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Each
person struggles through
live. For some the trials are
overpowering, for others a bored
status quo prevails,and
for a minority mountains are
pounded to dust in
the search for meaning and joy.
Within the invisible depths of
each soul there is a yearning.
A need to know ‘Why?’.
‘Why do we live?’,
‘Why do we experience problems?’,
‘Why are we travellers on the
journey of life?’.
In the search for answers to
their uncertainties many turn to
the God-realised Saint.
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On The Journey Of Life |
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For thousands of years in Indian culture there has been the tradition
of surrendering one’s self to the guru. Even in today’s
modern society the tradition still lives. One can see young graduates
renouncing the world to became sadhus for a place at Swamishri’s
feet. To them he is everything. Through his teachings and inspirations
they become the next generation of knights, albeit gentle, of the
faith, defending and sustaining the ancient culture and spirituallity
of India against the evils of today’s materialistic society.
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Does one get such darshan as a result of completing one’s sadhana
or when he believes that God is present before him in the Guru?
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Swamishri : The fulfilment of our quest is when we realise that
God is before us. However, we should not aspire for such darshan,
but if he (the Guru) decides to show us, then fine.
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Siddheshwar Swami : Harshadbhai Dave once asked the same question
to Yogiji Maharaj who replied that Bhagatji had conviction in Gunatitanand
Swami’s darshan. But the Satpurush never connects a disciple
with himself, he always connects him to God. Gunatitanand Swami
gave Bhagatji darshan of Shriji Maharaj to illustrate this principle.
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Swamishri : That’s correct.
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Yagneshwar Swami : Gunatitanand Swami says in his discourses that
one who is attached to Shriji Maharaj spends his time remembering
incidents from the Lord’s life, reading the profile of His
divine body, His habits and gestures. Whereas one who is attached
to the Pragat Satpurush spends his time in seva, darshan and samagam.
However, if God can only be attained through the Satpurush then
why is there a difference in the way one is attached to them?
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Swamishri : Actually both refer to the Pragat form of God. One who
is attached to him will spend his time remembering incidents from
the Satpurush’s life, his actions and also do seva, darshan
and samagam. So it makes no difference if one is attached to God
or to the Satpurush for both are one and the same. One who is attached
to the Saint will naturally be keen to hear incidents from his life
and his actions. If one is attached, then he will definitely do
seva, darshan and bhajan. If he’s not attached, then he will
pass his time in idle pursuits.
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Siddheshwar Swami : So there is no difference between remembering
incidents, reading about his gestures, his habits and darshan, seva
and samagam?
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Swamishri : That’s correct. One who is attached to the Satpurush
is attached to God.
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When you say attached, do you mean with Brahmabhav?
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Swamishri : Of course! Only then is he really attached! If he attaches
himself with dehbhav, he is prone to falling along the wayside.
It says so in the Vachanamritam (Gadhada III/21).
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