Discourses of Sadguru Sadguru A great sant. Tap to open in glossary → Let me read that other one too. Both are the same. Swaminarayan Hare Swaminarayan Hare. Swami has narrated that Vyapkanand Swami was not able to gain conviction. Then, Shriji Maharaj made him enter samadhi and showed him His own 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 → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → Vyapkanand Swami had come knowing Ramanand Swami to be Bhagwan, the Lord of Jetpur. He had heard from there that Ramanand Swami is Bhagwan in Saurashtra. But when he arrived, Ramanand Swami had passed away to the divine abode. Vyapkanand Swami was Maharaj's first initiate. Maharaj gave the very first initiation to Vyapkanand Swami. Then Maharaj performed all these divine actions. He became despondent, thinking, "Now that Ramanand Swami has gone, what is the point of me coming here?" Maharaj said, "Stay for a few days." Then Shriji Maharaj said, "If the 24 avatars are Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → He made them hold the state of Brahmadhama. By making them hold the state of Brahmadhama, He showed them His glory, that whoever were their respective chosen deities, they were all serving Shriji Maharaj like servants. Seeing this, everyone gained conviction of Shriji's Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → And one day, Shriji Maharaj said to that Vyapkanand Swami, "Go to Indraloka." Then he said, "I have been there and returned." Then He commanded again, "Go and find the end of the stalk of Brahma's lotus." Then he said, "I have found it and returned." Again He commanded, "Go to Goloka, Vaikuntha, and Brahmadhama." Then he said, "I have been there and returned." Again He commanded, "Go to Bhumapurush." Then he said, "There, a thousand-headed demon is blocking the path." Then Shriji said, "You also assume a similar form, defeat him, and go." Then he did so, and said again, "Another ten-thousand-headed demon is ahead." Then Maharaj said, "You also assume a larger form than that, defeat him, and go." Then, doing so, he went to Bhumapurush. Then he [Bhumapurush] asked, "Has Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → This story is also in Gunatitanand Swami's talks, isn't it? It is in there too. Here, Swami has also written it. Then that Sadhu, by talking about Shri Hari Hari An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra. Tap to open in glossary → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for 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 → Hari Hari An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra. Tap to open in glossary → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → "When an emperor ascends the throne, he releases all prisoners; similarly, We also want to liberate countless souls." Thinking thus, He commanded Swarupanand Swami, "Make all the souls in the pits of hell assume four-armed forms and send them to the realm of Bhumapurush." Then that Sadhu... that has become empty. Thinking thus, He commanded Swarupanand Swami, "Make all the souls in the pits of hell assume four-armed forms and send them to the realm of Bhumapurush." Then that Sadhu did so. In this way, Shriji Maharaj effortlessly performed all these actions while sitting. In this manner, His manifestation as Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → What did Swarupanand Swami do upon going there? Upon going into the pits of hell. Swaminarayan Mahamantra. He chanted the Swaminarayan Mahamantra. He chanted aloud. Can that chanting be so powerful? Eh? Can chanting be so powerful that all of them get four arms instead of two? And get released from hell? That means our beliefs, both of these stories, their meaning is just that. We have to surrender our beliefs to Bhagwan. Even if they are good, we have to surrender them. All of these people were not gaining conviction; so was the issue with letting go of their weak beliefs or letting go of their good beliefs? Eh? Were they superior beliefs or inferior? Were they inferior beliefs? What kind of beliefs were they? They were superior. Even then... So when one has such a superior belief and has convinced oneself in one's mind that 'our belief is very superior,' then can you let it go? That is why it is said they did not have conviction. Muktanand Swami, Vyapkanand Swami, whoever had all these questions, they were attached to Bhagwan, weren't they? It wasn't as if they were attached to ghosts and spirits and then had to leave that to attach to Maharaj, was it like that? They were all attached to Bhagwan's avatars. And even then, they surrendered those beliefs to Maharaj. They found it difficult in that. Because when one has held on with great firmness, made a firm conviction, had they done anything wrong there? They had done a good thing. Their belief was so firm, that is why they recognized Maharaj; otherwise, they wouldn't even recognize Him. One who has no discipline or direction in one's life, how can he recognize Maharaj? So when Bhagwan is here on earth, surrendering one's superior belief is very difficult, understand? So that is the difficulty of conviction, the rarity of conviction. What is the reason that not everyone gains conviction? Bhagwan comes on earth and performs His superhuman actions. Does He perform just ordinary actions? He performs His superhuman actions, reveals His divine power, yet 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 → Yudhishthir Maharaja could not accept Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → But that Duryodhan could not do so is understandable. But even Yudhishthir Maharaja could not do so, Bhishma Pitamah also could not do so, see. So would it be easy? In previous avatars, Bhagwan showed many such great examples. Maharaj came as supreme this time, so He changed everyone's minds in a moment. With a snap of His fingers, He changed everyone's minds, yet those who held on tightly could not let go. So there were such great ones. Yudhishthir Maharaja and Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → "that Ashwatthama is dead." Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → He might not have said exactly that, but said, "I cannot say that." He respected Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → But we will not surrender anything to Him. We will perform worship, offer a garland, at most offer food, but we will not let go of what we have held onto. Something like that must have happened. How must it have been? Suppose all that happened now, how would it be? The clash that occurred between Yudhishthir Maharaja and Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. 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. 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