Mān

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Bhagwān ke Bhagwānnā

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Vartāl 11: Jivnā Nāshnu, Satpurushmā Het E Ja

Ātmadarshannu Sādhan, Tenu

Bhagwān ke Bhagwānnā bhakta te āgal koi prakāre mān rākhvu nahi; kem je, mān chhe te to krodh, matsar, irshyā ne droh eno ādhār chhe ane māni hoy teni bhakti pan āsuri kahevāy.

Hint 1

Vartāl 11: The Destruction of the Jiva; Love for the Satpurush Is the Only Means to Realizing the Ātmā

One should never keep egotism of any sort before God or His devotee. Why? Because egotism is the cause of anger, matsar, jealousy and slander. In fact, even the bhakti of an egoist is said to be demonic

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Mān-apamānmā

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Swāmini Vāt 2/147

Mān-apamānmā potāne Akshar mānvu je, ‘Āpnāthi koi moto nathi, māte keni pāse mān-apamān mānvu?’

Hint 2

When somebody praises or insults us, believe oneself to be Akshar; that is, ‘Nobody is greater than me. So, from whom should we expect praises and insults?’

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Sau pāpomā

Back 3

Haricharitrāmrutsāgar: 9/41(42)/10-28

Sau pāpomā motu pāp ane sau kalankmā motu kalank mān chhe.

Hint 3

Of all the sins, the greatest sin, and of all dishonors, the greatest dishonor is ego

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Bhagwānnā bhaktamā

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Haricharitrāmrutsāgar: 16/46/12-21

Bhagwānnā bhaktamā lagārey mān āve te Bhagwān sahan kartā nathi. Doshmātrane praveshvānu mahādwār mān chhe.

Hint 4

If a devotee of God develops the slightest ego, God cannot tolerate it. The greatest entrance for all faults is ego.

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Vadtālmā ShriHarie

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Haricharitrāmrutsāgar: 17/41/ 22-24

Vadtālmā ShriHarie vāt kartā kahyu: ‘sānkhyanishthā, yognishthā, dharmanishthā, bhaktinishthā, swarupnishthā hoy, pan jo temā mān hoy to tenā badhā gun nāsh pāme chhe. Mānmā doshmātra vase chhe.’

Hint 5

In Vadtāl, Shri Hari said, ‘Even if one develops an intense level of detachment, yog, righteousness, devotion, and faith in the form of Bhagwān, if he has ego then all of his virtues are destroyed. All faults lie within ego.’