Sunday 26 March 2023 | Chaitra Sud 5, Samvat 2079
Sun 26 Mar 2023
Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's Ashirwad - 2nd Dec 2016
With reference to Vachanamrut Gadhada First Section, Acharya Swamishree explained, a disciple of God who has the prudence to distinguish between the truth and untruth is able to recognize his own faults. Through his own reasoning he is able to eliminate the faults from within himself. If he senses a fault in a sant or disciple, he eliminates those thoughts from within himself and acknowledges only their merits; furthermore, he never perceives any fault in the supreme Lord. He never doubts the commands and words spoken by the Lord and the sants.
He further shed some light on good thoughts and the adverse ones, stating that thoughts that lead to a breach of Shreejimaharaj’s commands, should be regarded as being adverse thoughts and one should eliminate these; and good thoughts are those that inspire one to lose interest in worldly pleasure of five senses (Vishays); and lead one to austerity, renunciation, religious practices, devotion, meditation and worship of God.
Finally he mentioned that each and every individual should have these three attributes, namely; patience (dhiraj), thought (vichar) and prudence (vivek).
Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj is the current spiritual leader of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. He is the heir to Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, and sixth in the lineage of ascetic Acharyas, which descends directly from Lord Shree Swaminarayan.