This Vachanamrut is about remaining forever happy. Shriji Maharaj has asked a question to the assembly of sadhus. What is the means for a devotee of God to remain forever happy? The question is straightforward. Even so, from the answer Maharaj gave, it is to be understood as the means to remain forever happy in 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 → If Maharaj prescribes something that seems ordinary, what does it mean? It means Maharaj wants to reveal some deeper secret. There is a secret. Because, generally, vairagya alone is sufficient as a means to remain forever happy. Even dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → 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 → The three types of spiritual miseries do not affect one with vairagya; he has already become happy instead of miserable. Does he not become happy in 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 → They lived by drinking flour-water. Yes. They would drink flour-water only once a day. But managing this kitchen and hiring Brahmins to work... At that time, they did it themselves, so there wasn't much of an issue. They didn't hire servants. What is all this anyway? And bringing vegetables, and ordering spinach every day... There shouldn't be anything like that. Just drink it, right? It was like that. Still, did they not become happy? They felt a very great misery. So, even if there is vairagya in 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 → still, to become happy, one must match with the devotees of God. If one does not match with the devotees of God and remains very aloof, still he does not become happy. Maharaj used to dim Muktanand Swami's vairagya a bit. He was decreasing it. Is it called decrease or what? To dim. Yes, he was dimming it. Yes. Live with everyone. Observe the vows. He would not dim the vows. He would dim the vairagya. Everyone must observe the vows. But too much vairagya then causes misery to others. Instead of that, keep love and affection for other devotees of God, even those with vairagya. Can two people with vairagya have love and affection for each other? Eh? If one is without vairagya and one is with vairagya, does it happen? Then why does it happen? What if someone comes to clarify? There is value, right? If they value it, then it happens. But what if both have vairagya? If both are strictly with vairagya, or if they are dragging themselves along like this. Eh? Sharing happens. So love does not happen. That means, more than vairagya—both have vairagya, that was not difficult—but keeping this love proved difficult. So, what is more difficult than vairagya? Keeping love for the devotees of God proved more difficult. And especially for those with vairagya. It is not difficult for those without vairagya. Keeping love for the devotees of God is difficult. It is very difficult for those with vairagya. And if one is strictly rigid in dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → They call him rigid in dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So, for him too, keeping love for the devotees of God is very difficult. Then, even if the other is completely like that—we are not talking about him at all. For one with vairagya, we are not talking about another devotee who is without vairagya. For one with vairagya, if the other also has strict vairagya, is it difficult to keep love with him, or is it difficult to keep love with one who is without vairagya? They would say, 'Compared to keeping it with just anyone, this one is better.' If one is religious and observes dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Eh? With an equal. Isn't it better to keep love with this one rather than one without dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So Maharaj says, rather than observing dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If he is a devotee of God, keeping love for him is more difficult than that. He did not lose his breath in acquiring vairagya, but he loses his breath in keeping love for this devotee. And the other is also of the same vairagya-oriented nature. And of the same dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Still, he loses his breath. He is a sadhu just like him. One is superior in sadhuta. Does Vishwamangal Swami excel in sadhuta or Dhyey Swami? But both have a discordant relationship. If he is like that in sadhuta, he does not develop love for the one with the virtues of sadhuta. Therefore, he does not become happy in 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 → He does have vairagya. He also has dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Yet not happy in 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 → If he leaves, he becomes very happy. If he has left, there is no other like him who is strict. So he became happy. This is spun by Swaminarayan Bhagwan. In what is spun by Kanti, there is no flaw. Yes. 'Vairagya is like a diamond; no heat can melt it.' In addition, if one wishes to consider it, firmness in dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Means like contentment are sufficient to become happy. So, in the answer Maharaj gave, 'Wealth of cows, wealth of elephants, wealth of horses, and all mines of jewel-wealth; when the wealth of contentment comes, all other wealth is like dust.' It is like that. Those very beautiful subhashits. 'Snakes drink air and yet they are not weak,' 'forest elephants become strong by eating dry grass.' 'Sages pass their time eating roots and fruits,' 'contentment alone is the supreme treasure of 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 → Contentment is the treasure of happiness. If there is no contentment, even if he has everything, still he does not get happiness. So, should the means of happiness be considered contentment, vairagya, dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → What did Maharaj say? The Vachanamrut on remaining forever happy. Forever happy. Hari Hari An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra. Tap to open in glossary → then it causes a burning sensation, right? Then he eats only plain vegetables. If he got only sweets for seven or eight days and got nothing else. So, if he gets only happiness, then he does not want only happiness. There should be a little touch of misery. So, in the answer Maharaj gave, he showed intense love, friendliness, association, etc., for God and the devotees of God; that is very necessary for one who wants to make 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 → How does 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 → Maharaj stated the means for that. There must be vairagya. If there is no vairagya, still 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 → There must be dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Even if all this is there, still it does not happen. For the devotees of God, he must have love. There should be no dislike or boredom towards them. Boring. Where do you get bored? Vishwamangal Swami. We get bored with Vishwamangal Swami. What if he does not do as we wish repeatedly? Then does one get bored or not? Where does one get bored? Where there is no matching. If he looks at those points, then he gets bored, right? Otherwise, he would never get bored. So, in the answer Maharaj gave, he showed intense love, friendliness, association, etc., for God and the devotees of God; that is very necessary for one who wants to make 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 → This 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 → So, not just for my happiness, but for eternal happiness. If he wishes for it to be for his eternal happiness, then he must do this. These are the means for it. One who wants to take advantage of the greatness of 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 → What is 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 → Vishnu Vishnu The dev of sustenance. Part of the trimurti. He lives in Vaikunth with his wife Lakshmi. Tap to open in glossary → It is like a wish-yielding gem. It is like a philosopher's stone. Now, what more is there to say than that? It is like that. If one wants to take advantage of it, then this one must become like this. If one wants to take advantage of its happiness. For one who wants to take advantage of the greatness of 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 → Therefore, what is the means to remain forever happy in 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 → Maharaj says in his answer that, firstly, that devotee must have firm vairagya, and secondly, he must have extremely firm swadharma. And by those two means, one who has conquered his senses and subdued them, he alone can remain forever happy. The meaning of subduing is that in God's devotion, he engages them. He can engage them in God's devotion as much as he wishes. And he can withdraw them from anywhere else, withdraw them from a bad path; then he is called a self-controlled person. Maharaj says that one who has not conquered and subdued his senses through the above two means, he does not find happiness anywhere. When he is performing devotion and his senses are dragged into sense-objects, then the devotee of God feels extreme misery in his heart. A devotee of God feels misery here too. And if he is not a devotee, he feels misery when he goes to Yamapuri and gets beaten, but he certainly feels it. A devotee of God feels it right here, thinking, 'Oh, God will be displeased, the sadhus will be displeased,' he feels so in his mind. Therefore, even while remaining in the association of God and the devotees of God, he becomes miserable. Therefore, to conquer the senses, vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → And only then can one remain happy. If he is like that, and then he has intense love for God and the devotees of God, and behaves with extreme friendliness towards them, and likes their association very much, then 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 → He must like living with this group. He must have a liking, he must feel a connection. Like, 'Well, brother, did we have a connection when we were with others, or did the connection increase after coming here?' His connection must increase. So, does the connection increase here more than the connection one has with parents? Maharaj said so. It must increase. If his connection increases, then it becomes happy. The more the connection increases, the happier it becomes. If the connection decreases, then it does not become happy. It starts to feel bitter. How bitter is a bitter gourd curry? Even while leaving, if it is there, one pokes it with a spatula, and if poked, it barely goes down. When he is performing devotion and his senses are dragged into sense-objects, then the devotee of God feels extreme misery in his heart. Therefore, even while remaining in the association of God and the devotees of God, he becomes miserable. Therefore, to conquer the senses, vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → And only then can one remain happy. If he is like that, and then he has for God and God's Maharaj made such a definition, that sometimes there is vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → No. No. They are joined. When, having conquered the senses, vairagya engages them in God, then his vairagya is true and then his dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Until then, even if there is dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Therefore, to conquer the senses, vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj said in the original Vachanamrut that we call him alone religious. And we call him one with vairagya, he said so. That means, as long as those are not there, even if these are there, it cannot be called vairagya. There is a sequence, right? Why a sequence? Like, first dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → No, no. First, his senses are not conquered, or dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → The practice of dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and the support of vairagya, then the senses can be conquered. And the target of conquering the senses. Then, after that, love happens, is there something like that? No, no. As for love, even those who have not conquered yet, whose senses are not conquered, they also develop love for the devotees of God, don't they? Just as they develop love anywhere else, they develop love for the devotees of God. There is a sequence for this. Conquering the senses happens after that. As long as vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Love for the devotees of God, the mind becoming detached from the devotees of God—there is no such sequence for that. Therefore, even while remaining in the association of God and the devotees of God, on the contrary, even in his absence, if one sees this and develops love, then conquering the senses and bringing vairagya becomes easy. It becomes easy. And otherwise, if there is no support of this devotee of God, no support of God, and no support of devotion, then conquering it becomes difficult. That is true. Therefore, to conquer the senses, vairagya and dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If he is like that, and then he has intense love for God and the devotees of God, and behaves with extreme friendliness towards them, and likes their association very much, then 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 → 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