2. Swaminarayan 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 → 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 → 3. Therefore, one should understand this. Even if one continuously performs temple work, knowledge does not increase. And knowledge is only gained through the company of sadhus. 4. The severe penances mentioned in the scriptures are all nullified by the company and 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 → 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 → 5. Similarly, the happiness of eating and drinking, and the happiness of honor and greatness, are like blood. And the happiness of "Nijatmanam Brahmarupam Dehatraya Vilakshanam Vibhavyaten Kartavya Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → 6. Swami says another thing: the attainment of authority is a cause of downfall. Indulgence in big cities, authority, and wealth are the three causes for the jiva to become corrupt. Swami says another thing: the attainment of authority is a cause of downfall. 7. After receiving 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 → 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 → 8. Yet, Swami said that it is a cause for corruption. Swami must have surveyed this, seeing that many become corrupt. And Maharaj said that many fall through the path of enjoyment, and only a few emerge unscathed. 9. The path is not wrong. But the people are wrong. The people who use it are wrong. 10. Similarly, we discussed the indulgence in big cities yesterday. If one wants to do 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 → 11. 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 → 12. So, it is necessary to make everyone do 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 → 13. They should be careful about how to make good use of it. Even the best get deceived in it; they don't get deceived, but they slip. It's already within them. 14. In the beginning, the intention is very good, but then such an intention does not remain. Among these, authority is superior to the others. Indulgence in big cities is less corrupting than authority. 15. And the occasion of wealth is even more corrupting than that. Seva can also be done in authority. As it is said in that subhashit: "Vidya vivadaya, dhanam madaya, shakti paresham paripidnaya." 16. "Khalasya sadho viparitamet jnanaya danaya jarrakshanaya." A wicked person and a saint. Both have those three things behind them. 17. So, do those three things make him a saint or a wicked person? On what does that depend? On its use. 18. On its use. If he uses it well, it makes him a saint. If he uses it poorly, it makes him a wicked person. 19. Here, Swami mentioned three things: indulgence in big cities, authority, and wealth. If one uses them properly, if they are obtained by God's will and used properly, but mostly people do white things for it, they break their necks for it, why? Authority. 20. For corruption. For misuse. To take advantage of it. 21. And to use it for their own convenience. If they want more convenience. If you have great authority, you are all sitting below, I am sitting on the cushion here. 22. What are they sitting with? With virtues. With authority. 23. There is authority. They were made to sit with helicopter landing. So they automatically get facilities. 24. So, its influence is greater in the heart of the jiva. How do you know which interest is greater? You know when it goes away. 25. How do they get facilities? Seva goes away and authority remains. So everyone desires authority. 26. And authority goes away and seva remains. If you get this title, you get many conveniences with it. If there is interest and it goes away, then one feels a jolt. 27. It often appears that if one is 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 → 28. It's not that everyone who lives in big cities slips. But if one is interested in authority and only somewhat in seva. Then it means that those who slip have a flaw, and those who don't slip do not have a flaw. 29. Why? To maintain authority, one has to do seva. But one does it to maintain authority. 30. So, it means that those who slip have a flaw, and those who don't slip do not have a flaw. And the other accepts authority to maintain seva. But it is true that it is more tempting for people. 31. It was said about the siddhis, what were those four siddhis? They are not so much in villages. "Salokya Sarishti Samipyam Sarupyam Apibata Diyamanam Na Grihnanti Vina Mat Sevanam Jana." 32. There are two things in it. How do you know if Swami is interested in authority or in seva? That is siddhi siddhi Wealth. Riches. The siddhi are shown to bhaktas on their way to Akshardhãm, to test their love for Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → 33. One becomes indifferent. It takes two or three years for him to even start to adjust. Salokya and Samipya, to live near God and in God's abode. 34. If authority is gone, we have some authority. And to serve God, there are three things. We are given a key point. 35. But if seva goes away and salokya and samipya remain, then he is not interested in it. If he has to accept it based on seva, Maharaj said that they do not accept the four siddhis, meaning if one is careful and clever, one does not let it be known that one is interested in this. 36. Did he say they accept it? But when does one know? Maharaj said, it is Brahmanand Swami's question. What did he say in the Vachanamrut? 37. That if one keeps bad company and is clever, one does not let it be known. So how does one know? By sacrificing seva. 38. Or when his reputation is broken, then he knows. If there is seva, there is no problem. So, is there interest in authority or not, or have both things come with authority? 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