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  1. Dearest Guruji, despite God telling Adam and Eve not to have the forbidden fruit, they ate it. Is it because of that the world is suffering, please explain.

    That too, it was the fruit of knowledge or wisdom, something like that. That was the wisdom fruit that they did not listen to. You know, suffering is because we don’t honor wisdom. Suffering in the world is because of lack of wisdom. If there is wisdom, th ...
  2. Gurudev, Viveka is the realization that everything has impermanent nature. Then why is it so wrong to let go your commitment?

    See, if your commitment is going to create problem and bring sorrow to many, then you should drop the commitment. Like a youth told me once, ' I have promised the commander of Lashkar that I will give my life to this organization, I will bring the word of ...
  3. How to tackle a person who has double standards?

    With compassion. You know, double standards are because they don’t know the wealth that they are carrying in themselves. Each one of us is a treasure house of wealth. Deep inside, you have the Divinity, the light, the peace, the joy, the love that you are ...
  4. Dearest Guruji, how to balance personal life and professional life?

    Do you know how to ride a bicycle? How do you balance? Exactly! Don’t neglect your profession and don’t neglect taking time for yourself. See, you say the world does not change. Have you noticed if you are changing or you are not changing? You are changing ...
  5. Dear Guruji, to teach the new generation youth awareness about farming what can I do? What is my role?

    Yes, there are YLTP programs happening and you join the team and start educating people. Education, educating people about farming, this is seva also. ...
  6. Dearest Guruji, In the past lots of people have done seva but the world has not changed. Why should I waste time doing seva?

    Seva is something that is needed by other people. Suppose you are carrying a weight, heavy luggage, and you cannot carry anymore, then you look here and there, you want someone to help you, don’t you? See, we are all interdependent; everybody needs some he ...
  7. Dearest Guruji, you said let go of your concepts. How do you do this, please explain?

    You want an answer for this question? I am not going to answer. Someone asked me how do I improve my patience, I told them I will tell you five years later. ...
  8. Dearest Guruji, if the universe is a play and display of consciousness, why we should not have fun instead of spiritual practices like sadhana, seva and satsang?

    This is all fun, isn’t it? When you follow knowledge, fun follows you. If you follow fun, misery follows you. ...
  9. I do not follow Hinduism so I cannot understand and appreciate the rituals. Can I still grow in AOL?

    Definitely! You know, some of the rituals are very ancient. On Monday all the ashrams do the pooja, you simply sit with your eyes closed in deep meditation. You feel the vibrations of the sound - that is all that needs to be done. Actually Hinduism is not ...