Shukravaara taa. 28-3-41

Friday, February 28, 1941

 

Shreejee Svamee Satya Chhe

Lord Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami are the eternal truth

 

 

Paancha vaartaa sambandhee Vachanaamrutamaathee vaartaanee nondh: 

Karavu – Santa samaagama (mana-karma-vachane)

1. Jaaav – Jada chaitanya no vivek

2. Mookav – Panchaviaya, dehaabhimaan, avao paksha

3. Samajav – Bhagavaanan svaroopa

4. Raakhv – Brahma thaine Parabrahma

 

Five essentials are noted from the Vachanamrut discourses

1. To do – association of the saint (by thought, action, and speech)

2. To know – discrimination between body and soul

3. To renounce – the five senses, egotism, and wrong side

4. To understand – God’s form

5. To keep – God after becoming totally purified

 

 

Bhagavaananee bhaktimaa vighna trana motaa tenee nondha:

Muktaananda Svamee no prashna chhe, Vachanaamruta chellaa prakarana 8: 

1) Potaanaa dosha na odakhaaya 

1. Bhagavaananaa bhakta thakee mana nokh paee jaaya

2. Bhagavaananaa bhakta thakee beparvaaee thaee jaaya

 

In devotion to God, note three major obstacles:

From Muktanand Swami’s question in Vachanamrut Gadhada Last 8:

1. One does not recognize his own faults

2. One disunites his mind from God’s devotees

3. One disregards God’s devotees

 

 

Muktaananda Svameeno prashna chellaa prakarana – 5 mu, mahaatmyeyukta bhakti aavyaanu shu saadhana chhe?

Shreejee Mahaaraaje javaaba aapyo ke, “Je Shukasanakaadika jevaa je motaa purusha tenee sevaa ne prasanga temaathee mahaatmyeyukta bhakti jeevanaa hradayamaa udaya thaaya chhe. Mahaatmya vagarnee bhakti kshayarogavaalee. Jema dasha varasanee kanyaane kshayaroga laagoo pade, te juvaana thayaa pahelaa ja maree jaaya chhe.” Tema mahaatmya vinaanee bhakti molee padee jaaya chhe. Vachanaamruta Saarangapura 5mu.

 

In Gadhada Last 5, Muktanand Swami asks, “With what means can one attain devotion to God that is full of glory?”

Lord Swaminarayan replies, “By the service and strong association of great spiritual saints such as Shukdevji and the Sanakaadik, devotion full of glory arises in the heart of a soul. Devotion to God without [understanding His] glory is like having tuberculosis. Just as a ten year old little girl is affected with tuberculosis and dies before reaching her youth.” Similarly, devotion without glory slackens. Vachanamrut Sarangpur 5.

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Mudo 1

Nirdoshabuddhi dareka maa raakhavee te ja aapani sevaa chhe. Gadhadaa madhya 28 naa

Vachanaamrutamaa bhakta naa bhakta thaavu. Gadhadaa prathama 58 – paako haribhakta kone jaanvo? Haribhakta tenaa daasano daasa thai ne rahevu. Gadhadaa madhya 62, trana angamaathee eka anga raakheene ne deha mookine dhamamaa jaavu. Aatma-nishthaathee uttama pativrataapanu, daasatvapanu. Daasatvapanaamaa 4 kalama samajavaanee aave che: 

1. Eeshadevanaa darshana game

2. Eeshadevanaa paase rahev game

3. Eeshadevanee kriyaa game

4. Potaanaa eeshadevano svabhaava game

Aa chaara kalama samajavaanee chhe. Aa mudaa samajeene jeevanamaa utaaravaa.

 

First Principle

Our service is to see divinity in everyone. [Per] Vachanamrut Gadhada Middle 28, become the devotee of devotees. Vachanamrut Gadhada First 58 - who should be known as a true devotee? Who lives as the servant of the servant of devotees. [Per] Vachanamrut Gadhada Middle 62, one should keep one of the three styles and leave the body and go to Akshardham. To remain in soul consciousness, and even better, to have singular loyalty (similar to how a loyal wife has for her husband), [and] to remain in total, humble servitude. In remaining in servitude, four qualities are to be understood:

1. Likes to see his God

2. Likes to stay with his God

3. Likes all of his God’s actions

4. Likes his God’s nature

These four qualities are to be understood. These points are to be understood and imbibed in one’s soul.

 

 

Beejo Mudo

Ekabeejaanee khatapata na karavee. Te koknee vaata beejaane karavee ne bejaanee vaata kokane karavee te svabhaava saadhutaanaa maargamaa khaamee raakhe, maate jene moksha joito hoya temane te svabhaava mookavo. 

 

Second Principle

Do not engage in the gossip of others. That is, talk negatively about someone to others, and negatively about others to someone else – such a nature brings a deficiency in the path of saintliness, thus if one wants liberation, he should give up such nature.

