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  1. Why is there suffering when there is God?

    So that you can lift your eyes above this material world. Suffering has a purpose, which is to connect you to your self. Suffering indicates that you got too involved and carried away by all the relative and transient things around you. That is ...
  2. How to get rid of stress, other than practicing meditation?

    Drive a car behind a bicycle. Slow down. ...
  3. Gurudev, how do I make my parents understand that my Guru, knowledge and my yearning for the truth is of utmost importance to me? They just don’t seem to want to understand this.

    Why do you want them to understand? Keep your secret in your heart and serve them and make them happy. You don’t need to convince everyone about what you believe and what you think is right. If they don’t understand, it is their choice and t ...
  4. What happens to our consciousness that just by entering the ashram we feel happy and light?

    Yes, the vibrations of the place does affect the mind. That is why, ashrams are there and temples of knowledge are there for you to meditate and soak in the atmosphere. Whatever is happening, that energy gets absorbed by the trees, stones and ev ...
  5. Is there any connection between DNA and our ancestors? If so, please throw some light.

    Yes, absolutely there is. Where do you think your DNA originated from? It didn’t drop from the sky. Obviously,it has come from your ancestors. But I can tell you one thing that you may not know, a banana contains 50% of your DNA. A human being and ...
  6. Gurudev, I am in love with someone. How can I make out whether it is love or infatuation?

    You fall in love and you want me to tell you whether it is true love or not! You would need to decipher this yourself. Only the person who is eating would know the taste of the food. How can someone else advise on that? ...
  7. The question ‘Who am I’ has been pricking me since childhood and has not gone away and it drives me absolutely insane. Nothing makes sense. What to do?

    You are such a fortunate person. If other questions are driving you insane, I would not say so, but if this question ‘Who am I’, is driving you insane, you are the luckiest person, and you are the best seeker. This is good. Hold on to it!
  8. Gurudev, everything seems so simple and so easy when I'm here but once I'm out of here, that’s when all the challenges start.

    That's why it is necessary to be in the Guru's cocoon till you are able to fly as a butterfly. Knowledge is easier here. A worm's intention is to become a butterfly, but it does the opposite, it gets into a cocoon where it cannot even move out. Either y ...
  9. What does it mean to love yourself and what is the implication of it?

    This simply means to realize that you are loved, that's all. Love is not an act, it is what you are; your state of being. When you are calm, serene and subtle, that's what it is. Usually here in the west, if one is angry at oneself then i ...
  10. What are your thoughts on home schooling?

    That's up to you. If you want to play multiple roles, you can do that. But I think children should go to school and mix with other kids. See things from a bigger perspective. The world is like a dream. If you are stuck to events, you can neve ...