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[Shri Kishore Ram asked: Paadanamaskaram Swamiji, The word ‘I’ (aham) is connected to the soul, not the body. But I have a question — why is this sense of ‘I’ (ego) seen more strongly in male souls, where the male ego often becomes an obstacle in spiritual progress? Is this male ego something that exists by nature (by design), or is it a defect related to the male body, or is it something specific to that particular soul? At Your Divine Lotus Feet, Kishore Ram]
Swami replied:- Body is called as the fruit of previous deeds (Karma Phalam). When a soul in human birth confines itself to eating, drinking, sleeping and sex only without making any effort in learning the spiritual knowledge...
1. Could You explain the significance of stars in astrological analysis?
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, one of my friend, Shreeharsha, has asked the following question. Request You to kindly enlighten us.
Question 1: Could You explain the significance of nakshatras in astrological analysis? Where we should use the nakshatras, Also, should we take into account the outer planets like Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto? If not, could You clarify why these planets...
1. Were the other two tests related to attachment to children and money also divine dramas performed by the Gopikas?
[Shri Kishore Ram asked: Paadanamaskaram Swamiji, Swami, You explained that the Raasakeli dance between Lord Krishna and the Gopikas was a Divine Drama performed by God to teach a lesson to souls in Kaliyuga. Since most people in this age live sinful lives, especially involving illegal sexual relationships, this divine act was meant to redirect such desires towards God instead of worldly attachments. By doing so, the soul can reach God instead of falling into hell — without the need to completely suppress the feeling itself. At the same time, You said that this drama was also a test of the Gopikas’ attachment...
1. Is my understanding of lust belongs to body and love belongs to heart correct?
[Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. You are saying love is different from lust. I understand lust belongs to body and love belongs to heart!?
Swami replied:- Service by body also comes under love. The heart also can be related to lust if the heart is filled with romantic feelings. Love belongs to heart, but it is also expressed by the service with body...
Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga Namaskaram Swami, the scholars of Bhagavad Gita say that the first step is Karma Yoga (service and sacrifice), the next step is Bhakti Yoga (devotion) and the final step is Jnaana Yoga (spiritual knowledge). But, You told the reverse of this sequence. Since God Datta is very famous in correlation, can You please correlate both these reverse...
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[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Swami, please explain how boredom of God was compared to death when You say that there is no deficiency of anything in the case of God?]
Swami replied:- i) The unimaginable God has everything with Him since anything is materialized by His will that is created by His omnipotency. In His case, we say that He was not bored in real sense and the boredom...
1. Why did Lord Rama accept Sage Agastya’s advice and build the Shiva Linga for killing Ravana?
[Shri Kishore Ram asked:- PaadaNamaskaram Swami, my humble request You to kindly clarify the questions given below. In the Ramayanam, after the war, when Lord Rama was returning with others, Sage Agastya advised Him to install a Shiva Linga at Rameswaram as a remedy (pariharam) for killing Ravana, since killing a Brahmin is considered a great sin (Brahmahatya Mahapaapam). My question is: although Ravana...
1. Do the five inert elements arise from awareness or from the unimaginable awareness of Parabrahman?
[Smt. Chhanda asked: Paadanamaskaram Swami. While going through one of Your discourses, I got the following doubts. I would like to get enlightened from You on these. “The mind is a form of awareness. From this mind, i.e., from awareness, arise the inert five elements. The properties (dharma) of inert are different from the properties (dharma) of awareness.” Is it so Swami that five inert elements...
1. Did Sudaama refrain from asking for help out of self-respect or devotion?
[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Paadanamaskaram Swami 🙏 Dattam Vande Jagat Gurum 🙏 I request You to kindly answer the below questions 🙏
Sudama was poor and went to meet God Krishna with the intention of seeking help. When Krishna saw him, He lovingly washed Sudama’s feet with His hands and sprinkled that water on His own head. Sudama offered parched rice...
Shri Anil asked:-
1. Why did God ask Abraham to do something evil (human sacrifice) to prove his love? Isn't that contrary to His nature?
[A question from internet forum. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil]
Swami replied:- It is only a test of true love. He stopped the test when Abraham became...
1. What are similarities and differences among the below three incidents?
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. i) When Lord Brahma hid the cows and cowherds in Vrindavan, Krishna spent a year taking all those forms. ii) In the Rasa Leela, He took as many forms as the number of Gopikas. iii) He took the forms to fulfil the duties and responsibilities...
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8. Please enlighten on the following argument.
[Swami, the same friend asked “If God had not allowed the first sin to happen, there would have not been a first victim-soul, who suffered for no fault on its side. Therefore, God becomes the reason for the first sin, which is the root cause for the subsequent bad actions. When God does not allow the fresh case of sin, there would have been no retort case at all. By allowing the fresh case, God is also allowing retort case. Instead of this, He can prevent the fresh case by saving every...
[Swami, my atheistic friends are asking the below questions. Please enlighten my friends through Your divine wisdom. – Ms. Thrylokya]
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1. How to overcome the idea of suicide in my mind?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- One of my old friends said, “Many a time since childhood, I get a strong desire to commit suicide at soul level so that I remain permanently in peace without any activity. How to overcome such idea in my mind?” Swami, please enlighten my friend with Your answer.]
Swami replied:- By true spiritual knowledge, you can overcome such extreme pessimism. The aim of the life of any created soul is only to please God through devotional service by propagating spiritual knowledge...
1. Did Krishna bear the punishment of the Gopikas who passed only the test of Dareshana or for the 12 who passed in all the tests?
[Ms. Swathi asked: Padanamaskaram Swami 🙏 Swami, did God Krishna bear the punishment in hell for all the Gopikas who passed only the test of Dhareshana (bond with spouse), or only for the 12 who successfully...
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...
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1. What is the meaning of the mask of sattva quality as in Dhritarashtra?
[Smt. Chhanda asked: Padanamaskaram Swami! Following (Q1 to Q5) are a few statements from Your enlightening discourses where I found some difficulties in understanding. Please remove those ignorances. “In some, the mask of sattva quality is covered on the outside. Such a person is Dhritarashtra.” What does this example mean Swami? Is it only covered by mask or he does not have the sattva...
Ms. Saatvika asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, You say that God created this creation for His divine entertainment, which is to enjoy the true love of climax devotees. But, the love of God towards His devotees is unimaginable due to which He undergoes a lot of suffering and puts a lot of effort to uplift the soul to climax stage. Therefore, can we say that God's unimaginable love...
[Shri Anil asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, I request You to give the answers for the following questions, at Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil. A question from internet forum.]
1. Why does not Krishna stay permanently for our guidance?
Swami replied:- If the teacher teaches the class continuously without giving any interval, the students can’t absorb the teaching properly. Between one and the next incarnation, there shall be a gap just like the student...
1. Does God grant human birth forever for the one who is always engaged in earning money?
[Smt. Chhanda Chandra asked:- Paadanamaskaram Swami! Swami, in one of Your discourse, following is written: “So do the most important duties and use the rest of your time and energy in the service of Lord Datta or earn money with the remaining time and energy”. Does it then mean that if one is always engaged in earning money, God will grant him human birth forever?]
Swami replied:- By earning, a devotee can do the sacrifice of fruit of work for the sake of God’s mission...
Smt. Chhanda asked:
1a. Is worldly knowledge only Rajasic and Tamasic?
[Recently in reply to Prof. Prasad’s question, You told that Sattvam is characterized by knowledge and such knowledge is also spiritual knowledge. Based on this, can we say the following:
Does it mean that all worldly knowledge...
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