" Sakhi bhava is a complete and comprehensive bhava. All bhavas are present in sakhi bhava. "

" Yes. It is certainly a part of sakhi bhava. Actually it is interspersed in that bhava. Purushottamdasji said 'you are the confidential sakhi of Radhaji. What does confidential imply? "

" In what way can one be intimate? All bhavas are present in sakhi bhava. If someone is in sorrow, she approaches only a sakhi. Nobody else will know about it. Hanuman went near Sita with sakhi bhava. He was her sakhi (Charumati). Sita shared her sorrow with him. She even told him that a demon Kakasura physically hurt her and began to weep. Hanuman, who was in a state of sakhi bhava wept and became unconscious. Can you understand that intimacy? That is precisely why the Gods sent Hanuman to Lanka. They knew that she would share her problems with no one else."

" Sakhi is different; dasi is different. This must be clarified. "

" Excellent. That is enough. In which chapter will this point be included? "

" Is it not sakhi bhava? "

" But I am not happy by merely saying sakhi bhava. Mother gives so much to the sakhis. "

" As you like. I am not happy if dasi bhava is given more prominence than sakhi bhava. Dasi bhava is very minor. "

" It should be secured in the heart. It is not manifested. Dasi bhava is unmanifested. Even when sakhi is serving with sakhi bhava, she must feel that it not by her capacity. Otherwise she will become a prey to ego. Renunciation is the highest stage. Along with all your wealth you must also give up your ego and attachments. That is true renunciation. The sakhis are known for this. They gave up everything. They own nothing. "

" I feel like weeping by just thinking of sakhi bhava. In that bhava, sakhi addresses Mother as 'priya' (beloved). In the song I composed 'Na prana pranama... nanu veedake'. The sakhi says that Mother is the essence of her life and requests dear Mother not to leave her. How is Mother addressed in that song? Priya, my beloved. There is nothing wrong in addressing Her like when you are in sakhi bhava. However, it cannot be done in dasi bhava. That's why I stressed that sakhi bhava is superior to dasi bhava. "

" That feeling should be within. Dasi bhava is concealed deep within them. It is a feeling of submissiveness. They must serve Mother submissively so that they do not succumb to ego. When she is in sakhi bhava, sakhi fondly tells Mother 'Don't leave me'. The line 'Do not leave me' came to me instinctively; not intentionally. "

" That line came due to feeling of equality, oneness with Her. That is why sakhi bhava is so great. "

" Sakhi bhava is different from this body which contains the three gunas. "

" ...sakhi has no connection with nature. This worldly nature is trash..Man must have a servile attitude and bhava towards Radha. They serve as an attendant initially and gradually progress to the state of a sakhi. It is very difficult to understand this. "

" These eight sakhis are the bhava dehas of Radha. Naturally, they have a status of equality with Her. I don't want to bring down that status. Hence it is better to maintain that equality and say that they serve Her intimately. They are naturally sakhis. They are not made sakhis. To which age do they belong? "

" Quite right. What does this mean? They are also a part of Mother's activities! "

" Dasi bhava should always be present within them. This should be written very carefully. Otherwise the reader will feel that he and God are equal and that they have no God. This is a potential danger. They can say that if Mother and they are equal, what is Her greatness? It is a sensitive bhava and must be written very carefully. "

" This bhava is very sensitive. The sakhis are inherently a part of that bhava; they are not made a part of it later. We are being made a part of that bhava, but it is not so with sakhis. Sakhi is not only a sakhi but an attendant too. Again, sakhi is not an attendant but a sakhi. It is a state of separation and oneness. In a state of separation, she is an attendant. In a state of oneness she is a sakhi. The bhava of 'advaita' should not surface. If sakhi bhava is not explained correctly, it will tend to indicate advaita. I am afraid of that. "

" Dasi is not an ordinary attendant. Radhaji never treats anyone as an ordinary attendant. Navaratna Brahmachari gave a saree to Radha dasi. What does this mean? Did he do this only because of dasi bhava? No, he acknowledged that state which is so close to Mother. This bhava should be developed. By giving a saree, he showed respect to sakhi. Here we find the separation and oneness of Mother and sakhi. This concept must be clearly understood. "

" Once, a devotee was committing a mistake. Mother spoke to him in my voice and said 'Leave him'. Who can do this? When She used my voice, She showed the bhava of oneness. Hence both separation and oneness exist. In another instance, a ghost attacked a devotee. He would have died, but She came there in my form and released him. The very fact that She came in my form indicates oneness. Thus Mother very delicately expresses the bhava. We too must express the bhava very delicately. That is separation and oneness! "

" Mother is displaying both these aspects through Her leelas. Even the leelas which are related to day to day life also express both these aspects. By inspiring him to offer a saree, She is actually telling them to convey their respects to sakhi. "

" When we forgot Mother (portrait) in Mathura railway station, I felt this life had no purpose and decided not to drink even a drop of water (till she was found). Now how can this bhava be defined? "

" When I am saying that I cannot live without Mother, I shall die, how can it be? Is it a state of no difference? If it were so, how did the love evolve? It clearly indicates that there is a difference between Her and Sakhi. In one way it is dualism, in another way it is Unity. Both exist! "

" I cannot live without You. I will not drink till you drink- What is the bhava? That is why it is thoughtless and unconscious! 'I cannot live without you even for a moment!'. Which bhava is this? "

" But sakhi says she cannot live without Mother! Then how can there be equality? When you say that you cannot live without Her, does it indicate a higher or lower state? Hence go deep into the matter with bhava and see whether it is dualism or not. Sakhi thinks 'I am sakhi'. There are several nuances in sakhi bhava. Servility is one of them; sakhi bhava contains both aspects of Dasi as well as Swamini (Lord and attendant). "

