There is no need to renounce things, time, or circumstances received as a result of karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → that attachment is only in our mind, in reality, it does not exist. Another thing is that one's own true self cannot be renounced in any way. Just as a blazing fire cannot renounce heat and light, and that which is not ours cannot be renounced either. For example, there are many things in the world, but saying that we want to renounce them is not possible, because those things are not ours to begin with. Therefore, renunciation only applies to that which is not actually ours, yet we have assumed it to be ours. We have falsely assumed it to be ours. We might have assumed this institution to be ours, we might have assumed some person to be ours, we might have assumed some object to be ours, in reality, they are not ours. God has not created them for us. He has created them for His own existence. Sometimes we are given things to use, so we should make good use of them. They are not ours. If one believes this and accepts reality, then one's attachment decreases. Otherwise, attachment does not decrease. Whose attachment decreases? Whose? If one wants to, it decreases. If attachment does not bother oneself, then it does not decrease. For example, there are many things in the world, but saying that we want to renounce them is not possible, because those things are not ours to begin with. Therefore, renunciation only applies to that which is not actually ours, yet we have assumed it to be ours. It is only possible to renounce such things. Free from attachment. How should a renouncer free from attachment be? Free from attachment. Brahmanand Swami built the entire temple of Vadtal, and Maharaj said, "Come with us," so he left. He sent someone else to collect the bag. How free from attachment such a person is! Nothing at all. And yet, he did better than everyone else. Maharaj built the Gadhada temple, and Brahmanand Swami built the Vadtal temple, so the Vadtal temple ranks higher. He did that. He did better than Maharaj, in terms of architecture and everything. But still, no delay in being free. That is called being free from attachment, renouncing attachment. Brahmanand Swami built the best temple, so did he not have the desire for the fruit that it should be the best temple? Did he not have the desire for the fruit that it should be the best temple? Maharaj would be pleased. Maharaj would be pleased. "If I do the best and pour all my energy into it, Maharaj will be pleased," and Maharaj indeed was pleased. That is the fruit. If there is any other fruit besides pleasing God, then it is called desire. If the desire is to please God, then it is not called desire. Worldly things are not ours, yet we have assumed them to be ours, so we only have to renounce this belief of ownership. When a duty comes before a person, they should perform it with alertness and promptness, renouncing the fruit and attachment. This is the end of duty. In karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → But one should not think that some work is big and some work is small. One should not think like that. Sitting on the seat and giving a discourse is considered very great, and preparing the food offering is considered lower quality. And temple cleaning is considered even lower quality than that. Washing dishes is even lower. Like Jenil is doing now, saying, "I am washing dishes." So that is our assumption. If done to please God, then any action can be done to please God. In karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → But one should not think that some work is big and some work is small. Because where there is no personal connection with the action and its fruit, the connection is only with pleasing God. It connects with what is done to please Him. For this action, it does not happen that this action is big or this action is small. The only connection is, how pleased will He be? If He is highly pleased, then that action is considered big. And if He is slightly pleased, then that action is considered small, that is how it is done. But from the world's perspective, if many people follow this action, then from their perspective, but from God's perspective, it is nothing big. If He is pleased more or less, then based on that, the action changes again. Will He be less pleased or more pleased? If God needs it, if God needs that particular thing, and if one does it, then God—Lord Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → so He told Arjuna, "You do it." So how was the work from Arjuna's perspective? Terrible. "Why do You engage me in this terrible action, O Keshava?" Why in such terrible action, why not give me high class, high quality work? So I will make it for you now. So it was a terrible action. But Lord Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → so He was not pleased with anyone else as much as him. So sometimes God needs it, sometimes satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → sometimes some devotee of God needs it, so if one does it immediately, then that becomes a vessel of greater pleasure. All actions are equal, but sometimes this is needed. Because where there is no personal connection with the action and its fruit, the connection is only with what is done to please Him. Attachment is formed from one's own perspective, and pleasure is derived from God's perspective. If it is important from God's perspective, then God is more pleased, and if it is more important from one's own perspective, if one has memorized it, then attachment to it increases, pleasure does not increase. "This is right and this is not right," if one has decided so, then one definitely gets attached; one gets attached to what one considers right. And one does not get attached to what one does not consider right. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details