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VIOLATION OF JUSTICE IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS NOT ACCEPTED IN GENERAL

Posted on: 08/01/2017

Smt. Padma Ram asked: Please explain Dharma sukshma, which is useful in the daily activities of a human being.

Swami replied: Dharma means justice. It is clearly known. To speak truth is justice. To speak a lie is injustice. “Speak truth” is called as vidhi dharma or justice insisted. “Don't tell a lie.” is nishedha dharma or negation of injustice. Apaddharma means the justice modified in certain cases. Dharma sukshma means the deep analysis of a case in which the apparent justice...

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Datta Veda - Chapter-3: Preparing For The Spiritual Path

Posted on: 02/01/2017

[Spiritual Preachings of Shir Datta Swami at Srisailam,29-03-1993, 4.00 am.] Generally, devotees think that if one has seen the energetic form of God, it is the highest stage. But, I assuredly tell you that it is the lowest step. There is nothing in it. Several times Ravana saw the energetic form of God (Shiva). But, Ravana was not blessed by the God and was bitterly killed along with all his family! Rama never saw God Shiva, but was blessed by God with grand victory. What you should aspire is the grace of God and not mere vision of God. As the Prime Minister goes in the street, you might have seen him. But, you are not favored by him in anyway. There is another person, who has not at all seen the prime minister. But, the Prime Minister was pleased with his application and sanctioned a big post to him. Between these two, who is the lucky person? Obviously the second person is fortunate. Hence, you must always try to impress the mind of God...

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UNIMAGINABLE DIFFERENT FROM INFINITE

For Scholars Posted on: 01/01/2017

Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, 1) Swami! In Your recent message You mentioned that this universe is infinite and its boundary is invisible but imaginable as the core is. Due to presence of unimaginable God around the boundary one will never reach the boundary of universe to see its edge. If core and edge of universe is imaginable then if a radius is drawn from center of universe to its edge, such radius shall be definable and measurable since it passes through imaginable domain. In such case the end point is also definable. Atheist may argue...

Swami Replied: 1)You cannot bring finite and infinite to the unimaginable domain (God). The reason is that you cannot make distinction between two unimaginable items since any number of unimaginable items become only one unimaginable item. Since you can distinguish infinite (universe) from finite (a tree), both these infinite...

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MIRACLE IS UNIMAGINABLE EVENT AND CHARACTERISTIC OF UNIMAGINABLE GOD

Posted on: 24/12/2016

Dr Nikhil asked: In the poem composed by Shankara there is a line “Shivah kevaloham”. The translation of this line can be done in two ways. 1) The word ‘kevala’ (only) stands as an adjective to God Shiva or 2) The word ‘kevala’ (only) stands as an adjective of Myself (Aham). The first way is preferred by Advaitins and thus every soul becomes God Shiva. How can you explain this verse in the second way only?

Swami replied: In the first way, the translation will be “the only President of India is Myself”. In the second way “only I am the President of India”. In both these ways “Myself is the President of India” is the result. Of course, in the first way the stress is given on the President and in the second way stress is given on Myself. Hence, the conclusion...

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IF EVERY HUMAN BEING IS GOD, IT SHOULD PASS THROUGH BOLTED DOOR EVEN IF IT DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS GOD

Posted on: 18/12/2016

Dr. Nikhil asked (on phone): You said that atheist does sins since he does not believe in the existence of God. An Advaita philosopher also feels that he is God and hence, does not agree in the existence of God other than himself and hence, can we say that he also does sins like an atheist?

Swami replied: There is difference between Advaita philosopher and atheist. Atheist believes in his existence and believes neither that God other than himself exists nor believes that he himself is God. The Advaita philosopher believes in the existence of God...

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Datta Veda - Chapter-2: The Paths of Wordly And Spiritual Life

Posted on: 03/12/2016

[Spiritual Preachings of Shir Datta Swami at Srisailam, 23-3-1993, 4.00 am.] Yajna means sacrifice. Dravya Yajna means sacrifice of food materials after worshipping God. Food is converted into inert energy, which in turn is converted into awareness in a specific system called nervous system. Thus, if you give food to someone, it means that you are donating inert energy to that person, which is becoming awareness. Apart from awareness, the inert energy is responsible for several activities like blood circulation, respiration, walking, talking etc. This inert energy is turned into awareness partly when it enters a specific system called brain and nervous system. No doubt, you have donated the awareness or nervous energy...

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DECISION OF REBIRTH IN HANDS OF GOD AND SOUL SHOULD BETTER THINK NO CHANCE OF REBIRTH

Posted on: 27/11/2016

1) Isn't this statement by Prophet Mohammed proof that Islam like Dharmic Tradition believes in the concept of rebirth?

