He asked, "What is the reason for detachment?" At that time, the sages could not answer Maharaj's question. Then Maharaj replied that the reason for detachment is that when one hears the words of the holy scriptures and the holy person, one feels a strong urge, and that urge does not go away. That urge is the purpose of detachment. There is no other purpose or reason for detachment. Different scriptures have given different reasons for the rise of detachment. The Yoga Sutras state that detachment arises from seeing faults in the world. Whereas Sadguru Sadguru A great sant. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → Whereas in Harililamrut, it is said that detachment arises in this way due to anger, good understanding, and debt. Detachment arises in a person due to quarrels, true knowledge, and excessive debt and sorrow. Sadguru Sadguru A great sant. Tap to open in glossary → It happens by itself, if there is a lot of work. If there is a lot of work. If there is a lot of work, once one comes here and then wishes to leave because it doesn't suit them, they still don't go home. If there is a lot of work, one has to work there. Make some other arrangement here. And even one who is burdened with work quickly attains detachment. A householder doesn't do any work, and the child is burdened with work, so to speak. A person who has affection for a detached person also quickly attains detachment. Many different reasons for such detachment have been given, and each of them is true in its own place. Detachment gradually arises from seeing faults in the world, meaning one experiences suffering in worldly objects. To suffer due to 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 → Bound by 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 → Experiencing it is one thing, and seeing it is another. It is not visible. Even if one experiences it, it is not visible. Those who don't experience it see it, so they are freed. King Janak saw suffering, but he did not experience it, so he remained in a state of liberation. So he saw all the suffering. And those who experience it don't even see it. Detachment gradually arises from seeing faults in the world. That is, he realizes the sorrows in worldly objects. To suffer due to 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 → Detachment gradually arises, meaning... Detachment gradually arises from seeing faults in the world. So Maharaj had refused, saying that detachment does not happen gradually; it happens in an instant. Understanding comes gradually. Understanding comes gradually. But detachment comes in an instant, meaning detachment, which is renunciation, happens in an instant. Understanding comes gradually. So, even if a householder has sorrow, they find contentment in it. That is called understanding, and it happens gradually. Renunciation comes in an instant. That all these are like this. Saying that, they run away. It's over. So that is called a jolt. So, when attachment breaks, it doesn't allow the jolt to be felt. This thread of attachment doesn't allow it to be felt. If attachment breaks, and if a jolt becomes strong, it breaks the attachment, and one runs away, renouncing everything. Otherwise, what happens is that if one experiences many setbacks, they sit and try to understand. They don't feel a jolt; they understand that even if things are like this, we should do it. That understanding comes. One goes to God's abode, no problem, if one has understood. So, when a jolt is felt, it means renunciation, even more than detachment. Detachment means renunciation. Here, Maharaj has spoken in the sense of renunciation. The jolt, that is, the rise of detachment, means the rise of renunciation. In that sense, it is called a jolt. The meaning of detachment. If there is renunciation due to delusion, Maharaj said that There is attachment, attachment. Regarding the excellent path, Attachment to the five senses is the rise of delusion. For example, if one insists for a long time, it increases. It doesn't increase in one day. Delusion. Yes. Correct. So, as long as attachment doesn't arise, no matter how much of a jolt one feels, We are all renunciants, so we are without attachment. Hey? Even if there is attachment, renunciation happens. Detachment does not happen. Detachment does not happen, inner detachment, that is what Maharaj called understanding. If there is attachment, then understanding does not happen. As attachment breaks, understanding grows. That becomes knowledge. From that command, knowledge and detachment are both closely related. So Maharaj said that which is that. Detachment of knowledge. The detachment of knowledge, that happens later. Renunciation happens right away. When delusion arises, to destroy delusion, one has to wait patiently. So, delusion goes away only when there is detachment of knowledge. But even if there is delusion, one can become a renunciant. What Maharaj said here, that can happen. Not all renunciants become like King Janak; it's not that everyone becomes a renunciant just like that. Bound by 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 → Yet, due to delusion, the realization of suffering does not occur. Whereas detached individuals mentally realize the severity of suffering before it even arrives. Heyam Dukham Anagatam (Avoid the suffering that is yet to come). It is said in the Sankhya Sutra. In the Yoga Sutra. In the Yoga Sutra. Heyam Dukham Anagatam (Avoid the suffering that is yet to come). The desire to avoid future suffering is called detachment. To think like that. What is the coming sorrow? That of birth and death. Just to avoid another birth, if one thinks about it from now on, that is detachment. 