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In satsang, incompleteness, hunger, and mastery of relationship | Pujya Mahant Swami | Satsang Chintan

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The expectation of satsang, who has it and who doesn't?

The expectation of satsang comes from two things.

Firstly, if there is hunger, there is expectation, and secondly, if there is incompleteness, there is expectation.

So, if there is incompleteness, the one who has incompleteness has expectation.

And if there is no incompleteness, then they feel more hungry, so it remains.

Shukdevji had no incompleteness, so he had more fruit than everyone else.

Not of hunger, not like our fruit.

Shukdevji had more hunger than everyone else.

It is said that 'Adhyagat Mahadakhyanam Nityam Vishnu Jano Priya'.

Lord Badarayana, whose mind is captivated by the qualities of Hari.

Adhyagan Mahadakhyanam Nityam Vishnu Jan Priya.

The self-realized sages, even though free from all bonds, perform causeless devotion to the Lord.

Such are the qualities of Hari.

God is like this, and God's hunger is like this.

And God's devotees are like this.

So, Gunatitanand Swami said that one who has firm faith with mahima does not have any expectation of satsang from others.

What does that mean?

Does he do satsang with others or not?

If he has firm faith with mahima, does he do satsang with others or not?

He does.

Huh?

He does it out of hunger.

He does it to satisfy his own hunger.

Not to remove incompleteness.

And one who has incompleteness should do satsang to remove their own incompleteness.

And if the incompleteness is gone, then hunger should start immediately, otherwise it is not gone.

If the incompleteness is gone, then hunger should start, it should start.

And he does satsang out of hunger.

King Prithu, King Parikshit, Janak, Narad,

All these were not incomplete.

Sanakadikas, Janak, Prithu,

They were all of the highest caliber, but still, who had the most hunger among them, listen?

To King Prithu.

King Prithu asked for 10,000 ears.

He asked for 10,000 ears, that much hunger.

So, does he feel hungry?

One who understands the glory does not expect satsang from others.

But there is an expectation of Katha.

It would be good if someone narrated a good story.

King Prithu, King Parikshit, Janak, Narad, Hanumanji, Sanakadikas, and others always listen to the stories of God.

They have immense love for listening to the glory of God.

The glory of God gives immense peace in times of trouble.

It also removes troubles.

Whose glory can be such that by listening to it, all the sufferings of the heart are pacified?

Listening to the stories of the insignificant kings, leaders, or other beings of this world, on the contrary, the merits of this soul are destroyed.

Such is the glory of their fame.

The glory of God in purifying even the fallen is like the Ganges.

As soon as it is touched, it makes it pure.

There is no other way for the human mind to become pure except through it.

When one dips in the Ganges, all sins are not just washed away by touching the Ganges; they fly away.

Even if it's in the air, you have to.

It's not that they fly away.

Similarly, if one sits in the glory of God, that happens to them.

Whose glory can be such that by listening to it, all the sufferings of the heart are pacified?

Listening to the stories of the insignificant kings, leaders, or other beings of this world, on the contrary, the merits of this soul are destroyed.

Such is the glory of their fame.

The glory of God in purifying even the fallen is like the Ganges.

As soon as it is touched, it makes it pure.

There is no other way for the human mind to become pure except through it.

One who has heard the glory of God with this body should consider himself blessed.

They have become sarnath.

In Gunatitanand Swami's talks, Katha is considered superior to meditation, and the same is said here.

The story of God is greater than the form of God.

If that story settles in the heart, then one's life is saved.

If the murti of God is established, there is still a possibility of some flaw remaining.

If one takes care of God's murti and also indulges in other things, and if one indulges in Katha, then one does not indulge in other things, and if one does, then the murti is not considered established.

The fruit of Katha

The fruit of listening to Katha

The fruit of Katha remains in God.

There is love in the murti of God.

Oh.

Then he develops love for the murti of God.

It's not that love has developed just because one meditates, so it's called love.

He meditates, so he has developed love, he is trying.

If love has developed, then he has no problem.

There is no other way for the human mind to become pure except through it.

One who has heard the glory of God with this body should consider himself blessed.

They have become sarnath.

That is, God becomes their master.

He accepts his arm.

Therefore, he should not feel inferior in his heart.

God has become our direct master, what greater glory can there be than that?

The murti of God is extremely pure.

To decide in our hearts that it purifies even the fallen is considered the greatest wisdom.

Canto number 32.

By chanting whose name, all sins come to an end.

By remembering, infinite happiness is attained.

Creatures attain greatness by chanting.

Understanding this, saints remember Him.

Understanding the greatness of saints, they never abandon the name of Narayan. They remember Him with every breath.

They consider Him Ghanshyam.

Gaj, Gunika, Jamil, and others, by chanting the name, crossed the ocean of existence.

The name of Hari is the purifier of the fallen; by it, many attained salvation.

Dhruv, Prahlad, and Draupadi became fearless by chanting the name.

Stones floated on water, that too by the power of the name.

Great sages, taking their rosaries, chant the name of Narayan.

Chanting day and night, they do not rest for a moment.

Yogis reside in the forest, eating fruits, flowers, and forest leaves.

Thus, subduing their own bodies, they worship God.

Consider the great wealth within the name of Narayan.

Therefore, with a single-minded heart, one should always remember Him.

One should understand the glory of the murti in many ways.

Nishkulanand says this for sure, it is certain.

Canto number 32.

By chanting whose name, mountains of sin are removed.

By remembering whom, one attains extraordinary happiness.

Even an ordinary creature, if it chants the name of God, attains infinite greatness.

Saintly persons understand the glory of God's name and remember it.

They never stop chanting the name of God.

With great love, they remember the name with every breath.

Gajendra, Ganika, Ajamila, and others crossed the ocean of existence by the name of God, and were saved from calamities.

The name of God is the purifier of the fallen, and even the fallen are liberated.

Dhruv, Prahlad, Draupadi, and other great devotees became great devotees by worshipping the name of God.

By the power of God's name, stones floated on water.

Great sages and mahatmas chant the name of the Lord with their rosaries.

They do not rest even in that, they do not get tired.

Yogis go to the forest, eat fruits, flowers, or leaves of the forest, subdue their bodies, and worship God.

They have considered the name of God to be a great treasure. They chant the name of God with a single mind in their hearts and remember God.

In the scriptures, the name of God

When they go to the forest, there are no darshan, no katha, no touch, nothing, only based on the name.

So, what is this Haribal Gita?

The name of God is that

There is the name of God, the darshan of God, the katha of God, the touch of God.

All of them are so great.

So, by holding on to one of them, one can cross the ocean of worldly existence.

We have to catch it.

Why did he say so many?

Someone might have affection somewhere, someone else might have affection somewhere else.

So, all of them are the same.

They are capable of liberating.

Our soul should be attached to something in one place.

One should be attached to the darshan of God's murti, to its form.

One should be attached to his name.

His touch, Katha

Our soul should be attached to seva, anywhere in one place.

Then it is said that he has taken the strength of Hari, if he gets a grip on it.

If he gets a grip.

And understanding the glory, it is said that he has done the strength of God, Haribal Gita.

His mastery is that strength, there is nothing else.

But which mastery is this?

Not of other means.

Mastery of the means related to God comes.

The mastery of establishing a relationship should come.

If my soul succeeds in establishing a relationship with God, then it crosses over.

No matter how much one tries, one cannot establish a relationship with God, one cannot connect with God.

If he does a lot of other things, he cannot do it.

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