Because it is very dear to me or because it creates great love for me, the intellect that is focused solely on attaining me, meaning the ultimate goal or purpose, becomes the destroyer of all sins. Therefore, by strengthening the purpose of attaining me, Nishkam 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 → In this, whatever is possible to do, should be done. The intention should be just this: 'Through this, I want to please God.' And through this, I may attain God. All spiritual endeavors are good. None is superior or inferior. There are difficult and easy ones. Some spiritual endeavors are difficult and some are easy. Whatever fits us well is called our 'ang' (natural inclination). And finding one's 'ang' is as difficult as finding God. Because if this is found, God is attained directly. But one does not find one's own 'ang'. One finds everyone else's 'ang', like 'these people are like this, like that, like that.' Vishwamangal Swami dozes off during the discourse. That is easily noticed. But one's own 'ang' is not found. If one's own 'ang' is not found, then God is also not attained. Once the 'ang' is found, one has found God, provided one uses that 'ang' properly. We had this earlier, right? What? One's core, one's core quality is called one's 'ang'. And if it is used for God, then it is called 'ang'. Then one attains God. Then nothing else is mentioned. Regarding performing austerities, it is said, 'Atha ashakto'si' (If you are unable), if you are unable, then do this. But this person has no free time to find his own 'ang'. He is busy with all other complications. So he keeps doing everything else. 'Who am I and what am I interested in? What is my passion?' And how to use that passion for God? He has no free time for that. Others are busy counting this, this, and this. That's why this happens. The path to God is not difficult. What? The path to God is not difficult. This person's intention is wrong. There is no intention at all. 'I want to go to God.' If the service of God's devotees is performed with a selfless attitude, which we shall call selfless service yoga, then that too, by giving rise to pure devotion, is an independent means of attaining the Supreme Soul. In the Gita, then no other spiritual endeavor is needed. Whether it happens or not, if it happens, it's good; if not, it doesn't matter. Just one is enough. In the Gita, it is called an independent means. To attain God. It is said in the Gita itself. Not just what is said in the Gita, Maharaj has also said it. Selfless service yoga is an independent means. Just one is enough to cross over. Even if one knows nothing else. And many such people have existed. In our tradition, most of them were like that. Nayan Bhagat and others had nothing else, just service, and they crossed over. Kothari Swami and all of them. It is said in the Gita itself, but making a decision is very difficult. There is no decision at any time. They cannot do anything. 'Samadhau na vidhiyate' (concentration of mind is not attained). What? One's own mind is attached. Maharaj, in the Gita, God gave that very reason, right? 'Bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam' (To those attached to enjoyment and power) His attachment is elsewhere, 'He is doing better than me, he is doing better than me, so let me do that, he is doing it, so let me do it, he is achieving it, so let me achieve it.' 'Bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam tayapahrta-cetasam' (To those attached to enjoyment and power, whose minds are carried away by that), it has stolen his soul, it has drained the life out of his soul. This. What someone else is doing and how happy someone has become, that has stolen the consciousness of his soul. Therefore, he cannot make his own decision. God said the same in the Gita, and also explained why he cannot do it. What does 'Bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam' mean? Seeing others' good fortune, seeing others' good fortune, making decisions without examining one's own depth. Without examining one's own depth. That brother, Vishwamangal Swami, sits in admissions, so he gets a lot of fame. All the boys follow him around all day like bees around a beehive. Now, if I want them to follow me, what should I do? Throw a stone at the honey, and then it will follow you. So bhogaisvarya, that is called bhogaisvarya, seeing the benefit someone else gets, this person starts salivating. And he doesn't want to do anything. So that is called 'Bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam tayapahrta-cetasam'. It has drained his energy. It has stolen his soul, his soul from me. So then 'Samadhau na vidhiyate'. He cannot achieve that. He cannot make a decision to walk uprightly. Then, if that happens, if he himself doesn't walk uprightly, he starts trying to correct others, like 'Yogeshwar Bhai, why is Vishwamangal Swami not walking uprightly? We should all gather and straighten him out. What does he think of himself? What do you think of yourself, brother? We will show you. Somehow, we will show you.' Do you know how to show or not? You know it very well. God has given you intellect, so you will definitely show. Yes, indeed. 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