Only the Satpurush is worthy of being seen and heard. Just as one’s conviction in a mango tree is not lost even when it loses its leaves, one should not lose one’s conviction in the Satpurush.

When the Satpurush comes to this world, he behaves like an ordinary person. He mixes with the people; but understand him to be nirdosh.

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In Satsang, if one is untouched by the sour taste of fault-finding, then the bliss of Satsang tastes as sweet as a Kesar mango. So, see all devotees and sadhus as divine, have nirdosh-buddhi towards all. If this is done, then there is nothing more left to know or do.

God’s murti lies in the seva of His devotees. Joy is experienced by doing this. God’s bliss lies in the seva of His devotees, not in nourishing one’s ego.

It is difficult to like the Satpurush’s actions. One is redeemed if one sees the Satpurush as divine and understands his actions to be gunatit.

What is staunch love? To never attribute human qualities (to God and Satpurush); to never quarrel or argue and to always be engrossed in divine feelings.

If someone speaks harsh words, then tolerate. Even if you have not wronged, you should still tolerate. Such a person is ekantik. One who tolerates is ekantik.

One should have firm refuge (in God and Satpurush), do bhajan and seva. If these three principles are practised, one will never suffer misery.

What is atmabuddhi? When members of a family live together, and despite the quarrels and scoldings they remain together and do not have mental discord.

Remain intent on obeying commands. For, just one command given by the manifest form of God is worth more than a million others.

“I’ll smash you to pieces!” – thus fight with your mind and never be worried. Now, what more is there to attain! We have attained Shriji Maharaj in person. So do not worry and persevere with faith. Of what bearing will your base instincts be! They will be eradicated just like this.

Nirdosh-buddhi is devotion itself.

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What is greatness? Is it being given a seat of prominence? No. Peace within the heart is greatness. One who has imbibed the virtues of the Satpurush experiences peace within the heart.

Pramukh Swami has been appointed as President by Shastriji Maharaj, so he is in Shastriji Maharaj’s place. His commands should be followed.

Shastriji Maharaj once said, “Those who have three sons should give one for becoming a sadhu. Then Maharaj will protect you. He will say the rosary for you. Imagine! Our God, whose will prevails in the whole universe, will say the rosary for you.”

Are we to understand the glory of the Gunatit Satpurush and spurn those who are associated with him? No! Maharaj is pleased upon those who serve the devotees of the Gunatit Satpurush.

What is meant by, ‘He has met God?’ It means that he has attained communion with God. None of the paramhansas from 200 years back are present today. One who spreads Maharaj’s principles is said to have met God. Even thousands of generations later, the Gunatit Satpurush is still said to have met God.

Awareness (janpanu) is when human qualities are never attributed to God and the Satpurush. Furthermore, not seeing faults in anyone is also awareness.

The Satpurush is not born out of karma. He is an eternal entity. Only the Satpurush who comes from Akshardham can give the soul the fruits of its karmas.

What are the virtues of saintliness? To tolerate. If someone says, ‘You are so nice.’ Is that tolerance? No. To tolerate insults such as, ‘You are a senseless fool!’ is a virtue of true saintliness.

When the Satpurush commands, ‘Do this’, then do it. Thus, have such a flexible nature. Such a devotee never falls from the path of moksha. When you are made to give up your wishes and you feel hurt, then some day you may fall from the path of moksha.

As long as one attributes human qualities (manushyabhav) to the Satpurush, one’s own base instincts are not destroyed. Divine perception (divyabhav) leads to destruction of base instincts.

What is the highest seva? It is to know the Satpurush as flawless. When he makes us give up our wishes, then we do not understand the Satpurush to be flawless. But if he agrees with our wishes, then we understand him to be flawless!

What is greatness? Peace in the heart. True greatness is not what man believes it to be. One who does not look at other’s faults experiences peace in his heart.

What is the highest level of greatness? To behave as the servant of a servant.

Do you ever see the faults of your own body? Even if you have to empty your bowels ten times, you see no fault. Similarly, perceive the Satpurush as one’s body. Never see anothers’ faults – do not take this poisonous path.

Maharaj is forever manifest in human form through the Satpurush (Akshar). God’s Ekantik Sadhu (Akshardham) represents the lotus feet of God.

One who does not perceive flaws in the Satpurush and beholds his virtues, then no matter how grave a sinner he may be, he goes to Akshardham. Has he performed any endeavours? No! Only the endeavour of not seeing flaws.

What is prasang? If the Satpurush scolds and throws us out and insults us and still if we do not leave him, that is known as prasang.

One should like the actions of God and the Satpurush. Only then will one develop virtues and do what they say. If Swami says, ‘Do this,’ then one would get ready to do it instantly without doubting him.

Everyone should have one thought and be united. Do not see the faults of others. Never speak with a raised voice. Anger is bad and does not befit us. It was anger that ruined Durvasa Rishi. Even when someone insults you, touch his feet and tolerate. Be humble and prostrate to him.

The growth of Satsang lies in three things: samp, suhradhaybhav and ekta – unity, fraternity and solidarity. There were 500 paramhansas with Shriji Maharaj and they were united. Never lend an ear to anyone who talks ill of others. If you do, he will come to talk again. So, tell him, “Don't say another word.” Then he will not come again.

What is one-mindedness? It is when one shoulders the blame for another’s mistake. One should also take his side and support him. That is one-mindedness. And one mindedness is samp. If one paramhansa instructed, then all 500 would follow. Shastriji Maharaj’s 50 sadhus would do as he said. Whatever Swami said they obeyed without question.

Be united. Do not look at each other’s faults. Do not harbor mental miseries. Be compromising. If your minds are disunited, I am unable to say anything. I do not need money, only unity.

To preserve one’s liberation (kalyan nu jatan) one should not attribute human traits (manushyabhav) to God and the Satpurush. By attributing human traits to them, or disuniting your mind from them, the preservation of liberation is lost.

True guru-puja lies in believing the guru as divine and faultless.

One whose mind does not rest anywhere other than in the divine murtis of Maharaj and Gunatit Swami is nirvasanik.

Perform seva with pure feelings. What are pure feelings? To believe that the same Maharaj in Akshardham is present here.

Pure feelings mean believing even the most junior of devotees of the mandir as being a royal crown fit for our head.

What is best? To see the Sadhu as faultless, to know him to be the allknower, or to not have even the slightest barrier (antaray) between him and you? When there is no barrier, one attains all virtues. Keeping a barrier is worse than not seeing the Sadhu as faultless and not knowing him as the all-knower.

Of the four classes of ayurvedic medicine, Sanjivani is the best. Sanjivani is comparable to devotion with nirdosh-buddhi. To become Gunatit, do not take fault of anyone. We should ourselves bear hardships (bhido). We have been sent from Akshardham to offer devotion with nirdosh-buddhi. We should tolerate hardships given by others, but not cause hardships to others. This is known as the Brahmic state.

Keep suhradhaybhav with those who have agna and upasana close to their hearts. Suhradhaybhav is to overlook others’ faults. Out of 100 faults, highlight his one virtue.

Our true home is where the Sadhu is. He is the father. He is the life-force. Where he is is Aksahrdham. On pawning the body, do we then remain its owner?

There is only one Gunatit. None can become like him.

To contemplate on God’s glory is dhyan. To obey his commands implicitly is mahima. To have the association of Shastriji Maharaj is prapti.

Nirdosh buddhi is understanding that the form of Maharaj presiding in Akshardham is the same as the form manifest here before me, and there is no human trait or flaw in Him. Thus, obey Him with this understanding.