Then Akhandanand Swami asked, “For a sick person, there is a rule of diet, which is to be kept only for so many days; similarly, is there any rule for the means of liberation or not? That is, is there any time limit as to how long the rules should be observed or not?” Maharaj said, “One whose faith is weak, for him the rules end after many births; and one whose faith is intense, for him they end in this very birth; therefore, the time limit depends on faith. One with weak faith takes birth many times in the realm of the devas and the realm of humans, and having attained vairagya, ultimately goes to God.” Again, Akhandanand Swami asked another question, “What are the characteristics of a person with intense faith?” Maharaj replied, “One who has intense faith, when he wants to come for the 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 → or wants to listen to the spiritual discourses of God, and wants to perform the mansi puja of God, for performing any such activities related to God, his own bodily activities like bathing etc., he does them with great haste; and if We have circulated any news by writing a letter, he becomes eager to do that as well; and even if he is a great 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 → 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 → one who has such characteristics should be known as having intense faith.” Maharaj has drawn attention to three things here for one with intense faith. Among them, one is to 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 → Or any activity to please God is to be performed, he does it even at the cost of the nourishment and sustenance of the body, by curtailing them. By curtailing the nourishment of the body, then there is faith. If he just does it and there is no harm to the nourishment of the body, then the faith is not considered great. He does it when there is time, then it is called ordinary devotion. If faith is more, there is intense faith, it cannot be said that he has excellent faith. Only if it happens at the cost of this. A person gets 24 hours of time, and he keeps performing devotion to God. And one does not get time, but as Maharaj said, in this way, he, cuts down from that, cuts down from the livelihood of the body, then he has faith. Even if the other one does it for 24 hours, he does not have that faith. Maharaj has drawn attention to three things here for one with intense faith. Among them, one is to 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 → or any devotion from the nine-fold devotion, or any activity to please God is to be performed. Maharaj said to 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 → 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 → Maharaj said, “We will stay, as long as We do spiritual discourses, you listen, and if you do not doze off.” For 18 days, he did not doze off during the spiritual discourses. How much faith in such discourses? It is mentioned here, it was in the discourses, that has been taken, right? So that is called faith. 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 → and again in the morning, wake up and go to work. They go to work in the morning. How much is their faith? Gunatitanand Swami, for the 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 → would go running along with Manki. And they would go running and keep having 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 → Having 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 → How much is the faith in that 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 → Maharaj has drawn attention to three things here for one with intense faith. Among them, one is to 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 → or any devotion from the nine-fold devotion, or any activity to please God is to be performed. Parvatbhai, while having 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 → and listening to spiritual discourses, would then forget to eat altogether. If someone asked, “Did you eat?” he would say, “Yes, I ate at that kitchen,” and say, “I ate at that kitchen,” near Maharaj. Others would wonder, where did he eat? He has eaten there, he has eaten there. But he would not feel hunger to eat at all. So that is said to be faith. For that, harm comes to the body. For performing devotion to God, harm comes to the body, then it is said to be done with faith. There is no harm to the body, and he keeps doing it in a normal way, then he does it, it is a livelihood, he passes time well, that is not wrong, but this is the characteristic of excellent faith. Or any activity to please God is to be performed, he does it even at the cost of the nourishment and sustenance of the body, by curtailing them. In that, he does not cut down on activities related to God, he cuts down on activities done for the body. At the cost of the body, he strengthens those other activities more, and is one who always desires to do them. Secondly, whatever activity related to God he may be doing, he does not feel bored or tired in any way. In doing these activities and in accepting the command of God, there is great enthusiasm, there is no slackness at all and there is intense speed, as well as enthusiasm always prevails. Thirdly, in the absence of activities related to God, he has an intense eagerness to do them. He should feel a burning sensation. If he misses it, he should feel a burning sensation for it. Today, this day has passed, and according to the routine, the activity of God did not happen, or was less, then he should feel regret, he should feel a burning sensation. This day has passed, and the spiritual discourse was not heard, the worship of God did not happen, 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 → in that, no seva was done, from within, he should feel a burning sensation. The command of God is to be obeyed, and it did not fall to our lot and fell to another's lot, then he should not get sleep. That, look, it did not fall to our lot, it fell to another's lot. Thus he should feel regret, then there is excellent faith. And if he gets it, then some cut should be made in the livelihood of the body. How much does a person do by cutting down from the livelihood of the body? That is, how much does he do by causing trouble to it? Then he has excellent faith. Thirdly, in the absence