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  1. Ram was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, then why was he born only with only 10 kalas when he could have been born with 16 kalas?

    Don’t worry what Ram was born with, or not born with. All these great men have said some wonderful things, and the essence of it all is, honor nature, honor yourself and honor people around you. The essence of all the teachings in th ...
  2. Gurudev, it is said that the relation of the Earth element is with our nose, or smell. Please tell us about the elements and our senses.

    Yes, the Earth element is related to smell, and hence the nose. Water element is related to the taste, or tongue. There is saliva in our mouth, due to this we are able to taste something. So water element is related to taste. The fire element is ...
  3. Can you please speak about Kaal Bhairava?

    Kaal Bhairava is the Lord of Time. Time itself is the Divinity.Do you know what the vehicle of Kaal Bhairava is? It is Shwana (Dog). Shwa means Yesterday or Tomorrow, Na means Not. ...
  4. Dear Gurudev, in the context of creation and Pralaya (meaning the ultimate dissolution of creation), two terms are often used: Mahatattva (the supreme principle or element of creation) and Tanmaatra, which are both difficult to understand. Can you please throw some light on this?

    Tanmaatra means a measure of any sensation or phenomenon that happens within our body (the minimum quantity of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch that can be perceptibly experienced by our five senses). It is a measure of anything that ...
  5. Dear Gurudev, did Om originate from silence, or did silence originate from Om? Which is the root, Om or nothingness?

    Om is the origin of everything. If it is called the origin of everything, how can Om originate from silence? Silence is absence of sound, but Om is beyond silence. All sounds come from silence, but Om is not a sound like all other sounds ...
  6. Gurudev, there seems to be a connection between Lord Shiva and the Rudraksha beads (seeds of a tree used as prayer beads). The Rudraksha has many faces like one face, two face, twelve face and so on. What is the meaning of that?

    You don’t worry about that. It’s just a marketing technique used by those who sell Rudrakshas. The single sided Rudraksha bead is just bigger than the double sided one. The important thing is that you should be Ek ...
  7. Gurdev, why is Ekadashi very dear to Lord Krishna? Today is Vaikunth Ekadashi. Today after celebrating it with you, are the doors of Vaikunth (Paradise) open for us?

    You should first understand what 'Vaikunth' (in Indian mythology, referring to the abode of Lord Vishnu) means. It is a place where there is no lack, or shortage; there is only abundance.It is written in the Srimad Bhagawatam, that ev ...
  8. It is said that one should keep their ancestors happy. Once people leave from this body and go to another world, do they still feel happy or sad?

    When you meditate and you are in knowledge, that knowledge can pass on to them as well. There is a beautiful ceremony in India called Tarpan. Tarpan means fulfilling, satisfying. A son or daughter prays for their ancestors, who have pass ...
  9. Gurudev, what is Raj Yoga? Is it only for kings?

    Raj Yoga means getting things without much effort. What you are doing is Raj Yoga. You are getting everything on a platter here. You didn’t have to do all that Lord Buddha did. How many years he walked miles and miles! What not he did! He f ...
  10. Dear Gurudev, the participants aspiring to do the Vedic Wisdom course want to know more about the Gayatri mantra and Sandhyavandanam. Can you please talk about this.

    You know life is three states of consciousness – waking, dreaming and sleeping. When waking state ends and dreaming state begins; when dreaming state ends and sleeping state begins, and when sleeping state ends and waking state begins, at these junction po ...