Vachanamrut Titles
Browse all 274 discourses. Select a language, then choose a title to read.
274 titles
Gadhada I (78)
- 1. Continuously Engaging One’s Mind on God
- 2. Three Levels of Vairagya
- 3. Remembering the Divine Actions and Incidents of God
- 4. Jealousy like that of Naradji
- 5. Persistence in Meditation
- 6. One with Wisdom and One without Wisdom
- 7. Anvay-Vyatirek
- 8. Engaging the Indriyas in the Service of God and His Sant
- 9. Desiring Nothing Except God
- 10. The Ungrateful Sevakram
- 11. Vasana; An Ekantik Bhakta
- 12. The Attributes of the Elements; Creation
- 13. Planting the Branch of a Banyan or Pipal Tree Elsewhere
- 14. “Ante Ya Matihi Sa Gatihi”
- 15. Not Becoming Discouraged in Meditation
- 16. Wisdom
- 17. Negative Influence in Satsang; Not Uttering Discouraging Words
- 18. Denouncing the Vishays; A Haveli
- 19. The Interdependency of Atma-realization and Other Virtues
- 20. An Ignorant Person; Seeing One’s Own Self
- 21. One Possessing Ekantik Dharma; The Two Forms of Akshar
- 22. Singing without Remembering God Is as Good as Not Singing at All; The Digit ‘1’
- 23. Emptying a Pot of Water; Remaining in an Elevated Spiritual State
- 24. The Elevated Spiritual State of Gnan; ‘Sourness’ in the Form of the Understanding of God’s Greatness
- 25. The Flow of Twenty Pails of Water
- 26. A Genuine Amorous Devotee; The Nirgun State
- 27. The Understanding by which God Eternally Resides within One
- 28. A Smouldering Log; Progressing and Regressing
- 29. Intensifying the Force of Dharma, Gnan, Vairagya and Bhakti; Prarabdha, Grace and Personal Endeavor
- 30. Thoughts that Leave a Lasting Impression
- 31. Greatness Is Due To Faith
- 32. A Nest and a Stake
- 33. Blind Faith, Love and Understanding
- 34. Setting the World in Motion
- 35. Safeguarding One’s Liberation
- 36. A True Renunciant, Based on the Example of a Pauper
- 37. Attachment to One’s Native Place; Eleven Honors
- 38. A Merchant’s Balance Sheet
- 39. Those Possessing the Nirvikalp or Savikalp State
- 40. Savikalp and Nirvikalp Samadhi
- 41. “Eko’ham Bahu Syam”
- 42. The Observance of the Moral Do’s and Don’ts
- 43. The Four Types of Liberation
- 44. A Red-hot Branding Iron; A Dagli
- 45. Does God Possess a Form or Is He Formless?
- 46. The Creation and Destruction of Akash
- 47. The Characteristics of Those Who Have the Four Types of Firmness
- 48. The Four Types of Kusangis
- 49. ‘Antardrashti’
- 50. One Possessing a Sharp Intellect
- 51. Only a Diamond Can Cut a Diamond
- 52. Realizing God through the Four Scriptures
- 53. Progress and Regress
- 54. Upholding Bhagwat Dharma; The Gateway to Liberation
- 55. Resoluteness in Worship, Remembrance and Observance of Religious Vows
- 56. Hollow Stones
- 57. The Most Extraordinary Means to Attain Liberation
- 58. The Body, Bad Company and Past Sanskars; One Becomes like One Perceives the Great
- 59. Unparalleled Love
- 60. Observing Ekantik Dharma; Eradicating Worldly Desires
- 61. King Bali
- 62. Acquiring the Virtues of Satya, Shauch, Etc.
