The Right to Offer Bhakti to God
'…Only one who is brahmarup has the right to offer bhakti to Purushottam.'
[Loyã-7]
'…Only one who is brahmarup has the right to offer bhakti to Purushottam.'
[Loyã-7]
Intelligence Without Introspecting on One's Flaws
'… On the other hand, someone may appear to be very intelligent, but if he does not introspect over his own flaws, then his intelligence should be known to be merely worldly…'
[Panchãlã-3]
'… On the other hand, someone may appear to be very intelligent, but if he does not introspect over his own flaws, then his intelligence should be known to be merely worldly…'
[Panchãlã-3]
Worshipping God with a Cheerful Mind
'… Therefore, a devotee of God should remain ever joyful and should worship God with a cheerful mind. Moreover, however adverse his circumstances may be, he should not allow even the slightest trace of depression to enter his heart.'
[Loyã-4]
'… Therefore, a devotee of God should remain ever joyful and should worship God with a cheerful mind. Moreover, however adverse his circumstances may be, he should not allow even the slightest trace of depression to enter his heart.'
[Loyã-4]
Who will Definitely Fall from Satsang
'… In the same manner, he who identifies his self with the body will definitely bear contempt for the sãdhu and will eventually fall from Satsang…'
[Loyã-17]
'… In the same manner, he who identifies his self with the body will definitely bear contempt for the sãdhu and will eventually fall from Satsang…'
[Loyã-17]
An Obstacle to Attaining Liberation
'… On the other hand, one who has doubts in realising God in this way, even if he is a staunch, urdhvaretã brahmachãri and a great renunciant, attaining liberation would still be extremely difficult for him.'
[Panchãlã-7]
'… On the other hand, one who has doubts in realising God in this way, even if he is a staunch, urdhvaretã brahmachãri and a great renunciant, attaining liberation would still be extremely difficult for him.'
[Panchãlã-7]
Perfect Gnan
'Despite having such a doubtless conviction, if one does not experience that transcendence, one should think, 'God possesses all those powers, but He does not reveal them to me because that is His wish.' If a person offers bhakti to God with such understanding and remains fulfilled, then he can also be said to possess perfect gnãn.'
[Loyã-7]
'Despite having such a doubtless conviction, if one does not experience that transcendence, one should think, 'God possesses all those powers, but He does not reveal them to me because that is His wish.' If a person offers bhakti to God with such understanding and remains fulfilled, then he can also be said to possess perfect gnãn.'
[Loyã-7]
Keeping the Company of a Sadhu who Reprimands
'… On the other hand, if a sãdhu repeatedly reprimands one, and maintains constant vigilance on any swabhãv he sees within one; and if he does not cease to denounce that swabhãv until it is overcome, and does not merely flatter, then even if he is not considered great in public view, one should still keep his company.'
[Loyã-6]
'… On the other hand, if a sãdhu repeatedly reprimands one, and maintains constant vigilance on any swabhãv he sees within one; and if he does not cease to denounce that swabhãv until it is overcome, and does not merely flatter, then even if he is not considered great in public view, one should still keep his company.'
[Loyã-6]
Difference Between God and The Muktas
Shriji Mahãrãj answered, 'Look at the moon and the stars. Isn't there a difference between the two? They are not similar in terms of brightness, and there is a vast difference between the intensity of their rays as well. All of the herbs are nourished by the moon, but not by the stars. Also, it is the moon that dispels the darkness of the night, not the stars. God and the muktas differ in the same way.'
[Loyã-13]
Shriji Mahãrãj answered, 'Look at the moon and the stars. Isn't there a difference between the two? They are not similar in terms of brightness, and there is a vast difference between the intensity of their rays as well. All of the herbs are nourished by the moon, but not by the stars. Also, it is the moon that dispels the darkness of the night, not the stars. God and the muktas differ in the same way.'
[Loyã-13]
Offering Bhakti to the Form One has Seen
'… Furthermore, one should meditate on, worship, and offer bhakti only to the form that one has seen…'
[Panchãlã-7]
'… Furthermore, one should meditate on, worship, and offer bhakti only to the form that one has seen…'
[Panchãlã-7]
Realising the Esoteric Truth about the Human Form of God
'Also, it is to liberate the jivas and to allow those jivas to offer the nine types of bhakti to Him that that God - who has a luminous and divine form - becomes like a human out of compassion, always doing so with all of His strength, divine powers and attendants. Even then, those who realise this esoteric truth understand the human form of God on this earth as being exactly the same as the form of God residing in Akshardhãm - they do not feel that there is even a slight difference between that form and this form…'
[Panchãlã-7]
'Also, it is to liberate the jivas and to allow those jivas to offer the nine types of bhakti to Him that that God - who has a luminous and divine form - becomes like a human out of compassion, always doing so with all of His strength, divine powers and attendants. Even then, those who realise this esoteric truth understand the human form of God on this earth as being exactly the same as the form of God residing in Akshardhãm - they do not feel that there is even a slight difference between that form and this form…'
[Panchãlã-7]