Posts Written BySwaminarayan Chintan

Central Insights: Key Points: Commentary The first discourse of this Vachanamrutam discusses the purpose of engaging in an uninterrupted concentration on the transcendent Murti of Supreme God.  In any religious text, the basic principle is to initiate with Mangalacharan (benediction prayer). When Mangalacharan also appears at the middle and end…

Central Insights: Clarification about the three kinds of Vairagya. Key Points: Worldly objects cannot control one who is not drawn toward them. Explanation विगतः रागः आसक्ति यस्मात् सः वैराग्यः ।  रंजयति इति रागः ।।vigataḥ rāgaḥ āsakti yasmāt saḥ vairāgyaḥ |  raṃjayati iti rāgaḥ || Things that make us happy create …

Central Insights: Leela (exploits/pastimes) of God should be remembered, and relationships with Santos, Brahmchāries and Satsaṅgis should be developed. Key Points: At the time of death, if one cannot visualise the divine image of God, remembering the Leela Charitras (exploits/pastimes) of the Supreme Lord and recalling the memories of Sadhus,…

Central Insights: Key Points: Even if God’s divine Murti (form/image) is not visualised, a devotee must always remain persistent and meditate enthusiastically upon the Murti of God. Explanation Here Shreeji Maharaj ordains His devotees to meditate on the divine Murti of Lord Shree Krishna along with Rādhikāji. This order creates…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation  The word Vivek (wisdom) is used in the meaning of  विचिर् पृथकभावे विच् vichir pṛthakabhāve vich; it is originated from ‘Vich’ it means segmentation/differentiation. The one who differentiates is Vivek, and the one who has the power to differentiate is called viveki. In the current…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Maharaj said Many times, devotees come across highly spiritual matters in our scriptures and they either do not understand them properly or misinterpret them. When the soul behaves one with three types of bodies — Sthool (physical), Sukshma (subtle) and Kāran…

Central Insights: Offer the actions of senses and Antahkaran (mind, intelligence, conscious mind, and ego — conscience) in the service of God and His devotees. Key Points: The Five senses and Antahkaran are cleansed when offered in the service of God and His devotees, otherwise they are polluted if they…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Maharaj says Suppose a person has developed nishchay (firm conviction) in pratyaksha God, offers a devotion to Him, and has His darshan. But, despite this, he still does not consider himself fulfilled, and instead, feels a deficiency within his antahkaran. He…

Central Insights: A person who does not appreciate obligations done to him is ungrateful. The company of such a person should be abandoned forthwith. Key Points: On one occasion, Shreeji Maharaj is approached by an ungrateful Brahmin named Sevakrām and after some time abandons his company by knowing him ungrateful.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Sadguru Shri Brahmānand Swami asks Shreeji Maharaj, “what is the form of Vāsnā?” Shreeji Maharaj replies that the desire for materialistic objects enjoyed, seen, or heard in the past is called Vāsnā. Additionally, Vāsnā can also be described as desires of worldly…

Central Insights: The importance of understanding the forms of Purush (the supreme person), Prakriti (nature), Kāl (time), the elements, and the divine abode of God. Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Shriji Maharaj explains that when one understands the forms of Purush, Prakriti, Kāl, and the twenty-four elements such as…

Central Insights: Key Points: Family relationships are based on past actions/Indebtedness; hence one should not be more distressed by that. Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Sadguru Shri Nityānand Swami asked, Is there one soul residing in different bodies, or are there as many souls as there are bodies? The possible answer…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Maharaj himself asks a question to saints that there are two devotees among them – one is a householder, and the other is a Tyāgi (ascetic) Both have an equal nishchay (firm conviction) in God, equal worldly desires also equal vairāgya…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation This Vachanāmrut discusses discerning between sat and asat (truth and fiction), while Vach.G.F.6 discusses its benefits and weaknesses. The ability to discern between truth and fiction occurs when an understanding of the object is there. This also means understanding when something on the path is…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Māharāj says that He wants to remove the kusang  entrenched in the Satsaṅg. What are these negative influences in satsaṅg? Any dialogue that promotes discouraging talks are the negative influences within the Satsaṅg. What do these dialogues sound like? For example, “Who…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation This Vachanamrut is an expression of Maharaj’s compassion. While all Vachanamruts are such, this one has a special distinction. For one, Maharaj felt an urgency to convey this message early in the morning, with three parts of the night still remaining. After calling everyone, he…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Māharāj says: “In our Satsaṅg devotees of God desire for their ultimate salvation. It cannot be achieved by alone Ātmanishthā, love for God, Vairagya (non-attachment), or Swadharma. Ultimate Mōkṣha requires practice of all four virtues.”  Each virtue has its own significance &…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Here in this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Māharāj asked the question, who is the most ignorant of all? This question is very deep. It is not a question of who is ignorant, but a question of who is the most ignorant of all. One who possesses a…