Swaminarayan Hare. Then Maharaj says, "To contemplate with the mind upon the discourse that has been heard, discarding whatever is fit to be discarded and accepting whatever is fit to be accepted, is called manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Just as when a person eats, they consume solid, coarse food into their stomach, but a process begins in the stomach. It softens all solid substances and turns them into a liquid nutrient. Then, no solidity remains, and if it cannot be converted into nutrient fluid, it is arranged to be expelled through the excretory system. Similarly, by repeatedly repeating and contemplating the meanings captured in one's thoughts through listening, a life essence is prepared for living a spiritual life. In the Shri Bhashya, manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Repeat it again and again. Memorize it by heart and repeat it repeatedly. So that this superficial meaning is attained by him. This superficial meaning. And after attaining this superficial meaning, perform deep inquiry. Like that. So, not everyone has the capacity to perform deep inquiry. Therefore, Maharaj said just this. That if one has had darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj went this way in the scriptures. And in this way, the devotees performed puja, in this way they offered food to Maharaj, Maharaj spoke like this, then Maharaj went to another village and there it was like this. If nothing else is understood, then understand at least that much. Today, they were reciting those question-answers of the Vachanamrut, right? So, I too have taken that vow, right? So, I was contemplating upon it. So, it is very nice. That how many times we turn it over in our mind, much depends on that. Thereafter, whatever capacity one has in one's intellect, one accepts that much for one's own liberation. If water is passing over the earth like this, then what happens? The earth absorbs according to its capacity. The rest flows away. Similarly, Maharaj says to accept whatever suits one's own nature, and leave the rest for other devotees. In that way. So, our duty is to repeat it as much as possible. Do it once, twice, five times, 25 times, 100 times, 1000 times. Do that. Repeat it, and that means manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → And in this, there is not much... in the Vachanamrut, those Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → So, in that, manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Thus, in the Shri Bhashya, in the Purvapaksha and Laghusiddhanta, this has been debated extensively. The opponent said, "No, if it means this..." Ramanujacharya does not even give an opinion on that, that's it. 'Svadhyayo adhyetavyah' means memorize the Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → Perform svadhyaya. We do perform svadhyaya, don't we? We all perform svadhyaya, right? We perform puja and we read scriptures, that is called svadhyaya. But there is a difference between reading and memorizing by heart. In reading, it just passes superficially. Sometimes our mind is not even there. We don't even know what we read. But if one repeats what is memorized by heart, the mind cannot wander elsewhere. The mind cannot wander that much. If the mind wanders elsewhere, then the repetition stops. Therefore, the Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → insisted upon. That the whole thing should be memorized by heart and repeated a little. To keep it memorized, to keep it permanently, to keep it until the last breath, repetition is necessary. Otherwise, it will not remain memorized. So, only if one keeps repeating it daily will it remain. Otherwise, one forgets. Therefore, its repetition is attained along with the meaning. Memorizing by heart is the command. 'Shrotavyo mantavyah'. 'Adhyetavyah' instead of 'shrotavyah'. 'Svadhyayo adhyetavyah'. 'Adhyetavyah'. 'Svadhyayo' means the Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → Nothing else is much needed. In the beginning, even if one does not know what this means or what that means, there is no need for that. And 'adhyetavyah' means to memorize by heart. 'Svadhyaya' means the Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → Is the repetition manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Not nididhyas. Nididhyas is that which from it... when he is repeating, the mind also extracts a little from it, like, "This is useful for me. This I can do. This I cannot do." That decision happens automatically. If water is flowing over the ground, the ground does not say to the water, "You stop, and then I will drink." It drinks from the flowing water as much as it needs to drink. And the rest of the water flows away. Similarly, while manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → If there is a feeling of respect. We do feel respect, don't we? That this is Maharaj's speech, and it is useful for us, for the liberation of our soul. If there is such respect, then from it, a little by little, daily, its meaning becomes clear in the intellect automatically. Because this is Gujarati. If it were Sanskrit and Vedic Vedic From the Veds. Tap to open in glossary → Then, putting it into practice is nididhyas. Vedanta is not to be studied. In that very atmosphere, when that atmosphere is created, the atmosphere of Vedanta is created, and from it, automatically, according to one's capacity and one's soul, one accepts that much. And it is not studied in a single day, even if one memorizes it by heart. So, very nice principles have been established. That even if until the last breath, one has attained the realization of the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → shravan shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Even then, he should. 