The Prophet said: …I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred… [Bukhari 4.54]

Swami replied: Hinduism believes in rebirth of the soul. Christianity and Islam do not believe in rebirth. Thus, both these are extreme contradicting concepts without the Aristotle’s middle golden path. This means that there are three possibilities: 1) Every soul has rebirth, 2) Every soul has no rebirth, 3) Some souls have rebirth...

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EACH SOUL DEVELOPS ITS OWN DIRECTION BASED ON FREE WILL GIVEN BY GOD

Posted on: 26/11/2016

1) Respected Swamiji, Namaste, Kindly clarify the following question,

There are many scientific inventions. A few are path breaking and have immensely benefited the world. But others are mediocre in quality and are not useful/have failed. Some have actually been harmful to humanity. Also, many inventions have only promoted sensory enjoyment largely and are leading people to waste a lot of time. In view of above, kindly clarify if the statement "vijnanam yetad sarvam janaardhnath" should apply only to path breaking inventions that have benefited mankind? Sincerely, Balaji

Swami replied: The scientific logic leading to inventions is blessed by God. Hence, the energy required for a scientific process and the resulting discovery are certainly due to the grace of God (Janaardhana) only. The application of the discovery is the direction of the invention in...

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POWER OF ATTRACTION IN MY KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY TRUTH

Posted on: 13/11/2016

Dr. Nikhil told “Your translation of Datta Veda is amazing”. Smt. Devi (wife of Dr. Nikhil) told “to whomever we give this knowledge, such person is terribly attracted!”

Swami replied: The power of attraction in My knowledge is only truth, which is the first requisite of preaching the spiritual knowledge as per the Veda (Satyam jnanam). Truth is always very clear and very attractive. I have not made any effort to keep clarity and attraction in My preaching. I just stuck to one basic requisite...

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AWARENESS SEPARATED FROM EXISTENCE OTHERWISE EVERY ITEM OF CREATION HAS AWARENESS

For Scholars Posted on: 06/11/2016

[Objections raised by a forum user to Swami’s teachings (as propagated by a devotee)]

1) Quote: The Higher Self to you is God to me; we just use different terms. We can use any number of words to point out the ultimate reality. However, the ultimate reality is beyond the most subtle of thoughts or imagination. It is completely unimaginable.

Objection - Based on that, the remainder of your comments would then seem to demonstrate a considerable imagination. In any case, all well and good...

Swami’s replies to objections listed above are as follows: 1) Swami replied: Self means awareness. Self-awareness means awareness of thoughtless awareness, which is experienced in meditation where you dissolve all thoughts and be aware of your pure awareness. Awareness is specific work form of inert energy...

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Datta Veda - Chapter-1: The First Message of Lord Datta

Posted on: 05/11/2016

[Spiritual Preachings of Shir Datta Swami at Srisailam, 12-03-1993, 4.00 am.]

Pilgrimage is the body and experience is the mind in it,
What is the use of the body in the absence of the mind?
The experience in the pilgrimage reveals divine secrets,
Which are the main points of the spiritual knowledge.

There is no use of pilgrimage if spiritual knowledge is not attained in it. Mere pilgrimage without divine experience is just a picnic! Mind, word and action are the three instrumental forms of the spiritual effort or spiritual power (energy). Of course, you can use these three for the sake of essential needs and there is no objection here. But, don’t waste these three for unnecessary...

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CONTROL OF LUXURIES NOT LOSS AND IN FACT BENEFICIAL TO GET GOOD HEALTH

Posted on: 03/11/2016

1) Shri Phani asked: My friend Shri Gopi Krishna is feeling very much for the comments of Shri Swarupaananda ji like calling Baba as ghost in burial ground.

Swami replied: Daksha also criticized Lord Shiva as leader of ghosts (bhutapati) living in burial ground. Lord Veerabhadra (He is the deity of our family or ‘Kula Daiva’) removed his head by very sharp sword in physical sense. The head is characterised by the intelligence or argument. I will cut such argument by My knowledge-sword...

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TOMB OF HUMAN INCARNATION OF GOD MOST SACRED PLACE OF WORSHIP

Posted on: 29/10/2016

Shri Pavan asked: Recently, again Shri Shankaracharya (Shri Swaroopananda ji) criticized Shri Shirdi Sai Baba on the following points: 1) People are worshipping the ghost (Baba) since the tomb (Samadhi containing His dead body) is being worshipped. People going to Shirdi temple are going to the burial ground only since tombs are present in burial ground only...

