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you are dependent on so many things. Your interdependency is explained and then you are asked to will it, with pious intentions, have a firm determination. Sankalpa is nothing but a firm determination.
This firm determination or Dhruda sankalpa which was there earlier is lost today. Everyone wants to read. “Sir, I am very serious to study but not able to, I am not able to”. The sankalpa bala is so poor, so weak, Why? Sankalpa is a mental object given to you. It is your own decision. You are bombarded with sensual objects all the time. These take over a toll over you and you have no chance to succeed. This is the reality of the modern situation. Today we are in this situation. I had an employee with me, interesting fellow, very good fellow. I do not know where he is now. Very good handwriting, everything was fine, once he starts working he will work most efficiently. Only thing is he will not come to the place of work. He will start at home with all interest and will get into the same bus which passes through the office but will never get down there. He will go along with it up to Charminar. Why? We do not know. He was all the time restless. When I asked him, “why did you do like that? You are such a good worker, why did you do?” “I couldn’t help sir because of so many things. Somebody was telling that there is some cinema there, some show there, so I went there”. I asked him, “what will happen to your job? People are dependent upon you. What will you do?”. “No, No sir, I went there, sorry, I will try to improve”. Poor fellow he could never improve and one day he got absconded and naturally rules take their own course and he is out. That is what happens to most of us. We want to read, we take a book, at a very good hour we take, we see to it that the environment around is sufficiently calm, then all of a sudden your sister has come, she knocks at the door then you close the book and then go. Not necessary. There are others in the house to take care of her but you will not continue with this.
So a sankalpa given saying that this is what I am going to do, that fellow will not get up till that job is over. That is what was ensured in the tradition which today we have lost. The importance of sankalpa is lost, so this dhruda sankalpa is an absolute determination, “Yes, I am going to reach this and until I reach this condition I am going to be restless” is a point that you should have. Now this is where Pranahuti comes to you. You are helpless there but if you take the support of the Divine along with this then it becomes a bit easier. It doesn’t become totally easy. It is not