Gateway of Salvation - My Guru - Finding Right Guru for Salvation

Gate of
Salvation
My Guru
Shivam Padmani
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Why need Salvation (Moksha)?
We have taken
billions of
births on this
earth.
We suffered a
lot in every
birth.
After lakhs of
birth, we got
Human body.
Reincarnation - punarjanma
Look around at other creatures.
दुर्लभं भारते जन्म मनुष्य्यं तत्र दुर्लभम्।
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How do one attain Salvation?
• " ُ
‫اب‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ص‬‫َأ‬ َ‫ك‬‫ِئ‬َٰ‫ول‬‫ُأ‬
ِ
‫ات‬َ‫ح‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬َّ‫ص‬‫ال‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ل‬ِ‫م‬َ‫ع‬َ‫و‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ن‬َ‫م‬‫آ‬ َ‫ين‬ِ‫ذ‬َّ‫ال‬َ‫و‬
َ‫ون‬ُ‫د‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫خ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬‫ي‬ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬ ِ‫ة‬َّ‫ن‬َ‫ج‬ْ‫ال‬
ۖ .“
• But those who believe and do
righteous deeds—those are the
companions of Paradise; they will
abide therein eternally.(Quran 2: 82)
"For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have
eternal life.“
(John 3:16, Bible New
Testament)
"He Himself creates, and He Himself gives us understanding; through the
Guru's Teachings, He leads us to merge with Himself. Those who meditate
on the Naam (Name of God) are at peace in this world and the next. They
are blessed with all virtues and are absorbed into the True Lord.“ (Guru
Granth Sahib, p. 294)
"‫ֹב‬‫ו‬ּ‫ט‬ַ‫ה‬ ‫ֵת‬‫א‬ְ ‫ו‬ ‫ים‬
ִּ ‫ַי‬‫ח‬ַ‫ה‬ ‫ֵת‬‫א‬ ‫ֹם‬‫ו‬
ּ ‫ַי‬‫ה‬ ָ‫ֶיך‬‫ָנ‬‫פ‬ְ‫ל‬ ‫ִּי‬‫ת‬ַ‫ת‬ָ‫נ‬ ‫ֵה‬‫א‬ְ‫ר‬
‫ֹם‬‫ו‬
ּ ‫ַי‬‫ה‬ ָ‫ך‬
ְּ ‫ַו‬‫צ‬ְ‫מ‬ ‫ִי‬‫כ‬ֹ‫נ‬ָ‫א‬ ‫ֶר‬ׁ‫ש‬ֲ‫א‬ ‫ָע׃‬‫ר‬ָ‫ה‬ ‫ֵת‬‫א‬ְ ‫ו‬ ‫ֶת‬ ‫ָו‬ּ‫מ‬ַ‫ה‬ ‫ֵת‬‫א‬ְ ‫ו‬
‫ֵר‬‫מ‬ֹ‫ו‬ׁ‫ש‬ְ‫ל‬
ּ ‫ו‬ ‫ָיו‬‫כ‬ָ‫ר‬ְ‫ד‬ִּ‫ב‬ ‫ֶת‬‫כ‬ֶ‫ל‬ָ‫ל‬ ָ‫ֶיך‬‫ה‬ֹ‫ל‬ֱ‫א‬ ‫ָה‬ ‫הו‬
ְ ‫י‬ ‫ֵת‬‫א‬ ‫ָה‬‫ב‬ֲ‫ה‬ַ‫א‬ְ‫ל‬
ָ‫ְך‬‫כ‬ָ‫ר‬ֵ‫ב‬
ּ ‫ו‬ ָ‫ת‬‫ִי‬‫ב‬ָ‫ר‬ְ ‫ו‬ ָ‫ת‬‫ִָיי‬‫ח‬ְ ‫ו‬ ‫ָיו‬‫ט‬ָּ‫פ‬ְׁ‫ש‬ִ‫מ‬
ּ ‫ו‬ ‫ָיו‬‫ת‬ֹּ‫ק‬ֻ‫ח‬ְ ‫ו‬ ‫ָיו‬‫ת‬ֹ‫ו‬ְ‫צ‬ִ‫מ‬
‫ה‬ָּ‫מ‬ָׁ‫ש‬ ‫ָא‬ּ‫ב‬ ‫ָּה‬‫ת‬ַ‫א‬ ‫ֶר‬ׁ‫ש‬ֲ‫א‬ ‫ֶץ‬‫ר‬ָ‫א‬ָּ‫ב‬ ָ‫ֶיך‬‫ה‬ֹ‫ל‬ֱ‫א‬ ‫ָה‬ ‫הו‬
ְ ‫י‬
ּ‫ה‬ָ‫ת‬ְּׁ‫ש‬ִ‫ר‬ְ‫ל‬."
"See, I have set before you today life and
good, death and evil. If you obey the
commandments of the Lord your God
that I command you today, by loving the
Lord your God, by walking in His ways,
and by keeping His commandments and
His statutes and His rules, then you shall
live and multiply, and the Lord your God
will bless you in the land that you are
entering to take possession of it.“
(Deuteronomy 30:15-16)

Summarizing all Religions
Religion Path to Salvation Key Concepts
Christianity Faith in Jesus Christ and His grace Faith, Grace, Redemption
Islam Belief in Allah and righteous deeds
Faith, Good Deeds, Repentance,
Mercy
Sikhism
Union with Waheguru through
devotion and righteous living
Devotion, Meditation, Selfless
Service
Judaism
Righteous living according to the
Torah and repentance
Righteousness, Repentance,
Covenant
Hinduism
Realization of Brahman through
devotion, knowledge, and action
Self-Realization, Dharma,
Moksha
Buddhism
Achieving Nirvana through the
Eightfold Path
Nirvana, Right Understanding,
Ethical Living
Jainism
Liberation through non-violence and
ascetic practices
Non-Violence, Truthfulness, Self-
Purification
1) Faith
2) Ethical living
3) Purity
4) Self-Realization
5) Selfless service
Summarizing all
these concepts:

Ugh… That’s too much to digest!!😪
Confusion hi confusion hai… solution kuch pata nahi…

What about us?
• Yaksh asks Yuddhisthir:
• को मोदते किमाश्चर्यं कः पन्थाः का च वार्तिका ।
ममैतांश्चतुरः प्रश्नान् कथयित्वा जलं पिब ।।१४।।
• Yuddhisthir answers to third question:
• तर्को प्रतिष्ठः श्रुतयो विभिन्ना नैको ऋषिर्यस्य मतं प्रमाणम् ।
धर्मस्य तत्त्वं निहितं गुहायाम् महाजनो येन गतः सः पन्थाः ।।१७।।
Van-Parva, Mahabharat
"Reasoning is inconclusive; the scriptures are diverse; there is no single sage whose opinion is
authoritative. The essence of Dharma is hidden in the depths. The path followed by the great ones is
the way."

How to find such
right person?
It’s tough but
really important
to find right
person because
this path is so
misleading.
પણ વણકહ્યે જો વિગત, પડે કેમ પરને;
સંત અસંતમાં એક મત, નિશ્ચે રહે નરને... ૨ (Chosath Padi – 1)

Guru
Guru is the divine bridge to attain
Paramãtmã
‘ ’
अमृतस्यैष सेतुः – ‘Amrutasyaisha setuhu’ (Mundaka Upanishad: 2/2/5).
‘यः सेतुरिजानानामक्षरं ब्रह्म यत् परम्।
’ –
अभयं तितीर्षतां पारं नाचिकेतं शकेमहि। (Katha Upanishad)

Greatest Misery
• We feels find small or big problem in body, we get stressed
• But biggest problem is of Janma-Maran (Bhavrog)
• Shankaracharya says in “Mani Ratna Mala” – “को दीर्घ रोगः? ”
भव एव साधो। (Verse 7)
• Doctor says: “We cut, God Heals.”
• Devanand Swami – Born and Death is the biggest misery.
• Thus, Guru should heal your disease of Born-Death.
• A Guru helps you to get salvation!
दोष हरन शीतल करण घनसम संत सुधीर।
साधु चन्दन भावना शीतल छाई विशाल।
मुक्त कहे तेहि परससे निर्विष होत विश्व्याल॥
Sadguru Muktanand Swami

• All these can Grow but needs direction.
Guru Gives Direction

WE SIT IN
VEHICLE WHOSE
DRIVER KNOWS
THE ROUTE.
WE SIT IN
CLASSROOM
WHOSE SUBJECT
WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO
STUDY.
WE TAKE
GUIDANCE FROM
PEOPLE WHO
HAVE
KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT THAT
FIELD!
A NOBEL
LAURATE IN
PHYSICS CAN
NOT OPERATE
ON HUMAN
BODY!
MAKE GURU
WHO HAVE
REALIZATION OF
GOD!

How to Identify?
People who do magic are Magicians, Not Guru
People who motivates you are Motivational Speaker,
Not Guru
People who inspires you are called – Inspiring
Person, Not Guru
People who teach you new concepts are teachers,
Not Guru (Note: We are discussing about spiritual
Guru)
But the Person who can transforms you is true
Guru!
Pramukh Swami has transformed millions of

A Small Conversation
• Swami Vivekananda (Narendra): [Approaching Sri Ramakrishna]
Master, have you seen God?
• Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa: [Smiling] Yes, Narendra, I have
seen God.
• Swami Vivekananda: [Inquisitively] What do you mean by that? Can
you describe it?
• Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa: [With conviction] I see God as
clearly as I see you here, only more intensely.
(Nikhilananda, Swami. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. Vedanta Society of New York, 1942)

Guru have realization of God!
I felt like I was in a 'God synchronous orbit' — a state
of alignment with the divine.
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
(Transcendence 2015)

Whoever comes near him, feels divinity
This is the experience of millions of people who came in contact of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

sfswwr
When we overthink or worry, he make us calm.
When we are confused in taking decision, he helps to decide.
When we don’t know how to deal the situation, he sets the example for us.
When everyone leaves our side, he is with us.
When we feel identity crisis, he explains our right form.
When we make mistakes, he is there to take us out from regret.
When we are guilty, he is there to overcome it.
When we feel lonely, he always be with us.
When we think about future, he teaches to keep faith.
A Guru becomes everything for our life.
He helps to solve all mazes of life.

We are Very Lucky to find such guru who
possess all the qualities we discussed so
far and much more!
HH Mahant Swami Maharaj
HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj

A Prasang
12-15 Jan
2024
After two days of this Ashirvad, he left for Akshardham

Remember Bal Sabha?

Scriptures says…
• Swami ni Vato – 3/12
• Purushottam Bolya Prite – Characteristics of True Sant
• Vachanamrut Jetalpur – 1
• Bhagwad Geeta – 12.15 and many others

My Guru, My Gateway to Moksha
Jay Swaminarayan
Key Takeaways from today’s session?
1) Have a Right Guru. Don’t get misled by fake ones.
2) Right Guru is always there with you in all walks of life.
3) We are lucky to get the right Guru who can hold our hand till forever!
Before death and even after death!

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