- 63. Faith; Realizing God Perfectly
- 64. The Relationship between Sharir and Shariri; A Master-Servant Relationship
- 65. ‘Gnan-shakti’, ‘Kriya-shakti’ and ‘Ichchha-shakti’
- 66. Misinterpreting the Words of the Scriptures; The Four Emanations of God
- 67. Acquiring the Virtues of the Satpurush
- 68. God Forever Resides in the Eight Types of Murtis and in the Sant
- 69. The Dharma of a Wicked Person and a Sadhu
- 70. Kakabhai’s Question; A Thief Injured by a Thorn
- 71. God Manifests with His Akshardham
- 72. Faith Coupled with the Knowledge of God’s Greatness
- 73. Conquering Lust; Becoming Free of Worldly Desires
- 74. Understanding Is Measured in Times of Hardship
- 75. Redeeming Seventy-One Generations
- 76. An Angry Person, a Jealous Person, a Deceitful Person and an Egotistical Person
- 77. Not Invalidating Dharma under the Pretext of Gnan
- 78. The Predominance of Place, Time, Etc.
Sarangpur (18)
- 1. Conquering the Mind
- 2. Developing Affection for the Form of God
- 3. ‘Shravan’, ‘Manan’, ‘Nididhyas’ and ‘Sakshatkar’
- 4. Wisdom in Discerning between Atma and Non-Atma
- 5. Anvay-Vyatirek
- 6. Two States within Each State; The Four Types of Speech
- 7. Naimisharanya Kshetra
- 8. The Characteristics of Jealousy
- 9. The Prevalence of the Dharma of the Yugs; ‘Sthan’
- 10. A Physical Perspective versus the Atma’s Perspective; Being Beaten by Shoes
- 11. Personal Endeavor
- 12. Thinking about the Atma
- 13. Losing Faith and Not Losing Faith
- 14. Laziness and Infatuation
- 15. Obstinate, Mediocre and Mature Gopis
- 16. Narnarayan’s Austerities
- 17. Differences among Muktas; The Branch of a Tamarind Tree
- 18. Saline Land
Kariyani (12)
- 1. A Worm and a Bee
- 2. A Cursed Intellect
- 3. Shuk Muni Is a Great Sadhu; A Person Cannot Be Known by His Superficial Nature
- 4. Awareness of the Jiva and the Witness
- 5. God’s Purpose for Assuming an Avatar
- 6. One Who Possesses Matsar
- 7. Vairagya Due to Obsession; Ultimate Liberation
- 8. The Sagun and Nirgun Forms of God
- 9. Obstinacy like a Buffalo
- 10. Checking the Pulse; Austerities
- 11. The Characteristic of Affection
- 12. Destroying the Karan Body; A Tamarind Seed
Loya (18)
- 1. Anger; Developing Complete Satsang
- 2. One with Faith, Gnan, Courage or Affection
- 3. One with Faith in God Coupled with the Knowledge of His Greatness
- 4. If One Doubts God, One Cannot Be Said to Have Overcome Maya
- 5. Controlling the Indriyas and the Antahkaran
- 6. Purifying the Company One Keeps
- 7. Realizing God through the Indriyas, the Antahkaran and Experience
- 8. Eradicating the Over-Excitability of the Indriyas; Accepting Only Words Related to One’s Inclination
- 9. Factors which Lead to the Development of Dharma, Gnan, Vairagya and Bhakti
- 10. Remaining Uninfatuated
- 11. Beliefs of a Holy and Unholy Person
- 12. The Six Levels of Faith; Savikalp and Nirvikalp Faith
- 13. Not Being Overcome by Adverse Circumstances
- 14. Personal Preferences
- 15. Explaining Atmadarshan Using the Analogies of a Doll and a Cow
- 16. Worldly Desires Becoming Blunt and Uprooted
- 17. Reverence and Condemnation
- 18. Conviction of God
Panchala (7)
- 1. One Who Is Intelligent; Applying a Thought Process
- 2. Sankhya and Yoga
- 3. Muni Bawa; That Which Is Instrumental in Attaining Liberation Is Known as Intelligence
- 4. Perceiving Divinity in the Human Traits of God
- 5. Where Is Conceit Appropriate, and Where Is Humility Appropriate?
