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Swami answers questions by Shri Anil on Christianity

Posted on: 24/04/2023

Shri Anil asked:

1. What is the meaning of “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again”?
[Questions on Bible: John 3:1-6 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus: 2 Nicodemus came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus...

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Do these verses prove that Jesus was alive even after crucifixion?

Posted on: 24/04/2023

Shri Anil asked: Luke 24:36-40 While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be to you." (37) But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit. (38) And He said to them...

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As per the Quran, why did God create things in pairs?

Posted on: 24/04/2023

Shri Anil asked: Surah Yasin 36: Glory be to the One Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs—˹be it˺ what the earth produces, their genders, or what they do not know! Swami as per the Quran why did God create things in pairs?]

Swami replied:- “Marriages are made in heaven” is the background saying of this concept...

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The concept of mediated God (God Datta) from Mandukya Upanishad and Purusha Suktam

Posted on: 24/04/2023

Dr. Nikhil asked: Padanamaskarams Swamiji, Based on last night's (15/04/2023) discussion in the satsang, regarding the Puruṣa Sūktam, I seek the answer to the following question from You. Your servant, Nikhil.
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣat describes the mediated God (God Datta) to be made of four parts (So’yamātmā catuṣpāt). These four parts are described to be the four states of waking, dream, deep sleep, and the fourth unimaginable state (Parabrahman). In the Puruṣa Sūktam, the mediated God (God Datta) is said to have four parts...

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Can You suggest some physical exercises that can help to keep fit?

Posted on: 23/04/2023

[Ms. Thrylokya asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, You told that mocking at stout people is good because that will provoke them to do exercises by which their body weight gets reduced. Can You briefly suggest various physical exercises that can help this aim?]

Swami replied:- Physical health is very very essential for every soul in worldly life (Pravrutti) and in spiritual life (Nivrutti) as told “Śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharma sādhanam”. This means that this body is the first instrument...

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If the mother of a son is born as his wife in the next birth, is it not a sin?

Posted on: 23/04/2023

[Ms. Thrylokya asked: You told that Sage Ashtaavakra stated in explaining spiritual knowledge that the mother of a son is born as his wife in the next birth. Is it not a sin?]

Swami replied: It would have been the most serious sin if that mother in the previous birth came as wife in this birth along with her own body. The inner soul is having only theoretical ideas (samskaara) and the external physical body...

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If two actors acting in husband-and-wife roles fall in love and marry, what will be the explanation?

Posted on: 23/04/2023

[Mr. Abhiram K asked: If two actors acting in husband-and-wife roles fall in love with each other and got really married, what will be the explanation?]

Swami replied: There is a weak ignorance bond while both are loving...

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If an advaitin feels himself as God and enjoys bliss, how is he different from a real incarnation?

Posted on: 23/04/2023

Mr. Abhiram K asked: The experience of bliss is the ultimate fruit of any achievement. Even if I am not God, suppose I think that I am God and live in bliss always, what is the difference between me and a real human incarnation? I am also telling that I am the human form of God and I will also arrange some devotees to praise me as human incarnation. If an Advaita philosopher is living with such belief enjoying...

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Please compare the imaginable awareness of the individual soul with the unimaginable awareness of God.

Posted on: 23/04/2023

[Prof Dr. JSR Prasad asked: Sāṣṭāṅga praṇāmas Swami. Please explain the imaginable awareness of the individual soul comparing with the unimaginable awareness of the unimaginable God. Often confusion is coming between the two due to the common word ‘awareness.’]

Swami replied:- If you see these two words ‘unimaginable awareness’ and ‘imaginable awareness’, anybody will certainly be misled by the common word awareness present in God as well as the individual soul. Everybody will certainly jump...

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What do You mean by Your statement that inert items and non-inert items are generated from the ocean of Maayaa?