 

 

Trijo Mudo

Svaamee Jaagaasvamee kahetaa je avaguna levaanu mana thaaya to potaanaa dehano, potaanaa svabhaavano ne potaanee jaatino avaguna levo. Pana brahmasvaroopa ekaantika Bhagavaananaa bhaktano avaguna na levo.

 

Third Principle

Jaga Swami used to say that if one feels like seeing negative qualities, then one should see the negative in one’s own self, one’s own nature, and one’s own kind. But one should not see negative in God-realized devotees

 

 

Chotho Mudo

Sahanashakti e jabaro guna chhe. Koka shabda aapanane kataakshathee kahe to saamu na bolataa sahana karvu tene kshamaano guna kahe chhe. Te kshamaa karavaathee potaanaa haiyaamaa shaanti akhanda aape chhe. Ne aananda naa phuvaaraa chhoote chhe ane motaa jeevamaathee raajee thaaya chhe. Tyaare Svaamee Moola Aksharabrahma kahetaa je, “Deha padee gayo etale shu thayu? E to saadhu thaavu ne saadhutaa sheekhavee. Ne maree gayaa etle thai rahyu ne karvu baakee kaaee na rahyu – ema na samajavu.” Svaamee Jaagaabhakta Svaamee kahetaa je parakriyaa ne paarako aakaara ne paarakaa dosha jeevamaa daakhala karavaa nahi, em Svaamee kahetaa. Kyaaka vaata thatee hoya ne potaanaa angamaa maltee aavatee hoya tetalee grahana karavee ne beejeeno tyaaga karavo – je beejaa bhakta ne arthe chhe ne maare arthe nathee. Etale temano avaguna aavyo na kahevaaya. 

 

Fourth Principle

Tolerance is a great quality. If some speaks to us sarcastically, then instead of retaliating, one should bear it – that is called the quality of forgiveness. By forgiving, one experiences constant peace in the heart. Also, there are fountains of joy and the great saint becomes pleased from the depth of his soul. Gunatitanand Swami said, “So what if the body dies? One should become a saint and learn saintliness. One should not believe that death is the end, and that nothing is left to be done.” Shastriji Maharaj used to say that Jaga Swami used to say that one should not allow others’ wrong actions, other outside forms, and others’ wrong faults to enter our souls. If there is a discussion somewhere, one should only accept that which matches one’s inclination, but disregard other talks - considering it to be for others, but not for oneself. This is to not have seen negatively in others.

 

 

Paanchmo Mudo

Jhaajho samooha hoya ne koee vaata thaatee hoya ne aapanaathee te motaa hoya te vakhate vaata saambhalee levee. Pana heta thaaya tyaare vaata karavee. Pelu heta karaavavaa sheekhavu. Heta karaavyaa pachhee vaata bese maate heta thayaa pachhee potaano siddhaanta kevo.

 

Fifth Principle

Where there is a large gathering and a discussion is going on, and if the person talking is senior to us – at that time, one should listen to whatever is said. Only when affection is developed, should one talk. First learn to create affection. After affection is developed, one will be heard – thus, after affection is developed, one should give his beliefs.

 

 

Chhatto Mudo

Suhradapanaano moto guna sheekhavo. Suhradapanu etale ekabeejaanee kriyaa sampathee karee levee. Sevaa ekabeejaanee karee levee, koi kahe te khamavu ne beejaane te vaata janaavavee pana nahi. Je mune phalaane aama kahyu. Ahoho, maaraa motaa bhaagya je aavaa kahenaaraa kyaathee male ema kahenaaraano guna levo. Suhradpanu hashe to jabaraa guno aavshe. Ema Svaamee nu vaakya chhe. Maate avashya suhradapanu raakhvu. 

 

Sixth Principle

One should learn the great quality of heartfelt oneness. Heartfelt oneness is to do one another’s work with harmony. To serve one another; if someone scolds, then bear it, and do not even tell someone else that “this person told me such-and-such.” Also, one should think positively that “How fortunate I am to have someone to tell me.” If there is heartfelt oneness, other great qualities will come. Shastriji Maharaj has promised this. Thus, one should definitely develop heartfelt oneness.

 

 

Saatamo Mudo

Kathaavaartaanu vyasana raakhavu. Kathaavaartaanu vyasana hoya to karyaa vinaa rahevaaya nahi. Motaa vaatu karataa hoya ne pote haajara na hoya to hradaya maa balatraa thavee joiye. Jyaare kathaa saambhaliye tyaare shaanti thaaya. Maate shabda jheelavaa sheekhavu. Eke shabda vruthaa javaa devo nahi. Navin navin vaato yaada raakhavee. To ja shruta kahevaaya. Maate kharaa shruta thaavu.

