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How to come out of the cycle of karma?
By not reacting, and through wisdom and meditation. All this takes you out of karma. I’ll tell you a story. Lord Buddha had a devotee who was also his cousin. He was a brilliant man, and very devoted. In the beginning, Buddha ... -
It is easy to be a dreamer, it is easy to be a critical realist, how to drop all illusions and expectations and still have a flame in life?
It is easy to be in extremes in anything in life, but it takes wisdom to take the middle path and that is what spirituality and yoga is all about. The whole thing is about being centered. Once you are centered, then whatever has to happ ... -
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.< ... -
Gurudev, could you please tell us the meaning of vigraha and anugraha.
Graha means holding onto something. The whole universe is moving very fast and whatever is holding this universe is called Graha. Agraha is when you hold onto something and you insist.Then comes Nigraha whi ... -
Can you explain what is the mind, and what's the difference between the mind and the soul?
Mind is just a projection of soul. Soul is your whole consciousness, the life force in you. The part of it which is listening to me right now, which is asking the question, which is perceiving - we call it the mind. So if your mind is elsewhere, ... -
If we were to follow your example, what out of all the things that you do, would be practically possible for us to do, everyday?
Smile more and feel everyone as a part of you, belonging to you. The time we spend on this planet, 80-100 years is such a short time when compared to the billions of years this planet has been going on for. So we are very insignificant, yet very signifi ... -
A lot of people fear uncertainties of life. How should they deal with that?
Turn back and look at your own life. How many times have you felt like that? How much time have have you spent worrying? Even though you worried so much, things still happened in the right manner, didn't it. There was no need to worry! So look ... -
How can you tell that your consciousness is starting to get elevated?
It's very simple, very easy. You feel more centered, and you feel a sense of belongingness with everybody. You have enormous patience, and you take criticism in the right spirit. ... -
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 ... -
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 ...