THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

appease the audience one always has to be on the look out for innovations in his religious
discourse. The religious discourse should be done in such a way that it literally attracts the attention
of the whole world for which one needs to have an inherent interest in religious discourse.
The Gods like this type of worship. In the present times this is
probably the only way to attract and improve the downtrodden. While doing it one should imagine
that the God himself is talking from within one’s self. With utmost love one should sing the praise
of the Gods’ indescribable powers. This is not easy but it can be achieved by practice and
unflinching faith in the God. The religious discourse should be made interesting for the audience to
remain engrossed in it.
Religious discourse should be done in many ways which suits one’s
style. An orator can do it best but a singer is no less effective if not more as his singing may
captivate the audience. Same is true for an actor, dancer etc. The thing to be remembered is that the
audience should be made so deeply involved in the stories about the God that they would sing, act
and dance and even be moved to tears of joy. In the midst of all this the religious discourser should
tell about the real knowledge, Vairagya, morals, ethics, justice, religion, Sadhana and finally the
Parbrahma.
The subject of the religious discourse should be according to the
situation and the type of audience. Sometimes one has to talk about the bodily form of the God and
at others one should tell about the Parbrahma. While presenting the subject hypothesis must be
stressed. This requires Vedic knowledge which one must possess. The difference between Maya
and Parbrahma should be stressed. During all this one should never ever forget the preaching of the
Guru.
One who is always careful and wise knows how to maintain Vairagya
and the knowledge about the self. In the discourse nothing which will, create doubt, unhappiness,
do injustice or lead to immorality and which will break the Sadhana should be talked. It is an art by
itself that despite knowing the bodiless form of the God one should be able to describe the bodily
form of the God so eloquently that the audience feels that the discourser is giving vent to their
feelings. The religious discourser should be a man who has gained the knowledge through Guru
and has the insurmountable experience of the Parbrahma. An experienced orator can maintain the
fine balance in his oration regarding the Vedic preaching, the real and ultimate knowledge which
will lead everyone in the audience to the correct spiritual path without hurting anyone’s faith.
Shree Samarth now tells what can be achieved by religious discourse.
He says that it has the power to; dissipate even the greatest of sins, get unified with the God, turn
not only the speech but the thoughts also into the purest form, turn anyone into a man with high
moral and ethical values and virtues, make the character of a man spotless, make one able to
concentrate that much harder, all said and done it is not possible to describe completely what a
religious discourse can accrue. The only words to describe it would be that the religious discourse
is the resting place for the Parbrahma, the Gods and his choicest places of worship.
END OF THE SECOND SAMAS