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An aspiring devotee's question: What does it feel like to interact with God face-to-face? Shri Maharaj Ji's answer - Interacting with God face-to-face is not a matter of mere feelings or perceiving some reflection. Nor is it the same as having divine sentiments or having an
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In this world, everyone has practical experience of this: jāte kachu nija svāratha hoī, tāpara mamatā karai saba koī. In other words, wherever we perceive our self-interest, the mind naturally develops love for that object. The stronger our sense of self-interest, the deeper that love. Hence, the question is -
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You have only one mind. It alone is the doer of every action. It continuously creates desires day and night, because the soul seeks real happiness -that is, the bliss of God. There are a total of five desires: the desire to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. Therefore, the
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When you were born, you were completely innocent and guileless. You did not know how to doubt, nor did you think of questioning anything. You believed everything, just as Valmiki believed the words of his Guru: "Keep chanting 'mara mara' until I return." He simply accepted
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Remembrance of the Last moment determines the Afterlife - yaṃ yaṃ vāpi smaranbhāvaṃ tyajatyante kalevaram। taṃ tamevaiti kaunteya sadā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ You will attain the one to whom your mind is attached at the time of death. Hence, God told Arjun - 'tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu māmanusmara yuddhya ca' Always
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Every person in this world is unhappy, incomplete, and hungry for bliss. When an aspiring devotee becomes weary of the world and finds nothing fulfilling, they turn to God and say: "My Guru has taught me not to ask God for worldly enjoyment (bhukti) nor liberation (mukti)." Maya&
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There are two types of actions - good and bad, virtuous and sinful, auspicious and inauspicious, material and divine. Good actions are those related to God, while bad actions are those related to Maya. The same distinction applies to the definitions of virtue and sin, though few truly understand this.
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Question: You said that one may either practice devotion to both God and the Guru, considering them as one, or even practice devotion to the Guru alone and still attain the goal. However, if one practices devotion only to the Guru, meditating on the Guru’s form may be difficult.
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भक्ति ज्ञान वैराग्य गोविंद राधे। इन तीन में कैसा क्रम है बता दे॥ भक्ति, ज्ञान और वैराग्य - इनका आपस में क्या क्रम है? अनादिकाल से हमा
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Essential points in Sadhana - There are several key points to consider in your devotional practice. There are three components: 1. Sādhak - the aspiring devotee. All of you who are practicing devotion are sādhaks. 2. Sādhya - the goal of sadhana. Your worshipable deity are Radha-Krishna. You must bring
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A sādhak's question - What are the four defects in a soul, and what is their meaning? Shri Maharaj Ji's answer - Every person bound by Maya, and hence ignorant, has four defects: 1. Bhram, 2. Pramād, 3. Vipralipsā, and 4. Karanāpāṭav. Bhram - Not recognising
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To attain any object (such as wealth, a son, etc.) in this world - 1. Firstly, desire arises, then 2. a resolution is made, after which 3. action follows. After that, you may or may not attain the desired result. Success is not guaranteed despite your efforts. People keep earning