12.1 In the Samvat year 1884, on Ashãdh vad 8 [16th July 1827], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting in the balcony of the medi of His residence in Dãdã Khãchar's darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
12.2 Then, for the benefit of His bhaktas, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “A person who desires his own kalyãn should not have any form of pride, such as, ‘I have been born in an upper-class family’, or ‘I am wealthy’, or ‘I am handsome’, or ‘I am a scholar’. He should not keep any of these beliefs. In fact, even with a humble satsangi, he should behave as a dãs of a dãs.
12.3 “Furthermore, even though he may be called a satsangi, a person who has perceived avgun in Bhagvãn or His bhaktas should be known to be like a rabid dog. Just as a person who is touched by the saliva of a rabid dog also become rabid, similarly, if a person listens to the talks of or keeps affection for someone who has perceived avgun in Bhagvãn or His bhaktas, then both the person who keeps the affection and the listener become like a vimukh. Then, just as tuberculosis is never cured by any medicine, similarly, the demonic attitude of a person who has perceived avgun in Bhagvãn or His bhaktas is never eradicated from his heart. On the other hand, a person who may have killed countless brãhmans; or may have killed countless children; or may have killed countless women; or may have killed countless cows; or may have even associated many times with the wife of his guru, can be freed from these sins at some time or other. In fact, the shãstras even describe the methods to do so. However, no shãstra describes methods to be released from the sin of perceiving avgun in Bhagvãn or His bhaktas. If a person consumes poison, or falls into the ocean, or falls from a mountain, or is eaten by a demon, then he has to die only once. However, a person who insults Bhagvãn or His bhaktas has to continuously die and be reborn for countless millions of years.
12.4 “At most, a disease leads to the death of the body; or an enemy destroys the body; but, the jeev is not destroyed. However, by insulting Bhagvãn or His bhaktas, the jeev is also destroyed. Someone may ask, ‘How can the jeev be destroyed?’ Well, for example, a hermaphrodite cannot be called a man or a woman, he can only be called impotent. Similarly, the jeev of a person who insults Bhagvãn or His bhaktas also becomes impotent; the jeev is never able to make an effort for his own kalyãn. Therefore, his jeev should be known as having been destroyed. Knowing this, a person should never insult Bhagvãn or His bhaktas.
12.5 “In addition, a person should not have deep affection for his bodily relations, even if they happen to be satsangis. For example, if a snake’s venom falls into some sweetened milk, then whoever drinks it will die. In the same way, even if a person’s bodily relations are bhaktas of Bhagvãn, they are still mixed with venom (relationships). Therefore, a person who has affection for them will definitely sacrifice his kalyãn. Knowing this, a person who wishes for his own kalyãn should not maintain affection for his bodily relations. In this way, after becoming detached from worldly life and having love for the holy feet of Bhagvãn, a person should continue to engage in the worship of Bhagvãn.
12.6 “A person who retains the talk that I have just delivered within his heart, will never encounter obstacles on the path of kalyãn. In fact, this talk is like a miraculous technique.”
12.7 Shreeji Mahãrãj concluded the talk with these words.
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