- 6. Those with Firm Upasana Attain Liberation
- 7. The ‘Maya’ of a Magician
Gadhada II (67)
- 1. The Cause of Infatuation
- 2. A Small Streamlet of Water
- 3. The Path of Amorousness and the Knowledge of the Atma
- 4. Constant Contemplation Is Achieved through Realizing the Greatness of God and Shraddha: A Torn Waistcloth and a Gourd
- 5. Fidelity and Courage
- 6. A Draft; The Nature of the Chitt
- 7. A Poor Man
- 8. Ekadashi; ‘Gnan-Yagna’; ‘Antardrashti’
- 9. Conviction of God; Realizing God to be like Other Avatars Is Blasphemy
- 10. Safeguarding the Fetus in the Form of Faith in God
- 11. All Karmas Becoming a Form of Bhakti
- 12. The Art of Ruling
- 13. Divine Light
- 14. Nirvikalp Samadhi
- 15. Keeping Enmity towards One’s Swabhavs
- 16. Faith in God and Faith in Dharma
- 17. The Elements in the Form of God; ‘Sthitapragna’
- 18. Nastiks and Shushka-Vedantis
- 19. Writing a Letter Having Become Distressed by Hearing Shushka-Vedanta Scriptures
- 20. How Do the Faculty of Knowing and the Strength of the Indriyas of One Who Has Mastered Samadhi Increase?
- 21. The Main Principle
- 22. Two Armies; The Installation of Nar-Narayan
- 23. Heat and Frost
- 24. Resoluteness in Sankhya and in Yoga; Choko-Patlo
- 25. A Renunciant Who Harbors Worldly Desires and a Householder Who Has No Worldly Desires
- 26. Suppressing Atma-realization and Other Virtues if They Obstruct Bhakti
- 27. The Great Are Pleased When No Impure Desires Remain
- 28. Maharaj’s Compassionate Nature; A ‘Lifeline’
- 29. The Characteristics of One Who Is Attached to God
- 30. Not Becoming Bound by Women and Gold
- 31. Associating with Brahma through Contemplation
- 32. A Cactus Plant; Unhindered Bhakti
- 33. The Vow of Non-Lust
- 34. Are the Elements Jad or Chaitanya?
- 35. The Underground Store of Grains
- 36. Four Means of Maintaining Continuous Vrutti
- 37. Eradicating One’s Innate Natures; Even a Person Possessing Gnan Behaves According to His Nature
- 38. Mancha Bhakta; ‘Merging’
- 39. Natural Virtues
- 40. Offering One Extra Prostration
- 41. A Bone in the Form of Egotism
- 42. Akshar Has Both Sagun and Nirgun Aspects; The Key
- 43. Brahmaswarup Love
- 44. The Characteristics of Godly and Demonic People
- 45. Expelling the Horde of the Fifty-One Bhuts
- 46. The ‘Death-line’; Falling from Ekantik Dharma
- 47. A Split in the Pruthvi Down to Patal
- 48. The ‘Vandu’ Devotional Songs; Taking Birth in the Company of the Sant
- 49. A Great Difference Exists between God’s Form and Mayik Forms; Not Becoming Content with Spiritual Discourses, Devotional Songs, etc.
- 50. The Fundamental Principle; Worldly Attachment
- 51. The Characteristics of One Who Behaves as the Atma
- 52. What Befits a Renunciant and What Befits a Householder
- 53. Not Being Able to Perceive One’s Own Flaws Is Delusion
- 54. Satsang Is the Greatest Spiritual Endeavor; A ‘Gokhar’; Profound Attachment
- 55. A Goldsmith’s Workshop
- 56. A Lightly Dyed Cloth
- 57. The Example of a Lizard; A ‘Cat-like’ Devotee
- 58. The Flourishing of a Sampraday
- 59. Ultimate Liberation
- 60. Overcoming Difficulties; Being Loyal
- 61. Niyams, Faith in God, and Loyalty
- 62. Atma-Realization, Fidelity and Servitude
- 63. Gaining Strength
- 64. Purushottam Bhatt’s Question
- 65. The Over-Wise
- 66. Questions to the Senior Sadhus; Holding a Red-Hot Iron Ball
- 67. The Gangajaliyo Well
Vartal (20)
- 1. Nirvikalp Samadhi
- 2. Realizing God through the Four Scriptures; Kandasji’s Question
- 3. Four Types of Eminent Spiritual People
- 4. A Fountain
- 5. One Should Not Perceive Maya in God; Performing Similar Service
- 6. Chimanravji’s Question
- 7. The Characteristics of Godly and Demonic People; Anvay-Vyatirek
- 8. A Spider’s Web
- 9. How Can One Experience the Nirgun Bliss of God?
