At the time of death of this physical body, we leave this body and get a new body depending on what we remember at that time. Like how we remove the old dress and wear a new dress based on our choice. Liberated souls reach God as they remember God…
30. God Takes Over You If You Give Him A Chance
When Maharaj was going through forests, before entering Gujarat he was passing a village named Polarpur near Bhimnath. There was a house in the outskirts. Maharaj went and sat on the outside sit-over stone (kind of sofa made of stone.) The old person of the house came out and said,…
29. Can We Achieve Ultimate Good Before Death?
Yes. We can achieve ultimate good before our death by having extreme attachment to God and single-minded Saints. The attachment should be so strong that the time factor should not be able to destroy it. Gopis had ultimate attachment to Lord Krishna, and it brought them their ultimate good. Gopis…
28. Attach To Present Family As You Would Attach To Previous-life Family
Kashidas Bhai of Bochasan asked Maharaj, “Maharaj, Saints whose only duty is to worship God could have unbreakable meditation on God. But how could the householders who have lot of distractions have unbreakable meditation on God?” Maharaj replied, “Remembering God or not is not decided by the distractions one face.…
27. Snatch The OpportunitiesThat Break Your Attachments
How can we break material attachments? There are many ways to break the attachments to things other than God. When Dhruv’s step-mother told him, “You cannot sit on your father’s lap unless you are born out of my womb,” he immediately snatched that opportunity and went to forest to get…
26. Freeing From Causal Body
In Kariyani Vachanamrut 12, Maharaj mentioned that our body is composed of three layers, one containing the other: Physical body, Subtle body, and Causal body. Physical body is the body composed of five basic elements: Earth (bones, skin, etc.,), Water (blood and other fluids), Fire (digestive system), Air (oxygen), and…
25. Understanding Moh (Enchantment)
There is a difference between Moh (Enchantment or Infatuation) and ignorance. If you explain something good to an ignorant person, he accepts his mistake and changes himself. If you explain something good to an enchanted (Mohit) person, he accepts whatever you say, but doesn’t change himself. Maharaj Dhrutarashtra had intense…
24. You Are What You Decide
Maharaj said that anyone could overcome the roots of Lust and Anger only if he has the understanding like King Janak. Why did not Maharaj take the name of Lord Shiva or Lord Brahma. Whose knowledge is complete. King Janak’s knowledge? or Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva, Parasar’s knowledge is complete?…
23. Always See Divinity In God’s Human Pastimes
A devotee of God should always see divinity in human pastimes of God. In divine pastimes, anyhow we see divinity. When Garudji was called to free Lord Ram from Nagastra (weapon-of-snakes), Garudji came from Vaikunth and freed Lord Ram and Lakshman. After the incident, Garudji doubted on Lord Ram by…
22. Only A Saint Can Sow The Seed Of Maharaj
Shankaracharya believes in Nirakar (God without form). Ramanujacharya believes in Sakar (God with form). Why is the difference when both had same sources i.e. Vedas? It is because Shankaracharya’s Guru believed in Nirakar form of God. Ramanujacharya’s Guru believed in the Sakar form of God. Guru is the one who…
21. Devotion vs Loving God
What is the difference between performing devotion to God and actually loving God? Offering food to Maharaj, chanting the names of God, performing Puja of God, and serving God are all actions representing devotion to God. Loving God is different. If the father has only one son, he cannot live…
20. Worshiping With Worldly Desires Shakes Your Faith
Jeeva Bhai of Jaska village asked Nityanand Swami, “Swami, how do we strengthen our faith in Maharaj?” Nityanand Swami replied, “If we do Satsang by leaving the Kusang, then we gradually develop firm faith in Maharaj.” Maharaj replied, “If you do Satsang for your ultimate good, your faith would be…
19. Real Reason Of Worldly Desires Is Kusang
Kakabhai asked a question to Nityanand Swami, “Swami, what is that thing that drives us towards worldly desires, and what is that thing that drives us towards Maharaj?” Nityanand Swami replied, “The thing that drives us towards worldly desires is our mind. The thing that drives us towards Maharaj is…
18. Satsang Wins In The Fight With Kusang
Sadgun Swami asked, “Swami, among Satsang and Kusang, which is the strongest?” Let us say there is a fight between Satsang and Kusang. Who wins? Let us also say both Satang and Kusang are equally strong. Does Satsang win or does Kusang? Maharaj said that Satsang always wins over Kusang.…
17. Ignorance Is Not Innocence
Nishkulanand Swami’s “Kalyan-Nirnay” scripture explains a beautiful case: Let us say there is a fake Saint, and a real devotee submits to him. The fake Saint is so clever that he hides his pretense and makes sure that it is never revealed. The real devotee does sincere worship of the…
16. Don’t End Up In Fake Saint By Doubting A Real Saint
When Bhagubhai of Bhadran asked Maharaj, “Maharaj, how does a soul achieve its ultimate good. How could it be free from the cycle of birth and death and reach Akshardham?” Maharaj replied, “God comes to earth in two forms: As a Saint or as a King.” Not all kings are…
15. Virtues Define A Saint.Not Opulence
Gunatitanand Swami said that virtues define God and a Saint. Not opulence. Demons too had opulence. Demon Hiranyakasipu was an Antaryami. If anyone in his kingdom chanted “Narayana”, he would at once know and punish them severely. When we were in Rajkot Gurukul, we used to take children on a…
14. How Did Rahu-Ketu Become Immortal?
The churning of the ocean was performed by the combined efforts of demigods and demons. They divided all the precious things that came out of the effort equally until the ultimate drink of immortality – the nectar was brought out by Lord Dhanvantari in a golden bowl. The demons immediately…
13. Four Types Of Devotees
In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna mentioned that there exist four types of devotees. 1. Devotee in distress 2. Devotee with desires. 3. Devotee with inquisitive mind 4. Devotee with knowledge. Among them, Lord Krishna said that Devotees with knowledge is very dear to Him. All the four types have extreme…
12. God’s Path Is A Guaranteed Path
Eternally in all our lives (past and present) we had been rolling in worldly affairs and we became the master of it. Only in this life we got into Godly affairs. Does it take eternal time to remove all our worldly stains as we were eternally in it? No. Like…
10. Learn To Reject The By-Products Of Devotion
As we progress on devotional path, we gain many prosperous benefits, opulence, capabilities (siddhis) like Vachan-Siddhi (whatever you say would happen), ability to see future, etc., These are the by-products of your devotion. Some examples: Vyapakanand Swami made a dead horse alive by transferring the soul of a mosquito. Bringing…