Posted on: 17 Jun 2021
1. Why is Modiji not supported by all Hindus to build Rma Rājya?
[Śrī Anil asked: Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmi, some questions raised in internet discussion forum is presented below. Please grace Your response to the same. At Your Lotus Divine Feet-anil. Why is Modiji not supported by all Hindus to build Rāma Rājya? Modiji is a Rāma, but Hindus are not as good as citizens of Rāma Rajya. Isn't it?]
Swāmi replied:- This refers to Pravṛtti in which it is very difficult to decide the nature of any human being to be permanent and real.
2. How can I save myself from the relationship of the previous birth?
[Śrī Anil asked: How can I save myself from the relationship of the previous birth? It still haunts me and I feel that person as the only reason for all my sufferings.]
Swāmi replied:- How do you know that the relationship is from previous birth? Whatever it may be, the relationships in the present birth are based on the deeds and fruits of previous births only.
3. A woman wanted to know the place where her recently departed husband reached.
[Śrī Anil asked: A wife asked regarding the place of her recently departed soul, to which Your knowledge was given. She replied: “I completely agree sir..may be he has realised and free from the role of my husband…but I still being in this world will not be able to live till I know he is at peace..as i am still part of this drama..as he is still my king..I would have done sati if my child was not there...” Swāmi Please give Your response.]
Swāmi replied:- It is blind love of the worldly bond, which is temporary like a cinema shooting bond. Her husband has already forgotten her!
4. Swāmi! Please comment on this Vaiṣṇava devotee’s opinion.
[Śrī Anil asked: A Vaiṣṇava devotee responded in this manner “The sages of Daṇḍaka-vana were not the only souls born as Gopikās. Billions of divine souls migrated from various divine places to be born as Gopikās. In all humility, I tell you, the Mahārasiks of Vrindāvan believe that the Gopikās are at a superior position than Śrī Dattātreya. Dattātreya is a gyāni incarnation of Kṛṣṇa; Vaiṣṇavas have nothing to do with Him. In Vrindavan, everything revolves around Radhā Kṛṣṇ. Datta, Śiva, Gaṇapati, Kālī - all Forms of God float away in the floodwaters of Rādhā-dāsyam and Yugal-Prem. The rasiks of Vrindāvan don’t even pay attention to what these Forms of God have to offer”. Swāmi Please give Your response.]
Swāmi replied:- Another blind person like the above case. The above case is related to Pravṛtti and this case is related to Nivṛtti. Nivṛtti is far far better than Pravṛtti and one day or other, God will remove the blindness in Nivṛtti.
5. Is Karṇa a really bad person? And is it true that who likes Karṇa is also a bad person?
Swāmi replied:- Karṇa was the incarnation of a demon that entered the globe of the Sun and entered the womb of Kuntī through the radiation of Sun. The divine qualities of Sun gave the good qualities and the bad qualities of the demon also appeared simultaneously. He is a tiger covered by the skin of the goat and not vice versa.
6. If Lord Śiva is the destroyer, what is the role of Kalki?
Swāmi replied:- The role of Kalki is to provoke people to travel to their destruction done by God Śiva.
7. Why was Arjuna's chariot consumed after the Mahābhārata War?
Swāmi replied:- The chariot of Arjuna was surrounded by several divine weapons used by great warriors fighting on the side of Kauravas. Kṛṣṇa protected the chariot from those divine weapons till the last day of the war. Once the war was over, Kṛṣṇa asked Arjuna to get down first and then He got down (everyday He was getting down first as the driver). On the last day, Arjuna got down and then Kṛṣṇa got down. Immediately the chariot was burnt by the divine weapons. Had Kṛṣṇa got down first from the chariot on the last day also, Arjuna would have been burnt by the divine weapons along with the chariot!
8. Why did Śrī Rāma not have the Sudarśan Cakra when He is an incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu?
Swāmi replied:- The programme of Rāma required only 12/16 parts of the possessed divine power of God whereas the programme of Kṛṣṇa required 16/16 parts of the same possessed power of God. Otherwise, there is no trace of difference between Rāma and Kṛṣṇa as far as the possessed power is concerned. Moreover, Rāma was acting as ideal human incarnation (Ādarśamānuṣāvatāra) whereas Kṛṣṇa was acting as fully expressed human incarnation (Līlāmānuṣāvatāra).
