A TyãgiTyãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary → And GrahasthaGrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → With Moderate VairãgyaVairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.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 1885, on the night of PoshPoshSeventh month of the Ãshãdhi Samvat year, normally falling between December and January.Tap to open in glossary → sudsudBright half of a Hindu lunar month in which the moon is in its waxing phase. The days between Amãs up to and including Punam. Also called shukla paksh.Tap to open in glossary → 2 [7th January 1829], Shreeji Mahãrãj was sitting on a decorated bedstead that had been placed on the platform in front of the medimediA small room above a house or a mansion.Tap to open in glossary → in 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 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. A sabhãsabhãAssembly. A group of satsangis listening to kathã or singing kirtans.Tap to open in glossary → of sãdhus, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj asked Shuk MuniMuniSãdhu.Tap to open in glossary → a question: “Suppose there are two satsangis. Both are twenty years of age, and both possess nishchaynishchayUnfaltering faith in Bhagvãn, no matter what is seen or heard.Tap to open in glossary →, snehsnehAffection. Love.Tap to open in glossary →, bhaktibhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary →, vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary →, and dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → to an equal extent. However, due to prãrabdhaprãrabdhaFate. Destiny.Tap to open in glossary →, one of them married, whereas the other did not find anyone and so remained a sãnkhya-yogisãnkhya-yogiA yogi who has abandoned activities. Term used for a bhakta who has abandoned his/her worldly duties – as opposed to a karma-yogi – and is sincerely striving for kalyãn. Refers to a tyãgi who is totally dedicated and committed to satsang. In the time of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn, many widows and widowers chose to become sãnkhya-yogis after their spouse passed away. They dedicated their lives to Bhagvãn rather than any other family members. Often refers to female tyãgis.Tap to open in glossary →. He also had a desire to marry, but he could not find someone. Since neither of them had intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → from the beginning, both have an intense desire for indulging in the vishays. Then, the question is whose desire will be calmed: the grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → or the sãnkhya-yogisãnkhya-yogiA yogi who has abandoned activities. Term used for a bhakta who has abandoned his/her worldly duties – as opposed to a karma-yogi – and is sincerely striving for kalyãn. Refers to a tyãgi who is totally dedicated and committed to satsang. In the time of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn, many widows and widowers chose to become sãnkhya-yogis after their spouse passed away. They dedicated their lives to Bhagvãn rather than any other family members. Often refers to female tyãgis.Tap to open in glossary →? When replying, keep in mind that the Veds state: ‘Only a person who has intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → should become a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary → from the brahm-chãryabrahm-chãryaFirst of the four stages of life, when a person fulfils his ãshram duty as a student and celibate. At the end of brahm- chãrya ashram, a person either gets married and enters grahastha ãshram, or becomes a tyãgi and enters sannyãs ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → ãshram; whereas a person whose vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → is feeble should become a grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → for the purpose of diminishing his intense desire to indulge in the vishays. Only then should he accept the vãnprasth ãshram, and then the sannyãs ashramashram1) Stage of life. There are four ãshrams in total, each with their duties and responsibilities – brahm-chãrya, grahastha, vãnprasth, and sannyãs. 2) Hermitage. Place where tyãgis live.Tap to open in glossary →’. Therefore, answer carefully.”
Shuk MuniMuniSãdhu.Tap to open in glossary → attempted to answer the question but was unable to do so satisfactorily.
Answering the question Himself, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “The grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → is good, and the other who is a sãnkhya-yogisãnkhya-yogiA yogi who has abandoned activities. Term used for a bhakta who has abandoned his/her worldly duties – as opposed to a karma-yogi – and is sincerely striving for kalyãn. Refers to a tyãgi who is totally dedicated and committed to satsang. In the time of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn, many widows and widowers chose to become sãnkhya-yogis after their spouse passed away. They dedicated their lives to Bhagvãn rather than any other family members. Often refers to female tyãgis.Tap to open in glossary → is bad. This is because he lacks intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary →. As a result, he does not realise that the vishays are worthless and false. Also, for the same reason, he has no firmness in his ãtmã-nishthããtmã-nishthãKnowledge of the jeev. The belief that a person is an ãtmã, which is imperishable and eternal.Tap to open in glossary →. For this reason, if he happens to leave 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 → and encounter vishays, he will become attached to them. However, if he does not come across vishays, he will be compelled to come back into 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 →. On the other hand, the grahasthagrahasthaHouseholder. A person who is married. A person who is in the second stage of life, the grahastha ãshram.Tap to open in glossary → will progress even if he has the darshandarshanSeeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2].Tap to open in glossary → of 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 → once every six months. Therefore, it is not appropriate for a person who is deficient in vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → to become a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary →; it is only appropriate for someone who has intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary →. If someone who is deficient in vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → does become a tyãgityãgiA person who has abandoned the world and worldly life.Tap to open in glossary →, then his tyãgtyãgTo abandon.Tap to open in glossary → will not continue throughout his life. After one year, two years, or after even ten years, difficulties will definitely arise in his tyãgtyãgTo abandon.Tap to open in glossary →.”
