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15. Swami, please correct my thinking if I am wrong.
[One day, Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ordered one of His very close disciples, Swami Yogananda to kill a cockroach. But due to His extreme soft nature, the disciple could not kill it and left it. Then he regretted for this and confessed before Paramahamsa and He forgave him by saying that it is due to his soft nature only. My doubt is that the disciple earned more sin by not following his Sadguru’s...
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked:- Namaste Swami. You talked about the ‘Evil Eye’. If I feel jealousy that I am able to live so peacefully because of the miracles happening in my life due to my faith in God, will I still get the result of that evil eye? Many people around me judge me as not being what they like, not being under their control and everything going wrong in my life. I will accept whatever ...
1. If spiritual knowledge is like the fire that burns ignorance, why did Ravana fail to reform?
[Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami, You have told that spiritual knowledge is like the fire that burns ignorance. But, in one of the discourse (https://www.universal-spirituality.org/discourses/satsanga-with-atheists-(part-1)--5561--5570--ENG), You have told that even though Ravana was a great scholar in the four Vedas and the six Shastras and his 10 heads represent...
Ms. Madhavi asked:- Pranams Swamiji. I am studying final year B.Com near the city of Dwaraka. I feel very happy when I read the spiritual knowledge on Your website. I feel that Your website is Krishna's gift to me. I am in sweet devotion...
1. Is it correct to say the following by different followers?
[Prof. J.S.R. Prasad asked:- The followers of Ramanuja say that Ramanuja is God (Bhagavad Ramanuja) and Shankara is a tiny part or ray of God (Shankara Bhagavatpaada). Is it correct?]
Swami replied:- When Ramanuja is said to be God, they are agreeing that Ramanuja belongs to monism or Advaita in which the soul is said to be God. Actually, monism is established by Shankara...
[Ms. Kiranmai asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami, Yesterday was ShivaRatri and I already read in Your Preaching on Your website that one should not do fasting because he/she will not have energy to worship God. Also, if one does fasting, it is said that he/she eats one's own excretory matter leftover in the last part of digestive system called rectum. You sarcastically commented that the person...
Shri Ramakanth asked:- Swami, You have established the equivalence of energy among Creator, Power and capability (process) in unimaginable as well as imaginable items, thereby concluding that there is no logical basis for segregation of items in the unimaginable phase. What is logical basis for the existence of the process when God does a miracle? If it's done in t=0, then it means...
10. Do the Gopikas who complained to mother Yashoda crossed the bond with their children?
[In reply to my Q8, Swami! You said in one place, "Even though Gopikas know that Krishna is God, they were covered by the illusory attraction towards their children and complained to mother Yashoda.". Does this mean then, the Gopikas who complained to mother Yashoda actually crossed the bond with their children? And it was the wish of Lord Krishna only that they will play the role of failed devotees? If it is so, then they are also the most fortunate souls who are in Goloka? Please clarify this doubt also as my ignorance is infinite.]
Swami replied:- God Krishna allowed Gopikas to recognize Him as God so that He wanted to test whether they would cross their bond with children for the sake of God. But, they failed and complained to mother...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
34) Atyuttamā'vatāro'haṃ, ṛṣi ratyuttamas caraḥ।
Goloko'tyuttama sthānaṃ, mārgaścā'tyuttamo bhavet॥
[Scholars say that I am the highest and the best incarnation of God. The sage born as Gopika is the highest and the best soul. The destiny attained by the sages is also the highest and best place. When all these three...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami. An older devotee approached for an advice to divide his property between his two children. I request You to please enlighten us about how to follow justice in division of wealth among children.]
Swami replied:- The Veda says that the parents shall give property, gold and money equally to all the children irrespective of male and female gender (Manuḥ putrebhyo dāya madāt). The word 'putra' means both...
1. Are the meanings of Vairagya and Samnyaasa more or less same?
[Smt. Chhanda asked:- Paadanamaskaram my Lord Krishna! Please enlighten me by clarifying my following ignorance:
By reading a discourse given by You, I got an understanding that the meanings of Vairagya and Samnyaasa are more or less same? As per my understanding, they are different. Please clarify. The discourse follows: “…Scholars are also confused about the meaning of the word ‘Vairagya’. This word is used in the meaning of special love or broken love. In other words, the word ‘Vairagya’ has two meanings...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
(Shri Radha Devi Spoke):-
16) Janmato dharma mārgasthāḥ, tvanniṣṭhās tvaṃ svarūpavān।
Samāgacchasi ced yuktaṃ, tvaṃ pitā janako na yat॥
[All the above said 16,107 female devotees are strictly clinging to the justice of Pravṛtti from their births. I feel that marrying them through Your multiplied real forms will be the real justice. They are not related to Duṣpravṛtti...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
(Shri Radha Devi Spoke):-
1) Parīkṣāyāṃ tvayā nītā, ratiḥ pāpaṃ tvaduktitaḥ।
Trikaraṇair apāpīti, proktavāṃś ca kathaṃ bhavān?॥
[O Krishna! You said that You sometimes test a devotee for her total surrender for the sake of which, You invite Your female devotee for sexual union! At the same time, You say that You have not done any sin by body, words and mind...
(Paripraśna Vicāra Yogaḥ)
18) Prema tyāga hata svārthaṃ, kāmaḥ svārtha sukhotthitaḥ।
Moho'tiśaya ubhaye, yena mokṣaś ca bandhanam॥
There are two items: i) ‘premā’ or love and ii) ‘kāma’ or lust. In love, the sacrifice is complete and it fully destroys all the selfish desire. In lust, there is only selfish desire for happiness. The third item is ‘moha’ or fascination, which can exist in both love and lust. Thus, fascination is common in both love and lust. If this fascination is in love, the salvation is obtained. If the same fascination is in lust, the soul is bound...
SECOND PART: After bringing realisation about the existence of unimaginable God, who is responsible for the unimaginable nature of the first mediated energetic incarnation called Datta or Father of Heaven, subsequent energetic incarnations for the upper worlds and materialised Human incarnations for the Earth, must be explained. The ego and jealousy of human beings towards common medium resulting...
(Paripraśna Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Kāminyekā duṣpravṛttā, parā Daiva parāyaṇā।
Parā kāmakṣayā dāsī, yuktā muktā ca Kṛṣṇa! kā?॥
[O Krishna! Suppose there are five cases. Out of these five, which case will be united with God and liberated from world? The five cases are: i) A female devotee with full illegal lust (Duṣpravṛtti) is enjoying several male human beings...
[Dr Nikhil asked:- I like to conduct a course for students in Spiritual Knowledge and I request You to give suggestions for this program.]
FIRST PART: Existence of unimaginable God and hell :-
Swami replied:- Tell Me whether a serpent-child is soft or an older cow. We can’t say that all children are good and all elders are bad. The goodness or badness depends upon the mental setup with which a soul is taking birth in this world. In the same mental setup, age can be considered. An elder serpent is more dangerous than a child serpent. A child-cow is more soft than a grown up cow...
(Triguṇa Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Ekato mṛgayā nindā, Daiva sevā prajā'nyataḥ।
Nivṛttau vikṛta prema, Kṛṣṇa! kiṃ nānu modase?॥
[O Krishna! On one side, You are telling that sexual union is like hunting a soft natured animal by a wild animal and on the other side, You are telling that the generation of children through sexual union is service to God since it continuously...
(Eṣaṇā Traya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
20) Bhārate Dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca, Gopyo Bhāgavate tathā।
Rāmāyaṇe ca Kaikeyī, Mahā putreṣaṇā jitāḥ॥
[In the Mahā Bhāratam, king Dhṛtarāṣṭra was blind by the fascination towards his sons about their kingdom-wealth (he wanted his sons to also enjoy the portion of kingdom belonging to the sons of his brother). In the Bhāgavatam, Gopikas were blind by the fascination towards their children about their butter-wealth (they complained to the mother of Krishna about His stealing butter from...
[By Ms. Lakshmi Lavanya]
Namaste Swami, On 2nd December 2025, I returned home at 10 a.m. after completing my night duty at school. My house owner is a Homeopathy Doctor, who does free service to public in the hospital run by Sri Satya Sai Baba Mandir. As I arrived home, I immediately noticed a gas leakage in the kitchen of my house owner and asked him to check the cylinder. He replied that he had just installed...
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