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[This Satsanga (spiritual discussion) with His Holiness Shri Datta Swami happened at Hyderabad on 11th October 2025. Many local devotees attended this Satsanga including Ms. Thrylokya, Smt. Annapurna, Shri PVNM Sarma, Shri Hrushikesh, Smt. Vaishnavi, Shri Karthik, Smt. Suma Lavanya etc.]
1. How to correlate this concept of ‘Evil Eye’ with the concept of ‘Cycle of deeds’?
[Devotee asked:- Swami, a Guru told us that we are suffering from Nara Drushti (also called as “evil eye”) referring to the negative energy or gaze cast by others due to their jealousy on us. But, You have clearly explained...
1. How to keep faith in God when He is not saving kids from getting raped?
[Jinia Islam asked (Forwarded by Shri Hrushikesh):- I am finding it hard to keep faith in God as even people with good intentions like kids are getting raped or killed in wars or plane crash. If God is the ultimate supreme power, why can’t He save them?]
Swami replied:- Why don’t you criticize a judge, who is killing people by granting death punishment? Here, he is seen directly killing the people. You may answer that since they are criminals...
Ms. Kiranmai asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami! I read Shri Guru Charithra whenever I feel low, everytime I read I get stuck at one adhyayam where a Chandala recalls past lives after Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami places vibhuti on him. He learns he was once a Brahmin but is now born as a chandala, Swami tells the reason is due to abandoning his parents. If castes are formed out of the interest in a field one chooses...
1. Will You please explain what are the characteristics of each worldly bond?
[Shri Uday Boya asked: Padanamaskaram Swami! In yoga, wheels or lotus flowers represent strong worldly bonds such as Mother, Father, Life partner, Child, False preacher. Will You please explain what are the characteristics of each bond which helps me to self-analyse my progress!]
Swami replied:- Dhaneshanaa, the bond with wealth has no significance at all if the spouse...
1. What is meant by liberation from cycle of deeds or bond of deeds?
[Shri Avinash Kakumanu asked: Namaskaram Swami, This is asked in reference to points 24 and 26 in Part 1, Chapter 1 of Sri Dattaguru Bhagavad Gita. What exactly is meant by liberation from cycle of deeds or bond of deeds? For liberated souls, how does the deed “fruit and deed” thought cycle behave? Is it different from other souls? When You said, I will liberate only My servant, does...
Smt. Sudharani asked: Padanamaskaram Swami. Thank You Swami for caring and nurturing me every minute. Swami, sage Durvaasa could transform his anger into continuous love in his next birth as Radha. Is such an extremely opposite quality modification possible in the case of an ordinary soul...
(Many local devotees have attended this Satsanga given by His Holiness Shri Datta Swami)
Health is the real wealth. The essence of the ancient science of ‘Ayurveda’ is that a healthy person attains longevity in life and this longevity must be utilised in the service of God to please God and earn His grace so that the soul is protected here while alive as well as in the upper worlds after death. God’s grace is important not only to attain salvation in spiritual life (Nivrutti), but also to attain...
[Shri Kunal Chatterjee asked:- Today, a lot of corruption and wrong thinking of human beings exist everywhere in the world. What is the solution for this?[
Swami replied:- In the beginning of the creation, for a long time (Kruta Yuga, which was for 17 lakhs years), there was lot of discipline everywhere. Slowly, the human beings got bored with the routine and strict discipline...
1. Kindly guide us if it is a sin to drink non-veg. milk.
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, Request you to kindly answer the below question.
In the recent past there has been a lot of debate about the Non-veg milk. Non-veg milk refers to milk from cows that have been fed feed containing animal byproducts like bone meal...
Shri Kenan Waked asked: Swami please guide me...Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba always insisted on not asking for material desires. But now I have become 35 years and because of my poverty, I started doubting myself and deservedness...
Shri Hrushikesh asked:Dear Swami, Request you to kindly help us with the answers for below question. Every year we celebrate the birthday of my daughter. During this event the guests are served with a meal. Some guests leave food in plates...
Shri Akula Digamber asked: I am in difficulties and mentally depressed. Bhagavan, I am not able to understand my life. Now, I am suffering difficulties for whatever sins I have committed in my previous...
Ms. Jahnavi Gouru asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, In the path of pravṛtti, when someone is going through difficult times and asks for our help, how far should we go to support them? Should we first consider our own comfort, or should we prioritize their needs above ours and maintain a niṣkāma...
Dr. Revathi asked:- Among the families of siblings, is it correct to expect invitation for gatherings once in a while, asking whereabouts frequently and providing emotional support in need? We are not expecting monetary...
Prof. J.S.R. Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga Namaskāraṃ Swami. Recently, I heard that walking immediately after taking food is very good as per the latest reports of medical science. Kindly give Your comments. -At Your divine holy lotus feet
Swami replied:- There is a popular English saying that one must rest after lunch and walk...
Part-2:
11. Is the Nivrutti based on Pravrutti, a real Nivrutti?
[Smt. Chhanda Chandra asked: Swami You always say that Pravrutti is the basis for Nivrutti, which is very clearly understood. In the last Satsanga, the reverse of this was also established very nicely that Nivrutti is the basis for Pravrutti. But Swami, is this Nivrutti...
1a. Does God always protect the one who follows justice?
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, I request You to kindly help us with the answers for the below questions. When a person strictly follows rules of justice laid by God and leads a justified life, does God always protect such person?]
Swami replied:- God protects the justified life of any devotee provided...
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: What should be the response towards a person, who insults me? Should I retaliate and insult the other person? or should I leave the Justice to God to decide? As God is the real administrator and no injustice happens in his administration.]
Swami replied:- If you are stronger than the other person, you can retort the humiliation after thoroughly analyzing the whole situation. It may be possible that the other person is advising...
Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, You have nicely summarized Your entire philosophy in Datta Swami Trisutra Matam. However this topic can be shared with only those, who are in the path of Nivrutti. Can You please give us a set of commands (commandments of Datta Swami) for the path of Pravrutti..
Shri Durgaprasad asked: God gave freewill to souls. Gita says everything is under the control of God, which means that the fruit is as per the will of God. Can we say an invention done by souls (such as a mass destructive weapon) is finally sanctioned by God for some purpose? Otherwise, why not God stop such ideas at the root level...
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