One who has once attained the true knowledge of God's form, and then even if place, time, action, and association become unfavorable, not even a trace of that knowledge is lost. There is an illustration for this. Just as there might be a great king or a wealthy millionaire merchant, and according to his destiny, he loses that authority and falls into poverty. Because of that, he gets only coarse grains to eat or wild greens, and wood apples, berries, boiled peepal leaves, and such ordinary things to eat, then he eats them, but remembers the rich fruits he had eaten before, and the highly valuable things, unavailable to others, which he had ordered and eaten; he remembers all of them. And he thinks in his mind, 'I used to eat such rich things before.' And now I am eating such ordinary food.' In this way, whenever he eats, he remembers. And one who has been eating ordinary food from the very beginning, and when he falls into deeper poverty, he still eats the same; what would he remember? Similarly, one who has once truly known in his mind the bliss of God's form and the bliss of God's worship, and then if he no longer has the association 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 → even then, remembering that bliss, he experiences happiness and misery according to his destiny, but he does not forget that bliss. And one who has not known the bliss of God and has not experienced it, what would he remember? He is like an animal. Now, we shall describe the knowledge of that form of God. The form that God possesses, no other form of deities, humans, etc., which have originated from prakriti, is like it. And except for God, time devours everyone else, and the power of time does not prevail over God's form. Such is God. And like God, there is only God Himself, and no other. And the devotees in God's abode who have attained similarity of form with God, their form is also like God's, yet they are purushas and God is Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → and He is the supreme among all, the object of worship, and the Lord of all. And no one can find the limit of that God's glory. Such a divine-form God is nirguna and the object of meditation. And one who meditates on Him becomes nirguna. Such is the form of God. And that God, while residing in His own abode, which is a single location, is immanently present in many universes, and for all the groups of jivas, He resides within them as the inner controller, bestowing the fruits of their actions as appropriate. And He is the life of all jivas. And without Him, that jiva is not capable of doing or experiencing anything. And that God is Siddheshwar. Just as a person possessing yogic yogic That which is of a yog or yogi. [Vadtãl – 4]. Tap to open in glossary → similarly, God, while residing in one location, performs all actions through the power of His yogic yogic That which is of a yog or yogi. [Vadtãl – 4]. Tap to open in glossary → And just as fire resides within wood and within stone, the nature of that fire is of one kind, and the nature of wood and stone is of another kind, similarly, God resides within all jivas, yet the nature of God is of one kind, and the nature of the jiva is of another kind. And God, who is possessed of such infinite divine powers, He Himself, for the liberation of jivas, becomes like a human. One who has attained the knowledge of God's form in this manner, and has offered devotion to that God, and has once truly experienced the bliss of that knowledge and devotion in his jiva, he will never forget it. And no matter what happiness or misery befalls him, he does not forget the experience of the bliss of God's form. Just as that king does not forget his former happiness even in poverty, similarly. And why are we discussing this? Because such association 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 → but perhaps due to unfavorable place, time, or destiny, such association may not remain, at that time, if one has understood this discourse, his jiva will attain liberation. And if he has such firm conviction, he will never think, 'I will ever meet with ruin.' And to maintain such association is very difficult. And to behave in this manner with the body is also difficult. Because if one day one goes away and cannot behave in this manner with the body, even then, if one has understood this discourse, it will be very beneficial for his jiva. Therefore, this discourse has been delivered. Thus ends the Vachanamrut, specifically, the thirty-seventh Vachanamrut of the Gadhada Last Section. Swami Kalyan. What is this Vachanamrut about? What is the title? What is to be remembered? What came up in this about remembering? Huh? How is it? It is God's form, can one not remember it if one has not eaten? That is eternal; where does it say that one must eat first and then remember? Huh? God's form is to be remembered as described here; if we haven't eaten, we should start. Only if one has eaten does one