7.1 In the Samvat year 1883, on Bhãdarvã vad 6 [22nd September 1826], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a mattress with a cylindrical pillow at His residence in Dãdã Khãchar’s darbãr in Gadhadã. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. He was wearing garlands of mogrã flowers around His neck, and tassels of mogrã flowers also decorated His pãgh. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
7.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said to all the bhaktas, “I shall now tell you my deepest principle. For a person who desires his own kalyãn, nothing in this world is more blissful than Bhagvãn and His sant. Therefore, just as a person is deeply attached to his own body, he should be similarly attached to Bhagvãn and His sant. A person should also remain absolutely loyal to the bhaktas of Bhagvãn. Even if while keeping that loyalty his reputation increases or decreases, or he is honoured or insulted, or he lives or dies, in no way should he abandon his loyalty to Bhagvãn and His bhaktas. In addition, he should not allow hatred to develop towards them. Furthermore, he should not have as much love towards his body or bodily relations as he has towards the bhaktas of Bhagvãn. For a bhakta who behaves in this way, even extremely powerful enemies, such as kãm and krodh, are unable to defeat him.”
7.3 Continuing, Shreeji Mahãrãj then said, “Bhagvãn, who possesses a definite murti, is always present in His dhãm, Akshardhãm. Bhaktas of Bhagvãn, who also possess a svarup, remain in His service in that dhãm. Therefore, a person who has taken firm refuge in the pratyaksha svarup of Bhagvãn should not have the following fear in his mind: ‘What if I become a ghost or an evil spirit, or attain the lok of Indra or the lok of Brahmã after I die?’ He should not have such doubts in his mind. After all, a bhakta of Bhagvãn who possesses the understanding mentioned earlier definitely attains the dhãm of Bhagvãn; Bhagvãn does not leave him astray anywhere in between.
7.4 “Moreover, the bhakta should firmly keep his mind at the holy feet of Bhagvãn. Just as an iron nail that is firmly affixed to an iron surface can never be separated, similarly, a person’s mind should be fixed firmly at the holy feet of Bhagvãn. When the bhakta has kept his mind at the holy feet of Bhagvãn in this way, he does not have to die to attain the dhãm of Bhagvãn – he attains it while still alive.”
7.5 Having delivered this talk, Shreeji Mahãrãj bid “Jay Sachidãnand” to everyone and then instructed the sabhã to disperse.
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