
[Satsanga was attended by devotees in large number. Some flashes of the spiritual knowledge radiated from His Holiness Shri Datta Swami are given below:-]
1. We must analyze our Hindu religion deeply and rectify our faults. Without rectifying our own faults, we don’t get the power to advise others. We must see the traces of our faults as huge hills and we must...
1. Kindly elaborate the meaning of the following parable from the Bible.
[Shri Anil asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, Kindly elaborate the meaning of the following parable from the Bible.
The Parable of the Talents [Matthew 25:14-30]:- “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two...
Shri Hrushikesh asked:Dear Swami, Request you to kindly help us with the answers for below question. Every year we celebrate the birthday of my daughter. During this event the guests are served with a meal. Some guests leave food in plates...
Shri Akula Digamber asked: I am in difficulties and mentally depressed. Bhagavan, I am not able to understand my life. Now, I am suffering difficulties for whatever sins I have committed in my previous...
Mr. Dean Rowe asked: Message: Jaya Sri Datta Swami !! I have been reading the Universal spirituality website for some time now. I am based in London, United kingdom, and seeking association of Sri Datta Swami's...
Prof. J.S.R. Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ, Swami. In yesterday’s online Satsanga, You told that in the case of a cat sitting on the centre of the compound wall separating two neighbour houses, the cat can neither be told belonging to one side nor be told belonging to the other side and similarly, the world can be told neither real nor unreal. But, here, we are discussing...
1a. Is it right that some holy scripture suggests a man can have multiple wives by marrying widowed or divorced or those left by their partners?
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: I read an article on multiple marriages and their importance in the holy scriptures of some religions. This article says that a man can have multiple marriages, have multiple wives and get married to those women who have been widowed or divorced or left by the partner. Is this a right?]
Swami replied:- Ethical scripture says that even a married woman can remarry...
1. Would You get fed up with any soul? How to get reformed and serve You always?
[Smt. Sudharani asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami. Among devotees of Shri Datta Swami or general public, would You get fed up with any soul? Assuming me as that object soul, please...
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami, My father wants to ask You some doubts. After 3 years of continuous prayers of mine to You, he is now joining Satsangas and reading Your knowledge and willing to trust You. I am very grateful to You for this. Because of (Your knowledge) You only, we are experiencing grace of God in our lives. He wants to ask You doubts...
Ms. Jahnavi Gouru asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, In the path of pravṛtti, when someone is going through difficult times and asks for our help, how far should we go to support them? Should we first consider our own comfort, or should we prioritize their needs above ours and maintain a niṣkāma...
Dr. Revathi asked:- Among the families of siblings, is it correct to expect invitation for gatherings once in a while, asking whereabouts frequently and providing emotional support in need? We are not expecting monetary...
Shri PVNM Sarma asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. To a devotee, who was regularly going to the temple at Bhadracalam from Hyderabad to see God Rama, You told not to travel so frequently and advised him to overcome the illusion of space. To another devotee, who is visiting You regularly in Hyderabad...
[Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked:- Swami, when God Himself remains as a celibate, why does He advice in the Veda that all souls must follow the path of marriage?]
Swami replied:- God maintained celibacy and this is understood by deep intricate analysis only. When God Krishna married Rukmini, she is the personified power (Shri Mahaa Lakshmi) of God Vishnu...
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Please give Your responses to the following questions. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil.]
1. Do countries have horoscopes? If so, what is the horoscope of India?
Swami replied:- Taurus or Vrushabha is the Raasi for India...
Shri Uday asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami! How to understand my limitations in my spiritual journey Swami? How does it lead to increased self-awareness and finally leads to self-realisation? I request You to guide me Swami
Swami replied:- If you reduce your ego and ambition for self-projection, you will realize your limitations and you will also realize yourself as the tiniest and most incompetent and undeserving...
1. Does supporting the organizations, which try to expose injustice, come under justice and please God?
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Across the world, poor people are getting exploited. The socialist and communist organizations in every country are trying to mobilize people exposing the injustice and hypocrisy in the political...
(Today is my Birthday and Swami answered my question stating that His answer is my Birthday gift. - Thrylokya)
Ms. Thrylokya asked: Swami, You told that Madhumati embraced Sage Dattatreya with sweet devotion towards her husband only. You may say that her fault is to embrace her husband while Dattatreya is doing the worship of God and hence, she was cursed by Dattatreya to become a demon. But, Madhumati knows that Dattatreya...
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami! Can You say a Mantra to me by which my mind can be attracted towards Lord Venkateshwara and Lord Krishna? Due to their polygamy, my mind is not getting attracted to them.]
Swami replied:- Mantra means a concept or a line of prose or poetry or song that attracts your mind naturally without the basis of desire for any boon in return. Nobody is authorized to give Mantra to anybody...
Shri S. Phani Kumar asked:- Swami, You said that God is the supporter of the entire creation including souls. But, in the Veda, it is told that two birds are sitting on a tree and one bird is God and another bird is soul while the tree is the entire...
Prof. J.S.R. Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga Namaskāraṃ Swami. Recently, I heard that walking immediately after taking food is very good as per the latest reports of medical science. Kindly give Your comments. -At Your divine holy lotus feet
Swami replied:- There is a popular English saying that one must rest after lunch and walk...
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