The Desire To Perform BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → After Becoming Brahm-RupBrahm-Rup1) Like the form of Brahm. 2) Possessing qualities similar to those of Brahm. Same as akshar-rup.Tap to open in glossary →
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 1880, on 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 → 10 [24th February 1824], Swãmi ShreeShree1) Name of Lakshmi. 2) Used before the names of Bhagvãn and devs to signify their high status.Tap to open in glossary → Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on the veranda outside the east-facing rooms of Dada Khãchar’s darbãrdarbãrCourt of residence belonging to a king or ruler, traditionally with a central courtyard surrounded by rooms with balconies.Tap to open in glossary → in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes and had covered Himself with a yellow rajãirajãiA thick blanket.Tap to open in glossary → made of chhintchhintIndian cotton cloth on which a pattern has been produced by dyeing and hand drawing with a bamboo. Chhint would usually have been made smooth or glossy with a shell or beaten with wooden mallets to produce a shiny surface.Tap to open in glossary →. 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.
Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “If a person has a group of sãdhus staying with him, and if he can sincerely look after them graciously, those sãdhus will happily stay with him. However, if he does not know how to look after them, they will not stay with him.
“Furthermore, if a sãdhusãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary → is eager to attain mokshmokshLiberation. Salvation. Breaking free from the cycle ofTap to open in glossary →, he would become increasingly overjoyed when I do something that may upset him or when I criticise the vishays. For example, Muktãnand SwãmiMuktãnand SwãmiOne of the five principal paramhansas -- along with Gopalanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, Brahmanand Swami, and Shukanand Swami -- who recorded Swaminarayan Bhagwan's discourses word for word, compiling them into the Vachanamrut. Originally a shishya of Ramanand Swami; Nilkanth Brahmachari first met him at Lojpur.Tap to open in glossary → has contracted tuberculosis, and so he is restricted from eating yoghurt, milk, and any sweet or fried foods. A wise person would think to himself, ‘This disease has restricted all tasty food and drink; therefore I wonder if I have actually attained the company of a great sãdhusãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary → in the appearance of tuberculosis!’ This is how a wise person would view the situation. This is because a person’s desires regarding the genitals and the stomach are characteristics of an asatasat1) False. 2) Temporary, perishable, and changing. Is bound by the past, present, and future.Tap to open in glossary → person. However, tuberculosis is disease that removes both flaws. Therefore, a mumukshumumukshuA person in search of moksh.Tap to open in glossary → should not feel hurt when a sat-purushsat-purushA true sant. A sant who guides a person on the path of Bhagvãn. A guru for a mumukshu. Through whom Bhagvãn remains ever-manifest, passing on His divine energy and experience, love and guidance to all beings on earth. They ensure that the gateway to liberation and Bhagvãn is forever open for all seekers. Surrendering to a sat-purush, and striving to obey his ãgnã, is the root of all spiritual activities. Also called sant, bhakta, ekãntik bhakta, ekãntik sant, param-bhãgvat, param-ekãntik sant, and sadguru.Tap to open in glossary →, in the same way as that disease, criticises vishays.
“Also, if a person is staying with a senior sãdhusãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary → due to the temptation of obtaining tasty food or drink, or due to the temptation of obtaining nice clothes, or due to the temptation of collecting objects that he likes, then he should not be considered a sãdhusãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary → at all. Instead, he should be known to be an extremely wretched person and like a dog. A person who has such corrupt intentions will ultimately fall from satsangsatsang1) 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 →.
“Furthermore, if someone should give a sãdhusãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary → a nice object, a person who becomes jealous as well as the person who is greedy for the panchpanchFive.Tap to open in glossary →-vishays are both much worse than a person who has committed the five great sins. Therefore, a person who is wise should remain in the company of sãdhus and not have any impure intentions within. After all, this sabhãsabhãAssembly. A group of satsangis listening to kathã or singing kirtans.Tap to open in glossary → is like the sabhãsabhãAssembly. A group of satsangis listening to kathã or singing kirtans.Tap to open in glossary → in BadrikãshramBadrikãshram1) An ãshram with orchards of badri-trees – trees bearing small, slightly sour apple-like fruits, called badri-fruits in Sanskrit. 2) The dhãm of Nar-Nãrãyan. Considered to be full of orchards of badri-trees. 3) The muktas that reside in this dhãm are ãtmãs who have been freed from the cycle of births and deaths, but have not yet attained Akshardhãm. So, they perform continuous tap, in order to attain ultimate moksh.Tap to open in glossary → and Shvet-DvipShvet-DvipThe dhãm of Vãsudev Bhagvãn. The muktas of Shvet-Dvip are called niranna-muktas, as they do not consume water (nir) or food (ann). Also, they are free from the shad-urmi (six physical and emotional feelings). The muktas that reside in this dhãm are ãtmãs who have been freed from the cycle of births and deaths, but have not yet attained Akshardhãm. So, they perform continuous tap, in order to attain ultimate moksh.Tap to open in glossary →; if a person’s worldly desires are not eradicated here, where else will he be able to eradicate them?
