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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 ... -
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 ... -
Gurudev, no matter what I do to please my husband he is never happy. He keeps finding faults in me. What should I do?
If you know that this is his habit then why are you getting so disturbed? Accept him and move on. Keep yourself happy. If you do not get disturbed by his behaviour then he will start to change. Every person has some or the other negative quality in t ... -
Gurudev, in the Gita you have said that God is everywhere, but how can one experience this practically in everyday life?
See, these are two aspects to knowledge. One is Bodha – the knowledge itself, and the other is Vyavahara – meaning following the knowledge and experiencing it practically. You know that in your house, the doors, tables and ch ... -
In Jainism it is said that yagnas should not be performed because fire kills several living organisms. I have attended the yagnas (ritual offering and sacrifices to the sacred fire) here and they were very good, beyond words. How do I understand what the scriptures say in Jainism?
The main essence of Jainism is meditation. The second is ahimsa (non-violence). They both go together, ahimsa and meditation. Religions have blossomed at different times and at different places. According to the time and place they have said th ... -
Gurudev, you mentioned that Lord Krishna says in the Gita, ‘I am not governed by the three gunas and neither do the three gunas reside in Me’. To understand this, you gave us the example of the clothes a person wears. But then looking at the clothes I am wearing, does it not appear that these clothes are also me?
If you are present in the clothes that you wear, then you are also present in the cupboard, and also present in the washing machine! (Laughter) Clothes get washed but you do not. So how can you say that you are within the clothes? Just think a ... -
It seems we are rag dolls. Could you please throw some light on this?
Yes, it is a very big philosophical question. If you ask anyone who did very good work, or those who have done the worst crime, they say somehow they did not do it, it just happened through them. This is the experience of many people. There is so ... -
Is there anything common between communism and spirituality?
Yes. What is Communism? The essence of communism is all are equal and spirituality says the same thing. Lord Krishna was the first communist. He said, ‘Yo mam pasyati sarvatra sarvam ca mayi pasyati tasyaham na pranasyami sa ca me na pranasyati< ... -
My mother is very strict about maintaining cleanliness and purity at home. This starts from the morning till the night. She is also very particular about Pooja and other rituals. This creates a lot of problems at home. Why do I have to be like this? Is this a must? I think she does not love me.
See, the Shastras (scriptures) nowhere insist on a strict practice of maintaining cleanliness and purity. We need to understand the deeper meaning behind this. Two types of cleanliness are there. We have the maintain Antahashuchi (cle ... -
Gurudev, at the Upanishads, you were talking about turning the intellect inwards in order to experience Brahman. Is this possible when there are desires? I still get tempted to choose what is nice, over what is right. What do I do? Love you.
Well, I think you have too much time to examine yourself. Come on, get busy. Do some seva, do some good actions and be natural. I am not one of those who say, ‘Oh you should put some bitter things into everything that you eat, and why do you want to t ...