remember, that cannot be called the form. Whenever one sits, sits to remember, then one remembers. But here, it is about remembering what has been eaten. God's form, remembering that, Maharaj said that is constant remembrance, which can be remembered anytime. Where is the talk of remembering what has been eaten? So, what is to be remembered? What is to be remembered? What is the eaten food? Remembering what has been eaten. If bitter gourd curry and such things were eaten, remember that too. And if something good and sweet was eaten, remember that too. It says 'remembering what has been eaten', right? What is this Vachanamrut about? Remembering what has been eaten. But what is the thing to be eaten? What do you say? From what do joy and happiness come? That means, remembering whatever worship one has performed. And that happens during good times. Maharaj said such association does not remain permanently. The association 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 → When there is a good opportunity, then eat. What does 'eating' mean? To worship God; in Sanskrit, this is the Vachanamrut of conviction. The knowledge of God, once attained, then later, during difficult times, it is remembered. It is remembered during difficult times. We have knowledge of Narendra Modi, so if we face difficulty, do we remember Narendra Modi? What do you say? When is the problem solved? We already know that. But if you go, will he do your work? Establishing a relationship; conviction means establishing a relationship. When times are good, one should establish some relationship with God. One should establish some relationship with God's good sadhus. Or one should do something that pleases them. Then that is remembered during difficult times. And if remembered, one becomes happy and does not become miserable. Even if it is gone, one does not become miserable. Even if snatched from one's hands, one does not become miserable. Why? When it was there, we secured our benefit; and what does 'securing benefit' mean? If one has done something, then one has secured the benefit. One who has secured the benefit does not become miserable even if it goes away. And if securing the benefit remains incomplete while things are hot, then later he feels miserable. Our hand did not cool down, but instead got burnt. He feels that it got burnt, our hand did not cool down. When is the time to secure the benefit? When there is an opportunity. It is to be secured when there is an opportunity. After the opportunity is gone, what can one secure? Huh? After the opportunity is gone, what can one secure? Then one cannot secure anything. So, when it is time to secure the benefit, secure it. And what does 'securing benefit' mean? Does 'eating' mean eating good things? It didn't say eat everything, but eat good things. When there is an opportunity, order and eat good things. If there is convenience, what is to be done by ordering? We used to order that spinach, he orders and eats that spinach. So, when there is an opportunity, eat good things. What does 'eating good things' mean? What, brother Swamiji? If one gets the smallest service, how can it be called good? It happens if one gets the greatest. To please, to please Him. That is the best thing. What is the best thing? To do something in which God is pleased. When the opportunity is available, then. If we do not have any platform, then what can you do? What can happen to please God? And then what is remembered? A platform, everyone does not get it, and everyone does not get the time. God might have provided the opportunity only occasionally, but one may not recognize the platform. O Partha, happy are the Kshatriyas who obtain such a battle. Indeed, for a Kshatriya Kshatriya Person of power and courage, traditionally responsible for the formation and enforcement of law within society, as well as its safety. Rulers and warriors of society. The second of the four varnas (castes) of the ancient Indian social system. Tap to open in glossary → What does that mean? What is its meaning? When a platform is obtained, then do not consider anything as fortunate as that. Not just considering it fortunate, but eat at that time. At that time, secure some benefit. And secure the benefit knowing that such a time is not available forever. To serve God, and especially, when was the time to serve God's devotees available? It is not available forever. God might give it sometimes; it is not available forever, that is fine, but everyone does not even get it. And even the one who got it, does not get it forever. If he recognizes the opportunity, then he can remember. And if he does not recognize the opportunity, then what would he remember? When Maharaj is present, when Maharaj was present, the one who was not aware at that time, what would he remember? And if Maharaj had asked, and one had done so, then even after Maharaj's departure, he would not feel grief. He would feel, 'Oh, we have pleased