Maharaj explains what 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 → The word 'Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) 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 → These are two words, right? One is 'Sat Sat 1) True. Real. 2) Permanent, imperishable and unchanging. Is unbound by the past, the present, and the future. Tap to open in glossary → Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → in the sense of attachment. In the sense of attachment. He got attached. That means he developed an attachment. But the adjective placed before it implies that attachment can happen to a bad place or a good place. Attachment to the good. Atmabuddhi in the good is called 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 → What did Maharaj say? There is no other spiritual endeavor like it. There is no other spiritual endeavor for liberation like it. Attachment to the good, not to all good things, but, to a specific person. It is good to have it in all good things. But until one develops attachment, Atmabuddhi, in one person, his path is not cleared. This is the method 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 → During Shriji Maharaj's time, there were Nityanand Swami, Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → If there is reverence for everyone, it does not increase that much. If one is attached to one, it increases. If one has Atmabuddhi in Gopalanand Swami, Muktanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. 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 → For one who believes 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 → these are the characteristics. What are the characteristics of a person? He must develop Atmabuddhi in it. He should focus more on it than on other spiritual endeavors. He should do other spiritual endeavors too, but he should focus more on this. When our Shastriji Maharaj was there, if we think about our lives, we had love for Swami, and he himself observed other rules and Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So, they would perform austerities from time to time, try to obey Maharaj's commands, do other spiritual endeavors, and do them with a desire for liberation. Still, the benefit gained from loving Swami was not gained from other spiritual endeavors. The benefit gained from having faith in Swami cannot be gained from other spiritual endeavors. I also feel that it is true that the faith we had in Swami brought us an all-round benefit that was not gained from the other. Therefore, Maharaj said 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 → Here Maharaj explains what 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 → Devanand Swami was his disciple, and in that lineage, Harinarayan Swami was a very capable saint, and let me say until recently, because in three places, that lineage of sadhus has continued well. The word 'Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → If there are great men of God and one is dry towards them, no matter how many spiritual endeavors one performs, it does not work, the work is not done. When our Shastriji Maharaj was there, they would say that there was not much with Swami, and they would strictly observe rules and Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → It is used in the sense of attachment. One meaning of 'Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) 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 → Those true entities are four, and among them, this kind of attachment. 'Sarvasangapaho mahan' is written in the Bhagavat. Other attachments do not break other attachments, but this attachment to the sadhu washes away all other attachments. One must have faith in him, and it washes away all other attachments. Even if one does not perform spiritual endeavors, it washes them away. Nan Bhagat and Vishnuhari Swami, their lives were such that they did not perform other spiritual endeavors like austerities to remove attachment. It washes them away. When the Gopis developed attachment to God, all of that was washed away. The flaws of the world were washed away, it washes them away. 'Sarvasangapaho' removes them all. 'Apahanti' means 'Apahaya'. 'Sangapaha'. 'Apahanti'. It cuts well, cuts other attachments into pieces. The meaning of 'Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → Attachment and Atmabuddhi. Maharaj interpreted it as Atmabuddhi, but he interpreted the word 'Sang Sang Company. Association. (pronounced sung) Tap to open in glossary → An example was given that just as if there is a king who is childless, and he gets a son in his old age, then the kind of attachment, Atmabuddhi, he develops for that son, if he develops such Atmabuddhi for a devotee of God, it is called 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 → Two stories that describe and enhance the glory 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 → It is said that Naradji once went to Vaikunth Vaikunth The dhãm of Vishnu, and Rãm Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → 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 → Naradji went there and said, 'O chameleon, tell me the glory 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 → Naradji said, 'Maharaj, why are you causing all of them to die? You tell me yourself.' Then God clarified, 'Narad, I am not causing them to die, I am explaining the glory 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 → just by having a moment 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 → Vaikunth Vaikunth The dhãm of Vishnu, and Rãm Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → ashram ashram 1) Stage of life. There are four ãshrams in total, each with their duties and responsibilities – brahm-chãrya, grahastha, vãnprasth, and sannyãs. 2) Hermitage. Place where tyãgis live. Tap to open in glossary → then Vishvamitrajji went to Vashishtha Muni Muni Sãdhu. Tap to open in glossary → ashram ashram 1) Stage of life. There are four ãshrams in total, each with their duties and responsibilities – brahm-chãrya, grahastha, vãnprasth, and sannyãs. 2) Hermitage. Place where tyãgis live. 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 → 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 → What happens in a moment 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, a moment 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 → Atmabuddhi. A moment of Atmabuddhi. If even a fraction of Atmabuddhi has come, then the earth rises. A moment means even less than a second. What 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 → his conduct becomes elevated. If even a little of this attachment happens, his conduct becomes elevated, which means the earth has risen. That is, if a certain fraction of that complete attachment happens, it yields a great result, and Maharaj has said this very thing through a verse. Just as this soul has Atmabuddhi in this body made of three humors—wind, bile, and phlegm—and has a sense of possessiveness towards son and wife, and a spirit of dedication in sacrifices, etc., and a sense of purity in the Ganga, etc., if such Atmabuddhi, dedication, possessiveness, and sense of purity are not directed towards the Satpurush of God, then he should be called not a human, but an ox and a donkey. He is equal to an ox and a donkey. Therefore, in the verse too, it is said to develop Atmabuddhi in the devotee of God. Both the ox and the donkey perform the maximum amount of hard work. There is no other animal, that performs as much hard work as the ox and the donkey. If it is a horse, it does not have that much hard work. It is somewhat restricted. The ox is yoked in the morning and unyoked only in the evening. And the donkey has to do harsh hard work. Therefore, God mentioned both of them. He performs hard work but is of no use. The ox performs hard work, and gets food. Nothing else. Therefore, he said 'Gokhar'. He placed 'Khar' (donkey) last. When Vyas Bhagwan started giving the comparison of these two, so when he gave the comparison of the ox, then God regretted that this role of the ox, he plays. So, the role of the ox is still not fitting to compare him, so the role of the donkey is correct. What is the role of the donkey? He works hard, and then they kick him out. And then when needed, they pull him by his ears and bring him back. When these people's children earn very well later, so in the beginning, still both turns, then why was only the role of the donkey not given? It means there are both turns. In the beginning, there is the role of the ox, and then comes the role of the donkey. In the beginning, he earns and gives, and they give him food in the evening. Not food, but they throw fodder. And then, when he gets a bit older, and retirement comes, still he is ready to work. But him, they put him in an old age home. So, sitting in the old age home, he helps them at this time. He helps them and gives away all his property. That is, Vyas Bhagwan felt that this role of the donkey is correct, it fits him well. Therefore, he said, 'Sa eva gokharah', he is a donkey. If one has Atmabuddhi in this body made of three humors—wind, bile, and phlegm—and has a sense of possessiveness towards son and wife, and a spirit of dedication in sacrifices, etc., and a sense of purity in the Ganga, etc., if such Atmabuddhi, dedication, possessiveness, and sense of purity are not directed towards the Satpurush of God, then he should be called not a human, but an ox and a donkey. He is equal to an ox and a donkey. Therefore, in the verse too, it is said to develop Atmabuddhi in the devotee of God, to have attachment and devotion. 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