On the first day of the second fortnight of Paush of Samvat 1881, Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj was seated on a cot on the verandah facing east in the Durbar Gadh of Shri Dada Khachar at Gadhada. He was dressed in all white clothes. He was profusely garlanded by the yellow and red flower garlands. Nosegays of yellow flower were suspended from his turban. Munis and devotees from various places were assembled before him in the assembly. The saints were singing devotional episodes of Vishnupada (hymns on Lord vishnus life) to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Then Shriji Maharaj said, ‘I desire to ask questions to the senior saints.’ Saying so, Shriji Maharaj asked Anandanand Swami, ‘One devotee is slightly weak in intelligence but is wise enough to perceive his own weakness and in other devotees, he does not perceive faults but apprehend the virtues; the other devotee passesses a sharp intelligence, but does not perceive his own drawbacks or weakness but immediately apprihends the weakness of others irrespective of their other virtues. What is the reason that a person with less intelligence cognises his drawbacks and an intelligent one can not ?’ Anandanand Swami tried at his best to reply […] read more

On the eleventh day of the first fortnight of Paush of Samvat 1881, Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj was seated on a wooden cot near the temple of Shri Vasudev Narayan in the Durbar of Shri Dada Khachar at Gadhada. He was dressed in all white clothes. Munis and devotees from the various places where seated before him in an assembly. Shriji Maharaj then said to the assembly, ‘ Please listen to me. Let us have dialogue about God.’ Hearing this, the sadhus stoped singing devotional songs and stopped their musical instruments. They sat then with folded hands to hear the talk. Shriji Maharaj then said, ‘ God in the phases of his various incarnations of Rama and Krishna etc appears on this earth to redeem the souls. During such appearances, he always remains above the influence of Maya and her evolutes, even while enjoying the sense objects devoutly offered by his devotees. He acts with fearlessness due to his divine power. The wordly wise people, when observe God enjoying sense objects offered to him, they find fault with God and feel that though he is God, he seems to have much more attachment to the sense objects than they. Thus […] read more

On the Seventh day of the first fortnight of Paush month in Samvat 1881, Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj was seated on a cot facing north on the Verandah near the temple of Shri Vasudev Narayan in the Royal residence of Shri Dada Khachar at Gadhada. Munis and devotees were assembled before him in an assembly. Then Swayamprakashanand Swami asked, ‘ Oh Maharaj ! Please tell us whether the incarnations of God on earth bear equal spiritual importance or there can be distinction as great or small ?’ Shriji Maharaj said in reply, ‘ After hearing all the scriptures composed by Vyasji, I have come to the conclusion that amongst all the incarnations, right from fish to Nrisimh (leoman) and others, the one who transcends them all is Shri Krishna. Krishnavatar can not be equated with any other incranation. He is the transcindental highest and he is our spiritual master. The episodes of his divine life are fully narrated in the tenth Skandha of Shrimad Bhagwat. This scripture, therefore, prescribed as the great authority by me for our Uddhav Sampradaya. The rest of incarnations, as they emanate from the form of Shri Krishna, deserve our worship and the scriptures which relate […] read more

On the second day of the second fortnight of Margshirsh of Samvat year 1881, Swami Shri Sahajananjdi Maharaj was gracing his meditation hall. He was dressed in white garments. Bhajananad Swami was reciting Shrimad Bhagwat in front of him. The saints and devotees from far flung places were assembled before him in an assembly. Then Muktanand Swami asked, ‘Oh Maharaj ! Between Drishta – the soul and Drishya – the body, there exist a conscious thought which keeps them separate. Please explain to us whether this thought – consciousness emanates from the soul or sense organs or mind ?’ Then Shriji Maharaj said, ‘ I am of the openion that one who is with spiritual vigour has thought consciousness emanating from the soul and functioning through the sense organs and mind for performing purified actions. His sense organs have no separate thought consciousness as they have become conditioned to the thought consciousness of the soul, and function only in accordance to thought consciousness of soul. The Antahkaran, by it’s four distinct functions, has been divided into four compartments-namely Manas, Buddhi, Chitta and Ahankar-known respectively as mind, intelligence, lower mind and ego. Such spiritual vigour enlightened with awakened thought consciousness stops […] read more

On the second day of the first fortnight of Margshirsh month of Samvat 1881, Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj graced cot on the verandah near the hall facing north in the Royal palace of Shri Dada Khachar at Gadhada. He had put on a white turban and had covered his body with a cotton shawl. A white side cloth was placed about his shoulders. Munis and devotees from various places had assembled before him. Shriji Maharaj then sent for his nephews, Ayodhyaprasadji and Raghuvirji. He then told them to ask him questions. Whereupon, Ayodhyaprasadji asked, ‘Can one who totally remains engaged in worldly affairs and in such a state commits sins be redeemed of such sins if he engages himself in the devotion of God for a while or so ? Shriji Maharaj replied, ‘Though one remains engaged in worldly affairs for the whole day, yet during such a few moments of his devotional mood, if he remains fully drawn within and loses all worldly consciousness with total concentration attachment to God, he will be redeemed of all the sins committed while performing his worldly activities and duties. But if his Indriyas and Antahkaran are not withdrawn within and the mind […] read more

On the seventh day of the second fortnight of the month of Shravan of Samvat 1881, Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj was seated gracing cot on the Verandah facing east in the Durbar Gadh of Shri Dada Khachar at Gadhada. He had fastened on his head a precious white cloth with rich golden thread border and art work, and had covered his body with a similar rich white garment. A white side cloth was placed about his shoulders and neck. He was garlanded with fragrant garlands of Mogra flowers. Paramhamsas and devotees from various places had assembled before him. Then Shriji Maharaj said, ‘A true Satsangi should passess three intrinsic attributes. Which are those attributes ? Strictest adherence to and observance of the rules prescribed by his personal God. Knowledge of the manifestation of God in human form, which knowledge should be thoroughly immutable and should not effaced even if his mind creates doubts. Absolute attachment to all devotees. As parents love their children, and as a wife loves her husband and as a son loves and remains by the side of his father, similarly a true devotee should steadily remain by the side of a true devotee of God. One […] read more