Then, Shuk MuniMuniSãdhu.Tap to open in glossary → raised a doubt. He questioned, “Mahãrãj, if the person whose vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → is weak listens to the greatness 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 → from 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 → and thinks over it in his mind, then will he not develop intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary →? In fact, only very few people, due to their prãrabdhaprãrabdhaFate. Destiny.Tap to open in glossary →, have intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → from the beginning. Generally, we see that a person develops vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → even though he did not possess it initially. How should this be understood?”
Shreeji Mahãrãj explained, “The answer to that is that a person can never develop intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → merely by thinking by himself, or by any other means for that matter. However, if a person develops love for a great santsantA sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush.Tap to open in glossary → who possesses the four qualities of dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →, gnãngnãn1) Knowledge. Spiritual knowledge leading to kalyãn. In particular, the knowledge of the ãtmã, and Bhagvãn’s svarup and His greatness. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. 2) Also used to mean ãtmã-nishthã or ãtmã-gnãn.Tap to open in glossary →, vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary →, and bhaktibhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary →, then all the actions he performs (seeing, listening, talking) will be performed according to the wishes of that great santsantA sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush.Tap to open in glossary →; he will not do anything which is against the santsantA sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush.Tap to open in glossary →’s wish. In his mind, he constantly fears behaving against the wishes of that santsantA sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush.Tap to open in glossary →, and feels, ‘If I do not behave according to his wish, then he will not maintain love for me’. That is why such a person will constantly behave according to the santsantA sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush.Tap to open in glossary →’s wishes. Therefore, if someone has developed such attachment for a santsantA sãdhu. A tyãgi. In the Vachanãmrut, sant refers to sat- purush.Tap to open in glossary →, then even if he does not have vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary →, his tyãgtyãgTo abandon.Tap to open in glossary → will remain till the end.
“In our 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 →, all the males, females, and paramhansparamhans1) Supreme swan. A male sãdhu of the highest order,Tap to open in glossary →, are attached to me. Also, all the females observe vartmãns to the same extent as the three senior females (LãduLãduSweet item of food made principally of flour, ghee, and gor or sugar, shaped into small balls.Tap to open in glossary →-Bã, Jeevu-Bã, and Rãj-Bãi). This is because in their mind, they realise, ‘If we do not remain alert and observe the vartmãns, the love which Mahãrãj has for us will not remain, and He will become unhappy’. The paramhansparamhans1) Supreme swan. A male sãdhu of the highest order,Tap to open in glossary → also behave in the same way. In fact, it is the same for all the other satsangis, 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 →-chãris and pãrshads. All the male and female bhaktas living far and wide are also alert in observing the vartmãns; they too feel, ‘If we do not behave properly, Mahãrãj will become displeased.’ Therefore, all of them strictly observe dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → out of love for me, even though they may possess vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → to a greater or lesser degree.
“However, when I recently fell ill in Panchãlã, if something serious had happened to me, then everyone’s firmness would not have remained as it is now. At such a time, a person who has intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → can remain within dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →; or a person who has lovingly attached his jeevjeev1) That which is living. Infinite in number. Individual, embodied ãtmã still bound by Mãyã and consequently undergoing the cycle of births and deaths. The jeev is not separate the three bodies (sthul, sukshma, and kãran) and the three mental states (jãgrat, svapna, and sushupti), whereas the ãtmã is distinct from everything. 2) First of the five eternal entities (jeev, ishvar, Mãyã, and Akshar, and Parbrahm). 3) Sometimes used to mean the same as ãtmã.Tap to open in glossary → to a person who has intense vairãgyavairãgyaDetachment. A hatred or strong dislike for the world and its mãyik pleasures (the panch-vishays). Remaining detached from the body and the brahmãnd, and from all things that are the products of Prakruti. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma.Tap to open in glossary → can remain within dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →; or a person who keeps contact with 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 → and, realising 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 → to be antaryãmiantaryãmi1) Inner controller. Power of Bhagvãn to reside within a jeev and ishvar, and control its each and every action. This means that Bhagvãn knows its deepest thoughts and feelings. 2) The knower of all thoughts of everyone, everywhere.Tap to open in glossary →, behaves according to the niyams that have been prescribed for him, can remain within dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →. Except for these, others cannot remain within dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →. Therefore, what I have just explained is the only answer to the question I had asked.” || 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 || 29 || 263 ||