Prasang A Day

Conviction of God's From is Nirvikalp Samadhi “… In the same manner, regardless of whether a person has controlled his prãns or not, if he has a firm conviction of the manifest form of Shri Krishna Bhagwãn – without any form of doubts whatsoever – then he has attained nirvikalp samãdhi.” [Vartãl-1]

Staunch Satsangis - like a Thread of Gold “To continue the analogy, a thread of gold remains the same in all six seasons; it does not become limp even during the heat of summer. Similarly, when one's satsang is firm, regardless of the amount of misery that may befall one and however many times one is insulted in Satsang, one's mind never turns away from Satsang. Only such staunch satsangi vaishnavs are My kith and kin…” [Gadhadã III-21]

Reason for Cultivating Atma-Realisation “… However, to behave as the ãtmã does not mean to believe oneself to be Brahma and act waywardly. Rather, the purpose of behaving as the ãtmã is to realise, ‘I am the ãtmã, and there are no hindrances of mãyã within me. If that is so, how can there be even the slightest trace of mãyã in Paramãtmã Nãrãyan Vãsudev, who transcends the ãtmã?’ For this reason then, the virtue of ãtmã-realisation should be firmly cultivated so that in no way does one perceive any fault in God.” [Gadhadã II-57]

What Must One do for the Liberation of the Jiva? Next, Raghuvirji asked a question, “Mahãrãj, what must one do for the liberation of the jiva?” Shriji Maharaj explained, “If a person aspires for liberation, he should put his body, wealth, home, family and relations in the service of God. Furthermore, he should shun any object that may not be of use in serving God. One who lives such a God-centred life joins the ranks of Narad and the Sanakadik in the abode of God and attains ultimate libereation after he dies, even if he is a householder.” [Gadhadã II-62]

All Should Remain Vigilant “… But I do not wish to allow any affection for anything except God to remain. For this reason, then, all of the devotees and munis should remain vigilant.” [Gadhadã II-45]

The Jiva Attains Liberation only by the Following Means “In this realm, the jiva attains liberation only by the following means: faith in the manifest form of God, His darshan and His constant remembrance. After all, it is said in the Shrimad Bhãgwat that even those who insulted God, namely Kansa, Shishupãl, Dantvakra, etc., attained liberation since all of them had constant remembrance of God. Thus, liberation is attained by constantly remembering God. And since all of you possess such remembrance, your liberation is assured. [Gadhadã III-34]

Only do that which Pleases God “Hence, My principle is that if God is pleased with Me, and I have the company of the devotees of God, then even if I were to stay far away from God for countless years, I would not feel any grief mentally. On the other hand, if God is not pleased with Me, then even if I were to stay near God, I would not consider that to be good. Moreover, the essence of all the scriptures is also that one should only do that which pleases God. In fact, one who does not do that which pleases God should be known to have fallen from the path of God.” [Gadhadã II-28]

Do not Keep Egotism It has Detrimental Effects “Also, one should never keep egotism of any sort before God or His devotee. Why? Because egotism is the cause of anger, matsar, jealousy and slander. In fact, even the bhakti of an egotist is said to be demonic. Moreover, if a person oppresses a devotee of God, then even if he himself is a devotee, he should be known to be a demon. My nature is such that I detest even the sight of one who harms a Brãhmin, a meek person or a devotee of God. Such a person will never attain My company, either in this realm or in other realms.” [Vartãl-11]

Two Ways to Fall from Bhakti “There are two ways in which a person falls from the bhakti of God: One is by listening to shushka-Vedãnta scriptures, whereby he may consider the form of Shri Krishna Bhagwãn and other forms of God to be false – just as he considers all other forms to be false. Such a shushka-Vedãnti should be considered to be extremely ignorant. The other way of falling is by believing, ‘If I worship God, then I will enjoy women, food, drink and other pleasures of the panchvishays in Golok and Vaikunth.’ Then, due to the desires of those pleasures, he forgets even God…” [Gadhadã III-28]

Do Not See the Flaws of a Devotee “Moreover, I do not see the flaws of a devotee of God, however much at fault he may be. I believe that even if there are some intrinsic, minor flaws in a devotee of God, one should overlook them. If those flaws are in oneself, however, then one should endeavour to eradicate them. But if that type of flaw appears in a devotee of God, one should not take note of that flaw. One should perceive flaws in a devotee only if he were to lapse in his observance of some major religious vow but not on account of some other minor flaw.” [Gadhadã III-21]