Among the gunas of prakriti, it is necessary to renounce rajogun and tamogun and increase satvagun. Satvagun cannot be renounced further. As long as one is alive. That is why God has mentioned satvagun here, but in reality, one should go from satvagun to nirgun nirgun 1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8]. Tap to open in glossary → 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 → is said to have suppressed satvagun. Satvagun should also be suppressed. If a person just sits relying solely on satvagun, thinking, "We have satvagun, so it's very good, we don't have to do anything now," then it won't work, and the three gunas will lead him to birth and death. But when satvagun comes, suppress it and connect it to 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 → Engage in actions that please God. That means decisions are to be made in satvagun. Whatever decisions one makes in life, good decisions come when satvagun is present. Then, to fulfill those decisions, even if tamogun comes or rajogun comes. If a decision has been made, a goal has been set, then when rajogun comes, one must stick to that decision. So, if one sticks to the decision, then he transcends the three gunas. And if he sticks to the mood, then he drowns in the three gunas. The mood may be fine, but we don't know what kind of mood will come, when, or what will come. But if that decision has been made in relation to God, if a goal has been set, then those three gunas will come and go, and he will transcend them. If we make a decision in satvagun, is it not said to be subordinate to it? What did you say? "If we make a decision in satvagun, is it considered being subordinate to satvagun?" If one makes a good decision, it is a decision that digs up the roots of satvagun. A decision that nourishes satvagun should not be made. But satvagun also gets uprooted. Making a decision related to God means satvagun's roots, even satvagun's roots get uprooted. It is possible to make a decision in satvagun. When the intellect and mind are completely pure and not polluted by ego and attachment, then such a decision related to God can be made. It can be made. And if one follows accordingly, even satvagun gets uprooted. He does not drown in satvagun. What does it mean for satvagun to be uprooted? It leaves our heart, gets suppressed, and he becomes nirgun nirgun 1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8]. Tap to open in glossary → Among the gunas of prakriti, it is necessary to renounce rajogun and tamogun and increase satvagun. Four things reside in satvagun: happiness, discrimination, knowledge, and joy. Among them, happiness and discrimination are completely acceptable, and knowledge and joy are acceptable, but attachment to them must be renounced. Accept it in a way that it does not hinder. "Jnana sangena badhnati" (binds with attachment to knowledge) and "sukhe sanjayati" (binds with attachment to happiness). Satvagun does indeed create attachment to happiness. And it also creates a desire for much knowledge, like "I still want to study, study." "Nahi nahi rakshati dukrinkarane" (grammar rules will not save you), that is why Shankaracharyaji has written, right? In Kashi, an 85-year-old elderly 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 → Bhaja Govindam. Huh? "Bhaja Govindam, bhaja Govindam, Govindam bhaja mudhamate" (Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, O foolish mind). "Bahu granthan na abhyasyet" (Do not study too many scriptures), so it is said in the Shikshapatri. Do not have too much desire to study excessively. Although it applies to me more, though. But it means that one should not study what hinders the path to God. Not like "I will acquire all knowledge." It is said to study throughout life to strengthen devotion to God. "Yajna-dana-tapah-karma karma Action. Deed. Any thought, word, or deed that will sooner or later reap its consequences. Karmas of a person are linked to their rewards (cause and effect). Bhagvãn is the giver of the rewards of the karmas; good deeds reap pleasant rewards, and bad deeds reap painful fruits. Karmas remain with a jeev until it has received its rewards. Tap to open in glossary → Can we read the degrees of scholars? Huh? Scholars' degrees. They have to make a special pamphlet of one or two pages. What did you say? To God, Should we keep doing it throughout our life in a way that is useful in the service of God? Keep studying like that, right? Yes, that should definitely be kept. One should learn. The meaning of studying is to learn something new. Learn something new, but keep in mind that it should be useful in the path of God. Learn such things. Learn what is useful to a devotee of God. Learn what is useful 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 → Why did God describe three types of intellect, three types of patience, three types of happiness? To recognize them and transcend them. To recognize them and transcend the three gunas. That is why. God says that only when one transcends the three gunas can he become a true sannyasi. And when he gives up selfishness, he can become a true tyagi; when he gives up attachment, he can become a true tyagi; and when he gives up the three gunas, he can become a true sannyasi. "Tattvam veditum icchami" (I wish to know the truth), so it is written. What is the core point? God stated the core point like this: Renounce the three gunas. And what is the core point of a tyagi? Renounce attachment. Renounce selfishness. He said this to everyone, to sadhus and householders alike. If a householder also renounces the three gunas, is he called a sannyasi? He is indeed, in God's view he is. God gives him the certificate, we don't give it. For us, as long as he doesn't wear such clothes, he is outside, outside the boundary. After wearing the clothes, even if he does whatever, it doesn't matter. God has said this about householders. He has called them tyagis. King Janak was the guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → Shukadevji is the guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. 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