How Can A Person Experience The NirgunNirgun1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8].Tap to open in glossary → Bliss 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 →?
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 1882, on 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 → 8 [16th January 1826], 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 a mattress with a cylindrical pillow that had been placed on a platform in front of the mandirmandirTemple. Sacred Hindu place of worship.Tap to open in glossary → of ShreeShree1) Name of Lakshmi. 2) Used before the names of Bhagvãn and devs to signify their high status.Tap to open in glossary → Lakshmi-NãrãyanLakshmi-NãrãyanThe murti of Lakshmi and Vãsudev-Nãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary → in Vadtãl. 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.
Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj asked the munis, “Just as a person can experience the three kinds of mãyikmãyikThat which is composed of the products of Mãyã. False. Worldly. That which is destroyed.Tap to open in glossary → pleasures – rãjas, tãmasitãmasiRelating to tamo-gun. Full of tamo-gun.Tap to open in glossary →, and sãttviksãttvikRelating to sattva-gun. Full of sattva-gun.Tap to open in glossary → – in the three mental states, how can he experience the nirgunnirgun1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8].Tap to open in glossary → bliss 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 →?”
All the munis conferred amongst themselves in order to answer the question, but they were unable to do so satisfactorily.
Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “Suppose there is ãkãshãkãshSpace. One of the five bhuts, from which the physical world (Virãt-Purush) is formed. It provides space for all jeevs, is the cause of the internal and external activities of their bodies, and is also where the prãns, indriyas, and antah-karans reside. Ãkãsh is the greatest of the five bhuts, as it supports and pervades all of the other four bhuts, yet remains unaffected by them.Tap to open in glossary → alone, without the other four bhuts. Also, suppose that in that ãkãshãkãshSpace. One of the five bhuts, from which the physical world (Virãt-Purush) is formed. It provides space for all jeevs, is the cause of the internal and external activities of their bodies, and is also where the prãns, indriyas, and antah-karans reside. Ãkãsh is the greatest of the five bhuts, as it supports and pervades all of the other four bhuts, yet remains unaffected by them.Tap to open in glossary → there are many moons as there are stars. Then, the intensity of that light would be equal to the intensity of the divine light of ChidãkãshChidãkãshAkshardhãm. Formless and pure chaitanya form of Akshar. By nature, it is the all-supporting and all-Tap to open in glossary →. The murtimurti1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn.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 → is always seated at the centre of that ChidãkãshChidãkãshAkshardhãm. Formless and pure chaitanya form of Akshar. By nature, it is the all-supporting and all-Tap to open in glossary →.
“When a person attains samãdhisamãdhi1) Trance. A spiritual experience, usually of Bhagvãn or His dhãm, in which consciousness of the body and surroundings is lost. 2) Eighth and final step of ashtãng-yog. Spiritual experience of union with Bhagvãn, which is the highest level of yog.Tap to open in glossary → of that form, then even if he experiences it for only a moment, the person who is engaged in worship feels, ‘I have enjoyed the bliss 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 → in samãdhisamãdhi1) Trance. A spiritual experience, usually of Bhagvãn or His dhãm, in which consciousness of the body and surroundings is lost. 2) Eighth and final step of ashtãng-yog. Spiritual experience of union with Bhagvãn, which is the highest level of yog.Tap to open in glossary → for thousands of years’. This is how a person experiences the nirgunnirgun1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8].Tap to open in glossary → bliss 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 →’s svarupsvarupA physical form.Tap to open in glossary →. On the other hand, even if a person indulges in mãyikmãyikThat which is composed of the products of Mãyã. False. Worldly. That which is destroyed.Tap to open in glossary → pleasures for a long time, he feels as if it was just for a moment. Therefore, the nirgunnirgun1) Without gun. Not possessing any qualities of the three guns of Mãyã – sattva-gun, rajo-gun, and tamo-gun. Beyond all mãyik qualities. Divine. 2) Extremely subtle. [Kãriyãni – 8].Tap to open in glossary → bliss 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 → is eternal and imperishable, whereas the mãyikmãyikThat which is composed of the products of Mãyã. False. Worldly. That which is destroyed.Tap to open in glossary → pleasures are perishable.” || 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 → Vadtãl || 9 || 209 ||