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5. Swami, why don’t You make all the fake Babas experience Your state so that they understand the pain involved in it and stop cheating people?
[Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Just like how Sri Satya Sai Baba had given one of His devotees the experience of being in His state, why doesn’t Swami grant this experience to fake babas and dummies who act like incarnations of God to earn fame and money falsely. I think, in this way, You can completely get rid of those cheaters who are the reason behind the public’s bad perception of spirituality in the current time.]
Swāmi replied: It cannot be done in that way. That particular devotee of Shri Satya Sai Baba had taken the effort of coming to the true incarnation. Also, the devotee himself asked Shri Baba to grant him Baba’s state. But all these fake babas are already firm in their false assumption that they are already God! How can they experience that state without even asking for it from a real incarnation? When such an individual is so full of ego that he announces to the world he is God, will he come to another person to achieve that state? God gives that experience only to those who ask for it. So, they are nowhere near there to experience it.
6. Should a person also have the deservingness to experience the state of God?
[A question asked by Shri Ravinder Reddy.]
Swāmi replied: Let the person first come by himself and ask for that state. Later, we can think about the question of his deservingness. Once, Shri CBK Murthy was doing the Shivapanchakshari japa, chanting Om Namah Shivaya. I went and sat right before him, but he did not care to see Me, and instead concentrated only on his chanting. I immediately shouted and said, “When the One whose japa you are doing is right in front of you, why do you ignore Him?”
Shri CBK Murthy replied, “How can I believe that the One whose japa I am doing is right before me? Why don’t You give me an experience of this?” Upon hearing his response, I immediately stood up and placed My hand on his head. The moment My hand touched his head, he experienced a high-voltage electric shock. His body was in severe pain and he went into shock. He immediately shouted, “Swami!” I removed my hand asking, “Did you get the experience you desired?” He replied, “Swami, I will never ask for something like this ever again in this birth or in any of my future births!”
So first, the devotee should ask for the experience of this state himself. Secondly, that person should also be deserving enough to experience the state of God.
Any miracle occurs only by the will of God. Someone once came and asked Me to show him a miracle, I replied that I am only a postman. I told him that your message has gone to Lord Datta and that if He decides, you will see a miracle. If He does not decide, then you cannot see the miracle. It may be that you do not have the deservingness to experience that miracle or perhaps, He may show you the miracle at some other time. You wrote a letter to Him and I simply delivered it to Him. If He writes a letter in response to your letter, I will deliver it right back. I am just a postman here. If He doesn’t give a response to you in return, what will a postman like Me do? There is no use in catching the postman for the letter you’re expecting from some other person. It is not the postman’s mistake that you didn’t receive a response. If there is a letter on your name to be delivered, the postman will deliver it even without your plea. But he can’t do anything if you don’t get any mail in the first place.
7. How can a human incarnation of God Like Lord Rama do Padanamaskaram to other souls, i.e., falling at the feet of sages in the forest?
[A question asked by Kum. Laxmi Thrylokya.]
Swāmi replied: God always said, “I am a servant of My true devotee”. All those sages at the time of Lord Rama were His true devotees. Like He said, He will treat a true devotee as His master. Naturally, a servant will fall at the feet of the master. Similarly, Rama fell at the feet of the sages. He has assembled many rules to help us understand His actions. If you ask Him for an explanation about His action of falling on the feet of the sages, He will immediately respond, “According to this particular rule, I have done it.”
8. Why did Shankara say that all souls are God?
[Swami Himself stated the above question and He Himself gave the answer.]
Swāmi replied: Shankara wanted to turn atheists into theists. He did not say that all atheistic souls are God. Let’s suppose I say that the people of Hyderabad living in a locality called Dilsukhnagar are qualified for admission into a particular college. Now, I know that there are many people living in Dilsukhnagar, but if I say that only a specific person in Dilsukhnagar will get an admission, then the other people living in the locality will oppose it feeling that I am being partial. So, even though I know in My mind that I want to grant admission to only one specific person, I still have to say that people in the entire area are eligible for the admission. My offer will look fair and impartial only if I say that everyone from that locality is eligible for admission.
Similarly, the statement ‘All atheistic souls are God’ cannot be accepted by everyone, because there are many other devoted souls. If Shankara had made such a statement, His plan would have been spoiled. Instead, He said ‘All souls are God’ so that even atheistic souls are included in the statement subtly. As stated in the example above, only one person in Dilsukhnagar really needs the admission, not everyone else. But, if we say that we will grant admission only to that particular person, it will seem as if we are displaying partiality. Similarly, only the atheists needed Shankara’s statement that the soul is God. But in order to make it look as if He is being impartial, Shankara preached that every soul is God.
9. Swami, wouldn’t this statement of Shankara (all souls are God) cause a loss to those devotees who were following Dvaita at that time?
