Mohini Ekadashi, like the rest of the holidays on the eleventh day«, is the oldest spiritual tradition. The essence of this holiday, around which there is a whole philosophy, boils down to one way or another elevating a person above his everyday life and everyday life. A person is inclined to be scattered, forgotten and completely forget — this is the nature of man, but the nature of the soul is completely different!
The celebration of Mohini Ekadashi is aimed at ensuring that a person remembers himself with his soul through performing activities natural to the soul.
By its nature, the soul depends on the Spirit, so it is said that the nature of the soul — serves. You need to talk about service with a correct understanding of the very essence of service. Service is impossible without admiration for the object they serve. For example, without admiring the Motherland, it is impossible to serve the Motherland; Without admiring her husband, her wife cannot serve him; Without admiring his parents, it is impossible to serve them; Without admiring the teacher, it is impossible to serve him.
Service — is an integral quality of the soul, however, having forgotten about the original source of admiration and inspiration, about the original object of service, the soul tends to admire and serve temporary and transitory objects, dooming itself to sadness and dissatisfaction.
On the day of Ekadashi, a person should try to leave all his other affairs, devoting as much time as possible to what connects him with the spiritual, with the divine, with the absolute. For a religious person, of course, there are very specific instructions: early awakening, ablution, full fasting, reading the sacred scriptures, repeating prayers.
However, we need to remember the original purpose of this holiday — to elevate a person to the position of a perfect soul. This is a high goal that can be achieved gradually. As a rule, elders or mentors determine what activities a person should engage in on this day in order for this activity to turn into a benefit for his soul.
Thus, for some this day — is an opportunity to give up bad habits, an opportunity to devote time and attention to parents, an opportunity to help complete strangers... One way or another, on this day a person must try to restore purity and tranquility within his heart, which are the foundation for positive selfless activity for the common good, as prescribed by God.
That is why the descriptions of the Ekadashi holiday preserved in the ancient Vedas, as a rule, begin with the request of a perfect servant in relation to the perfect Lord to graciously tell how to properly satisfy Him on this day.