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Is ‘tapas’ (penance) essential on the path? Is there anything amiss in preferring comforts and enjoying them yet being on the path?
‘Tapas’ makes you strong physically, mentally and emotionally. It expands your ability to endure. It makes you more self-reliant and independent. That is why ‘tapas’ is very essential. ... -
Gurudev, you say events of the past don’t really exist except in our thoughts and nor does the future really exist. What exists is the present and that too becomes the past in a moment. Then what really exists?
Wow! This is what you need to ponder upon. I exist and you exist forever. Now you need to find out, who am ‘I’? ... -
Gurudev, when my prayer remains unanswered for all these years, is it that I am stuck or is it that I am unable to see the larger picture?
Both! You should always put a clause along with your prayer, ‘if it is good for me, let it happen.’ Otherwise you are stuck with the desire in your mind for a long time. And when it does get manifested and become a reality, you may not want it. A ... -
Gurudev, there is a lot of literature on physical immortality. Is that possible? Is aiming at it advisable?
I tell you it is waste of time reading about this and getting an elusive euphoria. I have not seen one person who is physically immortal. Why do you want to be physically immortal? It is like someone saying, ‘I want to keep on the same clothes my whol ... -
Gurudev, how can I dive deeper into meditation when on one side there is a TV blaring and on the other side there is rock music playing? Does withdrawal of senses happen or is it to be practiced?
It doesn’t matter if there are noises. It is best not to have any noise or distraction but have you noticed you can fall asleep in spite of all this noise. You fall asleep going in a car or bus. You fall asleep in an air plane with all the noise. So a ... -
Behind seva lies the desire for closer association with you. Is this right or wrong?
It doesn’t matter. Do not consider it wrong and feel guilty because of it. The desire is there, so it is there. ... -
Gurudev, what should be the role of media with respect to society? What role should media adopt in order to uplift society?
Media has two roles. One is an objective presentation of the situation as it is. This is the foremost responsibility of media. Second responsibility of the media is to give hope to the people. Sometimes the scenario may be so painful or hopeless ... -
Dear Guruji, you say that the same consciousness is present in all living beings, like waves in the ocean. Then how do karma and the world of this lifetime affect the soul in the next lifetime? When the wave has merged back into the ocean, how can its identity be restored?
Just having the knowledge that it has merged with the ocean, the wave achieves mukti (freedom). The bondage of karma lasts only as long as the wave finds itself separate from the ocean. Once the wave realizes that it is not separate from the ocean but an i ... -
Gurudev, to surrender my problems to you, should I convey them to you mentally or in writing? Which works faster?
Do both and then let me know. ...