Posted on: 18 Dec 2022
[An online spiritual discussion was conducted on Datta Jayanti Day i.e., December 07, 2022, in which several devotees participated. The questions of devotees answered by Swāmi are given below.]
Smt. Anita Renkuntla asked:
1. Should a person be an introvert or an extrovert? By being an introvert, is it possible to reach the spiritual goal?
Swami replied:- It is not possible to reach the spiritual goal (God) by becoming an introvert because God is existing outside of yourself as the contemporary human incarnation. Introversion is looking inside, which means seeing the self or your awareness, which is created by God and is not God. Instead of such foolish introversion, you can better look at the screen of electronic instruments in which your awareness appears to you directly as waves of energy. When you look inside, you are looking only at an imagination of your awareness only. Awareness is the nervous energy that is existing as four internal instruments (Antahkaranams). Every idea is a mode of awareness only just as every golden jewel is a mode of gold only. You are experiencing your awareness and what is there to see? By meditating upon yourself, the fruit is that you will be sitting there only where you are already sitting!
2. What is the meaning of the following words?
[Swamiji, here are a few words I want to know the meanings- 1. Panchajanya, 2. tumburu geeta (Sri Vishnu Namavali), 3. aayata subhru (Sri Anagha Namavali)]
Swami replied:- Panchajanya is the conch shell of Shri Krishna. Tumburu Gita means God praised through songs of Tumburu. Aayata Subhru means Goddess Anagha having long and beautiful eyebrows.
3. Would Sri Satya Sai Baba forgive me for I had developed a misconception about Him after watching a news channel?
[Would Sri Satya Sai Baba forgive me for I had developed a misconception about Him after watching on a news channel that He was a fake Baba? But all my doubts about Baba got clarified through Your Knowledge and Satsangas. Every day, whenever I see Baba’s photo, I feel that I missed out a great association when Baba was present. I am really sorry Baba. At Your Divine Lotus Feet, Anita Renkuntla]
Swami replied:- Since you have realized, Baba will certainly forgive you. You should not believe words of the public without sharp analysis. A washer man scolded Sita and Rama left her. In His case, Rama did not believe the blame, but, for the sake of public criticism, any ruler must sacrifice anything. Rama is God and actually Rama punished Sita for scolding Lakshmana in the forest with very ugly words. Decision shall be taken with one’s own intelligence after doing sharp analysis. Decision will be perfectly correct if the advice of the Sadguru is also taken (Ātma buddhiḥ sukhaṃ caiva, Guru buddhih viśeṣataḥ). If one takes the advice from others, other than one’s own intelligence and the intelligence of the Sadguru, it is said that it will lead to loss (Parabuddhiḥ vināṣāya).