of activities related to God, to do them... if the spiritual discourse has slipped from hand, of listening, doing is fine, if the time of doing has passed, he feels regret. That I did not get the speaker today. Such regret is felt. But if the spiritual discourse of listening has slipped from our hands, then there is some agitation in the mind. That, what is it called? That, as if health is lost. Uneasiness. That, he becomes uneasy, right? His joy is lost, does it happen like today the whole joy is lost, it does not happen like that. That is, of excellent faith, the characteristic of faith. Thirdly, in the absence of activities related to God, he has an intense eagerness to do them. Maharaj said, “Even if he is a great 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 → 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 → That is, he does not tolerate the separation from activities related to God at all, without that, he feels anxiety. Anxiety is felt. If that is not obtained, his sleep is lost, his mood is gone, he feels anxiety, in its absence, then that is faith. Even if there is time, we do not do it, then it is minus, faith is just okay. That is, he does not tolerate the separation from activities related to God at all, without that, he feels anxiety, remains extremely eager, when it appears so, then know that the devotee has intense faith; and one who has such faith, controls the senses immediately. One whose faith is weak, his... So what did Maharaj say in this? If there is such faith, the senses are controlled immediately by him. What is the question ahead? To whom are the senses controlled? The five sensory objects are conquered, are they conquered by vairagya or are they conquered by some other means? Such is the question. And from that, all these questions have arisen, of faith and lack of faith. The five sensory objects are conquered, by what are they conquered? In the beginning, Maharaj spoke about conviction. And then Muktanand Swami asks, “The five sensory objects are conquered, by what are they conquered?” So what was the tone in this? In God, it came through devotion, right? One who has felt the intensity of devotion, that is, one who has felt the intensity of conviction, by that, even the senses are controlled immediately. Understood? It happens only by that. The senses are controlled quickly. So is there a contribution of conviction or not? Is there a contribution of conviction in conquering the senses? In conquering the senses, the sensory objects, is there a contribution of conviction or not? That is, there is. But not directly, it is indirect. Direct is the contribution of rules. And indirect of conviction. One who has conviction, his rules remain firm. And if rules remain firm, then the five sensory objects are conquered well. They cannot be conquered merely by vairagya. One who has vairagya, he may not have conviction, there is vairagya and no conviction, that can happen. If there is vairagya and no conviction, then they cannot be conquered so much. Such is the talk. Sensory objects can defeat him. Sensory objects cannot defeat one with conviction. If he observes the rules. That much is also true. When it appears so, then know that the devotee has intense faith; and one who has such faith, controls the senses immediately. One whose faith is weak, his senses behave sharply towards sensory objects; no matter how much he tries to hide it, it becomes known to everyone; because the nature of the senses is like the speed of the wind. To drag the senses and connect them to God, dragging, what is the tendency of the senses, to drag the senses and connect them to God, that happens only if there is conviction and seva, if there is devotion, otherwise it does not happen. If dragged and connected to God, automatically there is withdrawal from the other side. And in that too, Maharaj said, for those of young age, there is seva, that itself is more. If he feels a hunger for seva, the senses are dragged and connected to it. And if connected to it, he feels the fatigue of the senses. If he feels fatigue, he attains withdrawal from the other side. As long as the senses are strong, they sit absorbed in that very thing. When the strength of the senses increases, they become absorbed only with the sensory objects. One whose faith is weak, his senses behave sharply towards sensory objects; no matter how much he tries to hide it, it becomes known to everyone; because the nature of the senses is like the speed of the wind; it is not seen but makes everyone experience it; similarly, when the tendency of the senses runs towards sensory objects, it becomes known to everyone. It makes others experience that his senses are running towards the five sensory objects. It makes others experience it. Do these children not understand us? That this is right and this is not right. Even they understand. That is, it makes others experience it. Similarly, when the tendency of the senses runs towards sensory objects, it is known to everyone; and if he tries to hide it with deceit, people knowing him to be deceitful, then people knowing him to be deceitful, everyone gets extreme dislike for him; therefore, the sharpness of enjoying sensory objects does not remain hidden in any way. The way to avoid it is also the same, that the rules established by God, if he keeps the senses restrained in them, the sharpness disappears, and the heart becomes pure; Therefore, whether there is strength of vairagya or not, if he controls the senses and keeps them in the rules of God, then through intense vairagya, he conquers the sensory objects. No, he conquers even more than conquering sensory objects through intense vairagya. Therefore, whether there is strength of vairagya or not, if he controls the senses and keeps them in the rules of God, then even more than conquering sensory objects through intense vairagya, the one with rules conquers them; therefore, keep those rules very firm; and even if faith is weak, if he knows the greatness, the faith becomes excellent, and if there is none, new faith is also born; therefore, knowing the greatness of God and devotion like kirtan kirtan Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments. 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. 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