Prasang A Day

Dreams Explained “… Also, in the same way as the jiva, the ishwars such as Brahmã, etc., also experience creations during their dream state. Do they themselves become the form of the creation? Or do they create it by their own will? Or does God, who transcends both jiva and ishwar, create the creations experienced in their dreams?” [Gadhadã II-21]

Observing Niyams are the Only Means to Overcoming Desires “… Therefore, the only means to overcome the desires for the panchvishays is to follow the niyams prescribed by God…' [Gadhadã II-16]

Eradicating Cravings for the Vishays Muktãnand Swãmi then asked, “How can those acute cravings of the indriyas to indulge in the vishays be eradicated?” Shriji Mahãrãj replied, 'The only means to eradicate the actueness of the indriyas is to force the indriyas to observe the niyams for renunciants and householders as prescribed by God.' [Gadhadã II-16]

God's Divinity and All-Doership are the Means to Liberation “Moreover, in all of those scriptures, there are talks of the divine actions and incidents of either God or His Sant. So, liberation cannot be attained just by the observance of the dharma of one’s caste and ãshram, or through its fruits in the form of dharma, arth and kãm. This is because the observance of the dharma of one’s caste and ãshram on its own may bring worldly reputation and physical comforts – but that is all. For the purpose of liberation, however, realising God to be the all-doer is the only means.” [Gadhadã II-21]

Means to Increase Faith in God “… Similarly, if one realises the greatness of the discourses, devotional songs, etc., related to God, then one’s shraddhã in God and in those activities will naturally increase. Therefore, one should employ whichever method is necessary to understand the greatness of God. If one does employ such a method, then even if one has no shraddhã at all, still one will develop shraddhã; and if one has feeble shraddhã, it will become stronger.' [Gadhadã II-16]

The Benefit of Having Shraddha “One who has such shraddhã is able to immediately conquer all of one’s indriyas. However, the indriyas of one who has little shraddhã on the path of God are acutely attached to the vishays. Moreover, no matter how hard one tries to hide it, everyone still realises the fact that this person’s indriyas are very acutely attracted towards the vishays.” [Gadhadã II-16]

Sushka-Vedanta Scriptures Corrupt the Mind Then, addressing the paramhansas, Shriji Mahãrãj said, “To learn about the beliefs of those possessing shushka-gnãn, I listened to their scriptures.  Merely hearing them, though, has caused much grief in My heart.  Why?  Because by listening to the shushka-Vedãnta scriptures, the upãsanã of God is dispelled from one’s mind, and a sense of equivalence arises in one’s heart, whereby one begins to worship demigods.  By listening to the words of those shushka-Vedãntis, one’s mind becomes extremely corrupted.  In fact, even though I listened to the principles of shushka-Vedãnta with a specific purpose, doing so has brought Me much grief.”

How to Strengthen one's Shraddha Again, Akhandãnand Swãmi asked, “If one has weak shraddhã, how can it become stronger?” Shriji Mahãrãj replied, “If one can realise the greatness of God then even if one has weak shraddhã, it will grow stronger…” [Gadhadã II-16]

Without the Conviction of God “However, those who follow the path of nivrutti but do not have the conviction of God should be known to be sagun due to their mãyik gunas. Furthermore, one should realise, ‘This person appears to be a staunch renunciant, but because he does not have the conviction of God, he is ignorant and will definitely go to narak.’ ” [Gadhadã II-14.5]

God - The Inspirer of Everything “In fact, it is God who is the inspirer of everything – of place, time, karma and mãyã. It is He Himself who allows the factors of place, time, etc., to be predominant. Thus, they are all dependent upon God – just as the shishumãr chakra is dependent on the support of the Dhruv star; and just as all the subjects of a kingdom are dependent on their king…” [Gadhadã II-21]