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Asserted Topics: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut Māharāj has explained how a devotee should perceive the act of worshiping God. Māharāj states that everyone desires to worship the God, but there is a difference in understanding (decisions, determination) among individuals. Being a devotee of God implies having the desire…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation This Vachanāmrut is about the analogy of half-burnt wood. One who does not have a fervor for God or the devotees of God in his heart cannot even grasp their virtues; the state of his inner-self is said by Maharaj to be like half-burnt wood.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Gopalanand Swami asks Shriji Maharaj, “Oh Maharaj! How can one’s devotion, along with righteousness, intensify?” Maharaj responds, stating that there are four methods to enhance the strength of devotion: a sacred place, a favorable time, virtuous deeds, and the company of saints.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation The Vachanamrut discusses the impression of desires in the mind and their awakening in the heart. To seat the impression of desires in the mind means that the entrenched desires in the mind arouse corresponding latent desires in the heart. For example, when there is…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation The Vachanāmrut juxtaposes two types of devotees, emphasizing the superiority of service-oriented ones. Serving God and His saints is a path to salvation. Another such path is not betraying or causing harm to anyone, especially God’s devotees. While both paths are beneficial, conflicts sometimes arise…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Every embodied being cannot subsist without the influence of the five sensory objects. Whether one is a devotee, a non-devotee, or a liberated soul (mukta), they cannot remain unaffected by these sensory stimuli. However, there’s a distinction in their indulgence. This Vachanāmrut categorizes the sensory…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation The term ‘Ashray’ (refuge) is multi-faceted: Ashray: A place of rest, like a home. Ashray: A nurturer or guardian, similar to parents for children. Ashray: A protector for those who seek shelter. Ashray: To uphold sacred symbols and practices, such as the Tilak, Chandalo, and…

Central Insights: Why, despite God being the source of endless happiness, are we so easily distracted by temporary worldly things? And even after discovering and connecting with God, who represents pure bliss, why do some of His followers still feel pain and sadness? Key Points: Explanation Bhagwan has designed the…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation Then, addressing the Santo, Shrījī Maharaj said, “Either you ask Me a question or I will ask you all a question.” Thereupon, the Santo said, ‘You may ask, Maharaj.” Then Shrījī Maharaj replies, “There is an individual who, despite having limited intellect, never refrains from…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanāmrut, Maharaj says that a person who, despite renouncing the world and adopting the garb of a renunciate, still finds attachment towards objects apart from the divine form of God, should be likened to a pauper standing before a wealthy individual. Here, Maharaj…

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 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 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 Vachanamrut, Muktaanand Swami asked Maharaj, “O Maharaj! What is called Savikalp Samadhi and what is called Nirvikalp Samadhi?” Shriji Maharaj replied, “One whose mind is engaged in the form of God does not have inauspicious desires, even if they are in a Savikalp…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this particular Vachanāmrutam, Nrusinhanand Swami has raised the question: ‘एकोोऽहंं बहु स्यांं प्रजाायेेय Ekoham Bahu Syam Prajayey; which means the one God became manifold during the time of creation. How should we interpret this? We consider God as having a form. Therefore, the interpretations…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In the assembly of santos and devotees, Vedantic Brahmins too were seated. Observing them, Shreeji Maharaj asked, ‘What would be the understanding of someone who claims that Vidhi and Nishedh are false… and only one supreme Brahm fills everything? Shankaracharya has indeed described the principle…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, five types of liberation are described in the verses: 1. Salokya 2. Sashti 3. Samipya 4. Sarupya 5. Ekatva. Why then, only four types of salvation are mentioned in Vachanamrut? The answer is that even if one attains the first four types…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation What is the essence of love towards God? In Vachanamrut 11, Maharaj describes the nature of love as being in accordance with the desires of the one who is loved. It is characteristic of love not to forsake the will of the beloved. Similarly, in…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, Gopalanand Swami asks a question regarding whether God is formless or with form. Some Vedantists claim that God has no form and prach such Shruties to support their view, while others, such as Narad, Shuk, Sanakadi, who are great devotees of God,…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation In this Vachanamrut, the question arises: Why does Akash undergo dissolution? To clarify this, it is stated that Akash has two forms: Shreeji Maharaj emphasizestheclarity inunderstandingthat while physical Akash undergoes creation and dissolution, Chidakash, the spiritual Akash, is eternal and does not experience such changes.…

Central Insights: Key Points: Explanation This Vachanamrut discusses the propensities of devotees of the God. First and foremost, understanding what a propensity is will be beneficial. Each individual lives their life in a unique manner. In Satsang, everyone aims for spiritual progress, and each person has a distinct path to…