Will-power and Meditation
Date: Apr 07, 1993
Venue: Sai Shruti
Location: Kodaikanal, TN
Bhagawan Baba gave discourses at "Sai Sruti," Kodaikanal, from 5th April to 26th April 1993, before a large audience exceeding three thousand including a considerable proportion of overseas devotees hailing from UK, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, USA, Latin America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Produced below are excerpts from discourse delivered on 7-4-1993.
Will-power And Meditation
Developing good thoughts fosters the Ichcha Shakti (will-power). Ichcha Shakti fosters Prana Shakti (Life Principle), Medha Shakti (Intellectual power), Grahana Shakti (Power of understanding), Nirnaya Shakti (Power of determination) and Vak Shakti (Power of Speech).
One who uses one’s will power in the right manner shines as a virtuous person, but one who uses it in the wrong direction becomes wicked. The will power increases as and when one reduces desires. When excessive desires are entertained, the will power declines. By reducing just one of your several habits like smoking or coffee addiction, you can experience an increase in your will power and intellectual ability.
When the will power is weak, even when one sits in meditation he cannot steady his mind and it will only be a waste of time. One should reduce desires to progress in spiritual sadhana.
Excerpts from Discourse on 7-4-1993, given at Sai Sruti, Kodaikanal.