What does our satsang group think about this question: “Who is eligible to go to Akshardham?”
We believe all the devotees of our group, new or old, are going to reach Akshardham. Other than our group no one can enter Akshardham. After we reach Akshardham, if any place is left out, then others can come in, too.
We also strongly believe, “If someone associates with our group, they will be eligible to go to Akshardham as well.”
Our belief is “The keys to the doors of Akshardham is in our hands. If we can’t be there, who will unlock the doors of Akshardham?”
Who is better than others? Our group is better than others. Who is better than the best? Our group is better than the best.
We compare ourselves and others with this mindset: “Who is better among us and them?”
We don’t compare ourselves and others with this mindset: “Among us and them, who is going to really reach the abode of Bhagwan?”
Is going to Maharaj important? Or is being better than others important?
Going to Maharaj is important, yet importance is given to being the best because being the best has a market value. And so, we don’t value the one who is really going to Akshardham.
Nishkulanand Swami says that “If many people say that a saint will reach Akshardham, that doesn’t mean it is true. His actions should speak if he will reach Maharaj or not.”
“If actions of a saint don’t speak up, yet he (or his people) doesn’t stop advertising that he is for sure going to Akshardham, then he is for sure going toward hell which is in south direction. If you want to go to hell, then serve him with pleasure, associate with him, worship him, and do everything to please him,” says Nishkulanand Swami. “I don’t have any problem with that. But if you really want to go to Maharaj, you should verify the person you are associating with.”
If someone is eligible to reach Akshardham, and if we stay with them, if we follow them, then we will reach Akshardham, too.
How can we know who is eligible to reach Akshardham?
We should see who can go to Akshardham through the eyes of intelligent people like Maharaj, Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Nishkulanand Swami, and other such saints and devotees.
What did Nishkulanand Swami say about who can go to Akshardham? What did Gopalanand Swami say about who can go to Akshardham? What did Gunatitanand Swami say about it? That should be our measuring scale of who can reach Akshardham and who can’t.
When Maharaj, Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Nishkulanand Swami, and such saints see a soul, and when they can all agree that “Yes, this person will definitely go to Maharaj,” then that soul will definitely reach Akshardham.
If we want to go to Akshardham, we should associate with such saints who are really heading toward Akshardham. If we sit with those who can’t reach Akshardham, we will never reach Akshardham.
We should get answers to these questions from ourselves if you really want to reach Maharaj: “What did Nishkulanand Swami say about the way to reach Maharaj?”, “What did Maharaj say about it?”, “What am I doing?”, “With whom am I associating?”, “What is the direction of my determination?”
References:
- Chosathpadi Katha Part 30 (Pad 51-54).