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Gurudev, what is the message you would like to give the youths of today?
This country is yours. Wake up! Start taking care of it from now. ... -
Gurudev, is it okay to see someone's beauty? Is it not lust to look at someone's beauty?
You see beautiful things in the world and every beautiful thing should remind you of the divinity. Then the beauty itself becomes a prayer. This is what is Soundarya Lahari. Adi Shankaracharya wrote beautiful shlokas (sanskrit verses) called Soun ... -
Gurudev, how and why did the tulsi (holy basil) plant come into existence on earth, and why is it dear to Lord Krishna?
Because we had to come to this earth, plants came into existence first so that we could come. In our country anything that is beneficial to life and which enhances the prana-shakti has been considered sacred. Tulsi as well as lemon has been considered ... -
Gurudev, please comment on the significance of lunar eclipse and the restrictions imposed around this event. It is generally recommended not to look at the moon, and to not eat food for a few hours before the eclipse as it might cause indigestion. Please throw some light on this.
Yes, you can watch the lunar eclipse, no problem! It is a celestial phenomenon. Only solar eclipse should not be watched with naked eyes. You should wear some glasses because the rays are harmful. Why our ancient people said not to eat at the time of e ... -
Gurudev, it is said that the intellect, memory and ego are changing spontaneously. Everything is undergoing spontaneous change and we are nowhere in the picture. So who is to be liberated and who is bound?
Yes, all these are changing, but who is realizing that all these are changing? It is the soul, who is a witness. When one identifies with these aspects they become bound. But once you realize that everything keeps changing around me, but I am not changing ... -
Gurudev, please tell us about 'purusharth'. Is it just our effort, such as the sadhana, seva and satsang that we do or is it something else?
Purusharth means attaining these four things: dharma, artha, kaam and moksha. Dharma is doing one's duty; kaam is fulfilling one's desires; artha is generation of wealth; and moksha is achieving freedom from all these. All four are essential. This is ... -
Gurudev, this earthly existence is but a dream. Then how will performing meditation, sadhana and satsang in a dream facilitate the process of awakening from this dream?
You are sleeping and in your dream a snake comes and bites you and you wake up screaming! So, there are a few things even in a dream that can become the reason for you waking up from the dream. That is why it is said, 'neki kar aur kuye mein daal ... -
Dear Guruji, all that I do is sadhana, seva and satsang. Everyday in the morning I promise myself that I will not run behind you but every time I break my promise and I find myself running behind you all the time. Is it okay Guruji if I can’t keep this one promise?
You may run behind me but know that you cannot catch me! ... -
Gurudev, when we do Sandhya Vandan in the evening, the sun is in the west. Then why do we do jaap (chanting) facing north?
After sunset the greatest power is of the magnetic poles, the north and south pole. For as long as the sun is there, the power is in the direction of the sun, but after sun set the energy of the north and south pole is dominant. That is why when doing Sand ... -
Gurudev, Ramji's guru was Vashishtha and Krishna's guru was Sandipani, who is your Guru?
Sandipani and all the Gurus are still there in the omnipresent guru-tattva. Adi Shankaracharya is among the lineage of Gurus. In my childhood and youth I had the satsang of many great saints. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was there, Shankaracharya, and some very ...