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Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Shreeji Māharāj has mentioned in this Vachanāmrut that a devotee, who is keen to please God, should firmly practice Dharma, Gyān, Vairagya and Bhakti. This is known as single-mindedness. Remembering the Murti of God in each and all the activities, discarding relationships with bodily relatives,…

Central Insights: Key Points: Organise in such a way that Music helps in Bhakti Explanation Māharāj says in this Vachanāmrut that, ‘While singing devotional songs with the accompaniment of various musical instruments like Mr̥udaṅga, Sāraṅgī, Sarōda, and tāl, if we forget God, our singing is as like as no singing.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Shreeji Māharāj says in this Vachanāmrut that “The scripture namely Vāsudēva- māhātmya is very dear to me because therein it describes the method of worshipping God in full detail.”  Vāsudēvamāhātmya explains how a devotee’s usual actions become devotional and how Karma which is performed to…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Supreme God Shreeji Māharāj says in this Vachanāmrut that “Today, I am going to explain the state of mind attained through knowledge. Knowledge is beyond Prakruti-Purush. When one acquires knowledge, he loses consciousness of Prakruti-Purush and their creation. This is called Gnanpralay (dissolution due to…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Māharāj says that, “Though a devotee may perform their own duties perfectly, they do not experience serenity in their heart. Serenity is achieved by faith in one’s own self and perfect knowledge of the greatness of God. If a person has any…

Asserted Topics: Central Insights: Explanation This Vachanāmrut is about a Rasik Bhakta (having amorous love for God). Māharāj explains the meaning of true Rasikta (amorousness). Rasa means the taste or character of a work, the feeling or sentiment prevailing in it. There are nine kinds of Rasas (taste) in Sanskrit…

Asserted Topics: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut Māharāj has explained how a devotee should perceive the act of worshiping God. Māharāj states that everyone desires to worship the God, but there is a difference in understanding (decisions, determination) among individuals. Being a devotee of God implies having the desire…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation This Vachanāmrut is about the analogy of half-burnt wood. One who does not have a fervor for God or the devotees of God in his heart cannot even grasp their virtues; the state of his inner-self is said by Maharaj to be like half-burnt wood.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Gopalanand Swami asks Shriji Maharaj, “Oh Maharaj! How can one’s devotion, along with righteousness, intensify?” Maharaj responds, stating that there are four methods to enhance the strength of devotion: a sacred place, a favorable time, virtuous deeds, and the company of saints.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation The Vachanamrut discusses the impression of desires in the mind and their awakening in the heart. To seat the impression of desires in the mind means that the entrenched desires in the mind arouse corresponding latent desires in the heart. For example, when there is…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation The Vachanāmrut juxtaposes two types of devotees, emphasizing the superiority of service-oriented ones. Serving God and His saints is a path to salvation. Another such path is not betraying or causing harm to anyone, especially God’s devotees. While both paths are beneficial, conflicts sometimes arise…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Every embodied being cannot subsist without the influence of the five sensory objects. Whether one is a devotee, a non-devotee, or a liberated soul (mukta), they cannot remain unaffected by these sensory stimuli. However, there’s a distinction in their indulgence. This Vachanāmrut categorizes the sensory…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation The term ‘Ashray’ (refuge) is multi-faceted: Ashray: A place of rest, like a home. Ashray: A nurturer or guardian, similar to parents for children. Ashray: A protector for those who seek shelter. Ashray: To uphold sacred symbols and practices, such as the Tilak, Chandalo, and…

Central Insights: Why, despite God being the source of endless happiness, are we so easily distracted by temporary worldly things? And even after discovering and connecting with God, who represents pure bliss, why do some of His followers still feel pain and sadness? Key Points: Explanation Bhagwan has designed the…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Then, addressing the Santo, Shrījī Maharaj said, “Either you ask Me a question or I will ask you all a question.” Thereupon, the Santo said, ‘You may ask, Maharaj.” Then Shrījī Maharaj replies, “There is an individual who, despite having limited intellect, never refrains from…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Maharaj says that a person who, despite renouncing the world and adopting the garb of a renunciate, still finds attachment towards objects apart from the divine form of God, should be likened to a pauper standing before a wealthy individual. Here, Maharaj…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Maharaj explains that an ignorant person, even if he has renounced the world, can’t easily let go of the love for his birthplace. This indicates that the person is still deeply attached to the body. Even if one adopts a life…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation This Vachanāmrut is about creating a personal ledger where debits and credits of vasana are kept. We owe it to ourselves to settle these accumulated vasana and to move closer to God. Without addressing them, one’s debts of vasana will never be waived off. Thus,…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrutam, a Vedanti Brahmin arrived in the assembly. Maharaj questioned him, emphasizing the singular existence of Brahm while considering other entities like the soul, Ishwar, Maya, the universe, Veda, scriptures, Puran as untrue. Maharaj expressed his confusion and disbelief in this philosophy, urging…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Muktaanand Swami asked Maharaj, “O Maharaj! What is called Savikalp Samadhi and what is called Nirvikalp Samadhi?” Shriji Maharaj replied, “One whose mind is engaged in the form of God does not have inauspicious desires, even if they are in a Savikalp…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this particular Vachanāmrutam, Nrusinhanand Swami has raised the question: ‘एकोोऽहंं बहु स्यांं प्रजाायेेय Ekoham Bahu Syam Prajayey; which means the one God became manifold during the time of creation. How should we interpret this? We consider God as having a form. Therefore, the interpretations…