- 10. How the Jiva Attains Liberation
- 11. The Destruction of the Jiva; Love for the Satpurush Is the Only Means to Realizing the Atma
- 12. Faith Coupled with the Knowledge of God’s Greatness
- 13. If Brahma Pervades, How Can It Possess a Form?
- 14. Whom a Non-believer Considers a Sinner Is Not a Sinner, and Whom He Considers to be Sincere in His Dharma Is Not Really So
- 15. The Reasons for Becoming Godly and Demonic
- 16. Not Feeling Comfortable with Worldly Great Men
- 17. An Enlightened Person Has Conquered His Indriyas
- 18. Facts That Must Be Understood
- 19. Becoming a Devotee of God; Indiscretion
- 20. King Janak’s Understanding
Amdavad (3)
Gadhada III (39)
- 1. The Inclinations of Gnan and Affection
- 2. The Attainment of All Purusharths; Incarnate God in the Form of the Guru
- 3. Compassion and Affection
- 4. Badhitanuvrutti
- 5. Bhakti Coupled with the Knowledge of God’s Greatness
- 6. The Friendship between the Mind and the Jiva
- 7. An Iron Nail
- 8. Remaining Eternally Happy
- 9. The Gateway in the Form of Awareness
- 10. Vrundavan and Kashi
- 11. Understanding like that of Sitaji
- 12. A Magical Technique
- 13. Maintaining Ekantik Dharma amidst Adverse Circumstances
- 14. The Kayasth’s Indiscretion; A Donkey
- 15. Applying Bandages to Wounds
- 16. The Vow of Fidelity
- 17. The Story of Bharatji
- 18. The Degeneration of Worldly Desires
- 19. Two Undesirable Traits of a Renunciant
- 20. ‘Swabhav’, ‘Prakruti’ and ‘Vasana’
- 21. A Golden Thread; Dharma Possesses the Same Eminence as Bhakti
- 22. An Intimate Form of Bhakti
- 23. Mansi Puja
- 24. Sixteen Spiritual Endeavors; Vairagya Due To Gnan
- 25. Pleasing Shriji Maharaj; A True Devotee of God
- 26. The Sant Who Suppresses His Mind and Indriyas
- 27. Not Keeping Any Obstinacy
- 28. Falling from the Path of God
- 29. Two Twenty-Year-Old Devotees of God
- 30. Constant Awareness of Five Thoughts
- 31. A Method of Meditation Using the Example of a Shadow
- 32. Committing Sins under the Pretext of Knowing God’s Greatness
- 33. Not Allowing the Mind to Become Affected by Four Things
- 34. Maintaining Desires Only for God
- 35. Forcefully Altering One’s Innate Nature; God Is Maligned When His Bhakta Is Maligned
- 36. The Most Extraordinary Spiritual Endeavor for Liberation
- 37. Objects Enjoyed Previously Are Remembered in Times of Poverty
- 38. The Sankhya Scriptures and Others; Remaining Forever Happy
- 39. Vishalyakarani Herbal Medicine
Bhugol-Khagol
Additional (11)
- 1. Amdavad-4: Firm Conviction of the Form of God
- 2. Amdavad-5: Most Extraordinary Characteristic of Shri Purushottam Nārāyan
- 3. Amdavad-6: Unfaltering Conviction of God
- 4. Amdavad-7: Firmly Fixing One’s Mind on God
- 5. Amdavad-8: Causes of Anger and Solutions to Overcome It
- 6. Ashlali: Loss Suffered by Incompletely Realizing God’s Form
- 7. Jetalpur-1: Means to Transcend Māyā and Profound Attachment to the Sant
- 8. Jetalpur-2: Characteristics of a Yati and Nature of the Jiva
- 9. Jetalpur-3: Method for Eradicating Impure Desires
- 10. Jetalpur-4: Liberation through Faith in the Manifest form of God
- 11. Jetalpur-5: Nothing Is Greater Than Worshipping God