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 → Who am I and where will I go? I must determine that. So, it is said in those living beings, isn't it? Who am I and where will I go? Now I will determine that. If someone saves me from time, I will offer them blessings. If someone saves me from future suffering, I will become their servant. And I will surrender to him. So that is his preparation. So, one should recognize the coming sorrow, shouldn't they? What am I troubled by? We don't know that. We are troubled by attachment. But we don't realize that. Bound by 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 → Yet, due to delusion, the realization of suffering does not occur. Whereas detached individuals mentally realize the severity of suffering before it even arrives. Therefore, detachment arises in him. Maharaj says that one who feels a jolt from the words of the holy scriptures or a holy person attains detachment. Here, the word 'detachment' refers to both detachment and renunciation simultaneously. It appears from Maharaj's answer that no matter how much suffering is seen, ultimately, detachment arises from a jolt, and that proves to be true. A jolt means a strong surge of emotion, the shock felt from it. Without a jolt or a shock of intense emotion, the world does not become separate. Many wise men and householders who have realized suffering are seen to remain in the world merely due to the absence of a jolt. Whereas many with immature intellect also adopt the path of detachment and renunciation due to a jolt. Sadguru Sadguru A great sant. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → If one feels a jolt, it should be understood as God's mercy. Otherwise, it won't happen. So, it's God's grace. 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 → The solution to this is that through grace, a prior foundation is laid, and then one experiences a jolt due to some cause, and detachment manifests. Whereas the remedies mentioned in Harililamrut also become a cause for a jolt in some way or another. For detachment to arise, a jolt is absolutely necessary. Sadguru Sadguru A great sant. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Tap to open in glossary → Gopichandji, Dhruvji, Bhajan Bhajan Worship. Tap to open in glossary → A jolt was felt due to some cause. Maharaj says that one who has not felt a jolt does not attain detachment, no matter how much knowledge they have or how much suffering they experience. Yet, due to the absence of a jolt, he is well-crushed by suffering, but detachment does not arise. Therefore, understanding and feeling a jolt is a matter of great fortune. Furthermore, Maharaj says that if a jolt is felt and then subsides after a few days, it makes one even more miserable than before. And like a washerman's dog, neither of the path nor of the ghat, he becomes corrupted in both ways. Those who have firm conviction attain the supreme state. Since the discussion about detachment is ongoing here, a question also arises among seekers: does detachment arise from seeing faults, or does seeing faults arise from detachment? It is said that detachment arises from a jolt, or if there is detachment, a jolt is felt. It is said that detachment arises from seeing suffering, but without the help of detachment, or in the absence of detachment, even if there is suffering, it is not seen in the storm of delusion. Then how to see suffering? Without detachment, suffering is not seen, and without seeing suffering, detachment does not arise. Therefore, there is a mutual contradiction. So, how should seekers enter this path? The solution to this is that in this world, detachment is present in some places, but suffering is abundant. First, by having faith in a saint or in true scriptures, one begins to realize suffering, that is, to recognize it, and then gradually detachment arises in them. And the detachment that has arisen provides him with more power to see suffering, thus his journey of detachment continues. The second question is that Maharaj has said here that detachment arises from a jolt, but it is very rare to feel a jolt without detachment. The beings of the world are crushed by suffering; thousands of causes for a jolt pass before their eyes, yet due to the weakness of their detachment, they never feel a jolt. Therefore, the conclusion is that without detachment, a jolt is not felt, and without a jolt, detachment does not arise. Such a contradiction arises in the hearts of seekers. Maharaj has also given its solution in the Vachanamrut in the form of a seed. If one has faith in the words of a detached saint and, with their help, experiences a jolt, then detachment does arise. To maintain that jolt forever, it is necessary to have the help of detached saints and to have affection for saints. If these two things are present, then a jolt is felt, and detachment arises in them. The detachment that has arisen confirms and strengthens the jolt; that is its solution. Then Shriji Maharaj asked a question to the Paramhansas. 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