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||Shri Hari|| SANT
VANI in Hindi (700+
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by Swami Ramsukhdasji |
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Association with Paramatma (God) leads
to union, and association with the World leads to sense pleasures (disunion). |
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Desire for happiness, wishing for it
and indulging in sense pleasures – these three are the root causes of all
sorrows. |
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It is only for giving up desire for
happiness that sorrow comes. |
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To consider this body as “me” and
“mine” is a grave mistake; Such errors themselves are death. |
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To give importance to the perishable
thing is itself bondage. |
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By giving up wanting perishable
things, the imperishable element is attained.
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To establish a relationship with this
body and this world is association with bad company (untruth). |
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8
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You are not seeing Bhagavan (God), but
He is constantly seeing you. |
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9
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It should happen this way, it should
not happen this way – in this there is all sorrows. |
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10
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There is nothing equivalent in one’s
progress than purifying one’s nature. |
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11
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Pride of goodness, is the evil of inertness |
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12
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A perishable thing is such that it
will not remain even for a moment. |
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13
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By considering this body as “me-mine”
all sorts and unending sorrow manifests.
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14
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By seeing other’s flaws, neither we
are benefited, nor they. |
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15
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Being a slave to perishable things is
the main reason that does not allow us to turn to the imperishable. |
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You become the servant of Bhagavan
(God) then He will make you His master. |
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17
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He who desires rest and relaxation,
cannot progress spiritually. |
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18
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Paramatma is not far away. Simply our intense longing for Him is
lacking. |
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19
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As
long as
we see the perishable as real, till that time there will be no
realization. |
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Seeing something great in us, is
simply due to pride of individuality |
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21
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There is no greater sin than turning
away from Bhagavan (God) and turning to the World. |
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22
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In God Realization, the sentiments are
important, not the activity. |
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23
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To have desire for anything itself is
poverty. |
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24
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On giving up pride and selfishness,
one naturally becomes like an ascetic.
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25
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On turning away from the world,
naturally and without doing any effort, good
qualities manifest. |
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26
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May I be respected – this desire
itself has been the cause of disrespect.
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My body is in the world, but I myself am in Bhagavan (God). |
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28
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Liberation comes from giving up of desires, not from giving up things. |
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29
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To give up the insistence of your mind
for Bhagavan (God), that itself is surrendering to God. |
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30
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Worldly goods are useful for the
world. They are not useful for us
(Self). |
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31
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If there is anything that you desire
from the world, then you will have to experience suffering. |
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32
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The best use of things to use them for the benefit of others. |
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33
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Man’s rise and fall is due to sentiments,
not due to things, situations etc. |
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34
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The one who comes, is bound to go – it
is a rule |
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35
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We do not get bound because we are
staying at home rather we
are bound because we consider the home as ours. |
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36
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Not regarding “Is-ness” as part of Paramatma, but considering it as part of the World – this
is the mistake! |
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There is no certainty of “will do”, there
is certainty of “will die”. |
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38
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As
long as
there is pride and selfishness, till then there cannot be love for
anyone. |
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39
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Without leaving the company of
“unreal” there cannot be great gain from company of “real” (satsang). |
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40
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Feeling of mine-ness with Bhagavan
(God) is the easiest and best of all spiritual practices. |
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41
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By not considering the world as ours,
liberation can be at this very moment.
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42
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Any which way, become engaged in God,
thereafter God Himself will take care of the rest. |
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43
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There is fault in cheating another,
however there is no fault in being cheated.
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44
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He whose nature is improved, for him
the whole world becomes better. |
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45
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Besides God, no one else is mine. This is true devotion. |
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46
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It is better not to take at all, then taking from another with the hope of doing
charity. |
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47
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God is not realized out of insistence
rather one must have true and intense longing for Him. |
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48
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One who indulges is
sense pleasures is diseased, unhappy and moving
towards misfortunate. |
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The moment this embodied soul turns
away from God, he become an orphan.
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50
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Without giving up attachment for the
world, love and affection for God is not happen. |
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51
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The one who desires to take remains
always poor. |
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52
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The highest liberated state is
innately present in all human beings.
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An easy method for God Realization is
not activity, rather it is intense longing for God |
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54
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Spiritual practice happens by the
Self, not by the mind and intellect.
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55
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If you want to know something, then
why not know the imperishable. What
is the gain in knowing the perishable?
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56
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Desire for the perishable is the
impurity of the inner faculty. |
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57
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Surrendering to God is not with the
mind-intellect rather it is by the Self. |
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58
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Man is not to give up working rather
he has to give up desires. |
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59
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There is no support greater than that
of Paramatma
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60
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Destiny is to free us of our worries,
but it is not to make us lazy and useless. |
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61
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A gentleman is he who is engaged in
the welfare of others. |
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62
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Beauty of good character is true
beauty. |
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63
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To consider money as greatest of all
is the sign of a deluded intellect. |
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64
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If you are remembering something, let
it be remembrance of God. If you are
doing some work, let it be selfless service |
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65
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For righteousness, one does not need
wealth. One needs the right mind-set. |
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66
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Man is not made a slave by things
rather its desire makes him a slave. |
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67
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The good utilization of this body is
only in serving the world. |
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He who gives unhappiness to others his
mind does not engage in worship and remembrance of God. |
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If you want peace, give up
desires. |
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70
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Desire to take anything is cause of
enormous sorrow. |
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Those who progress spiritually, they naturally progress in worldly matters as well. |
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72
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World is not trustworthy, rather it is
only worthy of serving |
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73
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Acceptance of the truth, it man’s duty. |
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74
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Knowledge leads to freedom, but pride
of knowledge leads one to hell. |
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Trusting the ever-changing world it itself is not trusting in God. |
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A bhogi
(enjoyer of sense pleasures) is not a “yogi” (united with divinity), rather
he is a “rogi” (diseased man). |
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On having the sentiments of the
presence of divinity in all changes for the worse are destroyed. |
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78
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A devotee is a rarity, not Bhagavan
(God). |
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Trusting the ever-changing world it itself is not trusting in God. |
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Think about this! Will this day remain as-is forever? |
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81
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God is ours, but those things that we
have attained are not ours. They
belong to God. |
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82
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Each and ever
person if they improve, then this entire society will improve. |
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83
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Now henceforth, I will not sin. This is real penance. |
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84
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Feeling of “mine-ness” for the
perishable, is cause of unrest and bondage |
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85
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If you desire happiness from your
children, then serve your mother and father. |
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May I be happy, is the inertness of
all sins. |
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Where there is appearance of gaining
worldly happiness, there understand that there is
some danger! |
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Our life is not for us, rather it is
for the welfare of others |
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If you desire happiness from your
children, then serve your mother and father. |
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90
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Repetition of God’s name and chanting
aloud, both these are protectors in Kali yug and
for benediction of others. |
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91
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As
long as
there is attraction for the world, till that time true love for God has not
been awakened. |
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92
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Being saddened by the sorrow of others
is the essence of service. |
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It is great inertness, to desire
happiness from things and persons. |
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He who desires something, has to
definitely become dependent on someone or the other |
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He who desires anything at all from
me, how can he be my Guru? |
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96
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Contentment is the destroyer of all
three - desires, anger and greed. |
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To desire happiness for your own self
is a demoniac trait. |
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That which has been received, do not
consider it as your own then liberation will be naturally
realized. |
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Any man who is becoming happy from his
own happiness, cannot be a Yogi |
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Remember, God’s every single ordinance is for your eternal good
and benefit. |
