Daily Satsang

11 Jan 2016, Posh Sud Bij Samvat 2072

Murti Darshan

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj, Columbia, TN, USA

Swamishri's Darshan

Param Pujya Pramukh Swami Maharaj

પ્રેરણા પરિમલ

તારણહાર

દુષ્કાળ વખતે અત્યંત વણસી ગયેલી પરિસ્થિતિમાંથી પશુ ને માનવી બંનેને ઉગારી લેવા પ્રમુખસ્વામી મહારાજે કેડ બાંધી હતી. એમણે ઢોર માટે તો કેટલકૅમ્પની સુંદર વ્યવસ્થા કરી હતી, પણ સાથે સાથે દુષ્કાળથી દાઝેલા માનવીના ત્રાતા પણ બની રહ્યા હતા. બોચાસણની મિટિંગમાં જરૂરિયાતવાળા માનવીઓ માટે ૪૫,૦૦૦ મણ અનાજ લેવાનો નિર્ણય થયો ત્યારે સ્વામીશ્રીએ કાર્યકર્તા સંતોને પ્રોત્સાહન આપતાં કહ્યું હતું : 'ભૂખે ટળવળતા લોકો માટે બીજું ૧૦-૧૫ હજાર મણ લેવું પડે તોય વાંધો નહીં. પૈસાની જરૂર પડશે તો એટલી લોકોને વધારે વાત કરીશ.' છાશવિતરણ બાબતમાં શરૂઆતનો ધ્યેય રોજના ૭૦,૦૦૦ લિટરનો હતો. પરંતુ લાખ લિટર સહેજ થઈ ગયા. આ અંગે સ્વામીશ્રીએ પત્ર દ્વારા જણાવ્યું કે 'ગભરાશો નહિ. જો કોઈની આંતરડી ઠરતી હોય તો ભલે હજી વધારે છાશ કેન્દ્રો ખૂલે.'

Vachanamrut Gems

Loyã-17: Who Would Never Hold a Grudge Against a Sadhu

"In comparison, if a person does not identify his self with the body and believes, 'I am the ãtmã, due to which this body functions; I am characterised by eternal existence; I enlighten the indriyas and antahkaran. I am not one who becomes happy by possessing wealth, women, etc. Nor am I one who is saddened by not possessing them' - then such a person never bears contempt for the sãdhu, no matter how strongly the sãdhu denounces the panchvishays or the belief that one is the body. Furthermore, he would never quarrel with the sãdhu over insignificant issues, nor would he hold a grudge against him."

[Loyã-17]

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.”