[A question asked by Kum. Laxmi Thrylokya.]
Swāmi replied: God can take care of devotees later on, but first, the atheists need to be taken care of—they are like individuals suffering from terminal-stage cancer. So, first, the atheists needed to be turned into theists. When the atheists asked Shankara why they did not gain any powers, He told them to develop devotion in order to obtain the complete power of God (Ishwaranugrahadeva…). When Shankara said that devotion to God is necessary to realize Advaita, He effectively indicated to the followers of Dvaita that they should continue on their path as usual. So, there is no real loss to the followers of Dvaita. It is relatively easy to teach students who come to the classroom. But, it is impossible to teach those students who never even step into school to study and roam around on the roads. Such students are like atheists. This unimaginable feat of turning atheists into theists could be accomplished by Shankara because He was an incarnation of Lord Shiva (Shankara Shankara saakshaat…).
10. Swami, You have given a simile saying that water is the knowledge, manure is the devotion and the plant is the practice. Here, is the seed the desire to attain God?
[A question asked by Kum. Swathika Shanmugam.]
Swāmi replied: How can the seed be the desire (theoretical) when the plant is Karma Yoga (practical)? Only the seed of a mango tree can give rise to a mango tree. Similarly, the seed of the tree that represents practice should also be practice. The material of both the seed and the tree should be the same. The seed in this case is the decision to start doing practice.
11. Satyabhama killed Narakasura to protect Krishna. Is it because He was her husband or because He was the Lord?
Swāmi replied: Satyabhama killed Narakasura by the will of Lord Krishna, who wanted to give credit to Satyabhama for that deed. Actually, Narakasura was the son of Satyabhama because she was the incarnation of Mother earth. Her intention was only to serve the Lord.
12. Narakasura is the son of mother earth but she was in another avatara when she killed him. How should we look at this?
[A question asked by Shri Hrushikesh.]
Swāmi replied: Satyabhama had killed Narakasura under ignorance. If she had known that Narakasura was her son, she might not have killed him.
13. Can it be said that Siriala and Abraham, who sacrificed their children, crossed the Anahata Cakra?
[Devotees like Siriala (in the case of Lord Shiva) and Abraham (from the Quran) sacrificed their children for the sake of the Lord. Can it be said that they crossed the Anahata Cakra for His sake?]
Swāmi replied: To say that they have reached such a state of devotion towards God means that they have crossed their bond with their children (anahata cakra).
14. Swami, we know that Satyabhama had kicked Lord Krishna with her foot. How can such a high-level devotee do such a thing?
[A question asked by Kum. Laxmi Thrylokya.]
Swāmi replied: Here, you have to remember that He becomes a servant of His true devotees. The devotee then becomes a master of the Lord. In a movie, you may have seen a scene where the master kicks the servants when the servant falls at his feet. The love of God goes to an unimaginable extent.
Once, Goddess Sarasvatī, the deity of knowledge, said that Daṇḍi is a poet and that Bhavabhūti is a scholar (Kavir Daṇdiḥ Kavir Daṇdiḥ, Bhavabhūtistu paṇḍitaḥ). Kālidāsa, in a fit of rage, asked Goddess Sarasvatī “Then, who am I? O prostitute!” (Ko’ham raṇḍe!). The Goddess then calmly replied that he and She were one and the same (Tvamevāhaṃ tvamevāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ). It meant that Kālidāsa was an incarnation of Goddess Sarasvatī Herself! The goddess did not get angry with Kālidāsa for his abusive words and She did not burn him to ashes. She recognized the abusive words of Kālidāsa as an expression of his anger.
In the worship of Goddess Śakti, there is an important school called Vāmācāra (Samaya Mata), in which devotees worship the Divine Mother by scolding Her. The Divine Mother quickly sanctions the boons desired by such devotees! We find that elders sometimes scold their children, but that scolding is only an expression of their love. If parents find other people bad-mouthing their children with a negative intention, they immediately come to their rescue and are ready to fight on the side of their children. It is said that when love becomes exceedingly intense, language loses its respect (Premātiśaye nīca sambodhanam).
Talking harshly and doing good is the speciality of great people. Talking sweetly and harming others is the speciality of cheats. Do not come to hasty conclusions without analysing the background just by taking the literal meaning of apparent words without knowing the actual intention behind them. Anger in the mind, in words, and in actions is certainly a sin, if the anger is towards a good person. For instance, when Sishupala kept on scolding Lord Krishna, the Lord destroyed him. Anger expressed to a bad person is not just not bad, but is actually good. It is, in fact, meritorious.
15. Swami, what is the difference between a kavi and a pandit?
[A question asked by Shri Hrushikesh.]
Swāmi replied: The pandit collects material from scriptures and literature that is already present. He learns and stores all the information in his head—his knowledge is more like a bookish knowledge. The kavi, on the other hand, is the one who invents new literature by his talent (Pratibha). Talent is the fruit of devotion towards the Lord.
