Posts Written BySwaminarayan Chintan

Asserted Topics: Who can be called Jitendriya, and is it appropriate for a renunciant sant to remain on the path of Pravrutti (path of action) for the sake of Bhagwan and His devotees? Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Shreeji Maharaj asks a question: “The five cognitive senses and five…

Asserted Topics: Maharaj’s Confidential Principle. Key Points: Explanation: This Vachanamrut is a discourse on Maharaj’s confidential principle. During the assembly, a Shastri (scholar) from Vadodara was seated. He expressed to Maharaj, “Maharaj, if you were to display a miracle to a prominent person, then they would greatly assist in expanding…

Asserted Topics: The underlying factors leading to daivi (divine) and asuri (demonic) nature. Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Shobharam Shastri posed a question to Maharaj: “Maharaj, are the two types of souls—divine and demonic—eternal, or have they come to be as a result of certain circumstances?” Maharaj replied, “In…

Asserted Topics: Righteousness and unrighteousness. Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Ramchandraji Vaghmodia of Vadodara posed a question to Shreeji Maharaj, “Maharaj, what is the reason that even an unworthy soul can go into samadhi (trance)?” The background of this question involves an incident: A certain pious person’s life had…

Asserted Topics: The divinity of Bhagwan’s murti. Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Bhagubhai Patidar from Bhadaran asked Maharaj, “How does a person go into samadhi (trance)?” The phrasing of “this” in his question suggests that someone must have recently gone into samadhi after seeing Maharaj. Maharaj replied, “For the…

Asserted Topics: The ego’s destruction and unwavering love towards a Satpurush (true saint) serve as means of Atmadarshan (self-realization) and Paramatmadarshan (God-realization). Key Points: Explanation: This Vachanamrut speaks on the destruction of the jiva. Maharaj declares, “My natural is such that I greatly fear causing harm to any of these…

Asserted Topics: The means for achieving the (kalyan) ultimate salvation of the soul. Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, a Patidar named Bhagubhai from the village of Bhadaran asked Maharaj, “Maharaj, how can the jiva (soul) achieve kalyan?” In response, Maharaj explained that when Bhagwan incarnates on Earth, the soul’s…

Asserted Topics: The Recognition of Nirgun Happiness Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj poses a question to the assembly of muni (Santos). He inquires why the happiness related to God, which is Nirgun (beyond attributes), is not experienced in the same way as the three types of happiness—Tamasi, Rajasi,…

Asserted Topics: Practicing concentration of Vritti (mental flow) on Bhagwan. Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj sat for a moment in a meditative posture, gave darshan (a sacred sight), and then began to speak, “Although the Vritti of the eyes is formless, when it encounters a visible object, it…

Asserted Topics: Key Points: Explanation: The devotees were engaged in discussions about Bhagwan, and the topic of divine and demonical souls arose. They discussed how divine souls naturally become devotees of Bhagwan, while demonical souls inevitably turn away from Bhagwan. At that point, Chimanravji asked Maharaj, “Maharaj, is there any…

Asserted Topics: The extent of power held by kaal (time) and karma (deeds). Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Chimnaraavji of Vadodara posed a question. “Maharaj, at the time of the first pralaykaal (final dissolution), souls merged into maya while in a karan sharir (causal body). Later, during the period…

Asserted Topics: The nature of firm ashray (refuge). Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj instructed the assembly to pose challenging and intricate questions. Accordingly, Muktanand Swami asked a question inspired by the verse:daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā | māmeva ye prapadyante māyām etāṃ taranti te ||In this verse,…

Asserted Topics: The practice of Yog for internalizing the murti of Bhagwan. Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Muktanand Swami begins by asking a question: “What is the single technique that a devotee, following the path of devotion to Bhagwan, should adopt to encompass all means of spiritual attainment?” Maharaj…

Asserted Topics: Who is worthy of becoming a leader in Satsang (holy fellowship)? Key Points: Explanation: In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj directly questioned the leading Santo and devotees regarding the ideal characteristics of a leader in our Uddhav Sampradaya (holy fellowship). He explained that a true Ekantik Bhakt (single-minded devotee) should…

Asserted Topics: Understanding God as He is and the method for this realization. Key Points: Key Points: In this Vachanamrut, Kandas Patel from Buva asks Maharaj, “How does one win the pleasure of God?” In response, Maharaj says, “God is pleased if one does not commit any offense against Him.”…

Asserted Topics: Nirvikalp Samadhi Key Points: Key Points: In this Vachanamrut, Shobharam Shastri from Vadodara asked Maharaj, “O Maharaj! When a mumukshu (seeker of liberation) attains Nirvikalp Samadhi, they transcend the gunas (attributes of Maya) and become an Ekantik Bhakt (single-minded devotee of God). But what happens to someone who…