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  1. Gurudev, what if Abhimanyu, Nachiketa and Eklavya (characters from the Indian epics) come together? What lessons can today’s youth draw from them?

    Eklavya teaches us how to be a student; how to learn, and how to feel the connection with the master.He teaches us how to have that one-sided love, one-sided connection, and how that can bring about skill within you. That is what we can learn ...
  2. Gurudev, in the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna expresses grief and fear at the thought of waging battle against his own kin. Why is this grief that he expresses also called as Yoga?

    You need to understand what Yoga is. Yoga is not limited to Yogasanas (body postures), Pranayama and meditation. Mixing two herbs is also considered as Yoga in Ayurveda.The conjunction of two or more particular planets is also called as Yoga. ...
  3. Gurudev, in the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, it is described how every warrior blew his own conch before the start of the battle. The names of the different conches are also mentioned. What is the meaning of narrating this? Please explain.

    I feel there is some great secret behind narrating this. There must be some meaning behind the name of every conch shell mentioned in the verses. People who are good at research should put their minds to this and find out what the secret is.The name ...
  4. Gurudev, Today I read in Patanjali about truth consciousness. Is it inborn, or can it be cultivated?

    Both. It is there, but it needs to be increased. Just like how rice is inside the paddy, but the husk on it has to be removed. ...
  5. Gurudev, Vedanta says let go of everything, but our scriptures advise to take everything. Which is the better option?

    To let go, you need to be holding on to something in the first place. So both are right. If one says get into the bus and the other says exit the bus, unless you get into the bus, you cannot exit. So you need to do both. ...
  6. Gurudev, you have talked about Solah Kalas (referring to the sixteen extraordinary abilities or Divine qualities). Which are these and what is their importance?

    The word Kala usually refers to the extent by which the moon waxes (or wanes) in one day. So by this understanding, the Moon possesses 16 different Kalas (different phases of the Moon). You can observe this from one Amavasya (No-moo ...
  7. Shiva is complete, then why does he get married to Parvati?

    This is like asking if God is complete, then why did he create this world. A spider is complete, yet it creates a web by its own saliva, and moves within its own web. Waves rise in the ocean, then where do they go? Are they going somewhere? Why do they ri ...
  8. Gurudev, are you Lord Krishna?

    Why? Are you going to bring some problems for me?Read Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna says, one who sees me in everything and in everyone, is really the intelligent one.'Yo mam pashyati sarvatra sarvam cha mayi pashyati tasyaham na pranash ...
  9. Gurudev, in the Agama tradition, it is said that the Asana (here meaning holy or revered seat of a deity) for the Devi (Mother Divine) is both Dharma (righteous conduct) and Adharma (immoral conduct or deeds). Can you please explain this?

    Yes, Shakti (here referring to the Mother Divine as the source of all energy) is present in both Dharma and Adharma. Otherwise, Ravana (the demon king of Lanka) would not have had the power to stand up against Lord Rama. He was stro ...