If there is bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → So, even when one performs one's own purusharth, there remains a part of aham. When one performs one's own purusharth, it implies, 'I don't need Bhagwan.' It is better to need Bhagwan than that. It is considered good. Therefore, one should feel sorrow. That 'I have this sakamata' – one should feel pain within that 'this is not very good for me.' Even then, Maharaj said that such a person experiences more happiness in Bhagwan's Dham. One person is nirvasanik and another has a little vasana; both of them worship Bhagwan. Then Maharaj said, 'After death, who will experience more happiness and who will experience less happiness?' Then Maharaj said that the one who is nirvasanik will go to Bhagwan's Dham upon death. And the other one, if he feels extreme burning (agony) in his mind for other objects besides Bhagwan, and does so. He feels a lot of burning (agony) that he has other desires besides Bhagwan. Then Maharaj says that upon going to Dham, he receives more happiness. Because he is a true upasak of Bhagwan. And the other one has no worry, thinking, 'We are already nirvasanik.' Then there is a chance for him to go into kaivalyarthi. It is written about him in Gunatitanand Swami's Vato. There are dosh and they don't go away, is there any virtue in that, or is there no problem? Maharaj says that dosh are good. Gunatitanand Swami says that dosh are good. Why? Because of them, one remains garju. When we have dosh, our pride does not increase too much, and so we remain garju. Not everyone remains garju, only those who are daivi do. But if one can remain garju because of dosh, then that is good. Because the other one has no flaws in himself and is not garju. Bhagwan's happiness is attained through garaj. Bhagwan's happiness is such that one might have acquired many virtues, and yet not have garaj. Then he will not experience that much happiness. If one has acquired many virtues, there is no problem. But after acquiring virtues, one should develop garaj. And those with virtues do not quickly develop garaj, if a little pride comes. Therefore, Gunatitanand Swami says that it is better to have a few flaws. Having a few flaws is like, when a small child is adorned beautifully, a black mark (tili) is put on them, so that no evil eye (nazar) affects them. So, in the same way, Bhagwan keeps some small flaws in him. To find flaws in oneself. That is a matter for very great souls. Maharaj told Gopalanand Swami. Maharaj told Gopalanand Swami, in the questions of the six sadgurus, he asked Gopalanand Swami a question. That yoga, the ashtang yoga that is perfected, happens by the grace of Bhagwan and the Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → But after virtues come, we become very 'tight'. So Maharaj says, after virtues come, Bhagwan and the Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → What is its reason? Gopalanand Swami said, 'Maharaj, he gets some pride from having perfected ashtang yoga.' Maharaj says, 'When ashtang yoga is perfected, one becomes brahmarup.' And when one becomes brahmarup, no kind of pride is possible or conceivable. So, give another answer for that. So then Maharaj answered that one should take sayadi. Others who are great, our ancestors. One should take their sayadi, that just as Shukdevji had become brahmarup, yet he always performed bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Harer gunakshiptamati Bhagwan Badarayani. In that, Vyas Bhagwan wrote such words: Bhagwan Badarayani. Shukdevji, Vyas Bhagwan, not Bhagwan. But Shuk Bhagwan. Badarayana means Shukdevji. Bhagwan Badarayani Adhyatmahatakhyanam Nityam Vishnujanapriya. And even then, he always performed Bhagwan's bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → updesh updesh Advice. Guidance. Tap to open in glossary → To take such updesh updesh Advice. Guidance. Tap to open in glossary → So Bhagwan puts a small tili on the ordinary sadhak. That an ordinary sadhak, Gunatitanand Swami said, all dosh are of the tattvas. If he truly has Bhagwan's ashro, then Bhagwan will not let any problem come to him in the end. These dosh are going to remain with the body, so it's like, if one gives up the body, it's over. If one gives up the sharir sharir 1) Embodiment. That which is pervaded, inspired and governed by the ãtmã. 2) Refers to the physical and non-physical world, which is pervaded, inspired, and governed by Bhagvãn, its shariri. Tap to open in glossary → sharir sharir 1) Embodiment. That which is pervaded, inspired and governed by the ãtmã. 2) Refers to the physical and non-physical world, which is pervaded, inspired, and