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How do some materialistic persons also get spiritual experiences?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- The main inseparable characteristic of God is the special divine knowledge. When you are associated with God in samadhi, you...

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What should we do with people, who do not realize that You are the complete and highest incarnation of the Lord?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- You have developed a rock-solid faith on Me that I am the human incarnation of the Lord. If your faith, which must have been...

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Will undertaking a pilgrimage help my spiritual development?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- First you must decide the level in which you are present. If you are in the preliminary ignorant state, you can proceed to the...

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Why does a person become a devotee at some times and a worldly person chasing desires at other times?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- You are better than a person who does not get the grace of Sadguru at all. You have not reached the goal yet. You are neither...

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Why does the mind waver violently with worldly thoughts and desires? Why does it refuse to calm down in meditation?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- First of all, you must know that meditation is not the real path to attain the grace of the Lord. Meditation means fixing your...

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Why should I leave my father when he himself wants me to become a saint?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- You must not be hasty in drawing fast conclusions, which may vary from case to case depending on their merits and defects. The...

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How can You reject imagination when the world itself is an imagination?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- I like to answer a question only when it is in the quest of truth. Such a question is called as Pari Prashna in the Gita. The...

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Is the mind destroyed by an objective approach to God?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- This entire universe is objective because the Creator is the subject and the Creation is the object. Any item in the Creation...

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Is it possible to practice your spiritual knowledge?

Posted on: 07/02/2005

Swami replied:- You analyse your bond with your wife and the bond with your son. You love your wife only for your happiness as said in the Veda...

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Rohit Gita - VI

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami: Oh Nikhil! How are you? Are you Happy?

Nikhil: Swami I am happy by your divine grace on me
Except some little mental disturbances that worried me

Swami: Oh Husband of Devi! Try to enjoy the worry
When worry is inevitable, enjoy it and be wise
Even continued happiness leads to mental worry...

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Why did Krishna steal butter and dance with the Gopikas?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- [Is it not a black scar on the full white moon?] First we must understand that the real aim in following Dharma (justice) is...

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In the tests of Datta, did all the Gopikas win?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- The Gopikas who won the test of Datta are called as the Siddha Gopikas. The the Gopikas who were defeated are called as Sadhaka...

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What is the essence of the Vishwarupam showed by Shri Vasudeva?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- You must understand the spiritual essence of Vishwarupam in which the entire world became the body of Lord Krishna. This means...

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Did Duryodhana start the Mahabharata war on a new moon day?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- I have taken this story that is circulated among the scholars in this world. The essence of this story is that the Lord is...

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Why did Lord Rama favor Shabari more than the sages?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- Shabari showed real love in the sacrifice to the Lord rather than formality. When Rama went to sages, they gave Him fruits and...

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Why did the Lord give salvation to Shabari and Hanuman but not to the other sages?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- The Lord is impressed by the spiritual values only and not by nationality, religion, caste, age, sex etc. The only real...

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What is the difference between Rama and Krishna?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- Rama followed Dharma [justice] and was number one in that. Due to this, Dharma [the Lord of Justice] thought that it is greater...

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How did Radha attain the highest position without sacrifice of work or wealth?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- Radha became mad in the love of the Lord and also died subsequently. Madness and death are the two last stages in devotion...

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Why was Ahalya cursed for her sin even though she was mentally pure?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- Ahalya was the daughter of Lord Brahma. When Indra came to the abode of Lord Brahma, she saw him and loved him. But Lord Brahma...

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What is the preaching of Kapila, who is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu?

Posted on: 06/02/2005

Swami replied:- In the third chapter of the Bhagavatam (Skanda), Kapila the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, preaches to His mother Devahuti. In the...

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