A thoughtful person does not wish to commit sin. Because the result of sin is sorrow. And no living being desires sorrow. Even knowing that swadharma is beneficial and paradharma is terrifying, why does one not engage in swadharma? And why does one commit sin? Here, the meaning of the term 'anichchhan' is the renunciation of the desire to commit sin. The desire to commit sin does not arise from within any person. Because everyone knows that the fruit of sin is sorrow. And yet, everyone commits it. The desire to commit sin is not from within the jiva. The inner desire is to perform punya if possible. Such is the desire. Yet, they commit sin. So what is its reason? It is kamana. They do not know that sin lies in kamana. Not in mere desire. By having certain wrong kamana for this world, one engages in sin. And one cannot give up kamana. Suppose one has a desire for a car, say a BMW, then one cannot stop it. And if one gives it up, lets it go, then family members will nag them, saying, "What kind of person are you?" You are worthless. So-and-so bought it, even though they earn less than us. Who instigates them to sin? The desires for bhog in this world are called kamana in the Gita. That one cannot give up these desires for bhog, one desires them. And along with that desire, the desire for sin comes as a karyavar. You get something in karyavar, don't you? When you bring a spouse, a lot of karyavar comes with them. Similarly, one holds these desires for bhog; everyone has desires for bhog. It's not that someone says, "We don't want bhog." There are desires for bhog. Therefore, one is forced to desire sin. The desire for sin. So Bhagwan said that Arjuna asked, "Atha ken prayukto'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → purush purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → Yet, one commits it. Baladiva niyojita. If you don't have a desire for something. Baladiva niyojita. If someone from home tells you, then you are forced to go. That is baladiva niyojita. Here, the meaning of the term 'anichchhan' is the renunciation of the desire to commit sin. Because one knows that the fruit of sin is sorrow. But one does not renounce the desire for bhog and sangrah, and its result is sorrow, its result. One does not even understand this. That desiring bhog and this is paprup. It is not paprup, but it causes sin. The desire for bhog cannot be called paprup if it is innocent bhog. And if one does it while remaining within one's dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Because bhog is one of the four purusharthas. And sangrah is also considered a purushartha as long as it is within limits. Why? Is sangrah considered a purushartha or not? Why? It is necessary for the kalyan of one's own atma. If that were the case, then only wealthy people would achieve atmakalyan. The more one has accumulated, the greater the kalyan, not by spending it. Sangrah. Maharaj's command is that householders should accumulate wealth according to their annual income and accumulate four bundles (of grain). Dhan is called a purushartha. It is indeed called a purushartha. Bhagwan said dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → But it is not sin. We have to say that if bhog and sangrah are within limits and by innocent means, then it is not sin. Why is it not punya? It is not punya either. Someone might say that Guru Guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → So it is not punya. But it is not sin either. If it is within limits. So, how can we differentiate whether we bought a BMW out of kamana or as part of purushartha? Status matters. If it was bought according to one's status, then it is not called sin. One must pay attention to how one earns. With the help of a bank. It has been taken with the help of a bank. Even if it's taken with the help of a bank, there's no problem. One still has to pay it back, right? But if it came from committing sin, then that causes sin. It is said, "papam charati purush purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → If sin somehow gets mixed in, like small streams joining a main river, if a stream of sin has joined, then that is called sin. Otherwise, it is not called sin. Swami, that Warren Buffett, he himself lives in an old house from 50-60 years ago, uses an old car, and uses that old button-phone. Then that is. It is considered good. It is welcomed, it is considered good, and they are not doing anything wrong. And the donation he has made is a very large donation. He is considered such a great donor, like the great donors who have become prominent in our history. He doesn't know Bhagwan, that's why. Like us, his center is not Bhagwan, but it is still considered good. Swami, if a satsangi satsangi A person who practises satsang. Tap to open in glossary → mandir mandir Temple. Sacred Hindu place of worship. Tap to open in glossary → So it's good that they don't do that. And they know how to manage it, but we don't know how to manage it like that. So if they do a little, if they do as much as we need, then there's no problem. So all those donors do good, it is said they do good. A bhagat has a question, Swami, what is the basic difference between ichchha and kamana? They appear to be the same. Ichchha is common. Desire for kalyan is also called ichchha, and desire for bhog is also called ichchha. That is common, so there is no big problem with that. But ichchha is always relative. Desire for what? So if one has a desire for kalyan, it is not considered paprup. Even if one has a desire for bhog, it is not considered paprup. But in this, Bhagwan has said in the Gita, "Ken prayukto'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → purush purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → It stops some from sin. But the desire for bhog and sangrah is unlimited. A person is not satisfied with these two. There is no satisfaction at all with sangrah. And there is no satisfaction with bhog either. So, its unlimited desire provides inspiration for this. So, from that, walking on the path of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So, for that reason, it inspires them. Swamiji's question is that just as bhogechchha becomes the nimitta of sin, what is the nimitta of bhogechchha and how can it be removed? The nimitta of bhogechchha is vasana. Bhogechchha arises, our desire for bhog arises from vasana. The nimitta of vasana is previous samskaras, that we have experienced a lot of bhog. That's why we have the desire, its samskaras have been imprinted. And those samskaras also push us onto the path of sin. Sometimes the desires for bhog are not fulfilled. And the desire for bhog can never be fully satisfied for anyone. If we have received enough, then seeing someone else, one immediately desires it. If someone is ahead of us in bhog, then one desires it. So there is no such nimitta for it, it is not limited, there are no limitations at all. So one desires it. When there is too much desire, one gets the inspiration for sin. If there is more desire for sangrah and more desire for bhog, then one gets the inspiration for sin. Just as Arjuna asked, "Atha ken prayukto'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → Prayukto'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. Tap to open in glossary → purush purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → Then, in one's antahkaran, a voice comes that says, "You are doing wrong." But that voice is so clear, so distinct, yet the person suppresses it and acts. So whose voice is that? That voice is of one's own jivatma, of truth, in their heart. Actually, what Maharaj said is very easy to understand. I like it very much. That 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 → kusang kusang The association of an evil person. Tap to open in glossary → So the voice that comes is 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 such a ringing sound is of sin. And that 'too-too' sound, that is. So the voice is indeed its own. The voice that stops us from sin, Maharaj said that 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 → kusang kusang The association of an evil person. Tap to open in glossary → Believing this is very easy and good, and it helps us understand quickly, and it helps us all stop. And it is a fact, it is reality. Swami, so what can a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj has very clearly said in this, "How does the inner 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 → kusang kusang The association of an evil person. Tap to open in glossary → kusang kusang The association of an evil person. Tap to open in glossary → The more 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 → And one should reduce kusang kusang The association of an evil person. Tap to open in glossary → kusang kusang The association of an evil person. 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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