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Gurudev, there are times when I feel close to the Divine, and other times when I feel the Divine so far away. Why this fluctuation?
I think you have too much time sitting and thinking about yourself, whether your close or not. Get out and work for the world. Do something for the society. Keep yourself busy. When you do seva, you get merit, and because of the merit, you can ... -
Gurudev, during meditation, what is the benefit of keeping our eyes open by just five to ten percent? In many statues and idols of Lord Buddha, He is often depicted with His eyes half-closed. Please tell us something about this.
When we close our eyes, we drift into the world of our mind, our thoughts and emotions – which is called the Manorajya (literally meaning the kingdom of the mind). When our eyes are open, we are engaged in the outside world. So when you close your e ... -
I am from the Research field. I find it very difficult to invent new things and innovate. What advice can you give to researchers like me so that we can enhance our creative talent?
You should meditate regularly. Meditation and Vairagya (dispassion) will really help in this. Every once in a while, you should just sit back and realize that this entire world is just like a dream. This entire world will come to an end one day ... -
Gurudev, following religion to a large extent sometimes makes a person rigid. Some people become righteous but ultimately they suffer and others around also suffer. Have we understood religion wrongly?
That’s it! You said it correctly. We have understood religion wrongly. Now we need to move from religion to spirituality. The intelligent ones will do that. The intelligent one will not get stuck up in the religious sentiments. We are beyond the relig ... -
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 ... -
Gurudev, many people get scared to see us youngsters take on the spiritual path. How to convince them that this is a blessed path for every soul, and in fact a privilege?
Don’t try to convince them. Just be yourself and they’ll get convinced. It will happen automatically. You trying to convince them will make it worse. It should just show up in your behavior; your love and compassion. ... -
Gurudev, I happened to meet an American diplomat who has been on the spiritual path for 40-45 years. He said that some saints have visions of a kingdom of God, which is blue. Millions of souls are hovering around to get inside the kingdom of God, but that is possible only through a master. I just wanted to know whether all this is true.
In the Gita also it is said that, among the millions, only few will walk the path, and amongst the few who walk the path, only a few will come to know me well. Among these 8.4 million types of species on the planet, human species is only one. Af ... -
Gurudev, why does it become increasingly difficult to handle the family? I can handle and influence everyone but the ones I love. What is lacking?
You have to do it indirectly. You have tell someone who is close to your family and influence the family through them. Perhaps they know you too well! If you are so centered, and if you live the knowledge a hundred percent, then you will see that ... -
Gurudev, it has been said in the Yoga sutra ‘Tivra samveganam asannaha’ (Those who seek liberation wholeheartedly without feverishness attain liberation quickly). For liberation does one need speed or peace?
Yes, you need a quick pace. Often when we need to do something good, we say 'Inshaallah!' (an Urdu wish meaning ‘May God will it so’), and we often say that if God thinks it best it will happen, etc. When it is for ourselves, if we want a car or a job ... -
Gurudev, when opposite values are complementary, does it mean that when more people meditate, more people will express negative tendencies like jealousy and violence?
You never know (laughter). All these negative emotions are distortions of love. They are off-springs of love. If there is no love, there can’t be jealousy. If there is jealousy that means there is love. Arrogance is too much love for onese ...