14.1 In the Samvat year 1882, on Posh vad 9 [1st February 1826], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting in front of the mandir of Shree Lakshmi-Nãrãyan in Vadtãl. He was dressed entirely in white clothes. A sabhã of munis, as well as haribhaktas from various places, had gathered before Him.
14.2 Then, Rãm-Chandra Vãghmodiã of Vadodarã asked, “Mahãrãj, why does a person who seems to be an unworthy person still attain samãdhi?”
14.3 Shreeji Mahãrãj replied, “Everyone believes that a person who disobeys the dharma of his varna and ãshram as prescribed in the shãstras is an ‘unworthy person’. However, if that unworthy person sincerely appreciates the qualities of Bhagvãn and His sant, he earns great rewards. As a result, the sins that he had committed by disobeying the dharma of his varna and ãshram are eradicated, and his jeev becomes extremely pure. Then, when his mind is fixed on Bhagvãn’s svarup, he attains samãdhi.
14.4 “Moreover, when a person abides by the dharma of his varna and ãshram as prescribed in the Dharma-Shãstras, everyone considers that person to be someone who is sincere in his dharma. However, if he criticises Bhagvãn or His sant, then the result of committing the sin of criticising a sat-purush is such that all the rewards earned by abiding to the dharma of his varna and ãshram are burnt to ashes. So, a person who criticises a sat-purush is a worse sinner than a person who has committed the five great sins. This is because he who has committed one of the five great sins can be redeemed of the sin by seeking the refuge of a sat-purush; but there are no means to be redeemed for a person who has criticised a sat-purush. This is because when a person goes to a place of pilgrimage, he is freed of the sins he has committed elsewhere; but the sins committed at a place of pilgrimage are totally irredeemable – it is as if they are etched in iron.
14.5 “Therefore, by seeking the refuge of a sat-purush, regardless of how terrible a sinner a person may be, he becomes extremely pure and attains samãdhi. On the other hand, a person who criticises a sat-purush is still a terrible sinner, regardless of how sincere he may seem to be in abiding by dharma. Moreover, he can never have the darshan of Bhagvãn in his heart. Therefore, whom a vimukh considers to be a sinner is not a sinner, and whom he considers to be sincere in his dharma is not really sincere.”
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