How drainage converts itself to Ganga? There is a Surdas poem: ek nadiyaa ek naal kahaavat mailo hI neer bharo | jab dou milakar ek baran bhaI surasarI naam paro || ek jIv ek brahma kahaave sUr shyaam jhagaro | ab kI ber moMhe paar utaaro nahiM pan jaat Taro…

Lord Krishna mentioned in 12th chapter of 11th canto of Srimad Bhagwat that, “I don’t submit myself to those who perform Yoga, Yagna (fire sacrifices), Vrat (fast), Daan (donations), Tap (penance), Dhyan (meditation) like the way I submit myself to the association with Saints and Saintly devotees (i.e. Satsang).” What…

Saint is better than Dharma, Gnan, Vairagya, and Bhakti Nishkulanand Swami asks, “Other than a Saint who will tell us the real ways of being happy?” Does Dharma, Gnan, Vairagya, and Bhakti make us happy or sad? They make us happy. Then how is that only Saint could make us…

Lord Krishna mentioned in 12th chapter of 11th canto of Srimad Bhagwat that, “I don’t submit myself to those who perform Yoga, Yagna (fire sacrifices), Vrat (fast), Daan (donations), Tap (penance), Dhyan (meditation) like the way I submit myself to the association with Saints and Saintly devotees (i.e. Satsang).” What…

Nishkulanand Swami clearly separates the line between real-Saint and fake-Saint. From outside fake-Saint looks exactly like a real-Saint and works exactly like a real-Saint. If there is an external difference between a real and fake Saint, it would be easier to differentiate between them. Unfortunately, they are the same from…

Do we enjoy doing service to God ? Do we enjoy doing service or do we find it difficult? We find it difficult. While doing service we find it difficult if someone hurt our ego. The householders earn money. Do they enjoy doing it or do they find it difficult?…

Quality of forgiveness If you can bear anything bad that occurred to you because of others, then you possess the quality of forgiveness. Earth bears so much even if it is drilled and squeezed for resources. Thus, the Earth possess the quality of forgiveness. If someone insults us what would…

Barometer of knowledge The greatest blessings of Maharaj are the divine words of Maharaj. Among all the people in this world, think of how many people got the opportunity to come across the divine words of Maharaj? It is very rare someone would get such an opportunity. We are so…

Who has the taste for Dharma? The devotee of God doesn’t like worldly happiness and bodily happiness. He never acts against Dharma and Maharaj’s instructions. He has the taste for Dharma in every activity he performs. He always desire to follow the instructions of Maharaj and His Saint. He strongly…

Direct-devotion is complete How was Nand-Santos devotion? If you see the lives of Nand-Santo, they had beyond-the-world experience with the Lord. Narayan Bhagat used to say that all the activities of Shastriji Maharaj had some sparkle of Maharaj. It is also said in Gunatitanand Swami Ni Vato that the life…

Direct devotion is very sensitive Scriptures say that women should see their husbands as their direct God, and disciples should see their Guru as their direct God. At the same time, husbands and Gurus should not think that they are in fact God. Most of the times the husband or…

There is a difference between Mansi Puja (Indirect worship) and direct worship of God. In Mansi Puja we offer the food we like to God. Everything is done based on our taste. If God is really present here with you, then? Do we say, “Maharaj, I like it very much.…

Difference between Seva and devotion Devotional activities are of nine types. The focus of devotion is divided among these nine types of activities. While Seva is of only one type. The focus of Seva is only to please Maharaj. Devotion could be done even if you have interests in other…

Nishkulanand Swami says that, “Whoever has cultivated pure detachment has nothing else remaining in the path of liberation. Pure detachment is like a sharp sword that helps in discarding the world. With a blink of the eye it discards all relations except God.” Nishkulanand Swami says that a devotee can…

We never leave enjoyments There are 84 Lakh different forms of life in this world of which some could walk (on Earth), some could fly (in sky), some could swim (in fluids), and some could stand still (plants, tree etc.). The number of births taken by a soul is uncountable.…

No quality is greater than detachment Shri Nishkulanand Swami says that even if all the hundreds of good qualities come together, they can never reach the power of Vairagya (detachment). Why is that? Even if we have all those hundreds of good qualities, they can’t keep you with God. If…

Detachment is the inner eye Scriptures say that Vairagya (detachment) is the inside eye. What does that eye see? What should we see with that eye? The inside eye sees the sorrow. No one else other than detached people could see sorrow in the world. Sage Patanjali says in Yoga…

Lord Ram’s detachment Today morning is the coronation ceremony of Lord Ramchandra. The same morning, He had to go forest for fourteen years. There was not even a slightest change in the Lord’s words, thoughts, or deeds even by such a drastic change of situation. He was not surprised by…

Sorrow is the manifestation of attachments Nishkulanand Swami says that the detached person is the happiest because he is always facing towards God. He derives happiness only from the Murti of God. The one who doesn’t like being detached and has lot of hunger towards the world can’t get attached…

Who is called Nirmohi As per Nishkulanand Swami, who is a Nirmohi (person without infatuation)? There is a beautiful incident from the scripture Purushottam Prakash. One day, all the Saints went to Maharaj and said, “Maharaj, we will only preach to men even if they are wearing a Saree, but…