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  1. You mentioned that three things stop us, desire, intellect and ego. Does this mean we die every moment?

    No, these three things obscure the space that you are. You are the vast space, you are the powerhouse, but that gets obscured with these three things and you don’t get a glimpse of the vast space that you are. This is one of the techniques for ...
  2. During meditation, an energy shock happens. And during this time where does the consciousness go?

    Isn’t it amazing? The vibrations are so beautiful, isn’t it? Just relax. Sometimes all these different energies rise, and changes do happen. ...
  3. There is a part of me who is aware of the quality of my meditation, if its deep, if it’s not deep, as it is happening, and even later I tend to gauge the quality of meditation.

    Actually you should not gauge your meditation. You should just be. When you are gauging, the gauger and the one who is experiencing are two different things. Meditation is getting into the experiencer and not getting stuck in the experience, that is why ...
  4. You once said in a course, "Don’t meditate for a reason", then why meditate?

    In the beginning, it is okay to meditate for some reason, but as you move on, you should drop it. It is like, you have to carry your luggage to get into the train or the plane. Once you get into the plane, you must put it into the luggage compartment an ...
  5. Gurudev, meditating is easy but only when my wife is not in the house. Could you give some tips to meditate in an environment in which I cannot ignore the people around me?

    I would say it should be the other way around! You should be able to meditate more easily when you wife is around, so that you get relief at that time ( laughter) instead of engaging yourself in an unwanted conversation. Just sit in meditation. T ...
  6. Gurudev, sometimes I find it difficult to explain to other people the benefits of meditation.

    See, you don't try to convince people who don't know what meditation is. Even if they get convinced, they will not do it. So better leave it. Say to them, "You have not meditated, you have missed something great in your life", that' ...
  7. I feel that my wife and kids are moving away from spirituality. I do not want to push them. Is there anything I can do, except having patience?

    That’s okay. You don't push kids too much, but sometimes you should gently encourage them. Sometimes you feel too shy thinking that they might take it as pushing, so you don’t even encourage them. I would say, you need to encourage ...
  8. How to come out of suicidal thoughts? I am being made the culprit for so much negativity, which I can't bear.

    Time and again, what happens is a cloud of negativity comes and bombards your head, isn't it? From college kids to retired people, this is a problem. In fact, it's not even a problem, it's a challenge. Suddenly negative clouds appear and eve ...
  9. How to manage to stay in the present moment on a day to day basis?

    First of all, we are always in the present. We are in the present, we only have to bring our mind to the present. When you appreciate the beauty of something, you are in the present moment. When you are concerned about an issue, you are in the p ...
  10. Gurudev, one has to make some effort in order to gain something in this world. Even on the spiritual path, one has to engage in seva and sadhana in order to make progress. Until I become enlightened, even seva is like some work for me and I seem to be tired. What do I do?

    See, when you get tired, just relax and meditate. You will go deeper into meditation then. We need to make meditation a part of our lifestyle. When you feel tired doing seva, relax and meditate for a while. When you become bored of meditating, t ...
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