Posted on: 02 Nov 2019
[Suppose I get success in this material world and become famous. Am I allowed to reveal to the world, in interviews and even otherwise, that the true reason for my success is Lord Dattatreya’s blessings, love and guidance through His Incarnation, Shri Datta Swami? Or should I keep it a secret? (This question is part of a Mahā Satsaṅga or grand spiritual discussion between Swami, Shri Parikshit, Smt. Bindiya and Dr. J. S. R. Prasad.)]
Swami replied: When you open any information to any person, you must estimate whether the consequences will be favorable to that person and whether the person will be benefitted by your information or not. It all depends on your judgment about that person; whether the information given will be absorbed by the person positively or not. What information to reveal and in what way to reveal it, should be decided so that it leads to the welfare of other souls. It must benefit the person in his or her spiritual life in the future. Based on all these factors, you are the best judge to decide about revealing the secret or not.