2. That attachment to action is the supreme Purush Purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → 3. One serves God and God's devotee, but how? If one does it with param nishkam bhav, then it happens. If one does not do it with nishkam bhav, then it does not happen. It does not happen. 4. 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 → 5. So we listen, but what should happen in life does not happen, and the reason is that it is difficult. It is not something that can be easily understood. 6. What is heard can enter the ears, but not the heart. It might enter the ears, I might be light. We remember it because we listen every day. 7. Then are you taking exams now or not? They have stopped. So it was for getting marks, we remember it, but it doesn't sink in, no problem. 8. It is a little difficult to understand. God has made it such that it is not easily understood, it is crooked. So if someone understands it, they say it is not something that can be understood. 9. With the word 'tasmat', concluding the previous teaching, God tells Arjuna that you too, God said in the 54th Vachanamrut, 10. That 'gunapetrik yasyatma buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 11. 'Yat tirth tirth A place of pilgrimage. Tap to open in glossary → buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 12. That is, there is atma-buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 13. And 'adi' means children, everyone. There is a sense of possessiveness in them. 'Bhom ijyati' 14. The meaning of 'bhom' in the support is the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → 15. Whether it is a painting or marble. So it is made of the earth element. In that, 'ijyati' 16. Not aradhan buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 17. What is aradhan buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 18. We are to be worshipped by Him. O God, where our hands fall short, you do the work for us. That is called aradhan. 19. We are to worship God to go to Akshardham. But then, also worship Him here simultaneously. Now if you want to do it, then do that and do this, do everything. 20. You will be able to do it. You will be able to do our work, so keep doing this first. So that is called aradhya buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 21. To consider God as great and pray to Him for any work, that is called aradhan. So 'bhom ijyati' and 'yat tirth tirth A place of pilgrimage. Tap to open in glossary → buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 22. 'Yat tirth tirth A place of pilgrimage. Tap to open in glossary → buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → tirth tirth A place of pilgrimage. Tap to open in glossary → buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 23. Sinless, all sins have been burnt. Here, if we encounter so many sadhus, we feel like lumps have appeared. It is not like that. 24. If that doesn't happen, what did he say? 'Sayev gokhara'. Donkeys don't get lumps. 25. Even if they wander. They are also tough. So 'sayev gokhara'. 26. Aradhya buddhi buddhi 1) Intellect. Intelligence. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming beliefs, or discriminating. It possesses the knowledge of all objects and is also the reason for the specific knowledge which all of the indriyas possess. Its inherent features are doubts, belief, sleep and memory. Tap to open in glossary → 27. He is the supreme Purush Purush 1) An akshar-mukta selected by Akshar-Brahm to ‘impregnate’ Prakruti for the creation process, from which countless pairs of Pradhãn and Purush are formed for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 2) Purush half of the Pradhãn-Purush pair, ‘conceived’ by Mul-Purush and Mul-Prakruti for the creation and sustenance of each brahmãnd. 3) Taken to be masculine in nature, Purush is the controller of Prakruti, and is also distinct from her. He is indivisible, without a beginning, and without an end. He is self-luminous, omniscient, imperishable, satya, kshetragna, and the cause of all the activities that possess a form. He also has a divya body. 4) Also called Mahã-Purush, Mul-Purush or Akshar- Purush. Tap to open in glossary → 28. Swami, this incident comes up, doesn't it? After Swami Vasta Khachar didn't come to the utsav, Maharaj gave 500 rupees and said, 'Take these 500 rupees and go have 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 → 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 → 29. Reverence happens when there are one or two, but then it also happens when there are thousands. If there are one or two and it doesn't happen, then it doesn't happen. If we have reverence for God's devotee, does it only happen when there are a thousand? That is reverence for a thousand, but not for the devotee. Just one. 30. Huh? If we come once, then it happens. Reverence for the devotee happens. 31. Then it happens even if there are one or two, and it happens even if there are thousands; there is no need for thousands. And the reverence for thousands and lakhs is not for the devotee. What is it for? It is reverence for the number, that oh, such a large number 32. Is capable of gathering them. Of gathering them, mind you. So it is capable of gathering them. 33. That is what is revered. Not the devotee. When the devotee is revered, then it sinks in. 34. Concluding the previous teaching with the word 'tasmat', God tells Arjuna that you too should act like those great souls, and you will attain param kalyan. By acting for God and God's devotee, all attachments of the heart are removed. 35. Attraction towards substances that are different from one's own self is called attachment. To become free from attachment, it is very important to know the cause of attachment. From what does attachment arise? 36. From believing 'I' and 'mine'. One who does not believe 'I' and 'mine' does not have attachment. This is the cause of attachment. 37. That 'I' and 'mine'. To become free from attachment, it is very important to know the cause of attachment. By believing 'I am the body' and 'the body is mine', the importance of the body and other perishable substances becomes ingrained in the antahkaran. 38. It doesn't happen in one day, we churn it every day. How many times a day do we churn 'I'? And how many times do we churn 'mine'? 39. Every day. Every day. That's why Maharaj called them kusangi kusangi A person who is bad company. A kusangi has a bad influence on someone’s progress in satsang, and leads them astray from satsang. There are four types of kusangis: shakti-panthi, kudã-panthi, shushka-vedãnti, and nãstik. Tap to open in glossary → 40. That we keep churning the words of kusangi kusangi A person who is bad company. A kusangi has a bad influence on someone’s progress in satsang, and leads them astray from satsang. There are four types of kusangis: shakti-panthi, kudã-panthi, shushka-vedãnti, and nãstik. Tap to open in glossary → 41. I, I, I, mine, mine, mine. We also keep churning it. I am watching. 42. So it keeps churning. So in these substances, 'I' and 'mine' are first established. And then it keeps churning for the whole life. 43. If you churn milk for a while, it becomes peda, so what happens if you churn this? Swamiji's question is, how do we know if we have attachment to seva or if it is a bondage of action? How do we know if we have attachment to seva or if it is a bondage of action? 44. If there is attachment to seva and bondage of action, if there is attachment to seva and bondage of action, then when someone makes you give up the action, you feel another kind of pain, and if there is attachment to seva, then if they make you give it up, you take up another one. One who has attachment to seva cannot live without seva. 45. And if there is attachment to seva, then if they make you give it up, you take up another one. And if there is attachment to action, then there is no such connection that God is pleased; there is only a connection to 'I'. If 'I' and 'mine' enter into action, then attachment arises. 46. And if there is attachment to action, then there is no such connection that God is pleased; there is only a connection to 'I'. If something is being offered for God and God's devotee, then it is called attachment to the seva of action. If 'I' and 'mine' enter into action, then attachment arises. If something is being offered for God and God's devotee, then it is action. 47. It is called attachment to seva. First there is that. Then all this 48. Is subtle. So when one is doing seva, doing action, if one is a true devotee, a true sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → 49. But it is only when it is taken away that one realizes, isn't it? So when one is doing seva, doing action, if the action is for oneself, then all the attachment and possessiveness in it is called attachment. 50. If one is a true devotee, a true sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → 51. One's own interest has somehow become intertwined in it, and it does become intertwined. If it is not for oneself, then it is called attachment to seva. 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