Avoiding The Six Desires

38.1    In the Samvat year 1885, on Vaishãkh sud 14 [17th May 1829], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting in the mandir of Shree Gopinãthji in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of paramhans, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.

38.2    Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “Having thought about the Sãnkhya shãstras as well as other shãstras, I have formed the belief that all svarups that are the result of the entities evolved from Mãyã are false. This is because all of those svarups will be destroyed by Kãl. On the other hand, the svarup of Bhagvãn in Akshardhãm and the svarup of the muktas – the pãrshads of Bhagvãn – are all satya, divya, and extremely luminous. Also, the svarup of that Bhagvãn and those muktas is two-armed like that of a human being, and it is sachidãnand. That Bhagvãn, residing in Akshardhãm, is served by those muktas with various types of divya items, and He is always present there to bestow supreme bliss upon the muktas.

38.3    “It is that same supreme Purushottam Bhagvãn who takes birth on this earth out of compassion – for the purpose of granting kalyãn to the jeevs. He is presently visible before everyone; He is your ishta-dev; and He accepts your sevã. In fact, there is absolutely no difference between the pratyaksha svarup of Purushottam Bhagvãn visible before you and the svarup of Bhagvãn residing in Akshardhãm; both are one. Also, this pratyaksha svarup of Purushottam Bhagvãn is the controller of all, including Akshar. He is the lord (sarvopari) of all the ishvars and the cause of all the avatãrs (avatãri). Moreover, He is worthy of being worshipped by all of you. The many previous avatãrs of this Bhagvãn are worthy of being bowed down to and worthy of respect.”

38.4    Shreeji Mahãrãj then explained, “A person who possesses the following six characteristics will never become happy, either in this life or even after death: greed for wealth and other things; desires to associate with women; attachment of the tongue to various tastes; the belief that a person is the body; affection for kusangis; and attachment to relatives. Therefore, a person who desires to be happy should eradicate these svabhãvs, maintain nivrutti, and not keep the company of those equal himself. A person should also attach his jeev to the bhaktas of Bhagvãn – the great sant – who does not identify his self with the body, who possesses vairãgya, and who feels that he has disobeyed a major ãgnã of Bhagvãn even if he has disobeyed a minor ãgnã. A person should act according to his ãgnã by thought, word, and deed. Also, he should certainly avoid the vishays, and in no way should he allow them to come near by abandoning his niyams. If a person does begin to associate with the vishays, he will certainly fall. This should be accepted as a universal principle.”

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