INVALUABLE BOOKS OF BRAHMVIDYA VACHANAMRUT AND SWAMI NI VAATO 1 Table of Contents PART 1 - BRAHMVIDYA ......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 The capacity of the human-brain to learn several kinds of knowledge ............................................... 6 1.2 The importance of Brahmvidya (Knowledge of atma) .......................................................................... 7 1.3 The Imporance and the necessity of Brahmvidya .................................................................................. 8 PART 2 - VACHANAMRUT…………..…………………………………...………..…………14 2.1 The aspects of Vachanamrut and the subjects explained therein ....................................................... 15 2.1.1 The aspects of Vachanamrut ......................................................................................................... 15 2.1.2 The topics covered in the Vachanamrut are spiritual, not mundane or worldly………………………………………………………………..………………16 2.2 Essence, secrets, and principle of all the scriptures in Vachanamrut ......................................... 18 2.3 Opinions About The Vachanamrut ................................................................................................. 21 2.3.1 The opinions of the Gunatit Gurus .............................................................................................. 21 2.3.2 The opinions of prominent learned personalities ....................................................................... 22 2.4 The Divine Personality of ShreejiMaharaj, the Preacher of the Vachanamrut ................................ 24 2.4.1 ShreejiMaharaj: Supreme God and the cause of all the avatars ................................................ 24 2.4.2 ShreejiMaharaj: Experienced and the complete knower of Brahmavidya………………………………………………………………..…….. 26 • Acute penance and complete disregard for Body ............................................................................. 29 • Zeal for renunciation ............................................................................................................................. 30 • Readiness to serve .................................................................................................................................. 32 • Eagerness to listen to spiritual discourses .......................................................................................... 34 • Thoughtfulness ...................................................................................................................................... 35 • Becoming free of worldly desires: Innocence ................................................................................... 37 • Equality and stable intelligent mind .................................................................................................... 38 • Realisation of atma-parmatma ............................................................................................................. 38 2.5 The purpose of ShreejiMaharj’s discourses ........................................................................................... 40 2.5.1: ShreejiMaharaj’s blissful life .......................................................................................................... 40 2.5.2 Discourses only for the bliss of the jivas ..................................................................................... 41 2.5.3 Insistance for pure action for the liberation of jivas .................................................................. 43 2.5.4 Maharaj’s insistence for God’s firm convictio n for the liberation of the jivas ...................... 45 2.6 Other proofs of the authenticity of Vachanamrut ................................................................................ 46 2.6.1 Unique Listeners .............................................................................................................................. 46 2.6.2 Honest editing team ........................................................................................................................ 49 2.6.3 Historical authenticity ..................................................................................................................... 53 2.7 Unique Specialities of the Vachanamrut ................................................................................................ 54 2.7.1 Simple Gujarati style of prose ........................................................................................................ 54 2.7.2 Light and efficacious style with full of illustrations ................................................................... 55 2.7.3 Question and Answer style ............................................................................................................ 57 2 2.7.4 Original meanings, definitions and aphorism teachings ............................................................ 59 • Original Meanings .................................................................................................................................. 59 • Original definitions ................................................................................................................................ 60 • Aphorism teaching ................................................................................................................................ 61 2.7.5 Clear, decisive and doubtfree ......................................................................................................... 61 2.7.6 Systematic sequence of Philosophy and self-realisation ........................................................... 63 • Systematic sequences of Philosophy ................................................................................................... 63 • Systematic sequence-Road to self-realisation .................................................................................... 64 2.7.7 Clear explanation of the obstacles................................................................................................. 65 PART 3 - SWAMINI VAATO……………………..…………………..……………………….67 3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 67 3.1. The nature of the Book ........................................................................................................................... 68 3.2 Editors of the Vaato .................................................................................................................................. 69 3.3. Publication of different editions of the Book ...................................................................................... 70 3.4 Swami’s utterances on the importance of ‘vaato’ ................................................................................. 72 • Rare talks: ................................................................................................................................................ 73 • Rare are the talks and rare are its spokesman: ................................................................................... 74 • The cost of hearing these talks: ........................................................................................................... 74 3.5 The utterances of persons who have experienced the vaato............................................................... 75 3.6 The divine Character of Gunatitanand Swami, the speaker of the vaato .......................................... 76 3.6.1 Gunatitanand Swami: Incarnation of Aksharbrahm Himself ................................................... 77 3.6.2 Gunatitanand Swami: The Guide to Brhamvidya ....................................................................... 79 • Austerity, renunciation and complete disregard of body ................................................................. 79 • Natural sacrifice from Childhood ....................................................................................................... 80 • No desire for eating, drinking and Clothing ...................................................................................... 80 • Disregard for body ................................................................................................................................ 82 • The conception for service ................................................................................................................... 83 • Eagerness to obey .................................................................................................................................. 84 • Oneness in honour and insult .............................................................................................................. 86 • Firmness in observing the panchvartaman (the five religious vows) ............................................. 87 • Direct experience of Atma-Parmatma ................................................................................................ 88 • Worthy of holding Maharaj in full ...................................................................................................... 89 3.6.3 The moulder of Brahmi Sthiti ........................................................................................................ 91 • The noble desire for ultimate liberation of jivas ............................................................................... 91 • The moulding of Brahmi sthiti ...........................................................................................................