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ભગવાન સ્વામિનારાયણનાં

॥ વચનામૃત ॥

Gadhada II-35: The Underground Store of Grains

Summary

1. Only by meditating on God can one attain ātmā-realisation.
2. The reason for developing ātmā-realisation is so one does not harbour any love for one’s body or their relatives and so there are no hindrances in the bhakti of God.
3. It is not possible to attain liberation by ātmā-realisation or dharma alone.
4. Regardless of how much a person may have mastered samādhi, or how thoughtful the person may be, if men and women begin to stay closely together, there is no way their dharma will remain.
5. The upāsanā of the manifest form of God, listening to and narrating the divine incidents of God, and chanting His holy name:

1. If one stays within his dharma along with the aforementioned three attributes:

1. The jiva goes to God’s abode at the end of his life.
2. He will remain peaceful even during times of physical misery.

2. If one does not stay within his dharma, then his liberation is impossible.

6. One should listen to and sing the devotional songs and poems written by Muktānand Swāmi and other sādhus.
7. Shriji Mahārāj delivered this discourse for our liberation; therefore, by behaving accordingly, He will be extremely pleased.