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  1. What is the Shiva Tattva? How can one dissolve in the Shiva Tattva?

    I have spoken in detail about this. You ask what is the Shiva Tattva. I tell you, what is it that is not (encompassed or contained by) the Shiva Tattva? We are all immersed in the Shiva Tattva. If you look carefully, you will understand that this is the ...
  2. Did the word 'nerve' come from the word Narayana? If so, is Narayana in our body as the nervous system?

    The nervous system hosts the consciousness. That consciousness which is expressed in the nervous system is Narayana. ...
  3. Please tell us about Jesus and your connection to him.

    Jesus is love and we are all love. Everyone is made up of love but many don’t realise it. I know it and that is all. In fact, if you have studied the Upanishads and read what Jesus has said, they are many strikingly similar things. It is a fact th ...
  4. Can you speak about the different Devatas and the mantras for each?

    Mantras are vibrations, so are Devatas and that is how they are related. When Lord Krishna was asked a question, this is what he said, "Daivadhinam jagat sarvam, mantradhinam tu devata. Tan mantram BrahmanadhinamBrahmana mama devata.&qu ...
  5. There is so much negativity everywhere in the world-- guns, wars, terror! Shouldn’t there also be a messiah here, keeping the balance? Is there one here now?

    Why do you want to look for one? There is a messiah hiding in every one of you and is sleeping, wake him up! Now you don’t wish to be a messiah. If you say, "I want to be a messiah", then you are inviting trouble. Tomorrow don&rsq ...
  6. Gurudev, in the mythological story, Ganapati went around his parents and was considered to have gone round the world. Should we also keep our parents as our top priority?

    See, these are okay in stories, but if you actually start only listening to your parents and doing only what they say, soon you will land up frustrated. And if you get very frustrated, you will land up turning all your frustration on them. So in life, a ...
  7. Gurudev, yesterday you spoke at length about Lord Ganesha. It is said that Lord Ganesha has two wives or consorts: Riddhi and Siddhi. What is the significance behind this?

    In our country, we see this with a great deal of symbolism. Riddhi (intelligence) and Siddhi (extraordinary abilities) always go hand in hand with knowledge. A wife is one who is always with you in every aspect. So Riddhi and Sid ...
  8. How can I connect more and more to the divine in myself? Do I need many lifetimes?

    Just relax, you are already connected. You just have to wake up and see this, that's all! Just relax. In the Bible also there is a saying, "Be still and know that I am God". You are in space, right? Do you have to look for space? W ...
  9. How can I connect more and more to the divine in myself? Do I need many lifetimes?

    Just relax, you are already connected. You just have to wake up and see this, that's all! Just relax. In the Bible also there is a saying, "Be still and know that I am God". You are in space, right? Do you have to look for space? W ...
  10. I thank you for accepting me the way I am, without fear or complaint, for sharing your love with us so dearly and generously. I bow down to the divine in you and in me.

    That's important. It’s not enough to see the divine in me. You have to see it in you also. That’s important – and to see it everywhere as well. ...