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Which souls reach the six worlds above earth?

Posted on: 16/02/2024

[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, You told that climax devotees reach the abode of God (BrahmaLoka, Goloka, etc.) directly. Then, which souls reach the six worlds above earth? Since doing karma is possible only on earth i.e., Karmaloka, what is the saadhana they do for God when they cannot do karma?]

Swami replied:- The spiritual aspirants misled by certain ignorant thoughts...

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Kindly elaborate on the journey from Martyaloka to Jana Loka and Tapoloka.

Posted on: 16/02/2024

[Shri Hrushikesh asked:- As per our discussion about the journey of souls to Urdhva lokas. Kindly elaborate on the journey from Marthyaloka or earth to Jana Loka and Tapoloka?]

Swami replied:- The completely liberated soul goes to Brahmaloka...

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What is the reason for the variation in devotees expressing theoretical and practical devotions?

Posted on: 16/02/2024

[Shri Phani Kumar asked:- Some people do only theoretical devotion, some people do only practical devotion and some other people do both theoretical and practical devotion. What is the reason for this variation?]

Swami replied:- If the worldly bonds are broken theoretically, the souls do only theoretical...

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Swami, how to eradicate jealousy?

Posted on: 16/02/2024

[A question by Ms. Thrylokya]

Swami replied:- Jealousy is always based on ego. If ego is crossed, as indicated by the crossing of ‘I’ in a cross, jealousy has no basis and cannot rise at all. Ego can be crossed by total surrender to God. In the process of total surrender, there are two steps:- i) In the preliminary step, you think that success in a work belongs to God and failure...

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What is the necessity of promising on God in the marriage ritual if the husband and wife have true love to each other?

Posted on: 16/02/2024

[Ms. Thrylokya asked: What is the necessity of promising on God in the marriage if the husband and wife have true love to each other? The promise appears as a force to bind both together. True love does not need force. Please comment on this.]

Swami replied:- God has two sides. One is justice and other is love. Justice is related...

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Chhandaa Giitam: Swami - From Sweet to Sweeter to Sweetest

Posted on: 15/02/2024

[A poem by Smt. Chhandaa Chandra on Shri Datta Swami]

Swami name itself brings bliss infinite,
I don’t know, for this grace, how long I had to wait.
He has given to me a very special honor...

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Swami answers questions of Shri Anil

Posted on: 14/02/2024

[Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give Your responses to the following questions, at Your Divine Lotus feet-anil.]

1. When some guest comes to the house, will it be better if the system of buffet for food serving is followed. Please kindly elaborate this point.

Swami replied:- The buffet system is the best because the eater will select an appropriate...

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Swami answers questions from internet forum brought by Shri Anil

Posted on: 14/02/2024

[Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give Your responses to the following questions from internet forum, at Your Divine Lotus feet-anil.]

1. Why is Lord Rama praised more than God Hanuman?

Swami replied:- Both Rama and Hanuman are the incarnations of God Datta. But Rama acted in the role of a master and Hanuma...

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Love Poem for God Datta by Ms. Thrylokya

Posted on: 14/02/2024

[A poem by Ms. Thrylokya on Shri Datta Swami]
 

My beloved Lord,
I worshiped God Shiva in the temple of my heart, and imagined that
every raindrop falling on earth was coming from His matted hair.
(matted hair:- thick hair twisted into a dense mass)...

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Chhandaa Giitam: Swami - The Trinity

Posted on: 14/02/2024

[A poem by Smt. Chhandaa Chandra on Shri Datta Swami]

Bramha, Vishnu and Maheshwara, known as the Trinity,
When the three unite, it becomes the Almighty.
Infact, Almighty incarnated as this divine Trinity.
The Almighty is omniscient - be it knowledge or time...

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Swami answers questions from internet forum brought by Shri Anil (updated)

Posted on: 12/02/2024

*Updated text is highlighted in red color

1. Can You explain the difference between a trinity and a triad? Is there any significance to these terms?

[Questions from internet forum]

Swami replied:- Triad means three different items co-existing. Ex:- Eshanaatrayam that is the three strongest worldly bonds. Trinity means the same personality appearing in three forms with simultaneous existence. Ex:- God Datta appearing as God Brahma, God Vishnu and God Shiva.

