For one who understands the greatness of the human-form God manifested and present on Earth, and of God's devotee, the Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. 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 → Its greatness means its... The greatness of his devotion. The greatness of his service, devotion, and surrender. If it is just his greatness, what else is there? But his greatness means there should be appreciation for his spiritual endeavors. Then... Time and 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 → Even if time and 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 → They cannot cause any harm to his 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 → They cannot cause any harm to his moksha. That means conviction. Maharaj then used another word, conviction. That in his conviction towards God and God's Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → "And if there is some deficiency in one's conviction towards God and God's Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → What does conviction mean? What should be called conviction? How should conviction be defined? No matter how unfavorable the times are, one does not abandon service and surrender. Then he... Conviction. There is loyalty in conviction. An intense desire for the service of God and God's devotee. Service and surrender are both considered the same. An intense desire, deep attachment, for service and surrender. In the Setumala commentary, 'abhinivesh' (deep attachment) is written. What does 'abhinivesh' mean? One who cannot be stopped by anyone. Excessive attachment. Pleasurable experience is happiness, and attachment follows happiness, and deep attachment follows excessive attachment. When excessive attachment develops, then deep attachment has been reached. When something is perceived as favorable, attachment develops for it. When a favorable memory arises, attachment immediately enters into it. And when attachment becomes excessive, it turns into deep attachment. So Maharaj says that for one who has developed deep attachment for the service and surrender to God and God's devotee, time cannot harm him in any way. And his loyalty. If there is only a desire for service and surrender, still, many times there is no loyalty. One cannot take a stand. He lacks courage. Loyalty requires valor. That means one may have a great desire, but still cannot take a stand. Loyalty, the meaning of loyalty is that he would even die for it. So, if there is only loyalty, can it be called conviction or not? What did the new Paramhansas say there? What did Brahmaswami say? He said 'absent-minded'. What did he say? Then Swamiji said. Huh? What? If there is only loyalty, can it be called conviction or not? What has Sadguru Sadguru A great sant. Tap to open in glossary → Then can it be called conviction or not? It is called conviction, but if service is not done, then it is weak loyalty. Huh? Then? There is that much deficiency, deficiency. It is deficient. It cannot be called that. If there is only loyalty, it cannot be called conviction. Mere loyalty means it is just help, that I am helping him. If he helps, then it is considered loyalty. Without any expectation, without selfishness, if he helps him, that is assistance. So, people often help out of their noble nature, they help the poor. If they help the poor, then it does not mean they have conviction in the poor. They have conviction in their own goodness. Help and conviction are both one... Are help, assistance, and conviction considered the same? Loyalty. Loyalty. Loyalty. Any kind of emotional or whatever help, loyalty means standing by his side, so what does that mean? He stood by his side. He helped him. There is a bit of specialty in loyalty, more than just helping. But overall, it is loyalty. It is according to his principles. Still, many times they may maintain loyalty but have no desire for service. During Maharaj's time, there were many such instances where they only maintained loyalty. Two Kathi devotees of Gundali village stood by the sadhus. But they had not done any service or anything like that. They had not done much service or surrender. Standing by them is considered service and surrender, right? And some devotees are in service... ...extreme. They are extreme in surrender and service, but if the time comes, they cannot stand by them. When the time comes, they cannot stand by them. Therefore, the desire for service and surrender plus loyalty, only then does it become conviction. Loyalty is to be maintained during difficult times. And in normal times, there is a desire for service and surrender. Then he has conviction. And if those two things are present, Maharaj says, then time and 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 → 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 if there is some deficiency in that, Maharaj says that even God cannot do good for him. Even if all eight factors like place and time are favorable, in his favor, and even if God Himself is in his favor, still He cannot do it. Maharaj has said so much, that even if We try to do good, it cannot be done. Even if We try to do good, meaning Maharaj Himself feels that 'I want to grant moksha to him', still it cannot be done. He Himself cannot do it. Read it again. "A devotee of God who has conviction in God along with the knowledge of His greatness, and who knows well the greatness of the Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. 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 → ...he has the strength of intense conviction. Therefore, his 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 → 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 → "A devotee of God who has conviction in God along with the knowledge of His greatness, and who knows well the greatness of the Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. 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 → 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 → Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → Even if time and 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 → 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 → One who only has loyalty is considered to be without conviction. It is not complete. There is a difference in timing for both. Loyalty during difficult times. And what does he do in normal times? In normal times, a desire for service and surrender. Right now, how do we know about loyalty, like how do we know whether this person stands by the sadhus or not? If there is conviction, it should become active, right? His action, reaction must appear somewhere. So, what is the result of conviction in normal times? And what is the result of conviction in difficult times? Generally, both are there, both favorable and unfavorable. When adversity comes, the result of conviction... adversity comes and one cannot stand by them, meaning many times he may have the desire but what if he lacks courage? Then he cannot stand by them. 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