Swami replied: 1) This Shankaracharya belongs to the tradition of Adi Shankara. There is the sacred tomb of Adi Shankara near Himalaya Mountain. People go and worship the tomb of Adi Shankara. Now, will this Shankaracharya say that the worship of the tomb of Adi Shankara is...

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Devotion Should Grow Gradually Step by Step and Such Devotion is Sacrificial

Posted on: 17/10/2016

[Questions on Bible] Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give Your explanations to following verses/parables taken from New Testaments of Bible written by St. Mathew. Some of the verses are stand alone verses giving enough understanding still Your commentaries on those are highly appreciated for the benefit of all devotees...

Swami replied: Parables are elaborated similes presented as independent stories in the beginning and the concepts to be compared to them run below it. The points of concept are already covered in the simile and hence the points of concepts are also easily understood. Instead of giving the concept in beginning and parable later on, the reverse is followed because the reader is already familiar with the simile

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What are the differences between mind,intelligence and ego?

Posted on: 17/10/2016

Swami replied: Mind, intelligence, memory and ego (manas, buddhi, chittam and ahankara respectively) are called as the four internal instruments...

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JOB OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE PROPAGATOR STARTS WITH INTRODUCTION OF EXISTENCE OF GOD TO PUNISH SIN

Posted on: 15/10/2016

Shri P V N M Sharma asked: Do You preach Nivrutti only to the devotees of Nivrutti level and not to devotees of Pravrutti level? You say that welfare of the world is the goal of Pravrutti and pleasure of God is goal of Nivrutti and You also said that God is pleased with Pravrutti. How to reconcile both?

Swami replied: I told only that you should maintain large extent of the subject of Pravrutti and a little Nivrutti shall be introduced as medicine in the food of Pravrutti. Certainly, in the overall picture of the spiritual knowledge, Nivrutti is the highest level and its fruit is highest and eternal without any risk (Nivruttistu mahaaphalaah). Nivrutti is higher than...

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HUMAN INCARNATION BACK BONE OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY FOR HUMANITY

Posted on: 14/10/2016

Shri P V N M Sharma asked: The human incarnation is very much confusing because sometimes you say that God and human being merged homogeneously and the human being is God for all the devotees. At the same time, you say that God is different from human being component for the sake of human being component. Both these points are confusing devotees. Please give full clarity on this point.

Swami replied: This topic is back bone of spiritual knowledge especially for humanity. In fact, in your above statement itself, the answer is very clear. For all the devotees, who like to talk with God and serve Him directly, the human being component itself is 100% God because the merge is homogeneous for all practical purposes...

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TREAT DISEASE AS FRUIT OF PAST SIN IF NOT CURED BY MEDICAL TREATMENT

Posted on: 13/10/2016

Shri Anil asked (by phone): In the recent ‘Mahima Yamuna’, I read about curing various diseases. What is the place of medical treatment in this context?

Swami replied: I quoted the first line of the verse from ethical scripture in My previous reply to you on this topic (purvajanma krutam...). Your present question touches the second line of the verse (which I have not quoted in the previous message), which says that whenever a disease attacks you due to the previous sin or some other natural...

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CREATOR, CONTROLLER AND DESTROYER OF SLEEP-DREAM IS BUNDLE OF THOUGHTS STORED IN YOUR MEMORY

Posted on: 12/10/2016

Shri Kartik asked: 1) Some people in this world have the ability to dream in a lucid manner. That is to say, they are aware of the fact that they are dreaming and in turn, successfully control their dream environment to a certain level. Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon that has also been proved scientifically in recent times. My question to You is this - is it important for a soul to be aware of its dream...

Swami replied: There are two types of dreams: i) day-dream or lucid dream, which is just an imagination without sleep that causes ignorance of the reality. ii) Sleep dream is the dream that is created by certain thoughts where the dreamer is captured by ignorance and is fully controlled by the dream due to ignorance of the reality...

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SINS DONE TILL YESTERDAY IN THIS BIRTH ITSELF CAN BE CONSIDERED AS SINS DONE IN PREVIOUS BIRTHS

Posted on: 11/10/2016

Shri Ani asked: In the recent second part (Vishnu Lahari) of the book called ‘Mahima Yamuna’, it is mentioned that every problem of health is having the reason as the sin done in the past birth. What is the main message of all these type of miracles in the spiritual knowledge?

Swami replied: The ethical scripture (Dharma Shastra) says “the sin done in the previous birth comes as suffering of illness (Purvajanma krutam paapam vyaadhirupena baadhate). As the fulfilment of the scripture, the sin is mentioned. The only message is to convey that one has to undergo the punishment for sin...

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