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Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Muktanand Swami posed a question to Maharaj, quoting the shloka from “Maniratnamala“: “जितं जगत् केन मनो हि येन” (jitaṃ jagat kena mano hi yena), meaning “He who conquers his mind conquers the world.” He asked how one can recognize that the mind…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Swayamprakashanand Swami asked a question: How does a devotee develop intense love for God’s Murti? This question is quite complex. Love can be of two types: mutual and one-sided. Swami asked a significant question, addressing one-sided love. Maharaj responded by explaining the…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Swayamprakashanand Swami asked Shreeji Maharaj, “Maharaj, one devotee performs direct worship of God with various physical materials, and another performs mental worship with imagined materials. Who is superior among the two?” Shreeji Maharaj replied, “If someone worships God with intense love to…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: This Vachanamrut focuses on the clear identification of Atma and Anatma. Swayamprakashanand Swami asked a question: “Maharaj, how can we clearly understand the distinction between Atma and Anatma so that we do not confuse them as one?” Maharaj replied that whether it is understood through…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Muktanand Swami asked Maharaj a question regarding the powerful single method for eradicating Vasana (worldly desires or impressions). Maharaj replied that Bhakti (devotion) accompanied by the knowledge of God’s greatness is the ultimate means to eradicate all Vasana. Initially, Maharaj explains the…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Nityanand Swami asked how the other two Avastha reside within one Avastha. Before answering this question, Shreeji Maharaj clarified that the state in which the Jeev enjoys the objects of senses is called Avastha. Avastha means ‘state or position.’ However, merely stating…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, it is mentioned in the first canto of the Bhagwat that Sut Purani narrated the story of Bhagwat to Sanakadik Rishis in Naimisharanya Kshetra. The Sanakadik Rishis had prayed to Brahmaji, requesting a suitable place for their thousand-year-long session. Brahmaji gave them…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: This Vachanamrut is about the nature of jealousy. Chaitanyanand Swami asked the question, “What is the nature of jealousy?” Shreeji Maharaj replied that ego in one’s heart gives rise to jealousy, and the characteristic of jealousy is such that when someone superior is honored, the…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Muktanand Swami asks a question: “Oh Maharaj! What is the reason for the prevalence of the Yugadharm (properties of different times or eras) in the heart of a person?” Maharaj replies that the reason is the Gunas (the three attributes of Maya).…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj, accompanied by a group of Santo, arrived at the village of Khambhada from Kundal. There, Maharaj addressed the villagers. In this world, there are two types of people: Dharmi and Adharmi. Dharmi people abstain from sins like theft, adultery, slander, and…

Central Insights: Main Points: Commentary: This Vachanamrut is about effort and God’s grace. Maharaj explains the extent to which one’s effort contributes to one’s Salvation and the role of God’s grace. Muktanand Swami asked, “Maharaj, It is said in the scriptures that one achieves his ultimate goal by Purush Prayatna…