Prasang A Day

Faith in God In the assembly, Shriji Mahãrãj sat contemplating for quite some time. He then opened His eyes and, looking compassionately at the assembly of devotees, said, “Today I wish to talk to all of you about faith in God, so please listen carefully. Shri Purushottam Bhagwãn, whose form is forever divine, is seated in Akshardhãm, which is as luminous as countless millions of suns, moons, and flames of fire. That same God assumes the avatãrs of Rãm, Krishna, etc., upon this earth for the sake of granting liberation to the jivas. Then, the jiva that develops firm faith in that God by profoundly associating with the Sant progresses spiritually day by day…” [Vartãl-12.2]

Who Should be Considered Great? “Secondly, in our Satsang one who is well-versed in the scriptures is not necessarily great. Who should be considered great? Well, he who, through vairãgya, considers all 14 realms to be as insignificant as a blade of grass; he who, just as he has firm attachment for his body, has firm conviction of God, i.e., Purushottam, as He is; and he who is oblivious to the world in the waking state just as he is oblivious to the world in the state of deep sleep – such a person is great in our Satsang.” [Jetalpur-3.11]

The Means to Transcend Maya “… Thus, the means to transcend mãyã is as follows: When the jiva comes into contact with the manifest form of Shri Purushottam Bhagwãn – who is beyond mãyã and who is the destroyer of mãyã and all karmas – or the Sant who has attained that God, then by accepting their refuge, the jiva can transcend mãyã.” [Jetalpur-1.6]

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]