Prasang A Day

The Only Thing in Shriji Maharaj's Heart and Mind “… Should I recall in My mind any object or any person other than devotees of God, then I would feel comfortable only after I have totally distanced Myself from that object or person. Also, in My heart, in no way do I ever experience an aversion towards a devotee of God…” [Gadhadã II-33]

Forsaking Adverse Circumstances “Having said this, though, even if a devotee who offers such bhakti happens to be confronted by adverse places, times, actions and company, then although he is a devotee of God, his heart would indeed become disturbed, and he would become whimsical. Therefore, one should forsake such adverse places, adverse times, adverse actions and adverse company, and forever associate with favourable places, favourable times, favourable actions and favourable company; but never should one associate with adverse circumstances.” [Gadhadã II-32]

If One Harms a Devotee of God... “If, however, one does somehow harm a devotee of God, then one should verbally pray to him for forgiveness; and physically and mentally, one should prostrate before him and resolve to behave in such a manner so as to never harm him again. However, one should not behave in such a way that one performs prostrations after harming someone once, only to then harm him again and perform prostrations again.” [Gadhadã II-40]

Understanding to Strenghen one's Satsang “… Hence, a devotee of God should see only virtues in all satsangis and should find only flaws in himself. If a person has such an understanding, then even if he is not very intelligent, his satsang still becomes stronger day by day. Without it, though, even if he is very intelligent, he will fall back from the Satsang fellowship and in the end will certainly become a non-believer.” [Gadhadã II-26]

To Please God “Thus, to please God, a devotee should totally discard the panchvishays. He should also abandon any affection for objects which may hinder his love for God.” [Gadhadã II-56]

Guidance on How one should Serve God and His Devotees “When a person who wishes to worship God receives an opportunity to serve God and His devotees, he should serve them considering it to be his extremely great fortune. Moreover, he should do so only with bhakti, for the sake of pleasing God and for his own liberation – not for the sake of receiving praise from others.” [Gadhadã II-41]

The Universal Principle of Becoming Happy “Greed for wealth and other things, desires to associate with women, attachment of the tongue to various tastes, the belief that one is the body, affection for kusangis and attachment to one’s relatives – one who possesses these six characteristics will never become happy, either in this life or even after death. Therefore, one who desires to be happy should eradicate such swabhãvs, maintain nivrutti, and not keep the company of equals. One should also attach one’s jiva to the Bhakta of God – the great Sant – who does not identify his self with the body, who possesses vairãgya, and who feels that he has transgressed a major injunction of God even if he has transgressed a minor injunction. One should act according to his command by thought, word and deed. Also, one should certainly avoid the vishays, and in no way should one allow them to come near by abandoning one’s niyams. If one does begin to associate with the vishays, one will certainly fall. This should be accepted as a universal principle.” [Gadhadã III-38]

I Continuously Deliver Discourses to Instill this Gnan “It is precisely for the purpose of somehow instilling this gnãn in your minds that I continuously deliver discourses. Because if a discourse eventually does truly inspire you, then this gnãn will become instilled in you. Conversely, if a person does not understand this and instead harbours a sense of I-ness and my-ness by believing, ‘This is my caste, this is my mother, this is my father, these are my relatives,’ then he should be known to be an extremely ignorant person possessing a worldly perspective.” [Gadhadã III-24]

Only God is like God, no one can become like Him “Only God is like God. Many have attained qualities similar to His by worshipping Him, yet they certainly do not become like God. If they did become like God, this would suggest the existence of several Gods. As a result, the governance of the world would not remain orderly. One God would say, ‘I will create the world,’ while another God would say, ‘I will destroy the world.’ One God would say, ‘I will make it rain,’ while another would say, ‘I will not.’ One would say, ‘I will instil human instincts in animals,’ while another would say, ‘I will instil animal instincts in humans.’ A stable state would not be possible in this situation. But see how orderly everything functions in the world! There is not even the slightest irregularity. Thus, the governor of all activities and the lord of all is one God. Not only that, it seems that no one can ever challenge Him. Therefore, God is definitely one, and no one can become like Him.” [Gadhadã III-39]

Pleasing God “… In the same way, then, when a person who has affection for the panchvishays encounters evil company, one can never be certain about him. “Thus, to please God, a devotee should totally discard the panchvishays. He should also abandon any affection for objects which may hinder his love for God.” [Gadhadã II-56]