Prasang A Day

Not Perceiving Faults in God in Any Way “… Just as when the roots of a tree are cut, the tree automatically becomes dry, similarly, a jiva who in any way perceives faults in God can never stay without falling from the Satsang fellowship.” [Vartãl-12]

God is Not Pleased by Bhakti Done With Jealousy “If a devotee of God engages in delivering spiritual discourses, singing devotional songs, listening to talks of God, and the rest of the nine types of bhakti with jealousy towards other devotees, then God is not very pleased by that bhakti. But if, having discarded jealousy, one offers bhakti only for one’s own liberation and not to display to other people, then God is pleased by that bhakti. Therefore, one who wants to please God should not offer bhakti to please other people or out of jealousy for someone, but should do so only for one’s own liberation.” [Gadhadã III-6]

The Result of Maligning God or His Sant “Moreover, when a person abides by the dharma of one’s caste and ãshram as prescribed in the Dharma-shãstras, everyone considers that person to be one who is sincere in his dharma. However, if he maligns God or His Sant, then the result of committing the sin of maligning the Satpurush is such that all the merits earned by abiding to the dharma of one’s caste and ãshram are burnt to ashes…” [Vartãl-14]

Not Blaming Others for One's Own Faults “If, while offering bhakti to God, one commits a mistake, one should not blame anyone else for that fault. Indeed, it is the very nature of all people that when they are at fault, they claim, 'I made a mistake because someone else misled me; but I am not really at fault.' One who says this, though, is an utter fool. After all, others may say, 'Go and jump into a well!' Then, by such words, should one really jump into a well? Of course not. Therefore, the fault lies only in the person who does the wrong, but he blames others nonetheless.” [Gadhadã III-6]

How can one Enjoy the Type of Bliss Enjoyed in Nirvikalp Samadhi? Muktãnand Swãmi then asked, “How can the type of bliss that a devotee of God enjoys in nirvikalp samãdhi be enjoyed even without samãdhi?” Shriji Maharaj replied, ''If the devotee has profound attachment and deep love for God and His Bhakta, just like the attachment and love that he has for his own body, then the type of bliss that prevails in nirvikalp samadhi will continue to remain forever, even without that samadhi. That is the only answer.' [Gadhadã III-11]

Yogic Powers of God “Moreover, by the yogic powers of God, the 500 million-yojan surface of the pruthvi becomes the size of a sub-atomic particle at the time of dissolution. Then, at the time of creation, from being sub-atomic in size, the pruthvi again becomes 500 million yojans large. Also, thunder, lightning and dense clouds of rain appear in the monsoon season. These and all other such wonders are all due to the yogic powers of God.” [Gadhadã II-64]

Mansi Puja “In this manner, a devotee who offers puja in different ways according to the three different seasons increases his love for God, and his jiva benefits tremendously. Therefore, whoever has heard this discourse should imbibe it and daily perform the mãnsi pujã of God in the manner described. As a matter of fact, I have never talked about this before.” [Gadhadã III-23]

The Fruits of Meditation “Having meditated in this way, one is able to see everything that is described in the scriptures. Thereafter, all remaining nãstik feelings within one’s jivãtmã are resolved, and the jiva becomes extremely powerful. In addition, one develops a firm conviction that whatever is stated in the scriptures is true. The eight yogic powers, namely subtleness, etc., become accessible to one who performs this meditation, and one’s vision reaches as far as the rays of the sun and moon reach. In this manner, countless yogic powers manifest before that person, but because he is a devotee of God, he does not accept any of those powers. Instead, he meditates only on God. As a result, the performer of this meditation attains enlightenment like Nãrad, the Sanakãdik and Shukji…” [Amdãvãd-1]

Glory of Akshar “… Countless millions of brahmãnds dwell like mere atoms in each and every hair of that Akshar…” [Gadhadã II-42]

A 'Cat-like' Devotee “… If a so-called devotee of God does have more affection for some object than he has for God, then he is nothing but a ‘cat-like’ (deceitful) devotee. A true devotee of God, on the other hand, would definitely not hold anything dearer to him than God.” [Gadhadã II-57]