Shri Haresh Swaminarayan Hare. On the sixth day of Shravan Shravan 1) To listen to talks of Bhagvãn through the ears. 2) The term also means the initial intake of gnãn from any of the outer indriyas. In this sense, darshan, intake of gnãn through the eyes, is also considered a form of shravan. However, the intake of gnãn through the process of shravan (listening) must be strengthened with manan (thinking) and nididhyãs (remember) if it is to lead to the sãkshãtkãr (realisation) of that gnãn. Tap to open in glossary → Vad Vad Dark half of a Hindu lunar month in which the moon is in its waning phase. The days falling between the day after Punam up to and including Amãs. Also called krishna paksh. Tap to open in glossary → Samvat Samvat The calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his victory 56 BCE. It is a lunar calendar based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar. The calendar most commonly used is the Kãrtiki Samvat, which begins on the first day of Kãrtik. However, the Vachanãmrut is written using the Ashãdhi Samvat, which begins on the first day of Ãshãdh. Tap to open in glossary → And everyone was wearing white clothes. And in front of his lotus-like face, a gathering of sadhus and devotees from various countries was seated. Then Shriji Maharaj said to all the paramhansas, "Listen, we will ask a question." One devotee of God is a renunciant, and by body, One devotee of God is a renunciant, and by body, he firmly observes all the vows. But in his heart, the desire to enjoy worldly pleasures is extremely strong. Yet, by body, he does not become corrupt; such is a renunciant. And the other devotee is a householder, and by body, he has contact with wealth and women, but in his heart, he is completely desireless. When both of them leave their bodies, what state will they attain? Will both attain the same state, or will there be a difference? Give a separate answer for each of them. Of both of them, Do both attain the same state, or do they attain a higher or lower state? What, what higher or lower state do they attain? If one is desireless, then the desire to enjoy Even if he is a householder, Huh? Even if he is a householder, he goes. And the renunciant? One does not go. So brother, you have weighed it less. . Yes, then Then Gopalanand Swami said, "When that renunciant leaves his body, he has a strong desire to enjoy worldly pleasures in his heart, so God will make him a great householder in the mortal world or in the celestial world." And he will attain excessive worldly pleasures, such as those described for the yogabhrashta in the Bhagavad Gita, and he will enjoy those pleasures in the celestial world. And that householder devotee, when he leaves his body, is desireless, so he will attain God's Brahmapur abode and reside at God's lotus feet. And the renunciant mentioned first, when he becomes satisfied after repeatedly enjoying worldly pleasures, then he will attain detachment from those pleasures and repent in his mind, Does one ever get satisfaction by enjoying worldly pleasures? Maharaj and Swami wrote that Maharaj wrote, 'If the earth were to split open to the netherworld, would it ever be filled?' So, you have written that Maharaj will be satisfied by enjoying worldly pleasures. So what should I understand? What should I understand? That he enjoys worldly pleasures for a long time, considering them to be happiness. Huh? One does not get satisfaction by enjoying for a long time. So, even if it's as much as the netherworld, we've been enjoying it for how many births, so where is the boredom? Huh? No one gets bored. One doesn't get bored of worldly pleasures; one gets bored of doing some service. Does anyone get bored of worldly pleasures? Huh? If one has to do service, one gets bored, thinking, 'Brother, this is the same service, I have become old now.' . Oh, he said. One does not get satisfaction from enjoying worldly pleasures. But he is a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. Tap to open in glossary → He is a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. Tap to open in glossary → So, and he has also become a householder. So, when the children hit him with sticks and his wife scolds him, he becomes firm that he will not come into this again. He won't go home a second time, so he'll be satisfied. He has a desire for liberation, so he wanted to go to God, but he was left behind. If he has sorrow in his mind, then he turns away from worldly pleasures. Huh? He turns back, otherwise he won't be satisfied. No one is satisfied by worldly pleasures. But in this specific situation, it happens. It happens in such a situation. If there is a desire for liberation and then the attainment of worldly pleasures. Then he feels in his mind, 'Oh, I will get bound in this, I will get stuck in this.' If he doesn't go to Maharaj, then he will want to turn back and be satisfied. If he wants to turn back, he will be satisfied. Otherwise, if he is a devotee of God, it's not that he doesn't like anything; everyone jumps into it. But if there is a desire for liberation and a desire to turn back, then one is satisfied. He feels, 'Oh, I have wasted a lot of time without Maharaj, so now I will go to Maharaj and return.' That's what he feels. It happens because of the desire for liberation, otherwise it wouldn't. And that householder devotee, when he leaves his body, is desireless, so he will attain God's Brahmapur abode and reside at God's lotus feet. And the renunciant mentioned first, when he becomes satisfied after repeatedly enjoying worldly pleasures, then he will attain detachment from those pleasures and repent in his mind, and he will worship God. Then, becoming desireless, he will go to God's abode. Then Shriji Maharaj said, "You have said it correctly. That is the answer." Then Muktanand Swami asked, "If one has such a strong desire, and one wishes to remove it, what means should one adopt to remove it?" What a wonderful question. And all those, what do you call them, are useful in the present time. This is an eternal question; one can use it anytime. Then Muktanand Swami asked, "If one has such a strong desire, and one wishes to remove it, what means should one adopt to remove it?" Many people have strong desires. But no one has the desire to remove them. Let it be for now. It's just getting fulfilled, so why should we try to remove it? If it doesn't happen, we'll remove it then. A renunciant might think, 'It's getting fulfilled for free, without any effort, so why should I remove it?' Then Shriji Maharaj said, "Just as Uka Khachar has developed an addiction to serving the sadhus, similarly, one who develops an addiction to serving God and God's sadhus, and cannot live even for a moment without it, cannot live without serving." It's not like he does it if you force him. But he cannot live without serving in his heart; he enjoys serving. He finds joy in serving. Then his desires, no matter how impure they are, Maharaj fulfills them. It's like a game of chauka patla. What did he say? Similarly, one who develops an addiction to serving God and God's sadhus, and cannot live even for a moment without it, then his inner self One cannot stay even for a moment. He cannot live even for a moment without serving. And if he cannot live even for a moment without it, then all the impure desires of his inner self are destroyed. Then Svayamprakashanand Swami asked, "O Maharaj, what is that means by which God becomes extremely pleased?" What kind of service is that? 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