Posted on: 23/04/2023

[Prof Dr. JSR Prasad asked: In one of Your discourses, You told that from the ocean of Maayaa, inert items are generated like ice-blocks and when some ice-crystals were filled with water, living beings were created. What is the essence of this description? -At Your holy lotus divine feet]

Swami replied:- This description means that by unimaginable power, both inert items and living beings were created. The simile shows homogeneity between inert and non-inert items. From inert energy only, inert matter...

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Miraculous reappearance of a lost Gold Coin!

Posted on: 23/04/2023

[By Shri Gopi Krishna]

Guru Datta, Sri Datta, Prabhu Datta. Namaste Swami ji, I would like to share a miracle that I recently experienced by the grace of Shri Datta Swami. Couple of years back, Swami protected me when I faced a crisis at my job. Back then, some of my superiors tried to remove me from my job & they wanted to favor their persons. I prayed to Swami for protection & Swami told me that He would protect...

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I need Your blessings to overcome all the problems I am facing right now.

Posted on: 22/04/2023

Shri Sandeep kumar sinha asked: Pranaam Swami🙏 I need Your blessings to overcome all the problems I am facing right now. Be it neck deep debts I am in or the spiritual experience which i had  sometimes...

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Swami answers questions by Smt. Chhanda

Posted on: 22/04/2023

1. Is it cheating if I use my hard-earned money to Sadguru which I could save after receiving some ancestral property?

[Smt. Chhanda asked: Padanamaskaram Swami. Will it be considered as cheating if I use my hard earned money to the lotus feet of the Sadguru which I could save after receiving some ancestral property (intended to use for personal benefit)? What should be the correct approach...

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How did Shabari spend her time when she was waiting for Rama?

Posted on: 22/04/2023

Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. I have read the life history of Sabari (in Google) that she has waited 13 years for Lord Srirama in Matanga Muni asramam alone. I request You to tell me about the qualities of Sabari , her mental status, how she spent her time...

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Did sage Vyaasa really run after His son or was it only a divine drama?

Posted on: 22/04/2023

Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: You said sage Vyaasa, the king of sages, ran after His son who was running for God. Isn't it a Divine drama?

Swami replied:- It is real, real and very very real. It is real that nobody...

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Swami answers questions by Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya

Posted on: 22/04/2023

1. Can I confirm the belief system learnt by me in the past with You?

[Since my childhood I have read, listened so many things, I believe them and now obtained You Still I want to confirm all my beliefs with You because You are God, am I wrong?]

Swami replied:- How can you ask Me such a question like “You are God, am I wrong. If I say that you are not wrong, will I become God? You have to analyze Me through My knowledge whether I am the God Datta or not. You should not believe Me...

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How are we responsible if our donated funds are mis-utilized by TTD trust members?

Posted on: 22/04/2023

Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, my question is regarding donations done at Tirupati. My wife says - "I have analysed and found Lord Balaji as God and I make the donation at Tirupati temple. How am I responsible if the funds are mis-utilized by TTD trust members? Lord Balaji will punish the sinners misusing the funds. The analysis of Samvida deyam etc., will apply only if someone is donating to a Guru in person...

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Should we react to misery or not?

Posted on: 22/04/2023

[Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, in a discussion, someone said - "Lord Buddha told that an enlightened soul will not react to misery". Did He really say so? You said that one should be able to enjoy misery also. Kindly clarify. At Your lotus feet, -Durgaprasad]

Swami replied:- ‘React’ means reacting negatively. A yogi enjoys even the misery...

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What is Yoga and Bhoga at the level of Maya, Maha Maya and Mula Maya?

Posted on: 22/04/2023

[Shri Jayesh Pandey asked: Padanamaskaram Swami Ji!]

Swami replied:- At any level, Yoga means awareness or even physical association with the human form of God. Bhoga means enjoyment of fruits of merits and punishments of sins. Maayaa means the illusion...

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What is Dharma and Karma at the level of Maya, Maha Maya and Mula Maya?

Posted on: 22/04/2023

[A question by Shri Jayesh Pandey]

Swami replied:- At any level, Dharma means justice clarified in the divine...

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