Daily Satsang

13 Jan 2013, Posh Sud Bij Samvat 2069

Murti Darshan

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj, Ahmedabad, India

Swamishri's Darshan

Param Pujya Pramukh Swami Maharaj

પ્રેરણા પરિમલ

બાળસંસ્કારની ચાવી

એક સંનિષ્ઠ સત્સંગી તેઓના બે પુત્રોને લઈને પ્રમુખસ્વામી મહારાજ પાસે આવ્યા હતા. એમાંના એક પુત્રને વ્યસન વળગેલું. આ સાંભળતાં જ એના પિતા તરફ મીઠપભર્યા સ્વરે સ્વામીશ્રી કહે : 'તો તમે સત્સંગી શાના ?'
'પણ મારે કંઈ વ્યસન નથી.' તેના પિતાએ કહ્યું.
'ભલે ને તમારે ન હોય. પણ તમારા છોકરાને તો થયું ને! તમે કાંઈ શિખવાડ્યું નથી ? છોકરાને તમારે શિખવાડવું જોઈએ કે વ્યસન ન થાય. જો અત્યારથી ગાફલાઈ રાખીશો તો કાલે માંસાહાર ઉપર ચડી જશે, સંસ્કાર બગડી જશે. માટે સંભાળ રાખો.'

સ્વામીશ્રીએ છોકરાને સુધારવા વાલીને ઠપકો આપ્યો અને પુત્રોમાં સંસ્કાર રેડવાનું દાયિત્વ નિભાવવાનો અનુરોધ કર્યો. (તા. ૧-૪-૦૬, સારંગપુર)

Vachanamrut Gems

Gadhadã III-3: The Impressions of Evil Company Do Not Disappear

“… Similarly, the impressions of evil company do not disappear in a person who has only knowledge of the ãtmã, even though he becomes brahmarup; nor does he develop compassion and affection for God and His devotees. Conversely, for a devotee of God, even though mãyik influences are overcome, intense compassion and affection for God and His devotees increase. But in no way are compassion and affection ever lost; they always remain.”

[Gadhadã III-3]

Posh Sud Bij in history

V.S.

Date

Day

Event

1876	19 Dec 1819	Sunday	Vachanamrut Gadhada I-20 Shriji Maharaj reveals how a devotee can overcome all deficiencies, “For a person who has attained satsang, realisation of his jivatma does, indeed, lie in his own hands. In fact, when has he attempted to see his own self and failed to see it? Having become dependent to and made helpless by maya, that jiva draws within and enters the dream and deep sleep states, but never does it draw within of its own accord to see its own self. On the other hand, one who contemplates on the greatness of God and draws within oneself sees one’s own self as extremely pure and luminous. In the midst of that luminance, one beholds the form of the manifest Purushottam Bhagwan and experiences bliss in the manner of Narad and the Sanakadik. Therefore, all deficiencies which do remain in a devotee are due to his own lethargy.”

1885	7 Jan 1829	Wednesday	Vachanamrut Gadhada III-29 Shriji Maharaj states the understanding devotees should develop so that duties are sincerely performed, “In our Satsang fellowship, since all of the males, females and paramhansas are attached to me, all the other females observe religious vows to the same extent as the two or three senior women. Why? Because in their mind, they realise, ‘If we do not remain alert and observe the religious vows, the love which Maharaj has for us will not remain, and He will become displeased.’ The paramhansas also behave in the same manner. In fact, it is the same for all of the other satsangis, brahmacharis and parshads. All of the male and female devotees living far and wide are also alert in observing the religious vows; they too feel, ‘If we do not behave properly, Maharaj will become displeased.’ Thus, all of them staunchly observe dharma out of affection for me, even though they may possess vairagya to a greater or lesser degree.”