His own life must be pure. If one's own life is not pure, how can one go to Akshardham? Wasn't that mentioned in our previous 22nd Vachanamrut? That one must maintain extreme purity. One must maintain extreme purity in one's intentions. What is the meaning of extreme purity? In any devotee of God, any kind of... It is about wearing oneself out, not wearing others down. Where can I wear myself out if I get this chance? If I get a chance, how do I wear out my body? How do I wear out everything I have? And that too, for the devotee of God. So there must be extreme purity. In Svadharma Svadharma A person’s own dharma, related to his varna and ãshram. Tap to open in glossary → Right? Vairagya. Svadharma Svadharma A person’s own dharma, related to his varna and ãshram. Tap to open in glossary → To control the senses in every way. That automatically comes into it, the control of the senses. Yes. Ahimsa. Ahimsa means not hurting anyone. Brahmacharya. Association with Sadhu. Atmanishta. Association with Sadhu means respect for the Sadhu. If there is no respect, how can one associate? Do we feel respect for a junior Sadhu? Does it happen for a senior? How does it happen? If it is not there for the junior, then it is not there for the senior either. If one knows him and it is in him, then it happens, right? What is it with the senior? It is a compulsion. It is compulsory. Like, yes, we all believe so. But if the junior is genuine and you don't have respect for him, then how can it be there for the senior? There is no respect for the genuine, so that other thing just became worldly transaction. Then no matter how much we believe and how many circumambulations we perform, what of it? There is no respect for the genuine, whether the genuine one is junior or senior. So that is called 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 there is respect, then one desires to associate with him, desires to listen to him, desires to remember him sometimes. Otherwise, nothing happens. Suppose one just keeps listening to both, does he go to Akshardham? Huh? He just keeps listening to both, listens to five spiritual discourses or ten, does he go to Akshardham? Everyone should contemplate on what Maharaj has said. That these are the 16 means to go to Akshardham. So 16 means, so contemplate on which lane this will lead to Akshardham through? Why? This is the way to Hyderabad, so where in Hyderabad will it deliver you? Will it deliver you to Mehdipatnam or Medchal? So through which lane will one go to God by this means? Right? We have heard, yes, 16 means. 16 means to go to Akshardham. Memorized the titles of the Vachanamrut of 16 means. Have you done it or not yet? Huh? 16 means to go to Akshardham, like that. But through which lane, nothing about that. Then? Association with Sadhu, Atmanishta, unwavering devotion to God coupled with the knowledge of His glory, contentment. Yes. Now in this, Maharaj said devotion coupled with the knowledge of His glory, so wouldn't one go to Akshardham? But these are the characteristics of one who is to go to Akshardham. If it is decided that one is to go to Akshardham, then these are his characteristics. Contentment. So just devotion with the knowledge of His glory is not enough. Those other things must also come into it. What does contentment mean? Contentment means not being very restless. To be fully satisfied with whatever is received by God's will. Contentment. Not restless for the world. It doesn't mean not being restless for devotion to God. In that, discontentment is considered a virtue. Discontentment is considered a virtue. The more discontentment he feels in his mind for performing devotion, the more he is that... The seven means are mentioned, right? In that, there is discontentment. To perform devotion to God, to serve the devotee of God, the more discontentment remains to please God, the more it is considered his virtue. Contentment is towards the world. If he didn't respect us, no problem, let it be. Many others do, right? If he didn't count us, no problem. There are many others to count us, so we... So that is called contentment. Everyone respects me, why doesn't he? Everyone respects me and speaks to me nicely, why doesn't this single person? Yes, he is like this, let me teach him a lesson. So that became discontentment. Freedom from hypocrisy. No drama, okay? Freedom from hypocrisy means having nothing in oneself, and showing it off, that is called hypocrisy. The joy that a devotee of God finds in being candid is not found in hypocrisy. The joy one gets in accepting one's own shortcomings, and the lightness one feels, is not achieved by being hypocritical. One must feel that way. A hypocrite doesn't feel that way. Compassion. One must show compassion that does not obstruct or bind one's own dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If one is to go to Akshardham, this is his natural quality. He is not cruel to others. And if he gets a chance easily, he shows compassion to others. It should not bind him, only that much is necessary. Austerity. Restraint of permitted pleasures. Not spread out, okay? One learns to restrain from available pleasures. That is called austerity. Or keeping up with some vows and chanting. To regard those devotees of God who are superior in virtues with the attitude of a guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → Is that some kind of means? Is it a spiritual practice? What is called spiritual practice? What is called spiritual practice, Viveksvamiji? To undergo some friction. Yes, so what is the friction in this? What is it? Hariprasadsvamiji says what is the friction in this? Read it again. To regard those devotees of God who are superior in virtues with the attitude of a guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → That is a great friction. It wears down the mind. What friction? In that itself lies the greatest friction. In that itself lies the greatest friction. But again, no one can see that this is a means. Then again, there is no limit to those who are superior to oneself, right? In a big temple, there are so many seniors. To give respect to all of them? Then how do we live at all? If we keep giving respect to everyone, I say if we just keep giving and giving, then how do we live? That is difficult. If someone is superior to oneself in virtues, to respect them. If they are older in age, to respect them according to their age. Both are mentioned, right? If they are older in age, respect them in worldly transactions; if they are superior in virtues, respect them in spirituality. But to give them respect, those who are better than oneself. But now, what if in our calculation no one is better? Then whom does one respect? And where does one go, huh? Then one only has to receive it. To regard those devotees of God who are superior in