And if one has Atmanishtha, but does not have the attitude of a servant, then he remains like a Kevalyarthi. He becomes self-centered, doing nothing for anyone else. Therefore, it binds him. Even if one is endowed with the qualities mentioned above, but if he thinks, "The Atma is unattached and no sin affects it," and understands the greatness of God to be supreme, and thinks, "Even if I have acted somewhat against Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Such Atmanishtha and mahima are not genuine, but are the result of a person's weak intentions. He does not feel the pain of violating Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → One with Atmanishtha would not feel this way, nor would one with mahima. Therefore, that mahima is not genuine, and that Atmanishtha is not genuine; his intention is not right. If the intention were right, then on the contrary, there should be more pain. As mentioned earlier, that if there is a provision for atonement, he feels remorse in his mind that, "I violated this rule, so it is not right for me." Until he performs atonement, he does not find peace. If that provision is not there, even then, in one who has a greater element of Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and has faith, he will feel the pain. He feels the pain of violating Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Like that. But if all of that is present, and yet this Atmanishtha and mahatmya have come, then he does not feel the pain. Then how can he feel the pain? And if he feels pain in his mind, if there is some remorse in his mind, only then can he observe the rules. If he thinks, "What does it matter if I observed it or not?" and has no concern in his mind, how can he observe it? So what should he do for that to happen? To remain in Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and also mahatmya. Often, it is not that all good people will help us, or that they are meant to help. Sometimes, even good people can cause obstacles for us. We should not expect from all good people that everyone, even if they are good, will definitely help us; we cannot keep such an expectation. Even if they are good, they may not help. And they may cause obstacles. Whether to call him good or not is a different matter. But this does happen. Those considered good in society. Similarly, God's mahatmya and Atmanishtha are both good qualities. So do they help in observing Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Like that. If one observes Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If one observes the boundaries set by God, He is pleased; so do they help in observing them or not? Then they may not help either. He would never feel any concern. So it depends on the person's intention. If his intention is genuine, to become free from bondage, thinking, "I want to be released from this bondage and released from the world." If the intention is such, and the intention is to please God, then both Atma-jnana and the other help. Otherwise, they do not. Like that. [blank] They are a major obstacle in observing Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Those with such intentions cannot maintain righteous conduct or pure behavior. On the contrary, they engage more in sin. And more... under the cover of mahima or under the cover of Atmanishtha, violating rules, and in their mind, they feel no concern. They do not feel grief. He does not feel the pain in his mind that, "I have violated this." He does not feel such pain. Then understand that his intention is bad. The mahima itself is not bad. And the Atmanishtha is not wrong. But his intention is wrong. Therefore, he does not feel the pain. And as long as there is no pain, the rules cannot be protected. Maharaj has spoken of Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If the element of Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → in one's intellect. That means the Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Not ordinary. If the Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → He would not violate it. Even then, he would not violate it, like that. That is a part of Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Like that. [blank] Even if only the boundary-keeping element of Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Then? Even then, he would not violate it, right? So Maharaj, throughout this Vachanamrut, has spoken of Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → What are the characteristics of a Sadhu who is fit to be served like God? That is, what are the characteristics of a Sadhu who holds Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So Maharaj said that of the senses, no desires... he acts by suppressing the activities of the senses and the inner self. And he performs only activities related to God. Four things were mentioned: he performs activities related to God, the senses he acts by suppressing the senses, related to God, and remains firm in the Panch Panch Five. Tap to open in glossary → remains firm in the Panch Panch Five. Tap to open in glossary → rup rup A sight. One of the panch-vishays. Rup is the physical element of tej, and is perceived by the eyes. Rup reveals the appearance of all objects, and resides in all objects in a small form, and changes as objects change. Tap to open in glossary → Purushottam Purushottam God. Supreme being. Bhagvãn. He is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, divine, always taking birth on earth for Tap to open in glossary → Then he is considered a Sant Sant A sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush. Tap to open in glossary → So Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Such questions and their solutions would not exist. There would be no crossing points. Like that. Those with such intentions cannot maintain righteous conduct or pure behavior. On the contrary, they engage more in sin and fall into greater bondage. Generally, even the knowledge of mahima makes devotion to Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Therefore, Maharaj says, even if one has Atmanishtha and supreme mahima, if he still wants to keep his devotion to Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → then in his intention, there must be an intense desire to please God. It is written here that he should have a deep-seated knot (granthi) for it. God's likes and dislikes, or His pleasure and displeasure, he should have a knot regarding that, thinking, "How can God be pleased with me?" Like that. How can He be pleased with me? He should have such a knot, thinking, "I only want to attain God's pleasure," he should have such an intense resolve, a burning desire, like that. Thinking, "I only want to attain God's pleasure." Then, no matter how much mahima or what kind of Atmanishtha he has, he will not violate Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → By violating Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So it is written very beautifully in the Vachanamrut. Here in Sanskrit. That all incarnations of God occur to make the boundaries firm, like that. "Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata." To nourish the boundaries and to make them firm, God's incarnations occur. Even if they occur to establish Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → break those boundaries; it is only to nourish those boundaries. Therefore, all incarnations of God occur. So that means God's wish is to make the boundaries firm. Now, if our wish is contrary to that, then how can God be pleased? So we must think about this. An excellent point is written. Therefore, Maharaj says, even if one has Atmanishtha and supreme mahima, if he still wants to keep his devotion to Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → then he will not become lax in righteous conduct. And to please God, the Panch Panch Five. Tap to open in glossary → Only if one has the intense desire and intention in his heart to please God. That must be there. The intention to please God must be there, otherwise it will not happen. Like that. Otherwise, outwardly they sing of His greatness, and through that, they fulfill a weak intention in their hearts. Therefore, Maharaj says, faith in the true scriptures, belief in God, and shame, if these three qualities are present, and along with them, a firm knot in the heart to please God, then even if he has Atmanishtha or mahima, they cannot make him lax in righteous conduct. And on the contrary, it makes his righteous conduct pure and firm. Maharaj spoke of Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Yes. So often, when Ekantik Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If he contents himself merely with devotion to God, then Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Thinking, "We have devotion, so nothing else is needed, right?" So because of that, devotion to Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Or if there is Atmanishtha, it becomes lax because of Atmanishtha as well. Therefore, Maharaj says, if faith in the true scriptures, belief in God, and shame, these three qualities are present, and along with them, a firm knot in the heart to please God, then even if he has Atmanishtha or mahima, they cannot make him lax in righteous conduct. And on the contrary, it makes his righteous conduct pure and firm. Indeed, it should increase. Devotion to Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → [blank] No place, time, or material object can bind him. Without that, Maharaj says, no matter how knowledgeable or devoted one is, he may still perhaps be bound. Then Maharaj... can one who is devoted be bound? Even then he can be, Maharaj says. One who has mahatmya, and believes Him to be supreme, can he be bound? Maharaj says he can be. If he violates this, he will be. Even if he has great mahatmya. He may have great mahatmya, but his intention and purpose are not right. Therefore, he is bound. Then Maharaj spoke of the things that He does not like. Among them, first of all, Maharaj says, "We do not like ego." Even if that ego is of virtues or of being Brahma, still He does not like ego. Whether it is of Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → or of renunciation; what has Maharaj said originally, look. "We do not like ego. That ego and of renunciation, or of devotion, or any kind of ego that one expresses in speech, He does not like." Yes. Of renunciation, of devotion. Or any... any kind. So what Maharaj means to say is, that, "If one observes Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → "If one observes Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → "But if he brings ego of Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → "But if he is lax in Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, 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