the morning if we spent 5-10 minutes just clearing our minds and focusing on whatever we wish, our minds will set that day. If you focus on Pramukh Swami, then your day can go like his. If you focus on the boxing match that will be on tonight, then your mind can be set in aggression. Some of us even focus on our next love, then the minds sets to that. It set to do what ever to think like that. Sometimes we hear that person is crazy for him/her. Well that is because the thought has set in of that special someone. This is why focus on what we NEED to focus is important. I think this vachanamrut really pushes us to understand this. Thats why when focusing on God image, we can think of his qualities and the mental thought kicks in of how the day will go.
The second thing that I thought about was to set goal of what we want to accomplish. In this day and age, to succeed we have to have a plan. That plan has sort of a mental checklist. Oh I want to wake up early to be on time for class. The Plan is to wake up early to achieve the goal of attending class. When we set this mental checklist, or for people like me, i write everything i need to accomplish down, we go about our day following what we need to get done. Need to finish this assignment, need to pay this bill, need to attend tonights social function. This helps us create an idea of how busy we may be.
The third thing is "the walk". Its not some new dance step that everyone is talking about. Its walking the path of success.
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." Vincent T. Lombardi
In the game of Call of Duty, to succeed, we have to complete the tasks of that mission. So in certain missions, they have set goals for us, while trying to kill of the enemy(maya?), and if we get shot at we have that weird red vein looking thing come around the screen. Okay, in real life if you get shot once you are dead. There is no 2nd chance, level replay or anything like that. But it teaches us one thing. It shows that the things that we want to accomplish always comes with distractions. On my way to class and my friends are texting me that they about to head out to apple bees. These are the distractions that take us away from that success we desire. Not to say that its your friends. Its the idea of going with your friends. Your friends are well intentioned most of the time. Its what we do as the outcome that helps us or hurts us on our way to success. Knowing who or what your enemy is in everyday scenarios is important because sometime we swerve off the road and never get back on. Vince hit it correctly, having that will of getting it done helps.
The closure to this is remembering that we can be successful and go on as far as push ourselves. To go further, we need that coach, that teacher, that guru to go even further.
A coach that pushes he player just a little further, he completes the entire task. Pramukh Swami today is that coach. He always talks about the importance of eduction. He always talks about the importance of family values. He always helps us realize how we can be a better person tomorrow. So who better to focus on anytime of the day than Pramukh Swami. At the age of 91, he still inspires thousands to be a better person tomorrow. This vachanamrut shows the importance of a sant, a true spiritual teacher, and how important it is to be in his company. When we keep constant contact, we realize that we can achieve more.
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