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Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Shriji Maharaj specifically discusses the relationship between God, the jīva (soul), and the world, describing it as a sharir-shariri relationship. God is the shariri (soul), and the jīva and the world are His sharir (body). Maharaj raises an internal question: there must…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this discourse, the question posed is about the process of creation and dissolution of space. Maharaj explains the method and clarifies that physical space and the all-encompassing chidākāśa are different. Only physical space undergoes creation and dissolution; chidākāśa is eternal and does not undergo…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Shriji Maharaj uses the example of the Bhagvat to discuss the terminology used in scriptures. Scriptures sometimes describe God as having form (Sagun), and at other times as formless (Nirgun). This can lead the reader to mistakenly perceive God as being material…

Central Insights: Key Points: Virtues of a satpurush (true saint) are manifested in a seeker only when the seeker maintains divine intellect towards the satpurush and feels remorse for his own flaws and insignificance. Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj asks the saints if there are any such true saints who…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Māharāj says: “In Samvat 1869 whenever I entered Samādhi, it seemed as though I traveled to Purushottam-puri and resided within the idol of Jagannathji. Through the eyes of that idol, I saw everyone, including the devotion and deceit of the priest.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Shriji Maharaj posed a question: What is the definition of dharma? Provide an answer according to the scriptures. Even the violent kings who came for refuge would neither kill a living being nor allow others to kill. Thus, those who sought refuge…

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 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 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: 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…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Shreeji Māharāj says that The extent of a person’s vairāgya and understanding, can be measured only when he encounters vishays (object of five senses), or in times of hardship, but not otherwise. That being so, what can be said about situations of…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Surā khāchar says that when a devotee of God is born in a household, Seventy-one generations of that household attain salvation. But, many in that family may even be enemies of Bhagvãn and His saints. In what way do they attain salvation?…

Central Insights: 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 sacred vows, regardless of what the situation is, and can…

Central Insights: 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 firm conviction to negate Dharma are Asur (Evil). Shreeji…

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…