18. Prāptino Vichār

Question 1

The God and Sādhu that we wanted

Answer 1

to attain through endless austerities, chanting the name of God tens of millions of times, observances, donations and sacrifices, we have attained today. Swamini Vat 1/294

Question 2

For us, this is a great opportunity,

Answer 2

but we are letting it pass in sleep. How? We are deeply engrossed in the enjoyment of material pleasures, but by the mere darshan of the Sadhu the five grave sins are burnt away. However, we do not know his glory. Swamini Vat 1/94

Question 3

God’s abode cannot be obtained

Answer 3

even after tens of millions of years. However, it is attained by merely folding one’s hands to such a God-realized Sādhu. Swamini Vat 1/121

Question 4

At present we do not realize it,

Answer 4

but we have attained God so we are fulfilled. Swamini Vat 4/9

Question 5

Swāminārāyaṇ Bhagwān is the all-doer,

Answer 5

supreme entity and controller. I have his association here in person. For this very reason, I am joyous, greatly fortunate, fulfilled, without doubts and worries, and forever blissful. Satsang Diksha: Shlok 147-149

Question 6

A devotee who realizes in his mind,

Answer 6

‘My liberation is guaranteed…a person who is a servant of God has nothing left to do. In fact, other jivas attain liberation by his darshan, so what is surprising about he himself attaining liberation? Vachanamrut: Gadhada I 14