16. Swami, what is the difference between a book (pustakam) and a scripture (grandham)?
[A question asked by Shri Ravinder Reddy.]
Swāmi replied: Both the words have the same meaning (paryaya padalu). It means to gather information together.
17. While driving, if I see someone driving rashly or violating rules, is it right if I scold him for doing so?
[Kum. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Swami, I have learned car driving recently. During that time, my teacher told me that whenever I see someone driving rashly or violating the rules, I should shout at them right away so that they don’t repeat it again. I feel that my driving will be disturbed if I do so. Is it right to shout at such people on the road?
Shri Hrushikesh asked: Swami, but what if the one at whom I am shouting is an arrogant fellow and instead of realizing his mistake, he comes to fight with me? What if I end up getting a beating from him for shouting at him for his own mistake?
Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Is it a sin if I try to oppose the sins of others with overconfidence when I actually don’t have sufficient strength or power to control their actions?]
Swāmi replied: Yes, it’s important that the person driving rashly realizes his own mistake. If you want to shout at them to help him realize his mistake, it’s ok. Otherwise, he may repeat the same mistake and become a trouble for many others. If we don’t act wherever possible to correct others' mistakes or sins even when we are capable of doing so, it is considered as laziness. If we are incapable of correcting another, we must leave them to their fate and pray to God to teach them a lesson.
Shri Krishna warned everyone including Bhisma and Dronacharya when they didn’t act against injustice even though they were capable of stopping the Kauravas. He said, “God will not be silent even if the ones who are capable of stopping the sin are silent. God shall surely punish both the one who is doing adhamra as well as the one who remains silent without trying to stop adharma. Eventually, both Bhisma and Dronacharya were punished for their inaction in controlling the sins of the Kauravas.”
If you try to oppose the sinful actions of someone who is stronger and more powerful than yourself, God will give you sufficient strength to face them. However, there is a chance of us judging someone wrongly due to our incapability of doing proper analysis. One must be very careful before coming to a conclusion. God will definitely support us if we take the right position.
18. Will the doer, supporter, promoter and enjoyer share the equal fruit even when the doer does a meritorious deed?
[Shri Karthik asked: Swami, I have learned from You that when someone commits a sin, the doer, supporter, promoter and the enjoyer of the sin receives the equal amount of punishment. Does this logic apply even when the doer is doing a meritorious deed?]
Swāmi replied: Yes, it applies for both sinful and meritorious actions. Suppose the fruit of a sinful action is 100 lashes, the doer, supporter, promoter and enjoyer will get 100 lashes each. It does not come down to just sharing the fruit of the sin—each of the 4 individuals receive the same original amount of the fruit that the doer of any action receives.
19. When I get intense suffering in my life, I am scared of all the past sins done by me. How do I get rid of this fear?
[Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Swami, my sufferings are due to my own sins. When I suffer intensely, I get scared imagining the number of sins that I would have committed. How can I deal with this? Also, what is the use of Grahopacharas? Does it amount to violating the administration of God if I do Grahopacharas?]
Swāmi replied: There is a way to avoid the fruits of our past sins. It’s like those Sankranti bumper offers! If we realize our sins, repent and then don’t repeat then ever again, the fruits of our past sins are all kept in cold storage. However, we should not be over-intelligent in thinking that we can commit sins throughout our lives and stop them when we are old and dying. In Christianity, this third step of non-repetition of sin is not emphasised. Christians repent for their sins but generally repeat them again.
Grahopacaras are nothing but donating some grains to beggars and offering prayers to deities of different planets to temporarily get relief from our suffering. By doing such donations and prayers, you can’t cancel your suffering—you can only get temporary relief. This is very helpful while someone is trying to reform completely. Once he or she is totally reformed, the fruits of those sins are permanently kept in cold storage.
Doing prayers to obtain temporary relief from the fruits of our sins is not in violation of God’s administration. It is natural for anyone to approach God in order to be relieved of one’s suffering. God responds to such prayers believing that the individual will reform in the future. God is not that rigid and strict in delivering punishments. God gives us suffering or punishment out of love in order to reform us. He always tries to change us with love.
20. Should we always wait for the Sadguru's orders to fight against adharma?
[A question asked by Shri Hrushikesh.]
Swāmi replied: It is good to have the order of the Sadguru before taking any action against adharma. But, we should act even when the Sadguru doesn't ask us to, provided we are capable enough to deal with such adharmic people. We shouldn’t expect orders from the Guru for every small issue. A master once told his servant to carefully see if a dog came that way. The dog eventually came, but the servant simply kept looking at it without chasing it away. The dog ate all the food and left!
