9.1 In the Samvat year 1882, on Posh sud 8 [16th January 1826], Swãmi Shree Sahajãnandji Mahãrãj was sitting on a mattress with a cylindrical pillow that had been placed on a platform 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.
9.2 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj asked the munis, “Just as a person can experience the three kinds of mãyik pleasures – rãjas, tãmasi, and sãttvik – in the three mental states, how can he experience the nirgun bliss of Bhagvãn?”
9.3 All the munis conferred amongst themselves in order to answer the question, but they were unable to do so satisfactorily.
9.4 Then, Shreeji Mahãrãj said, “Suppose there is ãkãsh alone, without the other four bhuts. Also, suppose that in that ãkãsh there are many moons as there are stars. Then, the intensity of that light would be equal to the intensity of the divine light of Chidãkãsh. The murti of Bhagvãn is always seated at the centre of that Chidãkãsh.
9.5 “When a person attains samãdhi of that form, then even if he experiences it for only a moment, the person who is engaged in worship feels, ‘I have enjoyed the bliss of Bhagvãn in samãdhi for thousands of years’. This is how a person experiences the nirgun bliss of Bhagvãn’s svarup. On the other hand, even if a person indulges in mãyik pleasures for a long time, he feels as if it was just for a moment. Therefore, the nirgun bliss of Bhagvãn is eternal and imperishable, whereas the mãyik pleasures are perishable.”
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