Prasang A Day

One with Weak Faith and one with Absolute Faith “Moreover, one whose faith in God is weak, despite being in Satsang, still doubts, ‘Who knows whether I will attain liberation or not? When I die, will I become a demigod? Or will I become a king? Or will I become a ghost?’ One who does not have absolute faith in God has such doubts. But one who does have absolute faith believes, ‘I have attained liberation ever since the day I attained God; in fact, whoever has my darshan or listens to my talks will also be freed from all of his sins and will attain the highest state of enlightenment.’ So, maintaining such faith coupled with the knowledge of God’s greatness, one should believe oneself to be fulfilled. All of you should constantly be aware of this fact.” [Vartãl-12.4]

My Personal Principle “Furthermore, I do not wish to leave any trace of the world in the hearts of whosoever keeps My company. Why? Because I get along only with those whose resolve is similar to Mine. But if one has desires for worldly pleasures, then even if I try to develop affection for that person, I cannot do so. Thus, only those devotees of God who are free of worldly desires are dear to Me. What I have just told you is My personal principle.” [Gadhadã II-50.6]

Liberation through Focusing one's Vruttis on God ' ... In this manner, if all of one's vruttis are focused on the form of God, then one can attain liberation even with a feeling of enmity towards God.  For example, when the vruttis of Shishupal,  Kansa and others became became completely engrossed in Shri Krishna, they attained liberation. But if a person does not know how to bear malice towards God in this manner then he is consigned to narak. Rather than this, it is much easier to engage in the bhakti of God. Conversely, though, one who worships God with such a malignant intellect will never cease to be called demonic and can in no way be called a devotee.' [Jetalpur-4]

How Does A Devotee Benefit after Death? “… In addition, just as God is free from kãl, karma and mãyã, in the same way, that devotee of God also becomes free from kãl, karma and mãyã. Also, he forever resides in the service of God. This is how that devotee benefits after he abandons his body. That is the answer to the question.” [Gadhadã II-66]

Continuously Engaging in the Form of God due to Fear “… If extreme fear of birth, death, narak and the cycle of births and deaths exists in a person’s heart, he continuously engages his vrutti on the form of God due to fear.”   [Gadhadã II-36]

If I were to Mislead you... “All of you have faith in Me. If I were to mislead you with unfounded talks, it would amount to throwing all of you into a well and sealing it with a stone slab so that there would be no hope of escape. However, if, because of your faith in My words, you are misled along the wrong path, then of what good would that be to Me? Thus, these discourses are for the sake of your liberation. I have told you this out of affection for all of you, so now all of you should understand it and strictly live by it.” [Gadhadã II-35]

The Perishable, and The Imperishable “… With the exception of God’s Akshardhãm, the form of God in that Akshardhãm and His devotees in that Akshardhãm, everything else – all of the realms, the demigods, and the opulence of the demigods – is perishable…” [Gadhadã II-24]

When God is not Manifest on this Earth - Go to the Sant “However, when God is not manifest on this earth, one should seek the refuge of the Sant who has the realisation of God – because the jiva can also attain liberation through him…”   [Vartãl-10]

The Importance of Bhakti “If one has bhakti towards God coupled with knowledge of His greatness, one will never fall from dharma – even if one has a lesser degree of ãtmã-realisation, vairãgya and dharma. This is because he who realises God’s greatness thinks, ‘If Brahmã and all the other demigods follow God’s commands, then how can I not follow His injunctions?’ Bearing this in mind, he always abides by the niyams prescribed by God. ” [Vartãl-3]

The Test of a Great Satsangi “When someone comes and sits at the front of an assembly of devotees, others think, ‘This person must be a great satsangi.’ However, the test of a great satsangi is as follows: If he is a householder, he would surrender everything he has for God and His devotees; and if required to do so, would even give his life for Satsang; and the moment his Ishtadev commands him to become a paramhansa, he would immediately become a paramhansa. If a devotee of God possesses these characteristics, then whether he sits at the front of an assembly of devotees, or at the back – he should be considered to be great amongst all devotees…” [Gadhadã II-61]