He has known God as He is. He who has no worldly feelings towards the form of God, and that God is beyond Maya and the three qualities which are the work of Maya. He who has such a firm conviction in God has crossed the Maya of God. Maharaj has used 'conviction' as a synonym for 'refuge' in this. The talk starts with refuge. And refuge cannot be taken without conviction. That is why Maharaj has said 'firm conviction'. And this protects. But it is not in Him at all. Maharaj has said that it is not there in the three periods of time. 'Dhamna svena sada nirastakuhakam satyam param dhimahi.' I meditate upon such a God. What does 'Dhamna' mean? Light. One's own form. 'Dhamna' does not mean light. One's own. 'Dhamna' means He who has dispelled the illusion of Maya by His own form. Wherever He goes, the illusion is automatically dispelled. For light, you have to switch it on and off. Not like that. Light means influence. He who has dispelled the deceit of Maya by His influence. Wherever He goes, he does not have to switch it on and off. If there is light, you have to switch it on and off. Wherever He goes, His influence is felt. And by that, this deceit is dispelled. So it is not there in Him in the three periods of time, it remains far away. Apahatpapma. Who is called 'Apahatpapma', brother? Apahatpapma. Vijaro vimrutyurvishoko vijighitso'pipasaha satyakama satyasankalpaha. In that, God is called 'Apahatpapma'. So what does 'Apahatpapma' mean? He remains far away from defects. Apahatkarmatva. Defects come after the action is performed. But? Apahatkarmatva. Apahatkarmatva. 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 → 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 → When God performed the Ras Ras A taste. One of the panch-vishays. It is the physical element of jal, and is perceived by the tongue. The characteristics of ras are sweetness, spiciness, distastefulness, bitterness, sourness, and saltiness. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → So, the imagination of 'mine and yours' in God is very worldly. Even in a devotee of God, one should keep in mind that he is not like us. He is not like what we do. He who has such a firm conviction in God has crossed the Maya of God. And in himself, the work of the qualities of Maya, which are the elements, senses, mind, and deities, are active in their respective actions. It is in oneself. If this is cleared, then the work is done, but if it is in oneself, how can it be cleared? Some believe double that, 'Brother, we are fine, but this Sadhu is more restless than us.' It happens like that. What is in oneself is seen in the other. In reality, it is a reflection, but now he believes that it has happened in the other. What is seen in God is called a reflection, isn't it? It is not in God. And someone sees it in Him. Parikshit himself saw it. 'If God is like this, why does He do this? If He is God, why does He do this?' Shukdevji said, 'No, no, that is a reflection, it is not in God, you have a little...' And in himself, the work of the qualities of Maya, which are the elements, senses, mind, and deities, are active in their respective actions, yet he is said to have crossed Maya. Because the work of Maya may be in himself, but the manifest Lord Vasudev, who is worthy of his worship, There may be work, but the defects of work are not there even in a devotee of God. The defects of work, its negative side, he has renounced that too. But the work does not go. The work does not go because this body is made of it, of worldly elements. So the worldly elements will go when they are released from this. The work of Maya may be in himself, but the manifest Lord Vasudev, who is worthy of his worship, he understands Him to be beyond the qualities of Maya. Therefore, he should also be known as beyond Maya. And the entry of qualities is seen in all of them, the deities like Brahma and sages like Vashistha, Parashar, Vishwamitra, which is also written in the scriptures. Therefore, are they not called liberated? This is Maharaj's method of exposition. A solid method. What did not fit in the scriptures, He made it fit with an example. The scriptures say no. 'Brother, as long as there are 24 elements in him, how can he be called non-worldly?' If there are 24 elements, how can he be called non-worldly? Maharaj said with this example that if it were so, no one would be liberated. So, was Vashistha not liberated? And was King Nimi not liberated? And if they were liberated, by whose strength were they? By whose strength were they? His opinion about God was that God is like this. So they could turn back. If we have come to the path, then we would have come face to face. If we come face to face, we cannot turn back because we do not have clarity there. So we then move further forward. On the path, one can come even from a distance, right? We run, kick, and then move away. Otherwise, His kick is going to return, so we have to move a little away. If we have come face to face, then we cannot go away. So our problem is that after coming to the path, we again come face to face. That is in the second step. You recite, recite the verse, 'Jayati jagati mayam yasya kayadhavaste dhruvapadamapi yato yatkrupato dhruvo'yam yam Restraint. First step of ashtãng-yog, which involves moral living for purity of mind and unobstructed concentration. 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