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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...
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...
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...
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...
This book contains a series of speeches given by Swami to Shri CBK Murthy and his wife Smt. Bhavani in Shrisailam. The couple recorded these speeches and published these speeches as a book in the name of ‘Datta Veda’, which became very famous in Andhra Pradesh and this book was published again and again for several times! These speeches are the first and foremost messages of Swami as the very beginning of His spiritual programme...
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...
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...
[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
Swami replied: Mind, intelligence, memory and ego (manas, buddhi, chittam and ahankara respectively) are called as the four internal instruments...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shri Anil 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...
For Scholars Posted on: 10/10/2016Shri Prasad asked: Can you please elaborate more regarding the entry of unimaginable God in to human form through energetic form only and not entering the human form directly?
Swami replied: First, at the very outset, I give a straight answer which is that when unimaginable God entered the first created energetic form called Datta (Narayana), then no human being or no soul in energetic body also existed to understand the entry of unimaginable God into energetic form called Datta. The explanation of the direct entry of unimaginable God into Datta...
Dr. Prasad asked: Your spiritual knowledge is vast! People say that philosophy starts where science ends. But, you are giving lot of importance to science in your philosophy. Please explain.
Swami replied: The knowledge became vast because all the points of the spiritual knowledge are elaborated using a systematic scientific analysis maintaining the highest clarity covering the various levels of all devotees related to all the world religions for bringing peace and harmony in the world. I can’t help the vastness in view of the above parameters. Moreover, in the present time, there is no scarcity of paper and ink or the vast area of computer...
Shri P V N M Sharma asked: It is said that a sinner is born in sinful atmosphere and it is also said that sinful atmosphere makes the soul sinner. Prahlada is born in demons and not changed by the atmosphere. How to reconcile all these points?
Swami Replied: A sinner is born in sinful atmosphere and the surrounding sinful atmosphere increases the sinful nature of the soul. It is a double punishment. Both don’t contradict each other. A sweet, soaked in sugar solution becomes sweeter. A saltish bread in salt solution becomes more salty. It is only reinforcement and not a contradiction...
Shri Anil asked: In the recent book on Your miracles, I found that You controlled the situation in the function of foundation stone for temple at Ayodhya. Similarly, why don’t You control the India-Pakistan Issue?
Swami Replied: First, you should realise the meaning of the word ‘You’ expressed in your question. The meaning of the word ‘You’ in your question is God Datta and not this human form called Swami which is medium. Of course, Datta merged with Swami and hence, Swami is treated as Datta. In this way, you should realise...
Shri P V N M Sharma asked: How to correlate the two contradicting concepts: 1) the human being component is different from God. 2) The human form (human being) in which God exists Itself is God?
Swami replied: Due to this question only, the spiritual knowledge (Brahma Vidyaa or Brahma jnaanam) becomes most complicated to be understood by the devotees. The general saying in the world also resulted due to this complication only and the saying is “Is it Brahma Vidyaa?, So that we cannot understand that?” The confusion comes only when you see...
Shri Anil asked (on phone): “I am requesting for Your analysis on the following points: 1) Are the miracles so important before the unimaginable knowledge given by You?
Swami replied: The level of miracles is very very low (not low, not very low, but very very low) since miracles are just meant to give a proof for the existence of unimaginable God as the source of the unimaginable events called miracles. Such proof is needed only for the atheist, who is in far lower state than theist. Even these theists were atheists only...
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