Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → The main point is to achieve all four of these virtues. A person who naturally possesses one of these virtues should not consider only that virtue. If I have the virtue of detachment, then I consider myself complete in detachment. Then I don't need the others, that's what people think. We think that in our current life Saints are devotees, in them is detachment. Maharaj says, 'Consider yourself complete in one.' Don't consider yourself complete in one. In this Vachanamrut, Maharaj says that one who desires ultimate liberation cannot achieve it by relying on only one virtue, such as self-realization, love, detachment, or 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 → When all four virtues are present together, then ultimate liberation is attained. Each virtue has its own unique characteristic and also its limitations. Therefore, one virtue cannot replace another. Thus, whatever deficiency exists in any of the four virtues, that much deficiency will be present in the attainment of ultimate liberation. Therefore, all four virtues are necessary. So, it means that there is a flaw in that virtue, and the flaw is inherent in the root of the virtue. For example, if detachment is weak, then it is considered a flaw. But if there is full detachment, then that is its flaw. So, to complete its deficiency, it needs others. If there is detachment, then there is opposition to it. If it's loose, then it can't resist much. And if there is full detachment, then there is opposition to it and there is a flaw in it. If there is that detachment, then who is it opposed to? It is opposed to devotion. If there is a lot of self-knowledge, then it is opposed to dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Oh brother, what is all this? We are the soul. The soul does not get dirty or defiled. It's amazing, and Maharaj has integrated all of it. So, keep this like this, let this go up to here, and then don't let it go much further than that. Believe it up to that point. Now, the mutual expectation of these four virtues from each other, or the distinctiveness that each possesses compared to the others, and the power residing in each, means that there is distinctiveness in it. Each has its own distinctiveness, which another virtue cannot fulfill. The distinctiveness of devotion, even if the other three combine, they cannot fulfill it. The distinctiveness of knowledge, even if the other three combine, they cannot fulfill it. So Maharaj made such a compilation that one should take advantage of the distinctiveness. The weakness of the other should not be fulfilled by others. Do not tolerate weakness. Then the work is done, ultimate liberation is achieved then. Ultimate liberation cannot be attained by one virtue alone. If there is an excess of true emotion, then Maharaj's point is that it brings in the other. Other virtues. If there is true detachment, then devotion and everything else comes with it. If there is true devotion, then there is detachment, Maharaj says, one leads to the other. But that is an excess. If it's normal, then no. Now, Maharaj speaks about the mutual expectation of these four virtues from each other, or the distinctiveness that each possesses compared to the others, and the power or limitation residing in each. Maharaj says that one may have self-realization, but if there is no love for Shri 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 → This should also be considered, who is opposed to whom among them. And that opposition often prevents one from taking advantage of its virtue. But there is a loss due to opposition. If detachment becomes dominant, then the jiva becomes alive in devotion. One should take advantage of detachment, but they don't. Perhaps it won't come. And if there is more self-knowledge, more self-realization, then dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So there is opposition, but Maharaj has not discussed opposition much here. Maharaj says that one may have self-realization, but if there is no love for Shri 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 → For example, in the scriptures, Karna and Prahlad are two characters. Karna was also very tolerant. In the incident of studying under Parshuram, a bumblebee was piercing his thigh, yet he did not flinch. There are other such incidents. Yet Shri The armor and earrings were torn from his living skin, which Indra Indra The king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok. Tap to open in glossary → When Lord 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 → It's not in the Mahabharata, but it's in such incidents. That he removed the tooth. He broke his teeth. It's before he died. That incident happened just to show his generosity to God. Karna was lying on the battlefield, and God went to him disguised as a Brahmin. And to beg for alms. I want to marry my daughter, so I need it. Karna says, 'Now I have nothing with me.' So the Brahmin said, 'You have an infinite line in your tooth, give that.' So he couldn't walk, but he was lying there saying, 'Bring me a stone.' He said, 'Then it would be considered my labor.' So he dragged his body and went, hit a stone, broke his tooth, and took it. So his incidents are considered very good. But His tolerance and self-realization were amazing. But there was no devotion. So he was not a devotee. Prahlad had to endure a lot. But he had self-realization and love for God. And Karna had self-realization, but no love for God. He had no love for 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 he remained. And the attainment that Prahladji received, others did not. Anyone who endures in any way is called self-realized. The meaning of endurance is that if there is body-consciousness, one cannot endure. But true self-realization endures for the sake of God. It is said. Often, a householder endures, but even then, it is endured due to body-consciousness. If one desires something more, they suppress the body. So in reality, it is still body-consciousness; his body-consciousness has not been released. Suppression continues. So mostly, it means that when one suppresses, they suppress their body-consciousness, which means that they have separated themselves from the soul to some extent. If one does it to gain more worldly pleasures, then it is not considered self-realization. Is the endurance of Hiranyakashipu considered self-realization or not? It is not considered. So, he suppressed his body, which means he made a distinction. If one has endured something that even deities cannot endure, then it is considered a distinction. But they don't count it as self-realization. It is counted because even if there is self-realization, the benefit that should be received from self-realization is not received. Where self-realization should be used, it is not used there. He uses his self-realization for other things. Maharaj says that one may have self-realization, but if there is no love for Shri 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 → For example, in the scriptures, Karna and Prahlad are two characters. Karna was also very tolerant. In the incident of studying under Parshuram, a bumblebee was piercing his thigh, yet he did not flinch. There are other such incidents. Yet, he was devoid of love for 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 → 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