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  1. Where is the Jeeva and the Atma before birth? What is the difference between Jeeva and Atma? How is a Jeeva born, and where does it come from?

    Both are same. Life comes into the body at the time of conception, and sometimes at the time of birth also. The soul enters the body at the time of conception or the time of birth. Sometimes one soul stays up to birth and another soul comes at birth< ...
  2. Dearest Gurudev, today you said that truth is hidden between the consonant and the vowel, which is so beautiful. Can you please speak a little more about it?

    Different letters affect different parts of the body. Our body is like a garland of letters, it is called akshara maalika (garland of letters). You are a mala or rosary yourself; different letters affect different centers. Sanskrit, the o ...
  3. Can you please tell us about Narayana. Who and what is Narayana?

    Narayana is not a person. Narayana is the consciousness which is present in the human nervous system. Narayana is made up of light; a body that is made up of light. When you become totally hollow and empty, you incorporate that light body wit ...
  4. Gurudev, like there are different types of speech, are there different types of silence?

    Are there different types of emptiness. Silence is silence, emptiness is emptiness. If a bowl is empty, you can't ask what type of emptiness is it. But if it is filled you can ask what is it filled with. In speech, there are four different type of spee ...
  5. Gurdev, if Art of Living has everything to do with spirituality and nothing to do with religion then why do we sing so many bhajans about Krishna and Hindu Gods in general?

    Now, singing is part of spirituality. And the ancient chants that we sing are called mantras, they have vibrations that have an impact on you. So it is just a way of life. Om Namah Shivya is called mantra, and chanting mantras is part of spirituality ...
  6. Can you tell us about Kali Yuga.

    There are four Yugas; time is divided into four aspects. 1. Satya Yuga, when there is a lot of positivity 2. Treta Yuga, when the positivity goes a little down 3. Dvapara Yuga, when ...
  7. Gurudev, we worship the whole body of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, but we worship only the Linga of Lord Shiva, why is it like this?

    The Linga is a symbolic representation or swaroopa of Lord Shiva. First you understand what Linga is. Linga is a symbol. Why are genitals also called Linga? That is because it is the symbol through which ...
  8. Dear Gurudev, where is Mount Meru and what is the significance of Mount Meru?

    Mount Meru is the mystical mountain of energy. There is no physical location of Mount Meru. ...
  9. Gurudev, if we lose our footwear or if someone takes it away, is it true that they take away our bad karma?

    If it was an expensive shoe, then yes, it is better to think that way . At least you will get peaceful sleep at night. But if it was a cheap slipper… (Gurudev nods his head). See the main idea was to tell the people to be in the present m ...
  10. Gurudev, often we read in the Puranas of Indra committing some sin. We never read of Agni, or Varuna, or Vayu, or any of the other Gods committing sin. There must be some significance or some learning from this as well, just like the story of Ganesha. Could you please explain the spiritual meaning of this?

    Indra is the mob psychology. What we call mob mentality? A group has a mind of its own. That group mind is called Indra. Indra is supposed to have one thousand eyes. One thousand eyes do not mean that somebody has eyes ...