Feeling inspiration and motivation for spiritual practice after surrendering to H. H. Dr. Jayant Athavale

    One day recently, I was feeling a lack of something. This feeling was not sorrow or loneliness, but was a hunger of some sort. I could not derive any satisfaction from anything. Then I surrendered to His Holiness (H. H.) Dr. Jayant Athavale and prayed that I do not know what this feeling is, but please teach me how to overcome it. Immediately, I felt like reading something, so I tried to read various publications of the Sanatan organization, but the feeling still persisted.

    Again I surrendered to Him. Then an idea occurred to me that maybe I should take a print out of the teachings of given through Sanatan seeker Ram Honap*. So, I printed out the teachings. At this point, the feeling of hunger reduced. Then I could not do anything else but read the printed book, as I could relate to it better in print than on the computer screen. I did not realize when I had finished reading the entire book. I was filled with inspiration and motivation for spiritual practice, and my chanting** increased thereafter. It was His grace that He taught me how to overcome that feeling of hunger.

Smooth chanting* after persevering and frequent prayers

    Recently, just before sitting for chanting, I started feeling weak with body pain and heaviness in the head. I thought of taking some rest, but then remembered a spiritual experience of another seeker, who had a spiritual experience of getting energy from chanting in similar circumstances after persevering. So I also sat for chanting instead of giving in to the urge to rest. Initially it was difficult to concentrate, but after every five minutes of chanting, I said a prayer to God to help me chant with spiritual emotion (bhav). Thus, I could complete an hour of chanting that was good in quality.