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Gadhada III-26: The Sant Who Suppresses His Mind and Indriyas
Summary
- A Sant who is worthy of being worshipped on par with God:
- Suppresses the actions of the indriyas and the antahkaran.
- Only performs activities related to God.
- Is staunch in his observance of the five religious vows.
- Believing himself to be brahmarup, worships Purushottam Bhagwān.
- The characteristics of a person who does not become bound by the panchvishays, even during unfavourable circumstances:
- Has dharma predominant in his mind.
- Has the qualities of an āstik toward God.
- Is concerned about his own reputation.
- Has the attributes of genuine ātmā-realisation.
- Thoroughly understands the greatness of God.
- Firmly observes the five religious vows [vows of non-lust, non-avarice, non-taste, non-attachment, non-egotism, etc.] in order to please God.
- Shriji Mahārāj speaks about His own nature for the sake of revealing the ideals of a devotee:
- He does not like vanity or hypocrisy of any form.
- He does not like any person who, while worshipping God, eliminates the distinction between himself and God.
- He does not like a person who behaves liberally in niyams.
- He does not like one who does not believe his true form to be the ātmā.
- If there is some devotee in the Satsang fellowship who does not understand anything yet has faith in God, then he likes the one who considers himself to be insignificant compared to the former.
- When speaking, he likes a person who never reveals even the slightest pride of his wisdom.
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