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Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Here Kakabhai from Rojka asks Nityanand Swāmi: “There is a voice within us that tells us to indulge in worldly desires and another that says to stay away from it. Who are these two?” Thereupon Nityanand Swāmi Answers: “The voice saying No is the soul…

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 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: 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 nourishing Bhagwat Dharma and opening the doors to salvation (Mōkṣha). In this Vachanāmrut, Muktanand Swami asks: “How is Bhagwat Dharma nourished, as mentioned in the 11th canto of the Shrimad Bhagwat in the discourse between King Janak and the nine Yogeshwars,…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj initiates the discourse with a question-and-answer session. Somlakhachar inquires: “God forgives all offenses of His devotees, but which offense does He not forgive?” Maharaj responds, “God forgives all offenses except for the betrayal of His devotees. Betrayal of a devotee is…

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: 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 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 Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Māharāj asked the following question: “Shri Krishna bhagwan describes four kinds of devotees in the Gita and identifies a Gyāni devotee to be the best. Each devotee has equal determination of bhagwan. Then how come a gyani devotee is special?” Santos…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Muktānand Swāmi prayed to Mahārāj, saying that the previous day you had discussed a very profound matter with Dādā Khāchar, which we all wish to hear. Then, Shriji Mahārāj explained that a devotee who has firm nishthā (conviction) in the greatness of…

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 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 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 Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Māharāj encourages to ask questions. Then, Muktanand Swami asked: “What is the means to attain extraordinary salvation?”  Shreeji Māharāj responds: “The knowledge of the divine form and glory of bhagwan are the two means to salvation. Here, what is salvation? That…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Yogivarya Gopālanand Swāmi asked Shreeji Maharaj: “What is the form of kām (lust)?” To this, Maharaj replied that vīrya (semen) itself is the form of kām. There was a concern raised that vīrya is one of the seven elements that make up…