We should investigate where that happiness comes from. To recognize happiness, before desiring happiness, shouldn't we first recognize what happiness is? Where do we get happiness from? Does happiness come from performing seva? Does happiness come from independence? Does happiness come from singing bhajans? Rules and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj has analyzed all of this in the 13th Vachanamrut. Maharaj says, "We do not feel the burden of jnan and vairagya. We do not feel the burden of sadhdharma." So, what does that mean? It means that not as much happiness comes from those as comes from 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 → But still, Maharaj has pointed out where there is more happiness in comparison. We have not yet pointed out where there is more happiness. After pointing it out, then perform the endeavors to attain it. So Maharaj says that for such a person, the best of the best five sensory pleasures of this world become worse than the worst, even worse than that. If that is pointed out. Maharaj says, "When we naturally enjoy sensory pleasures, we do not think much about it. But when we experience defeat in any of these worldly pleasures, then we think of this." That cuts down all that defeat. When the vision goes towards the happiness of God, then all of this becomes completely insignificant. Now, what is the happiness in Akshardham that comes directly into calculation? We can directly understand in comparison that what is not here is in Akshardham. Everything that is not here is in Akshardham. More favorability. The greatest happiness of all, what are we talking about right now? In power and in having things go one's way. For them, everything goes their way. Because they do not clash with each other. His wish, whatever he desires, that mukta mukta Free. Released. A liberated soul. A resident of any dhãm of Bhagvãn who has been freed from life in the lower loks to a more spiritually elevated state. There are varying levels of muktas: the muktas of Badrikãshram, Shvet-Dvip, Vaikunth, and Golok. The highest level of mukta, akshar- mukta, has attained ultimate kalyãn and is free from the bondage of Mãyã and the cycle of births and deaths. [Sãrangpur – 17]. Tap to open in glossary → Independence is due to the influence of God. It is due to the upasana of God. So, the happiness they have there is not of worldly pleasures. There are divine pleasures of God's bliss. Divine pleasures of bliss. "To know what holds the ultimate happiness, it is extremely necessary to recognize happiness. Then, one must recognize its increasing or decreasing intensity. Then, one must know its insignificance or abundance." "And to know all of that, we must have a true understanding of its opposite, which is misery, its intensity, quantity, etc." What are the things that are favorable to me right now? And what are the things that are unfavorable to me right now? When one compares both equally, then one understands what is called happiness and what is called misery. Then, desire happiness, not misery. Misery, on the other hand, comes like a 'buy one, get one free' deal, doesn't it? It is a byproduct. It comes forcibly. But happiness is of two types: perishable and imperishable. The happiness of God is imperishable. And perishable happiness belongs to this world. When did we experience the happiness of God? When did we experience the happiness of 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 → How many years has it been since you became a sadhu? 20. How many? 20. Has it been 20? So, when did you experience the happiness of 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 → It must be coming, but then it must be slipping away. When did you perceive the happiness of 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 → 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 → And did Hariswarup Swami ever experience it or not? Yes? When did you experience the happiness of 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 → The happiness of 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 → 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 → 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 → In 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 → 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 → What does it mean to experience the happiness of 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 → So that too is 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 → 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 → If a good thing sticks, it is fine; if a weak thing sticks, it becomes a problem. If a good thing about God sticks to one's soul, then one feels great joy. If joy comes, then the happiness of 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 → One enjoys performing seva. One enjoys performing seva. One enjoys performing seva of God. What is the characteristic of something that one enjoys very much, enjoys very much? You enjoy performing seva very much, you enjoy discourses very much, you enjoy something else very much. So, how do you know that you enjoyed it? What is its characteristic? One does not get tired. One does not get tired, does not get tired. One does not get tired. That is one, what is the second? Then, one remembers it often. Then, one remembers. If one remembers it often, then one must have enjoyed it. It comes to mind naturally; without enjoying it, it would not come to mind at all. If one remembers it with effort, then that... Is called an endeavor. Is called an endeavor; it means one did not enjoy it. But if it comes to mind naturally and often, like, "Oh! That was great. That was a great menu," doesn't it come to mind? So, does anyone make a program to remember it? Why does that menu come to mind? Because one enjoyed it. The more one enjoyed it, the more intensely one remembers it. So, if one enjoyed 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 → When I was there in Rajkot and we used to sing bhajans, I still remember that now. We performed so many purashcharans and this is how it used to happen, and bhajans used to happen like this. We used to perform seva in this way. Don't we often get excited? Yes? The talk of the granary, doesn't the excitement of the granary rise in us? The excitement of the place and stomach rises. So, what was that? It means happiness had come. And if a person gets excited, it is said that happiness has come. In the same way, one should get excited about 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 → 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 → If one has performed 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 → And as long as the excitement does not rise, one has not enjoyed it. As long as one has not enjoyed it, what would one remember? So, recognize happiness. Recognize the happiness of God. We enjoy it very much while doing it, and after doing it, we enjoy it even more. So, that means happiness has come. One enjoys performing seva while doing it, and then, when we stop performing seva, one should remember the seva very much, like, "Oh! That time has gone, 'tehi no dina gatah'." It should happen like that, then... when they performed 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 → If one remembers, then it is said that the happiness of 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 → 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 → What is the happiness of seva like? That is favorite, favorite. It is called favorite. One does not get tired, and then remembers, "That was great fun. It was very good for our soul." I benefited a lot from this. I benefited a lot in my life. Everything turned out favorable for me, look. Wherever I went, it turned out favorable for me. When I went to Junagadh, then I remember Junagadh for a lifetime, that I benefited a lot from there. From there I came to Rajkot and took up seva in Rajkot, so that benefited me a lot, I still remember that I benefited a lot. From there, then I went abroad, so I benefited a lot. Benefit keeps happening. One should see it oneself, if something becomes better, then one sees it. Do you see it or not, that when I was studying here, studying in the eighth grade, I was like this, and compared to that, now that I have become an engineer, I have benefited a lot in intellect? One should see oneself as better. One should see oneself as better. If one examines the past, one should see oneself as better, like, "Yes, we benefited compared to that." So, one must have enjoyed it. If one benefits, then of course one enjoys it, right? Or not? If one does not benefit, then confusion arises. One feels great grief. "And to know all of that, we must have a true understanding of its opposite, which is misery, its intensity, quantity, etc. If we do not know the happiness and misery of this world and their pillars, then thoughts cannot settle in our heart, and we cannot become eligible for happiness. Just as a doctor or engineer's..." Happiness and bliss, misery and... then what is beyond that? When happiness becomes extreme, then it is called bliss. If extreme happiness occurs, then it is called bliss. And the form of extreme bliss is God Himself personified; there is happiness in 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 → 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