It is not that He is large-hearted only to be pleased with those who perform devotion with many rituals, and not with the poor. Even if a poor person, with faith, offers simple things like water, leaves, etc., He is still pleased. And a true devotee is one who, even if a chronic illness affects his body, he gets no food to eat, or faces any amount of misery and hardship, still maintains his upasana, bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Oh. A true devotee means? A true, a true resolve. A true resolve to please God. We do it every day, praying, "God, please be pleased," but still He isn't. We have already told Him, "Be as pleased as You want to be." When have we ever said no? Don't we tell Him this every day? Vishwamangal Swami always keeps the door open every day. Sometimes, it is even open at night. "And be as pleased as You want to be. When have we ever said no?" Have you ever said no to anyone? Did you say no to being pleased, brother? Huh? Did you say no to anyone being pleased? Vishwamangal Swami says, "Don't be pleased with me, at least for these two days." These are holidays. If You get pleased, You might drag me back to the office. Maharaj asks, "What is a true resolve?" A chronic illness strikes, and insult occurs. No food is available. Or even if extreme circumstances arise, he does not remain idle. Even if extreme convenience comes, he does not remain idle. That means his devotion still grows stronger. It does not decrease. Then that is his true resolve. That is why Maharaj said he is a true devotee. Whose resolve is true? His resolve is true. Until then, it is a weak resolve. We have already said no, and we have told Him, even written it down for Him, "Be as pleased as You want to be, as much as You want." No restrictions at all. [coughing] And a true devotee is one who, even if a chronic illness affects his body, he gets no food to eat, or faces any amount of misery and hardship, still does not waver even slightly from his upasana, bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → You were saying that, right? Like, suppose there is a requirement of a thousand, and... a requirement of ten thousand, and one gets nine thousand, then does he still have a chance to please God? Does he? Huh? Does he or not? He does. It is said he does even more. If there is a resolve, then yes. "But if his devotion grows stronger, he is called a true devotee." That means it is called a true resolve to please Him. Even then, he does not waver even slightly from his upasana, bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Then Rajbai asked a question, "O Maharaj, by which virtues are You pleased, and by which flaws are You displeased?" Then Maharaj said, "These are the flaws of speech. If there is a resolve in the heart to please Us by behaving in a special way, it should be told to Us once. If you say, 'Maharaj, I will behave like this,' but then repeatedly harp on the same thing, that is not liked. Bringing bad logic against Our words is not liked. Once one knows Us as God, then there is no question of bad logic. Therefore, bad logic against Our words whoever does that has no faith in Our divinity. Speaking in between without being asked to speak. Leaving auspicious actions to God, saying, 'If God makes me do it, I will do it,' is not liked. That is not a matter of fate; we have to do it. Also, making grunting sounds of agreement is not liked. One who does not know his own spiritual inclination in his speech, meaning he does not know what his inclination is and how to speak accordingly, and like this... speaking does not just mean speaking here. Behaving. Behaving. Maharaj says if one holds onto and behaves according to his inclination, then his inclination is strengthened. If he doesn't even know, how can it be strengthened? Meaning, not knowing what his inclination is and how to speak accordingly, and fumbling around like this, is not liked. Keeping shame or laziness in devotion to God is not liked. Also, any kind of ego regarding one's virtues is not liked. Also, not sitting where it is appropriate for him in the assembly, and sitting either too far forward or backward, is not liked. In both cases, there is self-exhibition, so it is not liked. A woman behaving with modesty is liked. Looking here and there while having darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → We beat him with a stick. One who does not have darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → Not being able to speak does not just mean speaking. Not doing. Not being able to practice. Like we discussed yesterday. King Dasharath, did he want to send Ram to the forest? Not at all. Did he want to practice such behavior? Did he want to become the cause, the instrument for Ram to go to the forest? Still, he went. And what was the excuse? Ram went to the forest due to King Dasharath's word. Ram went to the forest due to King Dasharath's word. That was the excuse. So was that Dasharath's wish? Then why did it happen? He was suppressed. He did that being suppressed by someone. He did that being suppressed by Kaikeyi. Bharatji was not suppressed. Bharatji was not suppressed; he made it clear. "This cannot be. This is not King Dasharath's order at all. And I do not accept it. This is Kaikeyi's order." So that was not to be accepted, so he was not suppressed at all. Bhishma Pitamah and Dronacharya and all of them. In the story of Mahabharat, it was beautifully described, right? Draupadi asked a very sharp question. "Is this called dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → adharma adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → Adharma Adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → Adharma Adharma Unrighteousness. Immorality. Sin. The opposite of dharma, which causes dharma to decline. Tap to open in glossary → Uttam Uttam Highest. Best. Superior. 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