That intellect, O Parth, by which one incorrectly understands dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → O Parth, the intellect by which one knows dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → Whatever the scriptures have prescribed as duty is dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Furthermore, that which leads to a good state in the next world is dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → To employ one's body, mind, wealth, capability, position, authority, strength, virtues, or any of one's special qualities in serving one's parents, elders, the aged, and gurus, in bringing happiness to others, and in striving for the welfare of others, is called dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Similarly, to properly utilize things that are considered one's own in performing other acts of benevolence is dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Contrary to this, to snatch away others' wealth, property, rights, position, and authority for one's own selfishness, pleasure, comfort, power, respect, and pride; to do harm or disservice to others; and to cause pain or trouble to others using one's body, mind, wealth, capability, position, authority, etc., which are considered one's own, is called adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → In reality, dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → What ought to be done and what ought not to be done is shown in the subsequent verse. Also, pravritti, nivritti, fear and fearlessness, bondage, and moksha, as described in the Sattvic intellect, should also be included here through the word 'eva'. Ayathavatprajanati. A person who cannot correctly identify duty and non-duty, or who does not maintain good intentions, will not be able to know dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → To recognize it before the result comes is called Sattvic intellect. If one recognizes it after the result comes, it is called Rajasic intellect. And if one still does not realize even after the result has come, it is called Tamasic. What is the major difference between Sattvic intellect and Rajasic intellect? What is the entire difference, Swamiji? What is the difference? One with a Sattvic intellect recognizes before the result comes and acts accordingly, whereas one with a Rajasic intellect may not recognize even when it happens. Priority order, order. It is not said that one with a Rajasic intellect does not perform righteous deeds. But what do they do, and how do they do it? Incorrectly. They do it, but they do not perform dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → How much weight to give to what, that is the priority order, what else do you call it? Priority. They do not give as much as is required in a matter. And they do the opposite. They reverse the priority order. They give more to one thing and less to another. In Tamasic intellect, the priority order is completely reversed. And in this, there is a lack of priority order. And in that, the priority order is correct. What is called time management? Time management. Giving time to do things as time permits. Priority order. Time management means priority management. Time is the same for everyone, as much as there is. There is no change in that. Then what is its management? Bringing afternoon to morning and morning to afternoon? What is its management? It is called time management, but what is its management? Does time change because of a person? Then? Giving time according to priority order. One manages time for whatever needs to be given priority. And if there is a second priority, they act accordingly, so they have managed time. And that is precisely the function of the intellect. The function of the intellect is not about doing or not doing. Once it plans, all these bodies perform actions through it. Actions are said to be of three types, right? Through mind, body, and speech; there are three types of actions. Vocal, mental, and physical. So where does the role of intellect come in? Where did the role of intellect come in there? In decision-making. Huh? In all three. In setting priorities. It sets the priorities and gives them to these three. So they perform the actions. Body, mind, and speech, three types of actions. Physical, vocal, and mental. Those three are called the three types of actions. Austerity (tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → tap tap Physical strictness. Penance. Enduring harsh weather (pronounced tup) conditions. Tap to open in glossary → So what is the role of intellect in that? The role of intellect is to do whatever needs to be done at the respective time. Thus, they are said to have managed time, and their intellect is called Sattvic. If they do not do it on time and then rush, that is not a Sattvic state. 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