A Person With A Sharp Intellect
In the SamvatSamvatThe calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his victory 56 BCE. It is a lunar calendar based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar. The calendar most commonly used is the Kãrtiki Samvat, which begins on the first day of Kãrtik. However, the Vachanãmrut is written using the Ashãdhi Samvat, which begins on the first day of Ãshãdh.Tap to open in glossary → year 1876, in the early hours of MahãMahãEighth month of the Ãshãdhi Samvat year, normally falling between January and February.Tap to open in glossary → vadvadDark half of a Hindu lunar month in which the moon is in its waning phase. The days falling between the day after Punam up to and including Amãs. Also called krishna paksh.Tap to open in glossary → 1 [31st January, 1820], Shreeji Mahãrãj was sitting in front of the veranda outside Dãdã KhãcharDãdã KhãcharA devotee in whose residential darbar in Gadhada Swaminarayan Bhagwan stayed for extended periods; the great majority of the Vachanamrut's Gadhada-section discourses (Gadhada I, II, and III) were given there, as the text itself repeatedly records ("in Dada Khachar's darbar in Gadhada").Tap to open in glossary →’s medimediA small room above a house or a mansion.Tap to open in glossary → in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhãsabhãAssembly. A group of satsangis listening to kathã or singing kirtans.Tap to open in glossary → of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
Shreeji Mahãrãj then asked the munis, “A person who possesses a sharp intellect attains BrahmBrahm1) The dhãm of Bhagvãn. It is eternal, complete with all gun, luminous, and flawless. Also called Akshar, or Akshar-Brahm, or Akshardhãm. 2) Fourth of the five eternal entities, which transcends everything except Purushottam (jeev, ishvar, Mãyã, and Brahm, and Parbrahm).Tap to open in glossary →. Can the intellect of a person who is skilled in the managing of worldly affairs be called sharp, or not? Also, can the intellect of a person who is very skilled in interpreting the shãstras and the Purãns be called sharp, or not?”
The munis attempted to answer the question, but were unable to do so adequately.
Shreeji Mahãrãj then explained, “Some people may be extremely skilled in worldly affairs, yet they do nothing at all to safeguard their own kalyãnkalyãn1) Liberation. Freedom from the cycle of births and deaths. 2) To take birth as a higher life-form, or to take birth in a higher lok.Tap to open in glossary →. Others know the precise meanings of the various shãstras, Purãns, and other historical shãstras, yet they too do nothing to safeguard their kalyãnkalyãn1) Liberation. Freedom from the cycle of births and deaths. 2) To take birth as a higher life-form, or to take birth in a higher lok.Tap to open in glossary →. Therefore, they cannot be said to possess a sharp intellect. Instead, they possess a blunt intellect. On the other hand, a person who safeguards his kalyãnkalyãn1) Liberation. Freedom from the cycle of births and deaths. 2) To take birth as a higher life-form, or to take birth in a higher lok.Tap to open in glossary →, even though he may possess only a limited intellect, should be considered to have a sharp intellect. So, a person who pays more attention to worldly affairs, even though he possesses a sharp intellect, should be considered to possess a blunt intellect.
“This is stated in the Bhagvad GeetãBhagvad GeetãSong of Bhagvãn. One of the most popular Hindu shãstras. It comprises of a dialogue between Arjun and Shree Krishna, at the beginning of the battle between the feuding cousins, the Pãndavs and the Kauravs. TheTap to open in glossary →: yã nishã sarva-bhootãnãm tasyãm jãgrati sayami yasyãm jãgrati bhutãni sã nishã pashyato munehe “This shlokshlokA verse from shãstras.Tap to open in glossary → explains that while worshipping BhagvãnBhagvãnGod. Supreme being. Lord of all. Bhagvãn is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, is divine, and is always taking birth on earth for His bhaktas. Resides within the ãtmã. Also called Parbrahm, Paramãtmã, Purushottam, Krishna Nãrãyan, and Swãminãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →, all worldly people behave as if their mind is covered in darkness, like the night. Therefore, they do not worship BhagvãnBhagvãnGod. Supreme being. Lord of all. Bhagvãn is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, is divine, and is always taking birth on earth for His bhaktas. Resides within the ãtmã. Also called Parbrahm, Paramãtmã, Purushottam, Krishna Nãrãyan, and Swãminãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →. On the other hand, BhagvãnBhagvãnGod. Supreme being. Lord of all. Bhagvãn is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, is divine, and is always taking birth on earth for His bhaktas. Resides within the ãtmã. Also called Parbrahm, Paramãtmã, Purushottam, Krishna Nãrãyan, and Swãminãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →’s bhaktas are awake in worshipping BhagvãnBhagvãnGod. Supreme being. Lord of all. Bhagvãn is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, is divine, and is always taking birth on earth for His bhaktas. Resides within the ãtmã. Also called Parbrahm, Paramãtmã, Purushottam, Krishna Nãrãyan, and Swãminãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →. Therefore, they are constantly engaged in worshipping BhagvãnBhagvãnGod. Supreme being. Lord of all. Bhagvãn is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, is divine, and is always taking birth on earth for His bhaktas. Resides within the ãtmã. Also called Parbrahm, Paramãtmã, Purushottam, Krishna Nãrãyan, and Swãminãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →. Furthermore, everyone’s mind is awake with respect to the five vishays – shabdashabdaA sound. One of the panch-vishays. Shabda is the physical element of ãkãsh, and is perceived by the ears. Shabda is indicator of all objects, the cause of all social interactions, and reveals the nature and class of the speaker.Tap to open in glossary →, sparshsparshA touch. One of the panch-vishays. Sparsh is the physical element of vãyu, and is perceived by the skin. The characteristics of sparsh are softness, hardness, cold, and heat.Tap to open in glossary →, ruprupA 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 →, rasrasA taste. One of the panch-vishays. It is the physical element of jal, and is perceived by the tongue. The characteristics of ras are sweetness, spiciness, distastefulness, bitterness, sourness, and saltiness.Tap to open in glossary →, and gandhgandhA smell. One of the panch-vishays. Gandh is the physical element of pruthvi, and is perceived by the nose. The characteristics of gandh are fragrance and stench.Tap to open in glossary → – and they continuously indulge in the vishays. In contrast, the minds of the BhagvãnBhagvãnGod. Supreme being. Lord of all. Bhagvãn is unparalleled, omnipotent and the all-doer, omniscient, omnipresent, the ocean of all forms of bliss, does not have any attributes of Mãyã, is divine, and is always taking birth on earth for His bhaktas. Resides within the ãtmã. Also called Parbrahm, Paramãtmã, Purushottam, Krishna Nãrãyan, and Swãminãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →’s bhaktas, are covered in darkness with regards to indulging in the vishays. Therefore, they do not indulge in them.
“Therefore, only a person who remains alert regarding his own kalyãnkalyãn1) Liberation. Freedom from the cycle of births and deaths. 2) To take birth as a higher life-form, or to take birth in a higher lok.Tap to open in glossary → can be said to possess a sharp intellect. As for others, they are all mere fools.” || End of VachanãmrutVachanãmrutAmrut in the form of words. A collection of 273 spiritual talks delivered by Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn, that were carefully noted and collated by His senior sãdhus in His presence, and were authenticated by Him. Central philosophical shãstra of the Swãminãrãyan Sampradãy that summarises the essence of all Hindu shãstras.Tap to open in glossary → Gadhadã I || 50 || 50 ||