9. Was Sītā reborn as Rukmiṇī or Rādhā? Who is more superior between Rādhā and Rukmiṇī?
Swāmi replied:- Sītā was reborn as Rukmiṇī since both are incarnations of Goddess Lakṣmī. This divine form represents Pravṛtti. God Śiva was born as Raadha and She represents Nivṛtti. Certainly, Nivṛtti is greater than Pravṛtti as far as their external roles are concerned.
10. I want to talk to Goddess Sarasvatī face-to-face before Her birthday (Basant Pañcamī). How can I do so?
Swāmi replied:- Yes. You can talk with Me on a video call.
11. Why are women not allowed to touch the Bhagwān Hanumān idol?
Swāmi replied:- These customs are made by ignorant devotees.
12. In Your opinion which subjects should a Pastor avoid preaching about and why?
Swāmi replied:- If the truth is being searched, no subject is to be avoided.
13. How come the great philanthropist Bill Gates is an atheist?
[Śrī Anil asked: How come the great philanthropist Bill Gates is an atheist? Usually such great benefactors of mankind have a deep faith in a Supreme Being, that leads their philanthropic work.]
Swāmi replied:- People serving humanity are also good people and God loves them even though they don’t recognise Him. God gives heaven to such people as reward for their human service. But, the heaven is temporary and the soul has to return to the earth after some time (Kṣīṇe puṇye martyalokaṃ viṣanti…- Gītā). If the social service is done based on God, such devotee will go to the abode of God and be with God permanently. Such devotee does social service not due to love on humanity but due to love on God. Since God likes social service, the devotee likes social service because the likes of God are the likes of the devotee.
14. In the Bible, it says that Satan always has to ask God to do anything to us. Does that mean that Satan is not all powerful as God?
Swāmi replied:- In a cinema, the producer-director is also the hero, who is opposed by the villain in the cinema. But, the villain receives his remuneration and gets the way of action from the hero only, who is functioning as producer-director also. After all, villain is also a subordinate to producer-director-God in this world cinema.
15. Why did Jesus say in Matthew 15:24 that He was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel and not to all nations?
Swāmi replied:- It is very clear that the people in Israel crucified Jesus, who preached wonderful true Spiritual knowledge while performing miracles also that establish the existence of the unimaginable God. Hence, such people are really the lost sheep.
16. Why is poverty increasing in Africa while God created man to work to alleviate poverty?
Swāmi replied:- The answers of such questions are not much relevant to the Spiritual path. The fruits are always depending upon deeds. Rich and poor in terms of money alone are not correct concepts. Both these terms shall be really used in terms of satisfaction, happiness and devotion to God.
17. How can we distinguish serious sins (mortal sin) from less serious (venial) sins?
Swāmi replied:- God speaks to your consciousness immediately. You are not hearing Him covered by fascinations to worldly bonds. You can also know from Divine scriptures and Divine preachers.
18. Why did Buddha choose a peepal tree to meditate?
Swāmi replied:- Peepal tree is considered to represent God Viṣṇu. Buddha is also the incarnation of God Viṣṇu. These concepts depend upon the established traditional belief. In reality, Buddha could have got the same realisation under any tree or in any place without any tree. He did penance for several days. Penance means continuous logical analysis done by the powerful brain and the power of the brain is nothing but the depth of the interest about a concept. The Veda says that one shall enquire about God and such enquiry is called Penance (Brahma vijijñāsasva taddhi tapaḥ… - Veda).
19. How do I become the light of the world for God?
[How do I become the light of the world for God? What are some things I could do so that people could see the light of God in me that may give them light in this world of darkness, so that they may see?]
Swāmi replied:- God does not need any external light because He Himself is the true eternal light as said by the Veda (Tameva bhāntam…– Veda). When God merges with you to become human incarnation, you will become such light. But, as long as you wish for it, you will never achieve it. It shall be the wish of God and not your wish. The reason is that God descends down (Avatāra) in becoming incarnation and we are not ascending up (Uttāra) in becoming incarnation. We shall make ourselves to be the servants of God in His mission and anyone of us on any day can become human incarnation whenever God wishes so. Even as servants of God, we can become Divine lights in the hand of God when God wishes to give credit to us. This means that He shines through us giving credit to His beloved servants. One need not attain monism with God to become the divine light. Even as a devotee, one can become the divine light for humanity through dualism with God.
20. Can we bring back the lost part of the Vedas?
Swāmi replied:- In the Datta Vedam, God Datta told that the lost part of the Veda is being brought out by Him in the form of the present Spiritual knowledge.