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  1. How do we overcome the six enemies of the mind (Arishadvarga – Desire, Anger, Greed, Attachment, Pride, and Jealousy)?

    If you have nothing to do then lust bothers you. If you are busy for the entire day, these thoughts will not come up in your mind. You will come back tired and go to sleep. When you have a big goal in your life, small desires will not trouble you. If thoug ...
  2. Dear Guruji, a lot of times I have hurt myself because of lack of knowledge. I have not improved much but at least I see what I have done. How do I stop torturing myself?

    When you know what you did in the past was not correct, then you already know what you should do. Spiritual path gives you the empowerment. But if you say, ‘Oh! I can’t do that’, then you can’t do it. If you put this thought, ’yes, I can!’, then ...
  3. I am an emotional eater. When I am sad, depressed, angry, I automatically start eating and eating. How to control this as I am gaining on a lot of weight?

    Yes. I don’t want to give you any ideas or suggestions now. Do you know why? Because you will forget them, and when you remember, you will feel even worse, ‘Oh no, I didn’t follow those instructions.’ Right? When you feel upset, you know what will be ...
  4. How to overcome insecurity?

    Insecurity is because you feel there is nobody for you. Wake up and see there is so much humanness, there is so much love in the world, and you don’t need to feel insecure. You are walking in the street and somebody needs some help. They cannot carry ...
  5. What to do with the disbelief and so many concerns when you feel the heart is closed to knowledge?

    See when you said that you always seek to analyze then you are already out of it. Whenever you say that I am too judgmental that means you are already out of it, got it. With age and experience and with meditation you grow bigger than that, yes. You grow o ...
  6. When you go through a phase where there is a circle of worry and fear, what is the best way to handle it?

    Just your own experience. ‘I have gone through this many a times, okay, another one more time.’ That makes you numb to it. You become sort of immune to it, if it is happening over and over again. It is our greed, our possessiveness and the aggression ...
  7. Gurudev, why do I feel so lazy all the time?

    You cannot feel lazy all the time. If there is some charm, then all laziness disappears. If there is a vision, then also laziness disappears. Otherwise if your sugar is low or vitamin D is low then laziness comes. So there are many factors for lazines ...
  8. (A member of the audience spontaneously asked a question without speaking into the mike. The question was inaudible in the recording.)

    Okay, sometimes at least the pendulum can stop. And when it stops it is so nice. That is why you are here, isn’t it? The mind swings between cravings and aversions and then aversions and cravings. It needs some rest sometimes. So doing all this will b ...
  9. How to overcome sadness, depression and negative thoughts?

    Sudarshan Kriya, meditation and knowledge will help. ...
  10. Why do I feel so shy? How can I stop myself from feeling so shy?

    I think if you are ready to act as a fool for just half a day it will take away your shyness. Have you been to any one of the carnival festivals? If you have not, then go to a carnival festival. Dress yourself up and you will find the difference. Also ...