2. If Gautama Buddha is considered to be the ninth avatar of Vishnu, then why is Buddhism a separate religion from Hinduism?

Swami replied:- Buddha is the ninth incarnation of God Vishnu. Buddhism means the misunderstood philosophy ...

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Do we need to discard all scriptures of the past?

Posted on: 11/02/2024

Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Mr. Jiddu Krishamurthi says, “A mind which has committed itself to the Gita or Bible or Quran or to some belief, can never learn and it can only follow. It follows because it wants security. As long as the mind desires to be permanently secure, undisturbed, as long as it is seeking its own perpetuation through a belief, it is obviously incapable of finding out what is God, what is truth...

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Swami answers questions of Shri Anil

Posted on: 11/02/2024

1. Does an energetic being also marry and produce children in the upper world?

[Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Please give Your answers to the following questions. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil. Swami, You mentioned that worldly bonds are common to both human beings and energetic beings. Does an energetic being also marry and produce children in the upperworld?]

Swami replied:- Yes. The energetic beings also have their wives and children. The king of energetic beings...

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Swami answers questions of Ms. Bhanu Samykya

Posted on: 11/02/2024

1. Is it true that God Hanuman also got depression when He couldn't find Sita?

[Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, is it true that God Hanuman also got depression when He couldn't find Sita? If true, how did He overcome it? - At Your Divine Lotus Feet bhanu samykya.]

Swami replied:- It is true that Hanuman got depression on searching Sita in Lanka...

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Swami answers questions of Shri Jayesh Pandey

Posted on: 11/02/2024

1. Is a disciple wrong towards his Sadguru if he gets attracted towards the knowledge of other Preachers as well?

[Shri Jayesh Pandey asked: Padanamaskaram Swami ji! Is a disciple Wrong/Unfaithful towards his Sadhguru if he (the disciple) listens and gets attracted towards the knowledge of other Spiritual Preachers as well?]

Swami replied:- If he is a Sadguru, there is no need to go to another Guru. Sadguru means the incarnation of God. After hearing the Gita, Arjuna did not go to any other preacher. The Sadguru will give true spiritual knowledge...

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Swami answers questions of Shri Durgaprasad

Posted on: 11/02/2024

1. How to identify a human incarnation in case He did not preach special spiritual knowledge?

[Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, Since the goal of Lord Rama was only to establish pravrutti, He didn't preach spiritual knowledge. In the absence of the exhibition of the identity marks (Prajnanam Brahma), how to identify a human incarnation? Kindly enlighten me. At Your lotus feet, -Durgaprasad

Swami replied:- For God, both Pravrutti and Nivrutti are equally important. In fact, God gives more importance...

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Chhandaa Giitam: Datta Swami - The Antaryaami

Posted on: 09/02/2024

[A poem by Smt. Chhandaa Chandra on Shri Datta Swami]

I heard that upon earth, God keeps on descending,
In the form of Datta Swami, He is much beyond fascinating.
All my untold, unheard and unseen wishes...

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How was Radha tested for her bond with children since she did not have any?

Posted on: 04/02/2024

Ms. Thrylokya asked:- You told that if a devotee leaves the family bonds and becomes ineligible to face the tests of three strongest worldly bonds, such a devotee cannot be declared having passed these three tests. Unless the test is faced, pass or failure cannot be declared. In such case, Radha did not allow her husband to touch her and avoided issues. Then, Radha also becomes equal...

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Why are Your spontaneous answers far better than those given in writing?

Posted on: 04/02/2024

Shri Surya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami, You told in the last Datta Jayanti Satsanga that the spontaneous answers given by Swami to the questions of the devotees are far better and effective than the answers You give in writing. You also told that both God component and human being component interfere with each other while writing answers and only the God component replies...

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Will God give His service only to those devotees who aspire more for it?

Posted on: 04/02/2024

Shri PVNM Sarma asked:- Is it true that God will stop giving service opportunities to a devotee who feels satisfied (Trupti) with the service-opportunities already given by God? Will God give His service opportunities to only those devotees who are not satisfied...

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