Kshan (moment), Sankalp (resolve), Vikalp(opposite), Atma-Samarpan(real surrender)

Kshan/ क्षण  (moment), Sankalp/ सङ्कल्प (resolve), Vikalp/ विकल्प (opposite of Sankalp), Atma-Samarpan/ आत्म समर्पण (real surrender):

Kshan (क्षण) or moment is a very important part of spiritual practice for any serious practitioner. It is in the presence of a Guru, one should try to follow all the ideals he follows. This following of guru's instructions always is the meaning of Kshan(क्षण)/ moment. All instructions of guru should be followed with complete punctuality, at least one should try maximum to follow them. Akhand Mahayog of Gyan ganj is about Kshan (क्षण) only. We need Kshan, kshan means 'punctuality' i.e. punctuality to the point of time. Kshan is utmost important, everything happens in the Kshan (क्षण). One should always think welfare of the whole world. 

In our life, we decide to do something, which is called 'Sankalp/ सङ्कल्प'. Sometime we attain success and some time not. Then question becomes whether we should do sankalp or not? When we make a sankalp to perform something, then if we do not do that then Satva (सत्व) will not flourish in us, instead rajogun (रजोगुण) and tamogun (तमोगुण) will increase. Important thing is to transced Rajogun (रजोगुण) and Tamogun (तमोगुण) and establish in Satvagun (सत्वगुण). One must be Satya Sankalp (सत्य सङ्कल्प). If this happens only then there will be development of Shakti in us. 'Let there be light and there was light', this is the success of Sankalp only in the bible. After doing sankalp and acting on it, one achieves the goal, this is known as personal siddhi and after this comes Vyapak siddhi (व्यापक सिद्धि). One should perform sankalp (सङ्कल्प) in a manner in which you can yourself fulfill it, if one does not have the capacity to fulfill it then rather not committ to any sankalp (सङ्कल्प).

When we get anything opposite to our sankalp (सङ्कल्प) that is called Vikalp (विकल्प). But in the end neither Sankalp survives nor vikalp. Where there is no sankalp (सङ्कल्प) there is no vikalp (विकल्प) even. While performing action after doing sankalp, what ever opposite thing comes that is vikalp, inside that one should perform sankalp to not heed to that. Never start anything without performing sankalp, because if we do it then our goal will not get attained. After doing Sankalp, till the goal is achieved, keep at it and do not involve in anything else. Small resolves lead us to make bigger resolves in life. Hence resolve making is essential in life. Even creator made resolve to create.

Atmasamarpan (आत्म-समर्पण) means capacity to surrender (one's ego). One should practice it in small-small things in life. After surrendering smaller 'I', one attains bigger 'I'. None can perform it forcefully but only on one's own volition. All of us born with different sanskars, some with good and some with bad. Those who have come with good sanskars of previous life, in their case, all of a sudden the doors open and one falls into the current automatically, wihtout any effort. It does not happen with all but with only a few. Om! ........Shaktanand. 

from Shakti ka Jagran aur Kundalini, written by Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj.