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[Prof JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāram Swami.]
Swami replied:- Mind is related to emotion (Bhakti Yoga), whereas intelligence is related to logical analysis (Jnaana Yoga). You can find the truth only by intelligence and you can stick to the truth by emotional mind. You cannot transform the true spiritual knowledge into practice with the help of intelligence because...
Prof. J.S.R. Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ Swami. You told about four steps of a reaction:- i) Acquiring correct spiritual knowledge, ii) Generation of theoretical devotion from spiritual knowledge, iii) Generation of practical devotion (service and sacrifice) from theoretical devotion, iv) Achieving the fruit of salvation and union with God. You told that the first step takes all the time since the other three steps are spontaneous steps. You also told that Shankara told that the final divine fruit is attained once you acquire the knowledge. This means once the first step is over, the second...
[Shri Anil asked:-]
1. What is the reason for so much of compatibility between Christianity and Hinduism?
Swami replied:- Jesus Christ came to Himalayas in India during His missing period and interacted with several spiritual Sages due to which His spiritual knowledge came near to the spiritual knowledge...
[Shri Anil asked:- How is it possible for You to be always smiling without complaint while suffering for Your devotees?]
Swami replied:- Enjoying the suffering of devotees by God is different from the enjoyment of suffering by souls. The soul undergoes the suffering for the sake of reformation. God does not need...
[Shri Anil asked:-]
1. Is there any specific reason for Buddha not being so popular?
[God Buddha came after God Krishna. However, He seems to be not so popular among Hindus like Rama, Krishna and Shankara, etc. Is there any specific reason for this, Swami?]
Swami replied:- God Buddha kept silent about the absolute...
[Shri Anil asked:- God is beyond time, however when He comes to this world in human form, how can He be beyond time?]
Swami replied:- The absolute God is beyond the creation, which is a primary relative item. This means that the items...
[Shri Anil asked:- The pure awareness in a meditation state is very close to the inert energy. But there is ‘I’ thought in that state. Thus, a thought exists. How can it be devoid of all the thoughts? During this time do the three qualities Sattvam, Rajas and Tamas also exist?]
Swami replied:- The awareness of the body is the ‘I’ thought in almost all human beings. In meditation, the body is forgotten...
[Satsanga at Hyderabad on 21st Dec 2024 with devotees from Mumbai. Shri G Lakshman, Smt. Meena Kumari, Shri Vivek, Shri Surya, Smt. Bhagya, Shri Srivatsa Datta, Shri Phani, Shri Ajay, Smt. Nagalakshmi, Shri Veena Datta, Ms. Laxmi Trailokya, Shri JSR Prasad, Shri PVNM Sarma, Smt. Annapurna, etc., attended.]
1. Why are recently the photos of God Datta and also His incarnations very attractively developed?
[Shri Surya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. Why recently the photos of God Datta and also His incarnations are very attractively developed? Some people misunderstand that You are personally projecting Yourself. Why God Datta has planned such projection of physical personality...
Smt. K. Rama Sundari asked:- One of my friends asked this question. We heard about the explanation of three qualities (Sattvam, Rajas and Tamas) from Swami. Arjuna having Rajas quality became responsible for the evolution of the Gita. How is this?
Swami replied:- Dharmaraja is full of Sattvam, which is spiritual knowledge...
[By Smt. Priyanka] Devotional Emotion of Smt. S priyanka, Canada, who created the below photos of His Holiness Shri Datta Swami Decorated as God Datta: Swami, There is a saying called "Beauty in Simplicity". This term does not suit anything or anyone anymore but You. What You have here is just an orange robe with a few rudraksha seeds. But, You look like a tall handsome Hero, very manly, commanding...
Jayanti means date of birth. Datta Jayanti means the date of birth of God Datta. But, God Datta is not born. The unimaginable God called Parabrahman created first space called ParamaVyoma in which He created an energetic body with energetic soul (soul is always energetic, which is nervous energy or awareness). The Parabrahman merged with this energetic being called Datta. Datta means the unimaginable God...
[By Shri Abhiram]
Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. I would like to share the miracle that occurred with my father last week. By the immense compassion and grace of His Holiness Shri Datta Swami, my father was saved from the jaws of death.My father is a state government employee working in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh. On 5th of December, I received a distressing call from my mother informing me that my father had been admitted to the hospital due to a critical...
[By Shri Sai Krishna Chaitanya, 17 Nov 2024]
Swami blessing my sister in MBBS PG Entrance Exam: Paadanamaskaaram Swamiji, My sister, after graduating with an MBBS degree from AIIMS Bhubaneswar, began preparing for the medical PG entrance exams. Although she ranked 7,000 in the May INICET exam, making...
1. Why is shedding of blood required for forgiveness?
[Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami. I request You to give the essence of the following verses from Bible and Hadith. -At Your Lotus Feet-Anil
Bible: 1. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. [Hebrews 9:22]. In the above, why shedding...
[Smt. Chhanda asked:-] 1. What is the primary aim of the creation of God?
[Smt. Chhanda asked: Paadanamaskaaram my Lord! Please throw Your light on the following ignorance of mine. Swami, is it the uplifting of individual souls or entertainment through liilaas, the primary aim of the creation of God? Is it not that He enjoys the entertainment that comes along with the process of upliftment itself?]
Swami replied:- The primary aim means the aim before creation...
1. Why were those observing the dance of Krishna with Radha either blind or mentally disabled?
Shri Anil asked: The devotees, who wanted to observe the dancing of God Krishna with Radha and Gopikas in Brundaavanam at night, such devotees became either blind or mentally...
Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāram Swami. One professor in Ayurveda from Kerala commented that an atheist can be Sāttvika by having plenty of Sattvam quality. Is it correct? -At Your divine lotus feet
Swami Replied:- Sattvam is characterised by knowledge and such knowledge is also spiritual knowledge (Sattvāt sañjāyate jñānam, Adhyātmavidyā vidyānaṃ- Gita). An atheist is always fond of the knowledge...
1. Devotees are within certain boundaries whereas social reformers are unbounded. Please comment.
[Smt. Sudha Rani asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami. Thank You, Swami, for guiding us from darkness to light. Below is a question from a social servant. “In society, devotees are observed to be within certain boundaries, whereas social reformers are unbounded...
Shri Anil asked:- A question raised in an internet forum: Is it true that in Vrindavan, Radha and Krishna come to do Rasa leela at night and that if someone watches them doing so, then that person becomes blind or mentally disabled?
Swami replied:- There are concrete examples about this statement. The devotees, who wanted to observe the facts about God Krishna dancing with Radha and Gopikas stayed in Vrindavan (Brundaavanam)...
[Shri. Ajay asked:- Even though a devotee is associated with God, why such devotee is pulled back by the worldly bonds? Are the worldly bonds the strongest?]
Swami replied:- Let Me accept your assumption that the worldly bonds are the strongest. In such case, there should be no greater bond to pull the devotee towards its side since the worldly bonds are the strongest. I am giving an example of another bond that drags the human being from its grip of worldly bonds. For example, take the case of a drunkard...
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