'Avanani manishinam'. 'Manishi' means those who have attained realization. And those who have performed the inquiry of the Vedas very well. This Shri Bhashya and all, like the Purvabhaga and Uttarabhaga, Purva Mimansa and Uttara Mimansa, even if one has performed the inquiry very well, still, one has to recite it. Keep performing shravan shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Until the last breath. Until the last breath. Until then, so that it remains well memorized by heart, if done in childhood, to keep it memorized, one has to keep repeating it. And keep doing it. Then, it will greatly reinforce his upasana or constant remembrance. It keeps it more and more clear. And keeps it clear. And if one leaves it, it becomes stagnant. Then it is lost. There is no middle way, that it remains as it is, that no change occurs, neither moving forward nor backward, it is not like that. Shravan Shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Nididhyas means practical. By repeatedly repeating and contemplating the meanings captured in one's thoughts through listening, a life essence is prepared for living a spiritual life. Which, through constant contemplation, has become decisive. In which, to discard Until it becomes decisive, it is the process of manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → Then, when it is put into practice, it is the process of nididhyas. Which, through constant contemplation, has become decisive. In which, to discard means one's own Maharaj has said the same in that Vachanamrut, in the 30th Vachanamrut of Gadhada I, right? The sting of thoughts affects and does not affect. So, what is the cause of that, and what is the remedy to avoid the thoughts related to rajogun at that time? Maharaj said that in this, the discourses of God that take place, one should contemplate upon them intently. Then the thoughts of the mind, the bad ones, all thoughts of the mind stop. And all of rajogun is eliminated. Even if one performs tens of millions of other endeavors, it will not happen. And if one contemplates intently in this way, then he attains intense vairagya. And attains constant remembrance of the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → This is to contemplate intently. To contemplate intently means to think of this, then another, then another, a second time, a third time, a fourth time, a fifth time, thus contemplating intently. Based on that, we found the chain. The chain, those titles were given by the old sadhus a long time ago. It appeared in the old Sadvidya. Tribhuvanbhai had sent the titles. They must have been written. Then we must have obtained them from somewhere. We obtained them all through research. Then we memorized them. So, it is very beneficial. And taking this Vachanamrut as the basis. More and more. Maharaj has said in two or three places, right? That one should keep a chain of divine actions. Of divine actions. Not to let the mind remain idle. And Maharaj says to remember the darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → So, the chain of darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → That, "What he said is not true, this is true." So, what kind of manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → So much that difference of opinion remains. So, what kind of manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → So, this Vachanamrut. The Vachanamrut contains only question-answers. Now, we are doing these question-answers, so there is nothing else, Maharaj's questions. And whose other discourse can be said to be like Maharaj's discourse? So, if that is contemplated upon, then is it not the same? So, then keep the titles like that. Then, these question-answers were made later, recently. In what was written there, in the titles, in what we wrote as contemplation on the Vachanamrut, we tried to extract some points and all. So, we extracted them now. Which, through constant contemplation, has become decisive. In which, to discard means one's own discarding whatever does not suit one's nature, and accepting whatever suits one's nature, giving it a decisive form for one's life, preparing and presenting it, is here called the process of manan manan To think about. Contemplation. To mentally think over a talk, and to discard parts of the talk which are not needed and to retain the parts of the talk which are useful. Tap to open in glossary → AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. 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