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Shri Hari ||
Glories of Satsang
(Satsang Ki Mahima )
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I met a gentleman. He said that there is great significance of visiting holy places. People say that Gangaji is good, Yamunaji is good, Prayag is very good, but they do not give me the fare. If they gave me the fare, then I could go there. In satsang, many great points are shared, and you also get the fare to go to God`s abode. In satsang you get knowledge, love, and devotion. Lord says to Shabari -`Pratham bhagati santanh kar sangaa.` There was a forest called
Dandak. In it all the trees etc. were dried up. Shabari used to live there. Here Shabari got satsang. This is God`s immense grace. There was a sage named Matang Rishi, who was very old, and filled with compassion and mercy. He gave shelter to Shabari, by telling her, `you do not worry, stay here from now on wards`. Other ascetics and sages were extremely opposed to this idea, but saint`s grace can be very unusual.
Dandak. In it all the trees etc. were dried up. Shabari used to live there. Here Shabari got satsang. This is God`s immense grace. There was a sage named Matang Rishi, who was very old, and filled with compassion and mercy. He gave shelter to Shabari, by telling her, `you do not worry, stay here from now on wards`. Other ascetics and sages were extremely opposed to this idea, but saint`s grace can be very unusual.
If a rich man becomes pleased, then he will give you some money, or give something of his, but saints by showering their grace, give God. They have wealth in the form of God. They are not rich by means of ordinary wealth. They are the owners of the real and geniune wealth. They are loaded with wealth, and that wealth is so incredible, that as you give it away, that much more it increases. ‘दानेन वर्धते नित्यम्’ Such unparalleled wealth this is. Therefore they openly spend it. The treasure house is left open, it is immeasurable, limitless, infinite; that without any end. Such is God`s treasure house, infinite and immeasurable. Then too, without any cause man is unhappy. Therefore gentlemen! It is the most surprising thing !
पानीमें मीन पियासी, मोहि देखत आवैहाँसी ।
जल बिच मीन, मीन बिच जल है, निश दिन रहत पियासी ॥
In God is this entire world,
and in every being there is God. When one is disinclined and distant from that
God, then the saints and great souls make that `jeev` inclined towards God. ‘सनमुख होइ जीव मोहि जबहीं ।’Oh Brother! God
is already with you, our most dear mother and father, brother and friend,
family, relative - he is in every way our very own. That God is our. Saints
share such things, and we listen to this point and grab hold of it, then it
will be very beneficial. If we grasp hold of this by our self, on the other
hand, on listening to a saint-great soul, if we grasp this from
our heart, then there is great difference between the two.
Whatever the saints and great souls say, pay great respect to it. Surety is also taken from an honest man, not everyones. In the same way in the kingdom of God, there is great respect and honor of saints and great souls, therefore Goswamiji has said-
सत्य बचन आधीनता पर तिय मातु समान ।
इतने पै हरि ना मिले तो तुलसीदास जमान ॥
It is Tulasidasji`s surety.
Saints give surety and it is accepted in God`s kingdom. Saints have God`s great
treasure house. For free you can get this treasure, earned for free, already
ready, all this you can get from saints.
Questioner - Some people do not like to have `satsang`. What is the
reason for this?
reason for this?
Answer - It is the nature of sinners, that they do not delight in `satsang.`
पापवंत कर सहज सुभाऊ । भजनु मोर तेहि भाव न काऊ ॥
(मानस ५/४३/२)
(to be continued)
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