Maharaj says, "Among the spiritual practices related to dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So, if there is nishkam-panu (desirelessness), then all spiritual practices related to dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Here we might wonder, why has Maharaj given more importance to nishkam-panu? And why not to the other vows? There are five vows: nirlobh (greedlessness), nirman (pridelessness), etc. While in Sanatan Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → satya satya Truth. Tap to open in glossary → In Sanatan Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Why did Maharaj give importance to this? This is the key form. While in Sanatan Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → satya satya Truth. Tap to open in glossary → So, the resolution to that is that just as the flaw of kama (lust) is associated with the creation of the universe, the others are not so associated. Therefore, it is extremely difficult for the jiva to separate itself from kama. Furthermore, greed, taste, etc., as well as truth, non-violence, non-possessiveness, etc., are only... Those flaws are not the cause of creation. God has placed this flaw in creation. Therefore, one cannot separate from it. One should not remain subservient to it. So, maintaining a balance is very difficult. So Maharaj [said], if this balance, the balance of this one is maintained, then the balance of the others will come. The thing... For example, there is food. Food can be both a flaw and a help on the path of moksha. Because the body is sustained by it. And the path of moksha is sustained by the body. So... It is also considered helpful. And... If it is distorted... Then it becomes a flaw for him. So, keep it balanced. Among the inner enemies... There is a division, right? First, the inner enemies created by the individual. The individual creates them himself. Jealousy, envy... All of those... Are called man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → And... Some are said to be God-made. Enemies like kama are God-made. God placed them in creation. To keep creation running. So, it... What is God-made cannot be eradicated. Only this much can happen: it can be controlled. It cannot be eradicated. And if it is man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → Aham-mamatva (ego and possessiveness) can be eradicated. Because it is not a causal factor in creation. There is a reason for it. So Maharaj laid more emphasis on this. You cannot remove it completely. And you cannot become subservient to it either. Otherwise... If you completely eliminate taste... Then... Life... It is not that livelihood will be lost. Greed, pride... Even if you completely oppose them, life goes on. And this... Is the only one like that. Maharaj said that it is in the form of dhatu (essential element), right? As long as dhatu is not present in the body... It will not function. Then there is no path to moksha either. If the body does not function, then moksha is also not possible. So Maharaj... Thinks very deeply... Then this happens. Otherwise, others... In Sanatan Dharmas... Ahimsa is given more importance. Among the God-made, there is kama, and is there any other such flaw? Only one. Then there are its branches and sub-branches. Pride is not considered God-made. Pride. Maharaj... Said pride is a great enemy. And the most... Laid emphasis on it, but still it is not called God-made. It is not related to creation. It is not that without pride, creation will not function. There is nothing like that. Creation and body are said to be one, meaning the body will not function. It is not like that. Furthermore, greed, taste, etc., as well as truth, non-violence, non-possessiveness, etc., are only in the human body. While the agitation of kama is experienced by the entire creation. So... It is also the seed form of creation. And it is also that which leads to hell. And... Still, God kept its arrangement. That one can become nishkam. So, that is very difficult. And if one acquires that art... Then the art of controlling all those other inner enemies is acquired. And from what does that art come? Then... Moksha... There must be a hunger for mumukshuta (desire for liberation). It comes only if there is a hunger for moksha, otherwise it does not. Otherwise, one makes any excuse. One takes support of it. One who feels the hunger for moksha... Then, no matter how difficult it is, he does it. Furthermore, greed, taste, etc., as well as truth, non-violence, non-possessiveness, etc., are only in the human body. While the agitation of kama is experienced by the entire creation. Therefore, the flaw of kama... "Dharmaviruddho kamo'ham." God has... Called it His own vibhuti (divine manifestation). "Dharmaviruddho lobho'ham"... "...mano'ham" - He did not say that. "Dharmaviruddho kamo'ham." God called that His own vibhuti. So, what does that mean? Dharmaviruddho kamo. It would have been better if you had studied a little Sanskrit. What does it mean? The boundary of 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 → Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Kama. It should not be contrary to dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Then God called it a vibhuti. He has called it His own vibhuti. So, His own vibhuti is considered respectable, right? So, dharmaviruddho kamo. God never said anywhere in the Gita, "Dharmaviruddho lobho'ham." Dharmaviruddho... "...mano'ham," taste, affection - He never said that. In this one only, God said, "Dharmaviruddho kamo." So... If someone thinks it is God's vibhuti, they might plunge into it. So, it is difficult. So Maharaj said, if one controls this one... Then... Other flaws get controlled. Control does not happen on its