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1. Find out his location of missing person.
[By Aradhana]
Swami replied: What do you mean by this?
2. Please guide me on the spiritual path to attain immortality and self-realization.
[A question by Gurumaheshwaran]
Swami replied: The soul is already immortal and the body is always perishable. For what do you require immortality? Self-realization means understanding your own capacity so that you will clearly understand...
Śrī Ganesh asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji! My mother and father do not have a happy marriage. It has gotten worse since my father is not working anymore and is not looking for a job actively. My mother does not mind him not working for money but she is irritated with certain gimmicks of his. I have gotten used to their fighting over the years. But since I am the only person that my mother can talk to, she finds some relief...
Ms. Amudha asked: I'm sorry Swamiji, I did huge mistake. Kindly help me to refrain from it in the future. Also please suggest what action should I take now. Based on Your knowledge, I understand that eating non-vegetarian is wrong because it involves hurting other living being for sake of food and so, it is sin. I was able to avoid it and had stopped eating it for a couple of years because of Your grace. But yesterday, Goddess Amma told to consume...
Śrī Balaji asked: Namaste Swami! Kindly clarify the difference between radiation (tejah) and agni. Tejaḥ was the first created item which was subsequently pervaded by the Unimaginable God to become Datta. But agni appears as the third item after vāyu in the sequence of creation (Akāśāt vayuḥ…). Sincerely, Balaji]
Swami replied: Agni is the gross state of energy in general. Energy in general is called tejas or energy. The subtle state of energy is ākāśa or space. The Veda says that energy (tejas) was created in the beginning...
HSM) James Christopher Connor asked: Unification is what our organization is doing and not just (saying) preaching about. My advice is to learn three words: “Say, do, keep”. What You are offering is just “say”? Your organization probably uses money, like every other organization that participates in society. Your karma is attached to it. In this case, everything is a business. Even if You are a spiritual non-profit who only does preaching/saying...
Smt. Suganya Raman asked: Padanamaskaram Swami! Thank You for every blessing You are showering in my life. Dear Swami, many a time, I have come across strong devotees who try to help people around them, especially the people who suffer from severe illness or diseases, by giving them ash or any material in the name of God and tell them that it will be cured. They do it out of love. Sometimes it gets cured and sometimes it might not...
[A devotee’s question brought to Swami by Śrī Anil] Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! The different religions are not different at all in the subject-matter. They differ only in their external cover consisting of language and culture. A person born in a certain region where a specific language...
[A devotee’s question brought to Swami by Śrī Anil] Swami replied: It is said that marriages are made in heaven. This does not mean that God is running a matrimony website. The strong attachment of two souls to each other in this birth brings the two souls together again in the next birth. This attachment between the two souls is love in general. It need not specifically be romantic love. In the Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā, sage Aṣṭāvakra preaches to king Janaka...
A devotee’s question brought to Swami by Śrī Anil. The devotee asked: In a certain worldly issue, despite repeated efforts, the problem does not get solved. In such a situation, one may get discouraged and lose one’s focus on God due to the weakness which comes as a result of being mentally and physically involved in solving the issue for a long time. What is the message to be learnt from such...
Śrī Anil said: This question is related to the following verse from the Bible: Romans 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. A devotee said that this verse talks about the Holy Spirit due to which all Christians are one with the spirit of God (Paramātmā). But this privilege has come with a very high price. He was trying to say that Christians are washed by the blood of Jesus...
Śrī Anil said: This question is related to the following preaching of Paul from the Bible (1 Corinthians 13) 1If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love, I would be nothing. 3If I gave everything...
Ms. Amudha asked: Swamiji, today I read this wonderful discourse given by You. In it, You have mentioned that the study of God is not as important as the study of the personality of a true devotee. Could You kindly give me more clarity...
[A question by Ms. Amudha] Swami replied: Study about the personality of God. It will create attraction in your mind towards Him in a natural way, without the aspiration for any fruit in return. Spiritual knowledge is nothing but the study of the personality of God...
[A question by Ms. Amudha] Swami replied: Yes. You must always analyze the qualitative and quantitative aspects of both your theoretical as well as your practical love for God. It is always better to first examine...
[A question by Ms. Amudha] Swami replied: There is no need of any effort to develop true love for God. True love is spontaneous and it has its own natural power and strength. Do you make any effort to improve your true love for your children? As you attain more and more spiritual knowledge, the true attraction to God increases day by day. Knowledge alone produces that attraction. Knowledge of God means the details about the personality...
Ms. Amudha asked: How can I reach the purity level of a true devotee. I am not expecting any miracle. But how can I concentrate on real goal, which is God and the practical path to attaining God’s grace? At Your divine feet (Um Patham paninthen iraiva) - Amudha]
Swami replied: As I have already stated, you must put forth efforts to attain more and more theoretical devotion. It means that you have to study spiritual knowledge, which will give rise to theoretical devotion. Once that theoretical devotion...
Ms. Mohini asked: I am feeling a lot of tension and everything seems to be negative for me. I’m thinking about my career and cannot concentrate on spiritual knowledge. There is so much pressure on me, from my parents, family and friends. What can I do, Swami? Please give me some suggestions on how to face this situation. At Your feet. Mohini.
Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! Do not be so anxious. Due to anxiety, the lactic acid level in your blood may rise by more than 30%, resulting in chronic diseases. Be quiet and calm. The sky is not going to crash...
Mr. Ikwueze Chris asked: Happy with your write up. How can you be of help to the lover of the creator, a seeker of the truth and wealth?]
Swami replied: I think you will enjoy the answer given...
Śrī Amit Pal asked: I want to be an associate of Your organization and to represent the same in Delhi. I like Your philosophy of the one God who revealed Himself in different forms, which can bring unity and world peace. There is only one religion of love and peace...
Śrī Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami! I request You for Jñāna Bhikṣā. First of all. I first want to express my feelings towards Your knowledge. I do not have words to explain the bliss derived from the knowledge that You shower on us. Tears rolled down my eyes when I recently read one of the answers You have given to my question. I could not even frame the question properly. Your kindness and love have no limits. You framed the question by reading my mind. This has happened to me many times before. O Lord Datta! No sacrifice or service can ever match Your love. Your kindness...
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