13.1 In the Samvat year 1877, on Bhãdarvã sud 2 [9th September, 1820], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a decorated bedstead on the veranda outside the north-facing rooms of Jeevã Khãchar’s darbãr in Sãrangpur. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
13.2 Then, Muktãnand Swãmi asked, “Can a person who previously had nishchay in Bhagvãn, but later lost it, really be said to have had nishchay in the first place?”
13.3 Svayamprakãshãnand Swãmi replied, “If a person has developed nishchay in his jeevãtmã, he would not lose it by any means. However, if his nishchay is based on the writings in the shãstras, then when Bhagvãn performs some action that is not mentioned in the shãstras, he would lose his nishchay in Bhagvãn.”
13.4 “Hearing this, Shreeji Mahãrãj then said, “In the shãstras, there are an endless variety of talks describing Bhagvãn as being powerful as well as weak, as being the all-doer as well as a non-doer. So then, which action not mentioned in the shãstras could Bhagvãn possibly have performed, which causes a person to lose his nishchay? Please answer this question.”
13.5 The munis replied, “No action of Bhagvãn is outside the shãstras. So, what is the reason behind a person developing nishchay and then losing it?”
13.6 Shreeji Mahãrãj explained, “It is only through the shãstras that a person develops nischay. This is because the shãstras describe the characteristics of Bhagvãn as well as the characteristics of a sant. So, only nishchay developed through the shãstras remains firm. On the other hand, nishchay developed by a person’s own mind, without the help of the shãstras, eventually dissolves.
13.7 “The shãstras are also the inspiration behind the activities of dharma. The fact that an ignorant person, who has never heard the shãstras, has been able to follow the disciplines of dharma to this day, in the form of making distinctions between his mother, sister, daughter, and other women, is due to the shãstras. How is that? Well, it has been passed down through the generations after someone initially heard the talks from the shãstras. From that, it has spread throughout society through successive generations. Therefore, a person who develops nishchay in Bhagvãn and loses it afterwards has no nishchay in the words of the shãstras. Such a person is stubborn and a nãstik.
13.8 “On the other hand, if a person does have nishchay in the shãstras, he would never turn away from Bhagvãn. This is because the shãstras describe an endless variety of charitras of Bhagvãn. So, regardless of which actions Bhagvãn performs, it will never be outside of the shãstras. Therefore, only a person who has nishchay in the shãstras is able to develop unshakeable nishchay in Bhagvãn, and only such a person attains kalyãn. In addition, such a person would never deviate from dharma.”
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