Shri Anjaneya was never ordered by Shri Rama to burn Lanka. He was only asked to find Sita and come back. Even though Shri Anjaneya wasn’t ordered to burn Lanka, He did so because He was capable enough to give a strong warning to Ravana. Shri Rama appreciated Hanuman’s initiative and even embraced Him.
21. Swami, I am facing troubles whenever I oppose adharma or the seemingly wrong actions of others. Please advise.
[A question by Smt. Sudha Rani.]
Swāmi replied: The troubles that you are facing might not necessarily be due to your attempt to oppose adharma. They might also be the fruits of your own past actions, which appear to be the fruits of your current good deeds. However, there is also a chance that we have a defect in our effort to oppose adharma and that we are truly facing troubles because of those defects.
I am never afraid of the consequences of speaking true spiritual knowledge. I should be afraid if I am expecting something from the others to whom I am preaching. I expect nothing from anyone. Everyone in this world begs to fulfil their worldly desires only from God. Why should I beg the beggars? I will directly depend on Lord Datta for all My needs. I need not be afraid of any consequences of speaking truth because Lord Datta is My protector.
22. While explaining about Valli Kalyanam, Shri Chaganti garu said that our body itself is like an anthill and the Kundalini in it is like a snake living in that anthill. This kundalini itself is under the control of Lord Subrahmanya Swami? How much of this is true, Swami?
[A question asked by Shri Satthi reddy.]
Swāmi replied: Here, the Kundalini is nothing but the mind. It is a mode of awareness. Every thought of ours is a mode of awareness and that itself is the Kundalini. It is not something which remains in the Mooladhara cakra in the form of a snake. It is a pictorial representation of a certain concept, like when we say that electrons rotate around the nucleus in different energy states named 1s, 2s, 2p, etc. All these terms are the names that we gave to different energy states of electrons. They don’t really exist. Likewise, the Kundalini is just the mind attracted to worldly bonds. Unless we cross these worldly bonds, we can’t go towards God.
Let’s say that a student is not performing well in his studies. What could be the reason? It is because he is distracted by watching movies, reading novels, etc. Similarly, our mind is also not attracted to God because of its attraction towards worldly bonds. In the presence of one strong attraction, all the other minor attractions will not have any effect. So, vairagya (detachment from worldly bonds) should be due to strong devotion towards God. But to develop the initial attraction towards God, we must have at least a little detachment from worldly bonds.
If we listen to the Bhagavatam, we will develop devotion to Shri Krishna. But to listen to the Bhagavatam, we must reduce our worldly engagement at least to a little extent. If the devotion to God develops, worldly detachment naturally occurs. In order to send a child to school, we need to give him a chocolate. Once he develops interest in his studies, we need not give him chocolates anymore. So, to gain knowledge from the Sadguru, we should first listen to Him by reducing our worldly engagements. Only then will devotion develop. So, we should put that initial effort to become at least a little detached from our worldly entertainments.
The mind is nothing but a force of attraction. They say that it moves like a snake in a wavy form. The mind is, after all, a wave form of energy. There is no such thing as the Kundalini. It is a concept used to cheat people out of their money. It is said that the Kundalini has to cross many cakras—which are nothing but our worldly bonds—in order to reach the Sahasrara cakra, which is the highest cakra that represents God. These cakras represent the obstacles in our path to reach God. Our worldly bonds act as obstacles in our effort to attain Him. God also tests us with our own worldly bonds. The cakra that is very difficult to cross is the Anahata cakra, which represents the attachment to one’s own children (putreshana). Even the great sage Vyasa failed when it came to overcoming his attachment to his son. Vyasa ran behind his son, Shuka, when his son was leaving him.
The other difficult bond to overcome is the bond with one’s life partner. When compared to the bond with one’s children, this bond is not very strong because in one’s old age, the bond with one’s life partner naturally reduces. The attraction to one’s life partner is just like the pension that a retired Government employee receives. That attraction is because of the memories one has with one’s life partner during one’s young age. The attraction that is developed towards the life partner during one’s young age is like the salary received by a Govt. employee during his service. However, there is one more reason why one loves his or her life partner even when one becomes old. It is the love towards one’s children, which is common between both the partners. Even if one says that he or she wants to donate everything to their children, the life partner will not oppose this desire because both partners love their children. So finally, putreshana or the bond with one’s child is the strongest bond.
The mind (Kundalini) is the energy that exists in wave form. Lord Subrahmanya Swami is also in the form of a snake, which is similar to the shape of a wave. So, they say that both are one and the same! Forget about this, what is the similarity between an ordinary snake and Lord Subrahmanya Swami? Subrahmanya Swami has the form of a snake, but not every snake is Lord Subrahmanya. Garuda has the form of an eagle, but not every eagle is Garuda. Nandishwara has the form of a bull, but not every bull is Nandi. Shri Krishna was a human being, not every human being is Shri Krishna!
To be continued...
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