In the Samvat year 1876 on the tenth day of the bright half of the month of Magh in the evening. Shreeji Maharaj was seated facing the south on the platform in front of the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put a white turban on His head and covered His body with a white cotton shawl. He had put a white upper garment over His shoulder. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Gopalanand Swami said, “Some followers of Vedant philosophy say that God is formless. They cite quotations also from scriptures in support of their view. And there are devotees of God like Narad Shuk. Sanak and others who establish that God has a definite form. Please tell us which of the two views is correct.” Shreeji Maharaj replied. “Bhagavan Purushottam has a definite form”. His image is very very luminescent. And Brahm which is Sachchidanand [existence, consciousness and bliss] and pervades everywhere, and which is full and complete, is the divine luster of Bhagavan Purushottam. It is also said in the scriptures, The Lord then cast a glance at Maya.’ Now […] read more

In the Samvat year 1876 on the eighth day of the bright half of the month of Magh in the morning, Shreeji Maharaj was seated facing to west. on a wooden bedstead laid on the platform under the neem tree in front of the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put a white turban on His head and with one loose end of the turban, He had covered His chin and mouth side. He had covered His body with, a white cotton shawl and put a white upper garment over His shoulder. A Garland of white flowers was wrapped round His turban. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Shreeji Maharaj asked, ‘What is the nature of love for God?” Brahmanand Swami tried to describe the nature of love for God, but he could not satisfy Shreeji Maharaj. Thereupon Shreeji Maharaj said. ‘You have not understood what actually love is. You define love for God as merely indifference to the body and the world. It is the definition of non-attachment and not of love. To love is to constantly remember the divine image of […] read more

In the Samvat year 1876, on the seventh day of the bright half of the month of Magh in the evening, Shreeji Maharaj was seated on a wooden bedstead laid in the veranda in front of the hall facing the east in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put a white turban on His head and covered  His body with a white cotton shawl. He had put a white upper garment over His shoulder. Tassels of yellow flowers. Were hanging from His turban and garlands of yellow flowers adorned His neck, and bunches of yellow flowers were studded over His ears. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Shreeji Maharaj looked at the devotees with great compassion and said, “All of you listen to me. I want to ask you a question. It is said in Shreemad Bhagavat that devotees of God do not aspire for the four types of mukti-[redemption]. Even other great devotees of God also say that the devotees of God do not aspire for the four types of mukti-redemption. These four types of redemption are as follows: The first is to reside in the divine abode […] read more

In the Samvat year. 1876 on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of Magh, Shreeji Maharaj was seated facing the west on a wooden bedstead laid on the platform under the neem tree in front of the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put on a white turban on His head and covered His body with white cotton shawl. He had put a white upper garment over His shoulder. Bunches of yellow flowers were studded over His ears. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Some Brahmans belonging to the Vedant philosophy were present in the assembly. When Shreeji Maharaj saw them He said to them, ‘Those who have studied the Vedant scriptures or heard them say that ‘The rules of Vidhi and Nishedh [‘do’s and ‘dont’s of scriptures] are false. Heaven and Hell to be gained by observing these do’s and ‘dont’s are also illusions. The preceptor and the disciple are also illusions. And the only one ultimate reality is the all pervading Brahm. What do they mean by such statements ? Shankaracharya, the exponent of the Vedant philosophy has ordained […] read more

In the Samvat year 1876 on the fifth day of the bright half of the Month of Magh in the evening Shreeji Maharaj was seated on a wooden bedstead laid on the platform under the neem tree near the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put on all white garments. Garlands of yellow flowers adorned His neck, and bunches of yellow flowers were studded over His ears. Tassels of yellow flowers were hanging from His turban. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Shreeji Maharaj asked the assembly to start questions and answers. Thereupon Nrusihanand Swami asked, “Maharaj, it is said in the scriptures that:   [I am one and alone. I would like to multiply and create the world]. This is interpreted by some scholars and Vedanti philosophers as ‘God was alone at the time of dissolution and out of His own will. He assumed the forms of souls and Ishwar at the time of creation of the universe.’ Such an interpretation can convince only fools. We do not think that it is so, as we have fully surrendered to you. We understand […] read more

In the Samvat year 1876, on the fourth day of the bright half of the month of Magh in the evening, Shreeji Maharaj was seated on a wooden bedstead laid on the platform under the neem tree near the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put a white upper garment over His shoulder and covered His body with a white cotton shawl. He had put a white turban on His head. A tassel of yellow flowers was hanging from His turban and a garland of yellow flowers adorned His neck. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Muktanand Swami said, “Maharaj, please explain to us what is savikalp samadhi [trance with self-consciousness and what is nirvikalp samadhi [trance without self-consciousness]. Shreeji Maharaj replied, “Vicious thoughts will not arise in the mind of one who has fixed his mind on the divine image of God. His mind will always be full of auspicious thoughts such as : ‘I would like to be like Narad and Sanak and Shuk, or I would like to go to the hermitage of Shree Nar Narayan, stay there in the […] read more

In the Samvat year 1876 on the third day of the bright half of the month of Magh, Shreeji Maharaj was seated on a wooden bedstead laid on the platform under the neem tree in front of the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put a white upper garment over His shoulder and covered His body with a white cotton shawl. He had put a white turban on his head: Tassels of yellow flowers were hanging from his turban. Bunches of white and yellow flowers were studded over His ears and garlands of yellow flowers adorned His neck. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then a Brahman who was a follower of the Vedanta philosophy arrived and took his seat in the assembly. Shreeji Maharaj addressed him and said, “Your philosophy establishes only o n e and absolute Brahm and considers all other things like soul, Ishwar, Maya, universe, Veda, scriptures, bran, Smriti, Itihas to be mithya [unreal]. But I cannot follow your philosophy and I am not prepared to believe in it also. Please explain t o me its soundness. You must base […] read more

In the Samvat year. 1876. on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Paush. Shreeji Maharaj was seated facing the west, on a wooden bedstead laid under the neem tree in front of the temple of Shree Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Dada Khachar in Gadhada. He had put a white turban on His head, and .a4 tassel of yellow flowers was hanging from His turban. Two bunches of white flowers were studded over His eds. and a garland of white and, yellow flowers adorned His neck. He had covered His body with a white cotton shawl and put a white upper garment over His shoulder. Saints and devotees from various places had gathered before Him in an assembly. Then Shreeji Maharaj said. “An ignorant person, even if he renounces this world, cannot get rid of his love for his birth place.” With these words Shreeji Maharaj displayed a scar on His thigh caused by the spike of a tree in His childhood and said. ‘Whenever I see this scar, I am reminded of the tree and the pond. It is very difficult to eradicate from one’s mind the memory of one’s own birth place, […] read more