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  1. Why can’t god appear face to face with me?

    Wake up see, God is present everywhere. God is in all the forms: birds, trees, flowers and beautiful human beings. What form do you want him or her to come in? See him in every form. All the forms are of that one formless that you call God. ...
  2. Gurudev, how do I explain the concept of love to my young children? I found it very easy to relate to God, but the same doesn’t apply to my children.

    In the Upanishads there is a story, an 8 year old boy asks his father, ‘Daddy, what is God like?’ So the father took his child outside the house and asked him, ‘What was there before this house was built.’The child said, &l ...
  3. Dear Gurudev, can you give us proof of heaven and God?

    First give me proof that you have a mind! Give me proof that you exist. You may be dreaming! Are you sure you are not dreaming?What is the proof you want. You want the proof of the planet existing; that there is consciousness, there is energy, there ...
  4. How do I see God in the face of a stranger?

    It is actually the other way around, you can’t see God in people you are familiar with. In a stranger, you might think that maybe God is like this because you don’t know their bad qualities or good qualities. If you don’t know th ...
  5. Gurudev, who are you? Are you God? Do you know everything? What is a Guru and why are you a Guru?

    Why am I Guru? It just happened by accident. I kept sharing what I knew and people started calling me Guru. That’s how I became a Guru.What is a Guru? The word coach or guide has come from the word Guru. If you want to play soccer, or go to th ...
  6. What is the difference between God and Guru?

    First tell me what are you going to do by knowing this? Let the two of them sort out whatever differences they may have among themselves! (Laughter)All your wishes are getting fulfilled, isn’t it? That’s it. What else do you need? ...
  7. How can an atheist be transformed into a believer?

    There is a believer sitting in the heart of every atheist. You do not need to make any efforts to change them into a believer. You just stand by and watch with a smile. An atheist over time becomes a believer automatically (Laughter ...
  8. In India we seem to be very God-centric and some people are blindly devout. Is it possible to be happy without believing in God? Sometimes when you put God in life, it creates problem.

    You know, India is the only country where spirituality was honored without having any concept of God.In the Jain school, there is no concept of God sitting somewhere outside. And it is the same in Buddhism as well. So, it doesn’t matter if you ...
  9. Gurudev, have you seen God? How does he look like?

    Exactly like you. You are made in the image of God. ...
  10. Gurudev, what is the best and easy way to please God and be closer to Him?

    If a baby asks, ‘What can I do to please my mother?’ The mother is already pleased with the baby. Whatever the baby does, the mother is happy.My dear, God is already pleased with you. Just keep your heart clean, mind focused and put y ...