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1. Is it right to be satisfied in the matter of God or is it right to never be satisfied?
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. Is it right to be satisfied in the matter of God or is it right to never be satisfied? When I met Phani sir I was satisfied that I got the support, but after a few days, dissatisfaction started. When I met You, I thought my life's goal was fulfilled and I was free from depression, but I started feeling unhappy that I would not be able to live with You again. Even though...
1. What are the varnas of Lord Vishnu, Ma Annapurna, Indra Dev and Kubera respectively?
Shri Jayesh Pandey asked:Padanamaskaram Swami Ji!
Swami replied:- Lord Vishnu has pure Sattvam quality that discriminates good from bad and mother Annapurna has pure Tamas quality that indicates love to give food without finding fault with the devotee. Others have mixed...
1. Will stay in other’s house on their invitation form Runaanubandha with them?
Shri Bharath Krishna asked:Requesting Swami to kindly answer my questions. Padamaskaram Swami, If I stay in other’s house for some days as a guest, will I form Runaanubandha (debt bond) with them? Will I form Runaanubandha...
Smt. Amudha Sambath asked:At Your Divine Lotus Feet Swami, The Lord is already happy or He is source of Ananda Nilayam (Abode of Happiness). But still as a soul how to impress and bring smile on Your face? Also how to be a good student or devotee of God. Swami I hesitated to ask this question and Ms. Thrylokya helped me to do it. Also I am praying to please help me to do all as per Your words...
1. How can one fight with God?
[Shri Anil asked:Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give Your answers to the following questions-at Your lotus feet anil. Hanuman fought with God Rama for Yayati. How can one fight with God? Kindly elaborate this?]
Swami replied:- Hanuman is also the incarnation of God. So it is a play of God. The final message is that Nivrutti is greater than Pravrutti...
[By Dr. Geetha Lahari]
Paadanamaskaram Swami, I want to share a miraculous experience given by Swami to me recently regarding my job. I completed the MBBS course only by the grace of Swami. On March 5th, I gave the NEET PG entrance exam but the result was unfavourable. So, I phoned Swamiji to guide me...
Ms. Thrylokya asked: In the latest miracle presented by me, it is clearly known that You have taken my stomach pain when I prayed to You due to my patience crossing the limits. But, You answered me that by asking, it does not mean I have aspiration for help in return from You. How is this possible since You already told that the devotee shall not ask for any fruit in return from God. Please explain this controversy.
Swami replied: To understand this, you should take the best example of Arjuna in the Gita. Arjuna refused to fight and wanted to become...
[By Surya]
Guru Datta Shri Datta Prabhu Datta
With the salutations at the lotus feet of Swami, I would like to share my experiences with my contemporary human incarnation of Lord Datta i.e., His Holiness Shri Datta Swami.
Experience during my visit to abroad:
Recently, by grace of Swami I got an opportunity to go to Austria for a meeting. This very opportunity of going abroad was out of turn. My senior received the invitation for the meeting. But because he was about to retire...
[By Ms.Thrylokya]
With salutations to the lotus feet of my Sadguru, Shri Datta Swami, I want to share an experience of how much Swami loves His devotees. Few weeks ago, I suddenly started shivering on a summer afternoon. It was scorching sunny day but my body was shivering with cold. My sister, Samykya who saw this immediately put three heavy blankets upon me as I slept on bed. I could not join my office work and my team...
Prayer in Five Verses to Lord Datta for Pardoning Sins
साहङ्कृति स्सहचरानपि संविधूय,
स्वात्मानमेव सकलोत्तम माविधाय ।
मत्तो मृगो वनचरेष्विव जीवितोऽहम्
पापक्षमापण पटो! प्रभु दत्त! पाहि ।।1।।
Sāhaṅkṛti ssahacarānapi saṃvidhūya,
Svātmānameva sakalottama māvidhāya, ।
Matto mṛgo vanacareṣviva jīvito'ham,
Pāpakṣamāpaṇa paṭo! Prabhu Datta! Pāhi ।।1।।
I was always amalgamated with ego and threw away my associated human beings. I always treated myself as the highest and best among all the human beings. I lived like a proud animal among the other animals in this world-forest...
Shri Anil Antony asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami. An item X can exist (Real) or does not exist (Unreal). States like....
Shri Jayesh Pandey asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami Ji!
1. What is the Vigyan of Shakti?
Swami replied:- Vijnaan means scientific analysis. Shakti is inert energy...
1. Are religious holidays wrong in a secular nation?
[Smt. Priyanka asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami, Some atheists or agnostics I know have raised a few questions/ arguments. It all started with the state of Pennsylvania, USA declaring Diwali as a national holiday this year onwards. Please give Your counter-arguments to their comments posted below. "Religious holidays always...
1. What are the sins that cause mental health problems?
[Mr. Talin Rowe asked: Namaskaram Shri Datta, I am very sorry for any offenses I have made against You. May all of Your devotee’s love be showered at Your feet. Thank You sincerely, Talin Rowe. I have a few questions related to Sin. What are the sins...
1. What is the use of reading knowledge when God cannot be understood?
[Ms. Thalla Bhanu Samykya asked: Padamaskaram Swami, what is the use of reading knowledge when God cannot be understood?]
Swami replied:- The unimaginable-unmediated...
1. How do You prove that planet sun doesn't have intelligence?
[Shri Bharath Krishna asked: Padanamskaram Swami, I had a spiritual conversation with one of my colleagues at office. He says that since Sun is the cause of entire life on earth, Sun has intelligence. I told him that Sun as a planet doesn't have intelligence but there is a deity (with energetic...
Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami; In the discourse given on 07 May 2023, (Link: https://www.universal-spirituality.org/discourse/kindly-explain-the-meaning-of-the-following-statement-of-god-hanuman--de65af91712c6dca--030c180340b4bd2b--fa28fefc758fe35d--5 ). It was stated that from the angle of the individual soul (Atheistic): “The collective awareness of the universe is not greater than the individual awareness in quality...
[A question by Shri Aditya Nath]
Swami replied:- Space is the subtle energy that was created as the first item in the beginning of creation. Time is not mentioned as a separate item in the creation of God along with items like space, air, fire, water, earth, plants and awareness. The reason is that time is the fourth dimension of the four-dimensional space-time model. The three spatial co-ordinates are length, width and height. Time is another...
।।गुरुदत्त शरणाष्टकम्।।
।।Guru Datta Śaraṇāṣṭakam।।
(Composed by His Holiness Shri Dattaswami)
सकलं परचक्र परिभ्रमणं
मनुते परमात्म कथाश्रवणः ।
ननु यो विनुत स्तनुते स सुखं
भव दत्त गुरूत्तम! मे शरणम् ।।१।।
Sakalaṃ Paracakra paribhramaṇaṃ
Manute Paramātma kathāśravaṇaḥ ।
Nanu Yo Vinuta stanute Sa Sukhaṃ
Bhava Datta Gurūttama! Me Śaraṇam ।।1।।...
1. What is the meaning of the upasthana mantraas chanted every day in Sandhyavandana?
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, Request You to kindly answer the below questions. What is the meaning of upasthana mantraas that brahmins chant every day as a part of the Sandhyavandana ritual?]
Swami replied:- Upa- near, sthaana- the place of God. This means that you are becoming closer and closer to God. This is possible only when you express your true love to God. Mantra means repetition of the expression of mental love thought. The ritual in its essential meaning...
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