Those who are useful in Maharaj's mission are those involved in the activities of this 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 in the state of Siddha are not as useful. The mission that Maharaj brought here to Earth, to introduce His own form, and those who were useful in that were the sadhus involved in the activities of this 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 in the state of Siddha were not, that is why. It is not to say they are inferior, but Maharaj has given first choice to this. Engage in the activities 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 → . Even if you do it with body-consciousness, do it. From that, Brahmabhava will come. While doing 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 → activities, while pleasing Maharaj, Brahmabhava will emerge from it. Like that. So all of these were indeed practitioners of yoga, but yoga practice was not given priority. For yoga practice, you have to do pranayama every day and enter samadhi every day for it to remain, otherwise it does not. Even so, even without yoga practice, they had it. They could enter samadhi whenever they wished. But they had no leisure to enter samadhi. Because of which, the activity of doing Maharaj's mission, this activity 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 → to complete the mission was such that they had no leisure for it. [blank] Maharaj says that when he renounces the state of being a witness and unites with Brahman through samadhi, then his power of knowledge becomes free of coverings and consciousness becomes extremely pure. The power of knowledge, the inherent knowledge, of this jiva is obstructed; what is it obstructed by? It is obstructed by the limitations of the senses and the inner self. He sits as a witness, so these are the instruments of the witness, and those instruments are limited. If he renounces this state of being a witness and directs his focus towards God, then his knowledge becomes unlimited, and his knowledge increases at that time. The very meaning of samadhi is that, renouncing the state of being a witness, looking through these senses—looking through the medium of the senses is what is called the state of being a witness. Because he uses the senses and the inner self, it is called the state of being a witness. So, renouncing the state of being a witness, renouncing this, he directly beholds God. Through his own inherent knowledge or through divine instruments, he beholds God, which means samadhi has occurred. And the knowledge of God that the jiva attains in that state remains even if he later becomes a witness through the senses and the inner self; this is what Maharaj wants to say. And then why does he not attain the state of Siddha? The lack of the state of Siddha is due to this very reason: if he practices this path of renunciation along with yoga practice, then he attains it, otherwise he does not. So, in the path of renunciation and the path of action, Maharaj has indicated that if there is activity of pure 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 → , then it is superior even to the path of renunciation, which is this yoga practice; Maharaj has said this in many other places. In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj has made such a clarification indirectly, not directly. Can the activity 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 → not be considered renunciation? Maharaj indeed said that it is renunciation. Maharaj called the activity 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 → renunciation itself; Maharaj has given such a definition. But the definition in general scriptures is like this. And the renunciation Maharaj has used here, He has used the word renunciation in that context. He has not used it in the context of the definition of renunciation that Maharaj Himself made. What is the definition of action and renunciation in general dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → in the scriptures? For the world? To make efforts for a woman, to make efforts for wealth, and to make efforts for family is called action. To make efforts for moksha is called renunciation. To perform austerities, to practice yoga, and to worship God is the path of renunciation; this is the definition in general scriptures. Maharaj then changed it slightly. What is the change? He changed it in relation to God. That He entrusted the administration of the entire 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 → to Muktanand Swami and Gopalanand Swami, so what is the meaning of administration? To engage in activity, one must earn wealth for it, right? He entrusted the administration of temples to highly detached sadhus like Gunatitanand Swami and 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 → , so Gunatitanand Swami had to worry about administration... about money, that 'Come on, we have to complete this work,' so He sent Zora Bhagat to the Gir forest and brought 4000 raal. 'Go, you go to that devotee, the wages of these masons are pending, so we have to pay them, so go to him.' So they brought it from there. So without him worrying... meaning one has to worry about finances. There is financial worry, but Maharaj says it is still nirguna. Why? Because they make all those efforts to complete Maharaj's mission and to carry out 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 → activities, so even if they make efforts for wealth, it is still nirguna. If a person engages in financial activity solely for his own whim and mental pleasure, even if he does so after becoming a sadhu, then that activity is like that of a householder. But if it is so clear in the mind that 'Through this we want to complete Maharaj's mission and we are doing this for the nourishment 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 → ,' then even if they engage in activity for wealth, it is a nirguna matter. Maharaj called it nirguna... and Maharaj called it nirguna in that context. The path of action and the path of renunciation mentioned here are mentioned according to the definition in the scriptures of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → , those mentioned here. And even according to the definition in the scriptures of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → , Maharaj said that the increase of knowledge occurs through samadhi. The more one renounces the state of being a witness, the more... and the more one unites with God, the more it increases for him. So all these sadhus like Gopalanand Swami, Muktanand Swami, they could go to Maharaj by entering samadhi. And coming back here, they performed the activities directed by Maharaj. Directed by Maharaj... they did so by renouncing yoga practice there. They engaged in this activity by renouncing the path of renunciation. Therefore, it is an activity of selfless service. Or you can say it is an activity related to 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 → ... related to 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 → and to please Maharaj. It is an activity to please Maharaj and there is a selfless attitude within, so Maharaj has not spoken of anything else like it. Nothing else... Maharaj says, 'I am not as pleased by yoga, sacrifices, vows, charity, or austerities as I am pleased by 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 → .' 'I am bound, as if obstructed,' Maharaj has said so, it comes in the eleventh canto, right? Like that. It wins over God; Maharaj has written such a word, a Gujarati word, 'wins over'. It binds me, it locks me in a box. His focus locks me in a box. I cannot leave his place. 'Visrujati hridayam na yasya sakshat,' it is said in the Bhagavatam, right? Even for a moment, I cannot move away from him, he has bound me. Such a situation occurs to God through the activities 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 does not occur through the activities of the path of renunciation or the activities of yoga practice. Like that. 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