governed by Bhagvãn, its shariri. Tap to open in glossary → More happiness comes because he has garaj; Bhagwan's happiness comes from garaj. Even if there is a heap of sadgun, Bhagwan's happiness does not come. How much garaj does he have? Then, even if he has flaws. If he has flaws, those flaws are of this world. One who has truly awakened garaj for Bhagwan, he will surely go to Bhagwan's Dham. So, this person will experience more of Bhagwan's happiness. More than the other one. The other one, who is a heap of sadgun, might have gone there. But if he does not have that much garaj for Maharaj's 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 → Thus. Instead, if one removes them by praying to Bhagwan, Bhagwan does not get tired at all. What is it, His time doesn't pass by just sitting around. So, in the whole day, He does one or two tasks for a bhagat. So He keeps looking for a bhagat. 'Where is a bhagat who will assign me a task?' 'Where is a bhagat who will assign me some work?' From a nirvasanik bhagat, He gets nothing. So Bhagwan goes to a sakam bhagat. And He completes his work. So Bhagwan feels, 'Today I did something. Today I did some work.' A person feels in their mind, 'Today I did some work for Bhagwan.' And Bhagwan feels, 'Today I did some work for a bhagat.' So both of them feel great satisfaction. Such is Bhagwan's justice. There is a sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → Yes. They always wish that if they are sevaks of Bhagwan or a great Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → And if one says that one performs seva and completes the work, then it is as if one is doing it out of one's own desire, so that statement is considered somewhat 'bhadrup'. That what you said, I didn't understand. So, consider nishkam seva and sakam seva. A nishkam sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → He is not in such a hurry. One person, in his mind, has not understood Bhagwan's mahima. There are two bhagats; one is like the one you are describing. He is nishkam. The other one, by praying to Bhagwan, first puts Bhagwan to work, as we say, puts Him to work. He is like that. But if he goes to remove flaws by his own strength, and if he goes to remove flaws by praying to Bhagwan, whose flaws will be removed sooner? The one who prays to Bhagwan. Only his will be removed. So he is in a hurry, 'Bhagwan, please remove them quickly.' The other one is not in a hurry, 'We will remove them somehow, even if it takes time.' So, it is good to pray to Bhagwan. Bhagwan said, 'Udaara sarva eve te gyani tvatmeva me matam.' One who desires nothing from me, desires nothing from me, he is my Atma. And those bhagats are also very good. The meaning of 'they are good' is this. That they come to me and they have garaj for me. And having garaj for Bhagwan is a very great thing. Having garaj for Bhagwan, and that garaj for Bhagwan should remain until the very end, Maharaj said so. When is complete 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 → 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 → Even if one has become brahmarup. A sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → sevak sevak Servant of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → One serves Bhagwan, of course. But one remains a das of a das. Its meaning is garaj. If one has become brahmarup but has no garaj. And if one has garaj but is dehabhimani. Then tell me, which is better? Having garaj is considered good. A garajvan is good. Because he has dehbhav, but even then, he has garaj for Bhagwan and Bhagwan's bhagat. Then one day his dehabhiman will go away. And the other one is not dehabhimani, and has become brahmarup, and has no garaj. Then he becomes a kaivalyarthi; he will not go to Bhagwan. So that is a big obstacle on Bhagwan's path. Independent mindset. Independent mindset. Who is there to tell us? We can do everything we want, we are clever. So that is called an independent mindset. In Bhagwan's path, an independent mindset is as dangerous as flaws are not. Even if, due to flaws, one has to remain garajvan. Due to flaws, one feels that 'we are not right,' so one has to have garaj. One has to have garaj for great souls, one has to have garaj for Bhagwan, one has to pray to Him. If one, out of garaj, performs even the lowest of low seva, and has garaj, then that is considered good. One who has no garaj. To him, in this, Swami then... Often, the other one makes no effort to remove flaws, and then says, 'Suppose it is like that, if we have flaws, then it's fine, and if garaj remains, why become completely nirvasanik?' 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