virtues with the attitude of a guru guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → Maharaj said to respect them in many ways. What does respecting in many ways mean? That means more than anywhere... often what happens is that they are superior to oneself, and they might be less skilled too. What if they don't know how to use a computer according to today's times? Even then, like that. Even when there are circumstances where it seems they shouldn't be respected, or we are unable to respect them, still respect them. To maintain a friendly feeling towards those devotees of God who are one's equals. Making friendship and the choice of friendship is also a great means. What? What was said? What did Swamiji say? With whom to make friendship, that big selection is a great means. Then? Making friendship is a great means. Can you make friendship with anyone? That is why it is called a means. It cannot be done. Can everyone perform those austerities? Can they perform Chandrayan? Why? It is a means. It is a means. It is difficult. So does friendship feel as difficult as Chandrayan? It does, so it is said. Even more than that. It is said so in this. Proper friendship is more difficult than Chandrayan. In Gunatitanand Swami's talks, it is written that to connect one's soul with a good person is a great means. By one means, all others are fulfilled. By one means, all others are fulfilled. In that, if one has to connect one's soul with two or five good people, then? That is how many times more than that, can five Chandrayans be performed at once? In this, to connect one's soul with five people, one has to do it with five people at once, right? So can anyone perform five Chandrayans at once? They can do it over the whole year, of course. But do five Chandrayans go together? Like that, five Chandrayans are going on. Sitting here is Chandrayan, and sitting there is also Chandrayan. To make friendship, first proper selection and then proper friendship. Making friendship is a great means and selection is also a great means. So selection and all make one means. Friendship with others is always there. Where our nature matches, if there is friendship, it doesn't feel as difficult as Chandrayan. Then that feels as difficult as pizza, like if it is cooking pizza. But where our mind doesn't agree and he is good, and to make friendship there, that is called Chandrayan. It is a characteristic of going to Akshardham. It is a characteristic of going to Akshardham, right? Is friendship needed in Akshardham? Are friends needed there? Just like we need them here. Huh? Are friends needed? In this, it is said that one goes to Akshardham, one who knows how to make proper friendship goes to Akshardham. So that after going there, one doesn't fight. So that after going there, one doesn't fight. Okay, those two, but here he has arrived from another way. And we have arrived from another way, and there we say, "Brother, hey, you are not supposed to come here." So if friendship is kept from now, he will let us enter. To maintain a friendly feeling towards those devotees of God who are one's equals. To wish well for each other. To wish well for each other and to maintain Suhrudbhav. To keep matching. One who is one's equal, meaning equal level in spiritual practice. What makes it difficult for him to keep matching with him? Normally, nothing does. It is with him only that it feels difficult. If it is lying inside. If ego is lying inside him, then where does everyone face the objection most? Among equals. So if nothing feels difficult, then why does everyone face objection? Where does everyone face objection? Among equals. Not just two of equal age, if the platform of service is equal, if the category of respect and honor is equal, then where does it feel difficult? One doesn't get along with him. One has to go to Akshardham, and since it is a means, it doesn't happen easily. It is a means to go to Akshardham, brother. With him. So Suhrudbhav doesn't happen with him. That is if one is to go to Akshardham, okay. If one is not to go to Akshardham, Suhrudbhav will happen easily. These are said to be the means of Akshardham only. If one is not to go to Akshardham, one gets along well with someone like oneself. If both are fit to go to Akshardham, those two don't get along. If both are to go to the world, those two get along well. Isn't it so? Huh? Look at this. What kind of difficulty is this called? Hey, if both are to go to hell, those two get along well, even if both are equal. And if two equal persons are to go to Akshardham, does Suhrudbhav happen between them? They are to go to Akshardham, so does it happen? Or not? Huh? So it doesn't happen, see. Both might have decided that we will go to Akshardham, but he won't go. And what are these called? Means of attaining Akshardham. 16 means. So is it a means, is maintaining Suhrudbhav a means or what is it? Huh? Does Suhrudbhav happen on its own or does one have to make it happen? It happens on its own. And if it is done artificially, is that called Suhrudbhav? We do it artificially. Hi, Viveksvamiji. This is filled up. So Suhrudbhav is established, right? See what Maharaj has written. This is... If two are to go to Akshardham and Suhrudbhav doesn't happen, then do they not go to the Dham? If it is decided, in reality if they are to go to the Dham, then it definitely happens. Maharaj has stated the action-reaction of this, that those who are to go to Akshardham possess these 16 means. It is not that one performs 16 means and then goes to Akshardham. It is not so because even if there is only devotion with the knowledge of His glory, one still goes. But one who has decided that I definitely want to go to Akshardham, then all these virtues must develop in him. They should come automatically, if decided with honesty. If not decided with honesty and decided just to show others, like, "Viveksvamiji, where do you want to go?" To Akshardham. I also want to go there. After Maharaj came to Muktanand Swami, He used to say so, right? Whom do you meditate upon? He said, "Lord Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → So Suhrudbhav is established, right? Where do you want to go? To Akshardham. I also want to go to Akshardham, so we both won't get along. The path becomes narrow, right? But see, you observe, see. Does Suhrudbhav happen between two good people or not? In that, again, both are said to be equal. It is said to be equal, right? If two are equal, walking on the path of God, and both are like this, with just a minor difference, whether he went ahead or the other went ahead, or he went ahead, then does Suhrudbhav happen between those two? No. Huh? And if it happens, then they go to Akshardham, so it is said. Otherwise, even if they are good, they go elsewhere. 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