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  1. Dear Gurudev, could you please tell us the significance of the Canadian Ashram, why did you choose this place? Are there any historic links?

    When I spoke on the Ashtavakara Gita in India in 1990, sometime after that I told our people that I’ll come to Canada only when we have a place of our own. I gave it to them as a challenge, because until then we had been hiring venues here and the ...
  2. I wish to spend the rest of my life doing seva in the Ashram. Currently I teach Hindi in a school. The Ashram’s beautiful environment has stolen my heart completely. How can I serve here? Please guide.

    We have a Human Resources department here at the Ashram. If you are looking to find work, you can approach them for assistance. I consider the entire world to be my Ashram. For me, the Ashram is not limited by four walls and boundaries. What does ...
  3. Gurudev, in the last five years the ashram has become like a fortress. It was easier in the older times to get peace in the ashram than now.

    Be in the present moment and listen to the knowledge. In earlier days, there may have been a few people. Today there are more people. When more people are there, there is more possibility for you to share your knowledge and wisdom and gain patience. ...
  4. Sometimes I feel like leaving the normal life and just staying in the ashram. What should I do?

    I would like you to live the normal life. I want to make the whole world into an ashram, and you want to leave the world and come to the ashram?What does Ashram means? A place where you get some care, love, food for thought and some food for ...
  5. Gurudev, when you are in the ashram, the atmosphere is so lively and vibrant. But when you are not here, it feels so deserted.

    You must enjoy both. When I am not around, come, sit here quietly and meditate. And when I am there, there are people, there is noise everywhere and things are happening. But in both situations, you should remain calm and centered, and your mind should ...
  6. Gurudev, for the first time, scientists have been able to capture and record sounds from the depths of the Universe. Those sounds resemble that of the birds chirping at dawn, and they are mixed with the sounds from the Sun. It all seems very astonishing and fascinating. Please tell us what secret this is.

    Nature is a gold mine of such secrets. So many kinds of secrets lay hidden in the lap of Mother Nature.A great scientist had visited the Ashram just day before yesterday. He brought a titanium radar along with him to measure the energy of the As ...
  7. Gurudev, what is your message that we should take back home?

    Listen, this is like coming to a super market and asking, ‘What is it that I should take back home?’ (Laughter) What do you think the staff will say? They will tell you, ‘Take whatever you can’. So everything is available here (at the Ashram), ...
  8. Dear Gurudev, I have a deep desire to come and live in the ashram for the rest of my life. I would like to commit myself to full time service in the Ashram. My wife has agreed to do the same. Please advise us.

    Yes, come. Those of you want to be full time here, or in Boone, are welcome. But if you have too many needs, then it is difficult. If your needs are very simple, then ashram life is very good. If you have simple living and high thinking, then ash ...
  9. You said we come to the Ashram and regenerate- why is the world not an Ashram?

    To me the world is my Ashram. But when you come in a physical place, or in an Ashram where there is always meditation happening, that place holds those vibrations. See in your home, there is a place for dining, a place for resting, and a place fo ...
  10. The Vishalakshi Mantap is very beautiful. I feel very happy to see it. Can you please tell us a little more about it? Is the building in conformation with Vaastu Shastra?

    I just prepared a sketch of how it should look like. There is no big architect for this building. Yes, when the Vaastu experts checked the building, they said that the building has been designed well, and conforms to the rules of Vaastu Shas ...