If we do something good, we become arrogant. Or else, we become attached. If there is something inanimate, we become attached to it. There is nothing to be proud of. Our pride is not something that can be sustained anywhere. Then that attachment comes. So, to separate oneself from it is called Gyan Yoga. The support of Gyan Yoga is needed in Seva Yoga, that's why everyone said that. Gunatitanand Swami said not to become the action. The meaning of not becoming the action is that we separate ourselves from it. That is an action, and it is a means, we are separate from it. One should contemplate this day and night in one's mind. And one should perform actions day and night. Lord 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 → What? To do 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 → Remember me and fight. You keep fighting and remember me. These are the two things to do. There are two things to do. So we have to do two things. That is, to keep separating oneself from this and remember God, and also to perform actions. Then in Gyan Yoga, he properly attains Nishkam 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 → Without Gyan Yoga, Nishkam Seva Yoga does not happen. Even if someone performs Gyan Yoga alone, the feeling of Nishkam is needed in it. If one performs Gyan Yoga alone, then what is the desire in Gyan Yoga? If one meditates, "I am Akshar Akshar 1) Imperishable. In his personal form, Akshar serves Bhagvãn in Akshardhãm, and takes birth on earth as His ideal bhakta (sat-purush). Both forms are human in appearance. In his impersonal form, Akshar is the dhãm of Bhagvãn called Akshardhãm. In his all- pervading anvay form, Akshar is called Chidãkãsh. Tap to open in glossary → That which brings happiness to the soul. Even if one becomes Brahmarup, one must believe that "I am a servant." The feeling of desire is in believing "I am independent." Whose sari should I wear? If it were us, we would say that. And one considers oneself independent, and is also engrossed in Maya. Between those two, who has more bondage? The one who considers himself independent. Why is that so? That one has a chance to break free from bondage. This one is locked. This one has no chance of breaking free from bondage. He has become Brahmarup, but he has not done all the means. If he considers himself independent, independent from whom does he consider himself? From God. From God. I am independent, I can do whatever I want, what objection do we have? Who is going to ask us? Believing that is called the bondage of the soul, the bondage of its belief, more than the bondage of Maya. The bondage of mindset, we are independent. So Ramanujacharya called that a great bondage. If someone is bound by Maya, everyone looks at them with disdain. Oh, as God said to him. That you are stuck in this illness. You will cross over with your intellect. You are stuck in this illness. All these beliefs are your illness. Why should I kill Bhishma Pitamah, why should I not kill this one? That is your illness. Yield not to unmanliness, O Partha, it does not befit you. Then what is it? This impurity has come upon you in this difficult situation. How has this difficult situation arisen? This impurity is called an illness. From where has this impurity come upon you in this difficult situation? There is no rain anywhere, so where did this illness come from? He called it an illness, saying that you are stuck in this illness. The bondage of Maya is an illness. That other thing is very clean. And it's enjoyable. But it never gets released. Even if one leaves the company of Maya, one still feels that "I am independent, and who is there to tell me what to do? I don't need to ask anyone, I don't need to report to anyone." If you want to report, report to me. That is called an independent temperament. It is called an independent temperament. So that independent temperament remains the same throughout, even in the state of spiritual practice. Whatever devotion we do in the state of spiritual practice, if we believe that in the state of spiritual practice, then it remains that way until the end. It comes in Shri Bhashya. What comes? Tell me. Whatever feelings one has now, one will have later too. After liberation, one should have the same feelings that one desires now. That's what it says. After liberation, how are we to worship? We are to worship by envisioning God in our own soul, so we should start doing that from now on. So Gunatitanand Swami said to consider oneself Akshar Akshar 1) Imperishable. In his personal form, Akshar serves Bhagvãn in Akshardhãm, and takes birth on earth as His ideal bhakta (sat-purush). Both forms are human in appearance. In his impersonal form, Akshar is the dhãm of Bhagvãn called Akshardhãm. In his all- pervading anvay form, Akshar is called Chidãkãsh. Tap to open in glossary → One has to do that in the state of liberation after going there. So Maharaj said that if he had bad company with Ashwatthama during the period of spiritual practice, then even after becoming Brahmarup, the bad company continues, he became Brahmarup. Similarly, if we have performed spiritual practices with an independent temperament during the period of spiritual practice, then even if we go there, we will not go, but if we do go, we will have an independent temperament, saying, "Maharaj, give me." You give me something separate, I don't want to be with everyone else. Just give it to me in a corner. Even if it's like a bidar, it's fine. Or even if it's like a lara, it's fine. But I want a separate, independent temperament. That is called an independent temperament. And that which is binding is not the bondage of Maya. Who will ask me? Everyone asks me. So, if there is a desire to be asked, then why would he say, "Who will ask me?" What are you doing? Who will ask me? What are you doing? Everyone reports to me, they do reporting. That kind of temperament we have is called an independent temperament. And that which becomes binding and becomes a barrier to God's pleasure, Maya is not such a barrier. 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. 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