Posted on: 17 Dec 2022
1. Who is the true human being?
[Smt. lakshmi lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami, Explain the meaning of this quote from Satya Sai baba website “God is searching for the true human being”. Who is the true human being?]
Swami replied:- The true human being is he/she having true love on God, who proves theoretical devotion (Bhakti) through practical devotion (Karma Yoga).
2. What is the difference between the highest and climax devotion. Please explain with an example.
Swami replied:- Highest devotion is issue devotion. Climax devotion is fan devotion.
3. Please explain the qualities of a sincere devotee.
Swami replied:- A sincere devotee is characterised by practical devotion or Karma Yoga.
4. How do I get Your association every second?
[Smt. lakshmi lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami, I have been longing to see God, talk with God and touch the God. Now after returning back home, I feel very miserable as if I have left the diamond. How do I get Your association every second?]
Swami replied:- God in original state is unimaginable. He got the energetic or human body as external medium just for the sake of helping meditation since the unimaginable form gives a lot of tension in meditation. The external medium is just to help the concentration on God. Mere nearness is not the path. Serving God with practical devotion is the real path. Nearness develops negligence and staying far alone develops attachment and concentration. Nearness is the path to lose God. Staying far increases devotion. Gopikas always stayed far away from Krishna to protect the strength of their devotion and later on reached Krishna in Goloka and then nearness was not a negative factor because they had reached such a climax level that even nearness did not give negligence.
5. When can I be emotional, and when can I not be emotional?
[Namaste Swami, You say that emotions and tensions will destroy intellect and cause disturbance while learning Spiritual Knowledge. My ambition to become Your permanent servant is the basis for me to learn knowledge from You. Please enlighten me when emotions should exist and when emotions should not exist.]
Swami replied:- While doing service, emotion is a hindrance. When Hanuman went to search Sita and for a long time, Sita was not seen, He became emotional and thought of committing suicide as we find in Sundara Kanda. You are telling about the pre-ground before doing service. Some people stay permanently in the pre-ground only and will never enter practical service.