This Week In History(49) -

|| 3 December ||

Vachanamrut Gadhada I-14
In the opening paragraph, Shriji Maharaj is describes as “playing with a sevanti flower.”

Vachanamrut Loya-3
Shriji Maharaj says, “What would a person who has faith in God and His Sant coupled with the knowledge of their greatness not do for the sake of God and His Sant? For them, he would renounce his family, renounce any fear of public ridicule, renounce a kingdom, renounce pleasures, renounce wealth, renounce his wife, and in the case of a woman, she would renounce her husband.”

|| 4 December ||

Vachanamrut Gadhada I-15
Shriji Maharaj states, “A person whose heart is filled with bhakti towards God feels, ‘I want to act only according to God’s and His Sant’s commands.’ Such is the spirit within his heart. Moreover, he never – even by mistake – utters, ‘I will only be able to follow certain commands, but not others.’"

Vachanamrut Loya-4
Shriji Maharaj advises, “One should be pleased when God and His sadhus come, but one should never grieve. If one’s nature is to grieve, then ultimately, something misfortunate is bound to occur. Therefore, while observing one’s own dharma, one should happily follow God’s commands, but one should never become upset in order to get one’s own way.”

|| 5 December ||

Vachanamrut Gadhada I-16
Describing the nature of a wise devotee, Shriji Maharaj says, “A wise devotee of God who can discern between sat and asat identifies the flaws within himself and thoughtfully eradicates them. He also rejects any apparent flaws he perceives in the Sant or a satsangi and imbibes only their virtues. Moreover, he never perceives any faults whatsoever in God. In addition, he accepts whatever words of advice God and the Sant offer as the highest truth but does not doubt their words in any way.”

Vachanamrut Loya-5
Shriji Maharaj says, “Any weakness in observing the five religious vows4 which cannot be overcome by one’s own thought process should be disclosed before the Sant, who has no such weaknesses. If one has perceived faults in the Sant, that should also be disclosed. Furthermore, any doubts in one’s conviction of God should also be disclosed. Then one can be considered to be honest. If any of these internal thoughts have arisen, and they are not disclosed before the Sant, then such a person should be known to be deceitful.”

|| 6 December ||

Vachanamrut Gadhada I-17
Shriji Maharaj commands, “From this day onwards, no one in our Satsang fellowship should utter such discouraging words. Instead, always speak courageously. Those who do speak such words should be known as impotents. In fact, on days when one speaks such discouraging words, one should observe a fast.”

Vachanamrut Loya-6
Shriji Maharaj asks the paramhansas, “Which is the one flaw which, when abandoned, would cause all flaws to be abandoned? Which is the one virtue which, if cultivated, would cause all virtues to be cultivated?”
Since the paramhansas were unable to give a satisfactory answer, Shriji Maharaj replies, “All flaws reside in the flaw of identifying one’s self with the body. If that is abandoned, all flaws are abandoned. Furthermore, if the sole virtue of atma-realisation, i.e., realising oneself as the atma, distinct from the body, is developed, then all virtues will develop.”

Vachanamrut Vartal-3
Shriji Maharaj says, “In our Uddhav Sampraday one who has the four virtues of dharma, gnan, vairagya and bhakti towards God is called an ekantik bhakta, and only he is worthy of being made eminent in our Satsang fellowship.”

|| 7 December ||

Vachanamrut Gadhada I-18
Shriji Maharaj reveals His own form, “If anyone attempts to imitate me, he will definitely suffer. Why? Because Nar-Narayan resides within my heart. Moreover, I am eternally liberated. I have not become a mukta through the preaching of others. I exercise complete control over my man, buddhi, chitt and ahamkar. In fact, I seize my antahkaran just as a lion clutches a goat, whereas others cannot even see their antahkaran.”

|| 8 December ||

Vachanamrut Loya-7
Shriji Maharaj reveals the wisdom by which moksha is attained, “A devotee with gnan is one who thoroughly knows God through the indriyas, the antahkaran, and experience. Such a devotee has been praised in the Gita as the best of all devotees:
Such a devotee with gnan faithfully serves the manifest form of God – who eternally has a form – realising Him as transcending Prakruti-Purush and Akshar, and as being the cause and supporter of all. Such understanding constitutes gnan, and such gnan leads to ultimate liberation."

Vachanamrut Gadhada II-63
Shriji Maharaj states, “If a person has love for God and His Sant, possesses intense shraddha in serving them, and also engages in the nine types of bhakti, then his jiva will instantly gain strength. Thus, for making the jiva stronger, there is no method comparable to that of serving God and His Bhakta.”

|| 9 December ||