own. But... If in this, he... Acquires the art, then the art of this is much more difficult than all others. Then the art of conquering other flaws is acquired. Conquering this one is very difficult. Furthermore, greed, taste, etc., as well as truth, non-violence, non-possessiveness, etc., are only in the human body. While the agitation of kama is experienced by the entire creation. Creation, the entire creation. Trees, leaves, animals, birds, everyone. In this one, God has caught the entire creation by its tuft of hair. In this one only, He caught the tuft of hair of the entire creation. In others, greed and such other things are not there. Pride and such... Those exist which are related to this, otherwise nothing else. Based on this. So, this is the root of all of them. So, brahmacharya is said to be brahma-svarup svarup A physical form. Tap to open in glossary → If brahmacharya is observed perfectly... Then he [attains] God's form; brahma-svarup svarup A physical form. Tap to open in glossary → God's... Brahmacharya. Gunatitanand Swami said its root is also... "Nijatmanam brahmarupam dehatrayavilakshanam" (Identify oneself as Brahman, distinct from the three bodies). As long as one considers oneself as the body, it does not go away. As long as one considers oneself as the body, it does not go away. As long as one believes "I am a woman, I am a man man Mind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas. Tap to open in glossary → Until then, it remains. Its demand remains. Leaving both of those aside, if one considers oneself... As brahma-rup rup A sight. One of the panch-vishays. Rup is the physical element of tej, and is perceived by the eyes. Rup reveals the appearance of all objects, and resides in all objects in a small form, and changes as objects change. Tap to open in glossary → Then, only by taking the support of brahma-rup rup A sight. One of the panch-vishays. Rup is the physical element of tej, and is perceived by the eyes. Rup reveals the appearance of all objects, and resides in all objects in a small form, and changes as objects change. Tap to open in glossary → There is no other support. While the agitation of kama is experienced by the entire creation. Therefore, the flaw of kama is the cause of creation, the cause of birth and death. From that perspective alone, nishkam-panu becomes the main cause of kalyan. It becomes the root of kalyan. Therefore, nishkam-panu is difficult, and being naturally associated with creation... In the Yoga Sutras, etc., prominence is indeed given to all of these; all of them are directed, saying... Yamas are five: ahimsa, satya satya Truth. Tap to open in glossary → Aparigraha. Those are given to all. But everyone else laid the emphasis on other things. Maharaj laid the emphasis on this. In Buddhism, in Jainism... Yamas are present in all of them, right? To practice aparigraha, and tastelessness, pridelessness - all of that is there. But they all gave more importance to ahimsa. Maharaj gave more importance to nishkam. Why has He done so? Maharaj's... This way and that way, everyone went. It is written in Gunatitanand Swami's talks, once when there was a famine of rats, the rats thrived. Rats... Thrived, so they thought, "Just as sometimes when there is a good year, we get good jewelry made," householders have this tendency, right, that we... Get heavy jewelry made. Similarly, during the rat famine, the rats also thought, "This time is good for us..." "...so let us do some work that will benefit us permanently." So they asked, "Who is our enemy?" The answer was, "Cats." "So eliminate them. This time we are capable of doing so." And even if a few of us die, we will still fight... "...eliminate them this time." So they held a meeting. They held a meeting and put a proposal to everyone, "We want to eliminate them, we must all do teamwork." "Eliminate them, and everyone take up their respective roles." So some weak rat must have said, "We will eat the tail." Someone said, "We will eat the legs, stomach, this..." But nobody even mentioned the mouth. Nobody said, "I will directly attack the mouth." It was not like that. So Swaminarayan Bhagwan did this. Until now, everyone was like, some said by eating the tail, some said by doing that, attacking the stomach, doing that, at the legs and ears... ...clinging all the way up to there. But nobody attacked the mouth. Maharaj attacked the mouth. To eliminate the cat. It is like that, see... In all sampradays, there is emphasis on different things. But Maharaj's emphasis is on this. Brother, consider Sanatan Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Then all of these are indeed given, right? In the Yoga Sutras and... Jain Jain A follower of Jainism – the non-Vedic religion of India propagating strict ahinsã, tyãg, and karmas as being the only factor responsible for creation and the continuing unfolding events and activities of the world. According to Jain philosophy, karmas themselves can grant their own rewards. Therefore, Bhagvãn is not a necessary element of their philosophy. Tap to open in glossary → All of them have some or other, a little bit... ...such prohibitive injunctions; these are called prohibitive injunctions, right? The other is called prescriptive injunction. Is this called prohibitive injunction or not? And in that, they considered it primary. But Maharaj [considered] this. Because this is a rat famine, not a cat famine. Since this creation came into existence, there has been a rat famine. Everyone says, "Come, let us eliminate it somewhere." But nobody was talking about eliminating this. This is it. Because of this, the flaw of kama is the cause of creation, the cause of birth and death. 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