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  1. Dear Gurudev, I have come here because I have heard your call and also because I know that deep inside I need to change in order to be free. What should I do for it?

    You are in the right place. Pick up any Seva project and work sincerely for it, you will find that inertia disappears. Do more Pranayama and meditation. If you feel it is difficult to do it alone, then ask two to four people to join you and do pranayama ...
  2. Is there a “right” way, or, is it all an illusion? Is there something that needs to be DONE here, or is just BEING here good enough? How to know what one should do next? Should we stick to what is safe, or should we try the unknown? If we genuinely have no idea about what to do, then what should we do? How to get rid of this confusion?

    I don’t want to add to your confusion, my dear. My job is to create confusion. Actually, I am not here to convince you. You know, confusion is like the fire in which you bake very well. What does Confusion mean? It means one set of concept ...
  3. Dear Gurudev, why are we all here in this world?

    This is a very good question. It is a million dollar question. I want you to keep this question with yourself. I will never take it away from you, because this question is like a vehicle for you to transform your life, make unwanted things drop off from ...
  4. What is the ultimate and greatest truth of life? Is it to be happy, or to make one’s family happy, or to serve humankind, or to reach the Divine?

    The ultimate journey starts with one step. Just do not sit and dream about the ultimate. Instead, begin your journey towards the ultimate.Take small steps towards the Truth; towards this inquiry into life – “What is the goal of life?” This very inqu ...
  5. If finally the whole universe will perish then what’s the point of our existence here?

    You should know that you will never perish. There is something in you that stays forever. The water in the ocean is always there, and the pattern of waves that rise and fall, that is always there. Similarly, our body is like the pattern of waves, ...
  6. How can we recognize our mission in life?

    First thing is to get rid of your laziness. When laziness disappears and you hold on to your commitment, then you will see that what you are doing is what you have come here for. If you keep thinking, "What about my comfort and my need", then ...
  7. Why do people do what they do?

    Why does anyone do what they do? It is because they can, they do. If you are happy you want to spread happiness. If you are agitated you want to be violent. If you are angry then you want to express that. If you are jealous you want to express that, and ...
  8. If everything is a play of consciousness, then what is the role that I have to play in this existence? What is the purpose?

    What is the purpose of a stone? What is the purpose of water? What is the purpose of the moon? What is the purpose of the Sun? That is your purpose too. Relax! You just be like anyone of those. Moon does not think, what is my purpose, why do I go around ...
  9. Gurudev, I once read your post that said we must not exit this world without knowing who we are and where we have come from. Please guide me and show me the path to know my purpose.

    This very desire of self enquiry and wanting to know who I am makes us human. This is very important. This question turns our mind into wonder and gives depth and width to our life. So first of all, feel happy that you even got this question. Then you n ...
  10. How do I know the purpose of my life?

    Just make of list of all the things which do not fit your purpose. Life’s purpose is not just eating and watching television. It is not fighting with other people. It is not depositing money in your bank till you die. We work our whole lives to ea ...