And the foolish ones think, "Why doesn't God manifest any power?" But God acts by concealing his power for the salvation of the jivas. And if he reveals his greatness, even the universe would not be visible. Then what to speak of the jiva? Similarly, one who has a firm conviction in God, along with his glory, in their heart, is not capable of being bound by time, 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 → One who knows God in essence has nothing left to do. So, they attain firm conviction, extremely firm conviction. If it were so, then there was a sentence from Maharaj that Maharaj is like this. But he attains extremely firm conviction in essence. What does it mean to know in essence? Distinct from others. Huh? Distinct from other tattvas. Huh? To know the greatness of God. Yes, brother, in essence, how do you know in essence? Maharaj is in this 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 → Opulence. Yes, tell me. What does it mean to know in essence? It means to know the greatness of God. To know the power of God. To know the influence of God. To know the subtlety of God. God's subtlety, God's pervasiveness, that's what it means, especially subtlety and pervasiveness. Maharaj mentioned two or three things. Greatness. To know greatness. To know subtlety, subtlety. To know its causality. To know its purity. That which is subtle is the cause. And the cause. Is pure. Is pervasive in action. So, it is stronger than each one. Then it is the illuminator. It is the controller. All of that is said to be in the conscious, while in the other, all of this is in the unconscious. And whatever is the cause of something, it is greater than that. That which is subtle is great. That which is subtle is great. It is great. Then it is very powerful. Each one is very powerful. And it is the cause, it is the controller. So, all the great purushas and pradhan purushas, whatever is their cause, that is also their controller. And it is also more powerful than them. And it is more influential than them. So, everyone said. When one knows that, then one attains conviction in essence. Maharaj mentioned five or six points. But the characteristics of one with extremely firm conviction that were mentioned are also considered the means. The characteristic and the means are one. To do that for me means to attain conviction in essence for me. Ignorance affects people. The passion to change one's nature and disposition arises. I want to change my nature. First, one identifies their own nature. And then one develops a passion to change their own nature. Then there is a passion for serving God and God's devotees. And what else was said? God performs Katha, Varta, Kirtan Kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Tap to open in glossary → Bhajan Bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → Bhajan Bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → Then, even if he has that conviction, it becomes a firm conviction, an extremely firm conviction. If one were to define conviction, what would it be? It doesn't involve characteristics or glory. The attachment that 'this is mine' is the definition of conviction. Swaminarayan Bhagwan is mine. Not everyone's. The attachment that 'it is mine alone' is called conviction. You haven't heard that series, have you? Whose series is it? To know this thing is called knowing. This is a book, a mare, a mic, to know all of it. It is called knowing. So, after knowing, if there is something small or big in it, that is called discernment. If it's separate, then it's fine, it's just called knowing. But if there are four or five books lying around, then this is Vachanamrut, these are Swami's talks, this is that. That is called knowing. But if all the things are of the same type, and you know the good and bad qualities among them, that is called discernment. If there is only one type of thing. And among them, some are college students, but they have so many marks, all of them are students. They are students of one class, science students. All those students, do they have any numbers or not? Huh? There are numbers in it, this is the first number and this is the last number. Then that is called discernment. That is called discernment. And after discernment, there is a difference. One passes with 35%, and the other gets 10 out of 10 points, he gets 100%. So, the difference in that is called glory. The difference is called glory. Rupee and dollar. What is its difference? Huh? 67 rupees. Yes, 67 rupees, so that much is called the glory of the dollar. What is the glory of the dollar in the dollar? What is its glory called? It is 67 times more powerful than that. The purchasing power is higher. How much more is the purchasing power of the dollar compared to the purchasing power of the rupee? Similarly, a person has the power to work. So, it is measured by a person's ability to work. That this person has the ability to do this much work. This Swamiji can only offer a thal. He cannot do anything else. So, his glory comes from that. What service can he render to Maharaj? Then that is called his glory. Glory. Huh? Discernment and glory. Discernment means just difference. He says, "This is this thing, and this is that thing." To know them separately is called discernment. To give it some value. Knowing and discernment. What will be the difference between the two? To differentiate is called discernment. Generally, to know that this is an object is called knowledge. If there is one and the same thing, to know the difference in it is called discernment. And to identify the difference distinctly is called glory. To sort is called discernment. If it's of this quality, put it there; if it's of that quality, put it there. That is called discernment. The matter of sorting. And to find the difference is called glory. So, it