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(Brahma Jiiva bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
10) Jīvakaś cet jagat sraṣṭā, suṣuptau līyatāṃ jagat॥
Unmatto bhāṣate caivaṃ, vinodaṃ necchati sma yat!॥
[The world should have disappeared when the human being is in deep sleep, provided this bloody soul is the creator of the world. This world, including this soul in deep sleep, is created by God and therefore...
(Brahma Jiiva bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Shri Rajiiva Uvaaca:-
[Shri Rajiiv Spoke]:-
1) Nāśabda mīkṣates sūtrāt, Brahma cin niścitaṃ śrutam |
Hetunā kena nohyaṃ tat, jagadūhyaṃ samantataḥ॥
[God is decided to be the awareness based on the Vedic statement (Tadaikṣata…) as stated in the Brahmasūtram (Īkṣater nā'śabdam), which says that God thought to create this world. Thinking is the quality of awareness. Therefore, God must be awareness so that He thought like this. On the other hand, you are saying that awareness is not God. By what reason is God unimaginable while the world...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
31) Śaṅkarasya jaganmithyā, satyaṃ Lakṣmaṇa Madhvayoḥ।
Jagadasat svayaṃ Brahma — sattayā jagadasti sat॥
[Śrī Śaṅkara told that this creation is mithyā, which does not mean non-existing. The world is inherently non-existent, but becomes existent by the existence of its creator, God, since God Himself has gifted existence to the world. Śrī Rāmānuja and Śrī Madhva told that the world is existent. Śrī Śaṅkara told that the world is neither existent...
[Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskārṃ Swami. Kindly enlighten me by clarifying the following doubts:]
1. What are meant by theoretical and practical devotions?
Swami replied:- Love to God expressed as excitation is theoretical devotion. Love to God expressed as service and sacrifice is practical devotion. Mere theoretical devotion without practical devotion is like a fake currency note...
[Shri Abhiram asked:- Swami, love has a defect, which is that it is always associated with the accomplishment of some selfish aspiration. How to solve this problem?]
Swami replied:- Love to God in the beginning stage may have the desire to fulfil some selfish worldly aspiration since God Krishna said that in the beginning stage, every system is surrounded by defects like the fire in the beginning stage of burning is surrounded by smoke (Sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgni rivāvṛtāḥ). The devotee shall not be discouraged by this starting trouble. As long...
[By Smt. Vijayalakshmi]
Paadanamaskaaram Swami, I am Vijayalakshmi, a mother of two daughters living in Vijayawada. I am a homemaker and my husband, Uday, works for a Bank. I am one among those devotees, who keep waiting for Swami to come to Vijayawada so that we get to see Him and listen to spiritual knowledge from Him. My friend, Lakshmi Lavanya, has introduced me to His Holiness Shri Datta Swami and the moment I met Him, I realised that I had reached...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
16) Śaṅkaraḥ prāha mudheti, bhaja Govinda mityapi |
Jīvo Brahma na tat prāha, Lakṣmaṇo dvaita magrataḥ॥
[If you think that Shri Shankara really believed that every soul is God, He should not have addressed a scholar (not an ignorant soul) as a fool because every soul is God. If every soul is God, Shri Shankara would...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
11) Śaṅkaro vakti hṛddvaitaṃ, nāstikāya vacastrayam।
Taraṅgas sāgare naiva, viparīta miti stutau॥
[In the heart of Śrī Śaṅkara, Śrī Madhva (Dualism)exists. Only for the special project of conversion of atheists into theists, Śrī Śaṅkara had to use the technique of three statements (You are God, You exist and hence, God exists). Śrī Śaṅkara revealed His original idea...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rājīva uvāca:-
[Śrī Rājīv spoke]:-
1) Oṃ Namo Guru Dattāya, Madhvācāryāya cottamam।
Trigurūṇāṃ matānyuktvā, brūhi Datta Guro! Hitam॥
[Aum. My best salutation goes to Shri Guru Datta and then to Śrī Madhvācārya. O Guru Datta! Please explain the three philosophies of the three divine preachers called Śrī Śaṅkara, Śrī Rāmānuja and Śrī Madhva. Finally, tell me which philosophy should be followed by human beings for their spiritual welfare.]...
[Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Saashtaanga namaskaram Swami, kindly correlate the two statements: i) Abhadhnan purusham pashum – (souls are using God like an animal tied to the cart), ii) Adhishthanam tathaa kartaa… daivam caivaatra pancamam (God is only 20% responsible for the success of deeds of the souls).]
Swami replied:-
i) The first Vedic hymn is related to the context of free will granted by God since souls were very much bored by the discipline for a long time in Kruta Yuga. In that Yuga, people were not having any freedom and were doing justified deeds only as per the direction of God. After the Kruta Yuga, the bored souls got free will from God along with the divine preaching that gives instructions against...
[Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ Swami. When Nivṛtti (spiritual life) is said to be capable of giving the highest fruit (Nivṛttistu mahāphalā), what is the need for Pravṛtti (worldly life)?]
Swami replied:- Pravṛtti is a part of the path to Nivṛtti and therefore, while explaining the path to Nivṛtti, Pravṛtti has to be explained. Like this, Pravṛtti is not the main topic, but it is a sub-topic of the path that leads to Nivṛtti. Nivṛtti gives the grace and closeness of God and this divine fruit is the highest. There is no doubt in this concept. But, Pravṛtti helps the attainment of Nivṛtti. Pravṛtti is concerned...
[Prof. C. Annapurna asked:- God Krishna took an oath before the war that He will not handle any weapon in the war. But, He took the wheel of a chariot and using it as a weapon, He ran towards Bhīṣma to kill him in the war. Is it justified to break an oath taken by Krishna, Who is the ultimate God?]
Swami replied:- When Duryodhana and Arjuna came to God Krishna asking for His help in the war, God Krishna said that He has taken an oath not to fight using any weapon. One cannot argue that the wheel...
33. The unimaginable God appears as a human incarnation or as an energetic incarnation. But can He appear as space?
[Devotee asked: There is a particular point I did not understand in a discourse You had given:
“The unimaginable God appears as space or subtle energy, which is an adhyasa or superimposition.”
In my understanding of the above point, the unimaginable God appears as a human incarnation or as an energetic incarnation. But can He appear as space?]
Swāmi replied: How has God created this universe? According to Shankara, it is a superimposition or adhyasa. God appears as energy because energy is relatively real while He is absolutely real. The example of the rope...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
Dear Devotee,
I am sending the last verses of fourth chapter of Anu Gītā to you along with other devotees. By this, the entire Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Gītā associated with the Uttara Gītā and the Anu Gītā is completed. The number of chapters and number of Sanskrit ślokas are exactly same as of the original Bhagavad Gītā associated with the Uttara Gītā and the Anu Gītā. The Bhagavad Gītā contains 18 chapters, the Uttara Gītā contains 6 chapters and the Anu Gītā contains 4 chapters. Similarly, the Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Gītā contains 18 chapters, the Uttara Gītā contains 6 chapters and the Anu Gītā contains 4 chapters. Number of verses in each chapter are also exactly one and the same. This total book contains 28 chapters and this total book is completed today. — Phani.
52) Lokavat karṣakaṃ jīva – dvandvaṃ bhinnaṃ parātmanaḥ।
Vidyut vallyā'vidyut tantrī – yogavan na samatva dhīḥ॥
[The sweet devotion to God looks very attractive because in the world, the same sweet romantic fascination towards another human being is very much pleasant and very much desirable. In the world, the romantic union...
[Shri S. Phani Kumar asked:-]
Swami replied:- Parāvara means human incarnation of God because the meaning of the above quotation is “When God is seen”. For human beings, God can be seen only in the human incarnation. For energetic beings...
23. Swami, in order to exercise, we go to gyms, attend zumba dances, etc., where there are very big mirrors while worldly music is also played continuously. Should I avoid such locations so as to not become too body-conscious?
[A question asked by Kum. Thrylokya.]
Swāmi replied: It’s not necessary that everyone who goes to such places becomes body conscious. It depends on the individual. Some people may be capable enough of not getting distracted by such an atmosphere and they may go to such places simply to maintain their physical health. But if you feel that such an atmosphere will disturb your spiritual progress, you can decide to keep away from...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
44) Aśamo durguṇāveśaḥ, drāgartha vāda lolupau।
Śamaḥ prathamataḥ proktaḥ, śrutau tāpasa pāmarau॥
[The lack of patience and the strong influence of very sinful qualities in Kali age make the soul to become hasty and jump to catch the chocolate immediately as soon as the devotee enters the reformation-field. When God told a sage...
Shri Ganesh V asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji, You have clearly said that the real yagna is to feed the human incarnation of God. That is real yagna is karma phala tyaga and for sanyasis karma samnyasa. In the light of the above meaning of Yagna...
1. Does Sade Sati occur when Saturn transits the sign before the Moon, over the Moon and after the Moon?
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Please give answers to the following questions. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil antony
What is Sade Sati of Shani? Does it occur when Shani (Saturn) transits the sign before the Moon, over the Moon, and the sign after the Moon? Or is it related to the transit of Shani before, on, and after the Lagna (Ascendant)?]
Swami replied:- Sāḍesāti is 7½ years period of Shani transiting 12th, 1st and 2nd houses of the gocāra astrological chart subsequently. Sāḍesāti is effective only to Janma lagna (decided by birth time) and Nāma...
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...
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