Asserted Topics: The one who deserves the please and grace of Māharāj. Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Māharāj says that anyone who has anger, envy, treachery or arrogance will not get along with Him and will not be considered a devotee. Anyone who is firm on the 5…
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GF-77 Not Invalidating Dharma under the Pretext of Knowledge
Asserted Topics: Do not invalidate righteousness under the pretext of Knowledge. Key Points: The one who invalidates righteousness under the pretext of knowledge are Asur (Evil minded) Those learned individuals who negate Dharma are Asur (Evil). Explanation Shreeji Māharāj says that those learned individuals who use their knowledge or their…
GF-78 The Predominance of Place, Time, Etc.
Asserted Topics: Multiple Key Points: Multiple Explanation In this Vachanamrutam, Shreeji Maharaj asks, “place, time, action, association, mantra, meditation, initiation and scripture are 8 elements that when present purify the mind. If these 8 elements are bad, then it pollutes the mind. Do these 8 elements have any impact from…
GF-04 Jealousy Like That Of Naradji
Assorted Topics: People naturally have vices inherent within them. The key is to find a way to eliminate these internal enemies and progress in life. Key Points: Explanation Shreeji Maharaj says that His disciples should not be jealous of one another. This is because jealousy is the biggest and very…
36. Believe That Ekantik Saint Is Beyond Maya
Always believe that single-minded Saints are beyond Maya. If you have divinity (Divya-bhav) towards Maharaj but not towards single-minded Saints, then you have not crossed Maya. If you see divinity in single-minded Saints as well, then you have really crossed Maya. It is the key to unlock Maya. The physical…
35. Get Liberated In This Very Life By Serving Saint And Devotees
er to God. Our intensity of serving Saints and Devotees measures the degree of our surrender to God. If a devotee is ready to serve God but not ready to serve Saints and devotees, it is not a real surrender. A devotee sits at a corner and does worship of…
34. Never Be Suppressed By Evil People
If we are serving Saints and Devotees of God, it is the real surrendMaharaj doesn’t like those who are being suppressed by evil people. Why did Lord Ram go to forests for 14 years? To keep up Dasarath Maharaj’s words. Does it mean Dasarath Maharaj was evil minded? No. Then…
33. Process Of Performing Selfless Actions
In Gita, it is said that Tap (Penance), Dãn (Donations), and Sacrifice (Yagna) are pious works to purify soul. These are great works but worth when done without any expectations of benefits. Yagna is not that of doing fire sacrifice with ghee, etc., Gita says that Yagna is the form…
32. Why Should We Do Ekadashi?
On the days of fasting, we should always worship God and remember Him. On some fasting and night-out days of some deities, people pre-book film tickets. That is how they cover fasting, night-out, and the film all at once. Maharaj mentioned the importance of Ekadashi. Once, when the Lord brought…
31. Maharaj Takes Care At The End
At the time of death of this physical body, we leave this body and get a new body depending on what we remember at that time. Like how we remove the old dress and wear a new dress based on our choice. Liberated souls reach God as they remember God…
30. God Takes Over You If You Give Him A Chance
When Maharaj was going through forests, before entering Gujarat he was passing a village named Polarpur near Bhimnath. There was a house in the outskirts. Maharaj went and sat on the outside sit-over stone (kind of sofa made of stone.) The old person of the house came out and said,…
29. Can We Achieve Ultimate Good Before Death?
Yes. We can achieve ultimate good before our death by having extreme attachment to God and single-minded Saints. The attachment should be so strong that the time factor should not be able to destroy it. Gopis had ultimate attachment to Lord Krishna, and it brought them their ultimate good. Gopis…
28. Attach To Present Family As You Would Attach To Previous-life Family
Kashidas Bhai of Bochasan asked Maharaj, “Maharaj, Saints whose only duty is to worship God could have unbreakable meditation on God. But how could the householders who have lot of distractions have unbreakable meditation on God?” Maharaj replied, “Remembering God or not is not decided by the distractions one face.…
27. Snatch The OpportunitiesThat Break Your Attachments
How can we break material attachments? There are many ways to break the attachments to things other than God. When Dhruv’s step-mother told him, “You cannot sit on your father’s lap unless you are born out of my womb,” he immediately snatched that opportunity and went to forest to get…
26. Freeing From Causal Body
In Kariyani Vachanamrut 12, Maharaj mentioned that our body is composed of three layers, one containing the other: Physical body, Subtle body, and Causal body. Physical body is the body composed of five basic elements: Earth (bones, skin, etc.,), Water (blood and other fluids), Fire (digestive system), Air (oxygen), and…
25. Understanding Moh (Enchantment)
There is a difference between Moh (Enchantment or Infatuation) and ignorance. If you explain something good to an ignorant person, he accepts his mistake and changes himself. If you explain something good to an enchanted (Mohit) person, he accepts whatever you say, but doesn’t change himself. Maharaj Dhrutarashtra had intense…
24. You Are What You Decide
Maharaj said that anyone could overcome the roots of Lust and Anger only if he has the understanding like King Janak. Why did not Maharaj take the name of Lord Shiva or Lord Brahma. Whose knowledge is complete. King Janak’s knowledge? or Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva, Parasar’s knowledge is complete?…
23. Always See Divinity In God’s Human Pastimes
A devotee of God should always see divinity in human pastimes of God. In divine pastimes, anyhow we see divinity. When Garudji was called to free Lord Ram from Nagastra (weapon-of-snakes), Garudji came from Vaikunth and freed Lord Ram and Lakshman. After the incident, Garudji doubted on Lord Ram by…
22. Only A Saint Can Sow The Seed Of Maharaj
Shankaracharya believes in Nirakar (God without form). Ramanujacharya believes in Sakar (God with form). Why is the difference when both had same sources i.e. Vedas? It is because Shankaracharya’s Guru believed in Nirakar form of God. Ramanujacharya’s Guru believed in the Sakar form of God. Guru is the one who…
21. Devotion vs Loving God
What is the difference between performing devotion to God and actually loving God? Offering food to Maharaj, chanting the names of God, performing Puja of God, and serving God are all actions representing devotion to God. Loving God is different. If the father has only one son, he cannot live…
20. Worshiping With Worldly Desires Shakes Your Faith
Jeeva Bhai of Jaska village asked Nityanand Swami, “Swami, how do we strengthen our faith in Maharaj?” Nityanand Swami replied, “If we do Satsang by leaving the Kusang, then we gradually develop firm faith in Maharaj.” Maharaj replied, “If you do Satsang for your ultimate good, your faith would be…