“Moreover, our jeevs have previously indulged in the panchpanchFive.Tap to open in glossary →-vishays through countless bodies, as devs and humans. Nevertheless, we have not been happy with those vishays. Therefore, now that we are bhaktas of 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 →, indulging in the vishays for a further year, or two years, or maybe even five years will still not fulfil us. It is as if the earth has been split down to Pãtãl, and we begin to fill it with water, it can never be filled. Similarly, the indriyasindriyasA sense, through which a person can ‘know’ and ‘perform actions’. There are ten indriyas in total - the five gnãn- indriyas (cognitive senses) and the five karma-indriyas (conative senses), with the mind often taken to be the eleventh indriya. They engage themselves in their respective vishays and have the complete knowledge of that vishay. The sense organs are not to be confused with the indriyas (the senses). The sense organs are part of the physical body, whereas the indriyas (senses) are distinct from the physical body. five gnãn-indriyas: hearing (ears/shrotra), touch (skin/tvak), sight (eyes/chakshu), taste (tongue/rasnã) and smell (grahn) five karma-indriyas: speech (voice/vãk), handling (hands/pãni), walking (feet/pãd), excretion (anus/pãyu) and procreation (genitals/upastha)Tap to open in glossary → have never become satisfied by the vishays, and they never will be. So, a person should eradicate his attachment to the vishays. Furthermore, he should consider the qualities of the sãdhusãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary → who speaks to him harshly and should not think unkindly of him. This is explained in the following kirtankirtanDivine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments.Tap to open in glossary → composed by Muktãnand SwãmiMuktãnand SwãmiOne of the five principal paramhansas -- along with Gopalanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, Brahmanand Swami, and Shukanand Swami -- who recorded Swaminarayan Bhagwan's discourses word for word, compiling them into the Vachanamrut. Originally a shishya of Ramanand Swami; Nilkanth Brahmachari first met him at Lojpur.Tap to open in glossary →: ‘ShuliShuliSharp, pointed vertical stake to which a criminal is bound and then allowed to be pierced by his or her own weight as the pole is turned. A form of brutal execution performed in public as an effective deterrent to major crimes.Tap to open in glossary → Upar Shayan Karãve Toy SãdhuSãdhuMale person who has abandoned worldly duties and has chosen a strict life of religious activities under strict vows of poverty, brahm-chãrya, and obedience. A tyãgi.Tap to open in glossary →-Ne Sange Rahiye Re...’ – a person should remain in the company of sãdhus, even if he has to suffer the pain of a shulishuliSharp, pointed vertical stake to which a criminal is bound and then allowed to be pierced by his or her own weight as the pole is turned. A form of brutal execution performed in public as an effective deterrent to major crimes.Tap to open in glossary →. Therefore, a person should take hold of this opportunity and die only after eradicating his impure desires; he should not die with his impure desires still remaining.
“Having said this though, a person should keep the following desire: ‘After leaving this body, I want to become brahm-rupbrahm-rup1) Like the form of Brahm. 2) Possessing qualities similar to those of Brahm. Same as akshar-rup.Tap to open in glossary → like NãradNãradAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a travelling rushi. Nãrad showed that bhakti is the best way of attaining moksh. He was also a great bhakta of Bhagvãn and has guided many souls on the path of kalyãn by travelling all over the brahmãnd.Tap to open in glossary →, the SanakãdikSanakãdikAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of the four sons of Brahmã: Sanak, Sanãtan, Sanandan, and Sanat-Kumãr. Born from Brahmã's mind, the four sons are described as great rushis who undertook lifelong vows of brahm-chãrya against the wishes of their father. From the Sanakãdik, the brãhmans got the inspiration regarding the values and importance of tap and brahm-chãrya. Although they are eternally liberated souls from birth, they still became attracted to the devotional service of Bhagvãn. Despite being very senior in age, the Sanakãdik are said to wander the universe in the forms of small children. Also called Chãtur Kumãr or Kumãr San.Tap to open in glossary →, and Shukji, and offer bhaktibhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → to 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 →’ . During this process, even if he has to go to 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 →-LokLokPlace. Region. World.Tap to open in glossary → or IndraIndraThe king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok.Tap to open in glossary →-LokLokPlace. Region. World.Tap to open in glossary →, there is nothing to worry about. For example, if a person goes to answer the call of nature, and then falls headfirst into the gutter, he should take a bath and become pure again; he should not remain in the filth. Similarly, if a person has pure desires and as a result 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 →- LokLokPlace. Region. World.Tap to open in glossary → or IndraIndraThe king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok.Tap to open in glossary →-LokLokPlace. Region. World.Tap to open in glossary →, he should think, ‘I have fallen headfirst into the gutter’. Thinking in this way, he should discard the pleasures of 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 →-LokLokPlace. Region. World.Tap to open in glossary → and IndraIndraThe king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok.Tap to open in glossary →-LokLokPlace. Region. World.Tap to open in glossary → using the strength of his pure desires and make his way to the dhãmdhãmThe divine home of Bhagvãn. Wherever Bhagvãn resides is called dhãm.Tap to open in glossary → of 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 →. He should be determined not to stop anywhere in between.
“Also, just as the grahasthas or tyãgis serve us, we should also realise their greatness. For example, Mulji Brahm-ChãriBrahm-Chãri1) A brãhman who has been initiated as a tyãgi into the Swãminãrãyan sampradãy. Such brahm-chãris were given special priestly authority, such as personal sevaks to the murtis within mandirs, and as the performers of other religious ceremonies. 2) A person who observes brahm-chãrya; leads a life of celibacy. 3) A person who is in the first stage of life, brahm-chãrya ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → realises my greatness and serves me. In the same way, I realise his greatness. Therefore, as the grahasthas serve us by providing food and clothes, we should also realize their greatness and serve them by preaching to them. In this way, we should develop friendship among bhaktas of 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 → by realising the greatness of each other.” || 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 II || 47 || 180 ||