Maharaj.' We have pleased Maharaj. So, what is called the thing to be remembered? Having pleased Him. By what is He pleased? By conviction. By offering love to Him, by identifying oneself with Him. By worship, by singing God's praises, He is pleased by that; one should do that. Wherever one gets the opportunity, there one should do it. Then it is said that one ordered and ate a good thing. When there is time, one does not do it, and then, if one laments later, what is the use? What is the use of lamenting later? Then what can he remember? It is a thing to be remembered. And among the things to be remembered, especially, the time that was obtained to serve God, whether there is conviction in God or not, the time obtained to prove that, at that time, one should prove it, 'See, this is our conviction.' When it is time to take the side of God and God's devotee, and at that time one hesitates, and then boasts a lot later, then what can he say to others? And what can he remember in his mind, in his jiva? At the right time, he missed it. If he missed it at the right time, what can he remember in his mind? And if he stood firm at the right time? If he stood firm at the right time, then he attains self-satisfaction, and feels fulfilled in his jiva. Even if the opportunity does not remain later. Even if he no longer has the opportunity. So, to recognize the time, is a very great thing. When God has given us a good time, and to recognize it, and to make it successful, then Maharaj says it is remembered later. One remembers the eaten things, and does not become miserable. Then, he does not have to be miserable. If he recognizes it. What if he has not recognized it? Like Alaiya Khachar, right? Maharaj, Muktanand Swami said, 'See, Maharaj will return to His abode.' But he could not complete it, then what happens to him? Then he repents. He cannot please Him. And Dada Khachar, if Maharaj had said something, said something difficult, even then he would do it. Then later, We talked about it yesterday, right? Maharaj told Brahmanand Swami, that 'Go, Introduce Munibawa to 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 → Introduce Munibawa to 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 → Convince him thoroughly. He would say so only if it was like a challenge, right? When others could easily do it, then 'Go, take a broom and sweep the courtyard.' In that, it is still good if one sweeps, but what is there to remember in that? 'Introduce Munibawa to 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 → Go, build the temple of Vadtal. How much resources? Huh? How much? How much did Maharaj give to Brahmanand Swami? He gave twelve rupees. He gave twelve rupees and said, 'Go, build the temple.' And it must turn out well, Swaminarayan's reputation should not be lowered. With twelve rupees, it should not be lowered. And build the temple with twelve rupees; then again he said, 'Maharaj, everything is exhausted here, so please send more.' So, what did Maharaj say? That 'Stretch your legs according to your bed.' Do not make it very large. So, what did Brahmanand Swami do? What did Brahmanand Swami do? Did he shorten his legs according to the bed or stretch them? Huh? No, no, it was meant to be of three spires, but he made it of nine spires. Huh? The plan was for three spires, but he made it for nine spires; see, my bed is longer than that. But did Maharaj send anything? So, he remembers that after Maharaj returned to His abode. He remembers after Maharaj returned to His abode, 'Maharaj told me this and I did that'; then, he didn't even have much desire to boast, but we did do it. If we have the taste for it. But he built a nine-spired temple with twelve rupees. And he did not do it by constantly asking Maharaj. Would he have faced difficulties? And after building the temple? Move on. Once the consecration was done, move on. That is even more difficult than that. And yet he can remember it. So, he remembered the eaten things; that is said to be what he ate. That is said to be what he ate. It was a good, favorable time, and it was time to please Maharaj, so he ate. Then, even if Maharaj returned to His abode, Maharaj in His abode, it is said here that the same opportunity does not remain constant, it does not remain forever. But because he recognized it, he remembers the eaten things. Not only does he remember, but if he remembers Maharaj, Maharaj becomes present. Maharaj becomes present. If one has achieved something great like that, it is said to be what he ate. If one has achieved something great, then it is said to be what he ate. If one has not achieved anything great, what can be said to be eaten? Maharaj says, 'Vegetables were eaten by everyone every day.' So, what would they remember? If one has not done anything worth remembering, Maharaj says he is like an animal. Remaining in 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 → 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