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  1. People don't like to mix with me. I feel alone, what should I do?

    If other people don't like you, then just let it be. Just know that the divine likes you. No need to feel bad about these things.Where is loneliness, tell me? Look at the environment, spend time with nature and your loneliness will go away. There ...
  2. I saw a few pictures of volunteers doing relief work and programs in Iraq. I cannot imagine where they get the courage from to take up such risky projects?

    When there is inner peace then strength comes, and you are not scared of anything. When your intentions are right and your heart is in the right place, then you know (from within) that you can go and do what you want to do. This is the real selfless ser ...
  3. Gurudev, we just got back from Padayatra, it was an amazing experience. For the first time, I realised that I am able to pray for others. Is it possible that I can live like this wherever I go?

    Yes. You don’t need to neglect your needs and comforts, you can have them at the same time. The purpose of the Padayatra is that your hearts open, you see how deeply you are connected with people you don’t even know! You don’t ...
  4. In Mexico, we have the practice of feeding the Divine. I have seen similar practice here, but I am confused. How as human beings can we feed the Divine?

    You are not less divine. Divine is not somewhere outside of you. When you see Divinity everywhere, you see it in you as well. You are part of the divine. Like your own hand feeds your own mouth. Your hand is not separate from your mouth, they are both p ...
  5. Service brings fulfillment, why doesn’t everyone adopt it in their lives? Why doesn’t it come naturally to everyone?

    It is quite natural that the one who does not serve, is the one who is stressed, insecure, self-centred, or without wisdom. If there is a little bit of wisdom, service is spontaneous. If you are well cultured and civilised then service is spontaneous. N ...
  6. Gurudev, is doing financial seva equal to doing physical seva? I feel guilty because I am unable to contribute physically to seva as I have a very time consuming corporate job.

    Any seva is good, you don’t have to feel guilty. If you cannot financially do seva, or physically do seva, even just sending your blessings is good enough. Just through thought waves also you can send good vibrations. That also is seva.< ...
  7. Tell us something about the importance of doing service.

    If you think, "I am doing a service", while you are serving, it is no good. Service should be part of your nature. When you do something for yourself, do you call it service? Do you say, "I'm serving myself?" No, because it's ...
  8. Tell us something about the importance of doing service.

    If you think, "I am doing a service", while you are serving, it is no good. Service should be part of your nature. When you do something for yourself, do you call it service? Do you say, "I'm serving myself?" No, because it's ...
  9. There are many kids living on the streets in the cities. What can be done to get them off the streets?

    Is it here in Canada? We should do some program for those kids. We should bring them here to the Ashram maybe, and they can do some gardening and get rid of all the bad habits. You know in India, we have 421 schools and about 48,000 kids are giv ...
  10. Gurudev, many times while doing seva, the sense of doership starts arising within me? Would I lose the merit of doing the seva if I feel this way?

    No! Don’t worry about it. Thinking whether you would lose the merit of doing seva is a bigger problem. Just be natural. Even if the ego comes, what’s wrong with it? Let it be! Keep it aside somewhere. You don’t need to show it others, ...