only happens if one side of each other is folded. In difference and discernment, the two are sorted by difference, but when sorting is done, after sorting, one sorts them, but one has not done a comparison. If one only sorts, that is called discernment, and if one compares. If there are two items of the same kind and one compares them, both are called currency. Rupee and dollar are both called currency. But if one compares them, that is called glory. This is a dollar, this is a rupee, and this is a pound, and if they are separated, that is called discernment. That is discernment. In discernment, one only has to identify. And in glory, one also has to compare. One identifies and then has to compare two things. Then that is called glory. And when one knows the glory, then one thinks that this glory is very good, this thing is very good, so I will bring it under my control. I will make it mine. That is called conviction. So, God is there, this was all about things. But if there are two people, two people, and they were also studying together in a village school, and then Narendra Modi becomes the PM. And in this village, he becomes the sarpanch. So what does the sarpanch try to do? Huh? What is he trying to do? He tries to connect with him in some way. We both studied together. And back then, I used to do his homework. When he hadn't written notes, I would write them for him. What is that an attempt at? To build a relationship. To build a relationship. I have a private relationship with him. To establish a private relationship with him. That is called conviction. Do you and Maharaj have any private relationship? Huh? Or not? Only you two understand that. No one else understands. Is there any such private relationship? Then he is said to have conviction. And if there is no private relationship, and they only maintain a general relationship. Then it is not called conviction. If there is a private relationship, then he goes to Delhi. Then both of them come to meet him immediately. Welcome, welcome. They make him sit on the sofa. If he goes to his house. He doesn't come to the airport to meet him. But if he has gone home. He sends a letter there saying that so-and-so, your classmate. Has come to meet. Then he says, "Yes, okay." Okay. Has he maintained any such private relationship with Maharaj? Not general. I went to his assembly to listen. So, a hundred thousand people came to listen. And he gave a very good discourse. I liked it very much. Then it is not called a private relationship. A private relationship means that you recognize me. Then it's a private relationship. But first, you apply for something like that. Then he says yes, okay to that relationship. So, what private relationship did you establish with Maharaj? Then that is called conviction. These are my relatives. He says that, right? What? If others know about the private relationship, it's fine. No problem, no problem. Yours. Huh? Huh? What did you say? What is he saying? It is called a private relationship. Maharaj has a problem with it. Whatever we want to bind. Whatever one wants to bind with Maharaj. The sentiment of master and servant is generally great. God has many servants. He has no problem with as many as there are. I am a servant of Swaminarayan, but if I become a servant of others, then it is not called a relationship. If you have two wives and one says, "I am your servant," and then she becomes a servant of another, then that is not called a private relationship. What is the meaning of becoming a servant? I am a servant of Swaminarayan Bhagwan. So what does that mean? I have taken a vow of milk. What does that mean? That. Nothing else. Nothing else. If I drink milk, then. Nothing else. I am also patting other things and also drinking this milk. So, one should take a vow of service. That you do devotion, you are a devotee. Devotee and God, that is a kind of relationship. Master and servant, that is a kind of relationship. Like that. Then that vow should be taken. Not that I drink milk. But I am observing a fast of milk. It's not that I serve Swaminarayan Bhagwan. But I have a vow to serve my Swaminarayan Bhagwan, it is a vow. Then you have to come to the airport to receive his service. When you go, does he come or not? Where does he come to the airport? He comes by plane to receive service. It is called a private relationship. A private relationship is called conviction. What is my relationship with Maharaj? We should decide on such a relationship. A relationship that fits and we can do. So, that is called conviction. It can be weak, firm, or extremely firm. If we have established an extremely firm relationship, then. He makes it like 'turiveg vantā jarīsā jaṭhānu diyantā uḍāṇu'. He doesn't stay in hand. If one has conviction in God and receives his current, then what hand remains? Maharaj said in the previous Vachanamrut that whoever has conviction in someone, their qualities naturally come into them, their qualities naturally come into them. The conviction of the lamp came to the eye, the relationship of the lamp came to the eye. Then the qualities of the lamp come into the eye, light comes. He quickly recognizes everything, oh my, oh my. Similarly, if one has conviction in Maharaj, then Maharaj's current should come. When Maharaj's qualities come, Maharaj's current should come. That. Then it is called conviction. Private relationship. You break with others, you connect and disconnect with someone, don't you? This relationship existed, so we broke it, and we connect this relationship. Like that. So, one should establish a private relationship with Maharaj. General relationship and private relationship. Modi Saheb is our PM, that is called a general relationship. Modi Saheb is my friend, he is my classmate. 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