" Mother does not take anything until she gives the sakhis. On that day I too declared similarly that I would not drink anything without Her. I would rather die. That is a bhava of affection (vatsalya bhava). "

" Yes! That is dasi bhava (attending upon), vatsalya bhava (affection) and again Swamini bhava (sovereign) - hence sakhi bhava is an amalgamation of all bhavas. "

" Yes that is known as Maha bhava. They (sakhis) have connection only with bhava. None have relation with maha bhava. In order to support all these bhavas She became Mahabhava. Mahabhava is only powerful and can support all other bhavas. She is the Swamini too! "

" Though sakhi displays all these bhavas, She (Radha) is always the Ruler (of the sakhi) because She is mahabhava's embodiment. This is how you must explain- She is the master who nurtures them (sakhis) and also guides them. If we do not express this feeling correctly, we are at fault."

" Once, one person in Brindavan did not obey Mother's order. His whole body was burnt and later he died. Mother never appeared before him thereafter. That is a big danger. He lost the dasya bhava and felt that he was equal to Mother. She will never agree to this. She holds the supreme pivotal position. She is the sovereign! Lord Krishna said: 'though I am the embodiment of 'sat, chit and anand', yet She is the one who takes care of me. In the Patna conference, they mentioned that Mother is Swamini of even Krishna. So don't reduce the state of Swamini even a little. What does Swamini mean? She is the master of the fully accomplished lord Krishna. Then how can She not be our Swamini? "

" Our penance is dhyana yoga. I am not connected with anything else. Sankeertan and archana are for propaganda. Or main means is dhyana. The rest is for propaganda. This is with two intentions - to propagate Mother's tattwa and to uplift ourselves. Only dhyana will help us to move higher. Sadhana, archana and dhyana help to share and distribute to others. We talk about dhyana.. "

" Why not? I will convince you in three minutes. "

" Those are classes in propaganda. Dhyana is the higher stage. "

" We have two intentions - you must be uplifted and you must uplift others. For the second intention, these rituals are needed. To be uplifted, you don't need anything. "

" For us to be uplifted, we follow the path of higher mediation. Don't forget that we abide by two aspects. First, the thought that Mother is always with me. Second, adopting a passive approach towards the world and yearning for oneness with Mother. Why should we be passive towards the world? There is a strong reason for this - the impressions formed on our mind. As long as we have these impressions, we can't have Mother's darshan. These impressions must disappear over the ages. We must do dhyana continuously till these impressions disappear. We must follow Gita and Bhagawata. You must develop yourself and uplift others. These are the duties of a sakhi. There are two conditions for our upliftment - Mother is with me and Mother is all pervading. Actually God is all pervading, beyond name and form. You must start from here. That is our dhyana. For dhyana to proceed successfully, you must view the world with passiveness. If we develop attachments here, they will form an impression. The mind will slowly be filled with these impressions. Then we can't see Mother. Once these impressions are erased, the mind will attain extraordinary powers. Even the Vedas said 'Mana yeva manushyanam karanam bandha mokshayoh' . The mind with impressions is bondage and without impressions is liberation. The mind has both these states. There will be no confusion if you act correctly. "

" How can you get this passive attitude? How can these impressions be erased? Try to understand how these impressions have come. I will tell you how to lose them. We must not feed them, that is enough. "

" Suppose there are so many plants in a garden and water flows from one direction and the plants survived. If you obstruct the flow of water...The stream implies something. Don't develop a yearning for anyone or anything in this world. Not even family members. I have no attachments and yearning for anything. I am happy that I left everything behind. You also must develop such a life of solitude. "

" People of various categories A-Z come near me. If I explain to a person who is spiritually at LKG level at MA level, he will not understand anything and will never come back to me. I will not give up anyone who comes to me. As I speak to the person, I see the consciousness within him. I speak to that consciousness. Depending on his level, I tell about Mother in a suitable way. It is not possible to tell everyone to meditate on the infinite and formless tattwa. The devotee should be gradually elevated to that level. Till that time, he needs idols, prayers, songs and books. Sometime or other he must cross all these stages and meditate on the all pervading Tattwa of Mother. That is the only way to reach Her holy feet. It is sakhi's duty to be uplifted and also uplift those who seek her shelter. "

" Set aside some money every month. Give that amount once a year. There will be no burden on you. You must maintain a fund. If mine is in lakhs, yours can be in hundreds. That fund must be used only for service. Contribute Rs 5 or even Re1, there is no objection. Develop the thought that 'we have Mother's fund in our house. We will not touch this.' "

" One person set a basket aside. He asked people to put one handful of rice in that basket every day. I also contributed rice. We don't need baskets. You can maintain a separate fund - mother's fund. Start with Rs 10. Add some money now and then. Utilize that amount once a year. This ashram needs to be maintained. We need money for Mother's functions, sankeertan etc. We will use this contribute money for such purposes. Thus we need not ask anyone for money. "

" Contribute Re1. In this way if hundred people give Rs100 each, we will get Rs 1000. That man kept a basket, we will keep separate Mother's fund. Even starting with Rs10 it will become Rs300 within a year. It is not difficult to contribute Rs 10 daily. It will accrue to thousands for the ashram. "

" We deposited Rs 1 million. That is not enough. Bank interest rates have slashed down. So if hundred people have separate accounts and contribute even Rs 100 a year, it will amount to Rs 10000. "

" No one should be burdened. At the same time, there must be an increase every year. This practice is known as tithe. It is prevailing in Christians all over the world. They receive millions every year. This money is utilized for churches, schools, colleges and religious preaching. "

" That's not possible. The money is being utilized. So many people do penance in churches. They feed so many people. All this certainly costs them.. "