What is the difference between a great saint and a true saint? What is meant by a great saint? If someone sits on a higher seat, is he a great saint? Even if a saint doesn’t have all saintly qualities, yet if many souls benefit from him then he is…
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55. A fake saint is very intelligent in faking the original
A fake saint very well knows how to be famous A fake saint very well knows the technique of becoming famous. He knows that greatness in this world doesn’t come unless he pushes the boundaries of his work to the extreme. Being good or bad doesn’t make one famous. A…
54. A wicked saint is already dead even if he is alive
We should get away from the wicked saint externally. We should also get away from the wicked saint internally from our mind. If we keep a wicked saint in our mind or thoughts, our mind will for sure be spoiled. A wicked saint should be considered dead. They are dead…
53. Get rid of wicked saint as soon as possible
In general, when we have the darshan of a saint, we will be blessed. But Nishkulanand Swami says that we should not just see the external appearance. Externally a person might look like a saint, but if he is under the influence of internal enemies like lust, self-admiration, miser, etc.,…
52. A saint knows “shame once gone is gone forever”
If we lose food, money, rich clothes, house, etc., we can get them back. It is said that time once lost is lost forever. Nishkulanand Swami says that we might get back time as well. Meaning, once we lose an opportunity, we might get it back. But shame once gone…
51. A saint doesn’t fight with internal enemies but escapes from them
Bhagwan Sri Krishna appeared on this earth and destroyed and swept away the demonic souls. But when Bhagwan left to His abode, even before the completion of His cremation, the demonic souls rose back to power and took away the wives of Sri Krishna. From the cremation spot, when Arjun…
50. A saint saves himself from internal enemies
Shreeji Maharaj appeared on this earth, hoisted His flag, and made internal enemies run for their life. He made all his saints and devotees stainless. In this world, He followed and made others follow beyond-the-world rules and regulations that surprised many great individuals of that time. Even today, the whole…
49. A saint closes all channels of contacting opposite-gender
A very powerful king conquers his enemies, punishes them, takes them under his control, and takes over their kingdom; His enemies would most certainly be afraid of such a king. Shreeji Maharaj is such a powerful king. Lust, anger, miser, addiction to delicious food, possessiveness, attachment to relatives, self-admiration, and…
48. We fall down the moment we think “I am special.”
For the one who considers himself great, Nishkulanand Swami says that even Bhagwan will not be able to help him improve his virtues. Shreeji Maharaj has said that “Even if you are a devotee as good as Sri Radhikaji, even if you are living in the divine abode of Bhagwan…
47. We don’t value Bhagwan’s love for us
Worldly love has two faults in it: selfishness and infatuation. Sometimes both selfishness and infatuation are present in a person with worldly love. At other times, only one is present: If selfishness is not present, infatuation will be present; if infatuation is not present, there will be selfishness. A dog,…
46. A fake saint does some work and considers himself great
In this world, some people can accomplish major tasks perfectly, but they may not be able to perform a small task with the same quality. For instance, a person may be able to cook good food for hundreds of people, but if he tries to cook for two or three…
45. A saint clearly knows the dividing line between himself and Bhagwan
Until we clearly know the difference between ourselves and Bhagwan, we will not have the glow of saintliness in us. Once, when Shreeji Maharaj was conducting a katha on firm faith, He said, “Before attaining firm faith, a soul glows like a firefly. As the soul begins to develop firm…
44. Qualities of unwanted people spread faster than qualities of single-minded devotees
Even after becoming part of satsang, we should continue to be always alert. Because, even if we are in satsang, we might get the bad and unwanted colors (qualities) of others. The colors (qualities) of satsang spread slowly in us, while the colors of unwanted people spread faster, even if…
43. Knowledge of Bhagwan and satsang is something to be acquired and kept secret
One of the main qualities of a saint is to understand the importance and greatness of Bhagwan and satsang. Without knowing the importance and greatness of Bhagwan and satsang, even if we obtain them, we will not be able to understand them. The important question now is: If we know…
41. Good intention without action is useless
One bad intention makes all good qualities and actions useless If the number “1” is alone, what is its value? One. If a “0” is next to a “1”, what is its value? Ten. A “0” without “1” has no value. A “1” without “0” can’t become ten. Their real…
40. A fool can never be a saint
If a person has all good qualities but is a fool, that makes him unsaintly even if he has all other saintly qualities. A saint or devotee should at least not be a fool. What is the meaning of foolishness? If we are unable to be thoughtful and intelligent, we…
39. A true saint competes with his own Guru or another true saint
Did we ever desire to be better than Gunatitanand Swami? Did we ever desire to at least become like Gunatitanand Swami? Should we have a desire to become like Muktanand Swami or Gopalanand Swami or Gunatitanand Swami? Is it wrong to have such a desire? A person should have a…
38. A true saint is always with a burning desire
Should a person desire to be great? Everyone should desire to be great. If there is no desire to be great, then how can someone be inspired to do great work? A person should desire to be great in his chosen path. If a person doesn’t desire to achieve something…
37. A saint accepts praise only to gain confidence on the chosen path
How much is it right to hear someone praising us? And how much is it wrong? Is someone praising us important? It depends on who is praising us. If an unsaintly person praises us, it is useless. If some saintly person praises us, it might help us to an extent.…
36. Self-admiring soul will support others until his self-admiration is not disturbed
Self-admiration and intelligence are two opposite poles; they are quite opposite to each other. Yet our self-admiration wants us to be shown as the most intelligent among everyone. Self-admiration makes us think “Everyone is intelligent, but I am extra intelligent.” Vasudevji and Devakiji represent intelligence and wisdom respectively, and Kans…
35. Self-admiration doesn’t go away even if we are very intelligent
It is said in the scriptures that Devakiji represents wisdom, Vasudevji represents intelligence, and Kans represents self-admiration. Devakiji was the sister of Kans. Even though Kans committed horrible crimes against her and her husband, can Devakiji disown Kans or cut her relationship with Kans? Can Devakiji ever say “Kans is…