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Why do I feel hurt when I do meditation?
Do you know why you feel hurt? It is because meditation is kindling that space which is love, inside of you. It is bringing up the love from within you. Love is connected with hurt. You may feel sorrow, you may feel some emotions come up and tears well up ... -
Gurudev, when we chant a mantra continuously, will that mantra effect our body and life?
Definitely! But we should not keep chanting continuously, this is not correct. Do you keep bathing continuously? When you chant the mantra for some time, your mind will become stronger. That is why it called mantra. We can do it for 20 - 30 min. If you kee ... -
When I read the books and listen to knowledge, I really want to implement it. But when the time comes to implement the knowledge, I am unable to do it. What should I do?
Knowledge gets implemented automatically; it is spontaneous. It is there at the back of the mind. What is it that stops you from implementing knowledge is small temptations. Small temptations go with three things: Love, greed and fear. Suppose you are dri ... -
Gurudev, can wisdom happen instantly? Is it the same with enlightenment?
Yes, it can be gradual also! The other day, someone was telling me, “Gurudev, suddenly, I realized that I am happy all the time now, which I never was before!” A sudden realization comes that gradually you have become more and more happy. One day you find ... -
Gurudev, what is dispassion, and how do I live a life with dispassion?
Let us take dispassion to mean contentment. Whenever you are content, that is dispassion. If you have had a full meal, and someone brings more food, you will say, "No I am full", that is dispassion. You cannot exist without vairagya. Just as you breathe i ... -
What do your teaching hold for me as an atheist? I really struggle with this concept of God.
I would like you to be a sincere seeker of truth. Don't label yourself as a theist or an atheist. It's very difficult to be an atheist, do you know why? You say that something is not existing. When you say that something doesn't exist, you should know ev ... -
Is celibacy the middle path? How do we get to know of God’s expression in its totality without the feminine-masculine principle?
See, you are made up of both, feminine and masculine. Both aspects are in you. Now, celibacy is not the only way. It is not a practice. Celibacy is something that happens when you realize that you are not the body, and the genders masculine and feminine a ... -
I am torn between spirituality and sex. I feel a sense of guilt mixing both. I am married and have a good relationship with my wife.
When you are married, that is your duty. You have to grow together with your spouse and help them to grow. ... -
Astrology makes you see beyond your immediate situation. It makes you realize that all the negative emotions that you...
Astrology makes you see beyond your immediate situation. It makes you realize that all the negative emotions that you are going through is only for a short time, and it is going to change. You gain some unknown inner strength when you know this. ... -
If you want to see God, stop seeing the differences. There is no you, there is no me, there is no this, there is no...
If you want to see God, stop seeing the differences. There is no you, there is no me, there is no this, there is no that. It is all just One. ...
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