 

Seventh principle

One should have the habit of listening to spiritual discourses. If there is a habit of listening to spiritual discourses, then one cannot live without it. If a great saint is talking and one is not present, then one’s heart should burn. Listening to spiritual discourses gives peace. So one should learn to grasp the discourses. Even one word should not be allowed to go in vain. One should repeatedly remember talks to keep them fresh. Only then can one be called a listener. Thus, one should become a true listener.

 

 

Aatalaa saata muddaa jeevamaa utaaree samajee kepha raakhavo.

Vaata to ghanee thai pana tookamaa aatalu samajavanu. Motaa vaatu karataa hoya tyaare vaata saambhalavi ne eka mane thai ne vachamaa kaaee pana dahaapanathee bolavu nahi. Adhara vachana jheelee levaa. 

 

These seven principles should be understood and imbibed in life - and remain elated.

Much has been said, but in short, one should understand this: when a great saint is speaking, one should listen with concentration and not say anything unnecessarily in between. Eagerly grasp the message.

 

Bolo Svaaminaaraayananee jaya

Glory to Lord Swaminarayan

 

Bolo Mula Akshara Svaameenee jaya

Glory to Gunatitanand Swami

 

Bolo Shaastreejee Mahaaraajanee jaya

Glory to Shastriji Maharaj

 

Da. Sadaa Sevak Gnyaanajeevanadaasajee 

Signed, always a servant,

Yogi Bapa

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Mangalavaara taa. 1 – 4 – 41

Tuesday, April 1, 1941

 

Thodaabolaa thavu. Vaanee je vaaparvee te doodhanee pethe vaaparavee, pana paaneenee pethe na vaaparvee. Bola bola na karavu. Ghate tetalu bolavu. Satya, hita ne priya laage tevu vachana bolavu.

Etle saune aapadaamaa heta thaaya evu anga raakhavu. Aatalo paatha karavaathee shaanti raheshe.

Shooraveera thaavu jethee indriya antahkarana tharathara kampataa phare ne khotaa ghaata pana na thaaya. Vachanaamruta chhellaa 2 raatadivasa vaachyaa ja karavu. Poojya Bhagatajee Mahaaraaj, Poojya Svamee Jaagaabhakta, Poojya Adaashree ne Poojya Shastreejee Mahaaraajane sambhaaravaa. Dararoja smruti karavee. Aatalo paatha karavaathee shaanti raheshe.

 

            Speak less. Speech should be used as like milk, but not like water. One should not keep talking. Speak only as required. Speak truthfully, for good, and in a likeable manner. Keep a style such that everyone would like us. By reading this, one will remain in peace.

One should become courageous so that the senses and subtle faculties all remain with fear, and so that no bad thoughts arise. One should keep reading Vachanamrut Gadhada Last 2 day and night.

Remember Bhagatji Maharaj, Jaga Swami, Krishnaji Ada, and Shastriji Maharaj. Remember them daily.

By reading this, one will remain in peace.

 

Da. Gnyaanajeevanadaasajee

Signed,

Yogi Bapa

 

 

Chaitra Sudee 4 ne Mangalavaara

Tuesday, Chaitra sud 4

 

Koi vaale tyaare aapane vegamaa hoeeye to pana valee javu e guna jabro chhe, pana potaano ekado saamo raakhavo nahi. 

Eka vaata shikhavaanee chhe. Kata valee javu. Potaano Brahmasvaroopapanaano aanand kshana pana molo padavaa devo nahi. Kaama-krodhanaa ghaata thaaya tyaare gnyaane kareene dabaavee devaa. Jo bhoondo ghaata karyo to taaraa bhukkaa karee naakheesa. Raajyaneetinu Vachanaamruta Gadhada madhya 12 vaachavu. Pachee eka pana sankalpa na thaaya. Saankhyavichaara karataa sheekhavu. Deha, loka, bhoga khotaa samajee levaa. Aavo vichaar savaramaa karvo, hu Gunaateeta chhu ne maaraa jeevamaa SvameeShreejee saakshaata bethaa chhe. Pratyaksha Brahmasvaroopa potaane maanvo. Eja vinantee, bhoolchooka sudhaaree vaachasho.

 

            When someone is rebuking, even if we are in force, one should revert back – that is a great quality – but one should not insist on his own view. 

            One thing should be learned. Instantly turn back. One should not let the bliss of God-realization go away for even a moment. When thoughts of anger and passion arise, one should suppress them with spiritual knowledge. [One should say to his mind,] “If you have any wrong thoughts, then I will destroy you to pieces.” Read Vachanamrut Gadhada Middle 12, The Art of Ruling. Then a single thought will not arise. One should learn to think of in terms of relative values [and see the world as perishable]. Understand the body, the world, and its pleasures as false. One should think in morning, “I am Gunatit and Lord Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami are manifest in my heart.” Consider oneself as totally purified and liberated.

That is my only request - please correct any mistakes and read.