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Is the nature of enlightened beings and non-enlightened beings the same? How do you tell when one is enlightened? What do we have to look for, if anything?
There is no criteria. It is the most difficult thing to do. You can’t judge by your head. Something in your heart tells you. Once I was in Sweden and there was a bunch of journalists. They were asking many questions and I was just answering. There was ... -
Beloved Guruji, I heard that by end of 2012 we will have mass enlightenment and that many people will become enlightened just like in Lord Krishna’s time, is that true?
Don’t think that enlightenment is like lightning. Something is going to strike your brain one day and then you go and become a blue star. See in your own life how gradually the darkness has lifted. See when sun shines, sun suddenly doesn’t pop up ... -
Dearest Guruji, Does the soul have to reincarnate again and again until all desires and karma is cleared? What is the way out of this cycle of birth and death? Is enlightenment the only way?
Correct! The only way to quench the thirst is to drink something. The only way to satisfy hunger is to eat something. In the same way, the only way to get out of this cycle is enlightenment or meditation. Total satisfaction! ... -
Gurudev, do enlightened people also have a time limit for their state of enlightenment?
There is no warranty and guarantee time limit. Once you learn how to cycle, you have learnt it for your lifetime. Like that once you are in your being that is it. That is the end of the story. ... -
Guruji we have heard the terms spirituality and enlightenment so often. There are very abstract definitions of the terms. Would you please throw some light on these?
(Jokingly) You want me to add more confusion to the words and give you one more definition! If I have a choice I would take away all the definitions and leave you in confusion because from that confusion something flowers up in you. My understanding is not ... -
In one of your talks ‘Journey towards Enlightenment’ you said we are born with innocence and we move towards intellect, we are born with heart, feelings and emotions, and we move towards head and thoughts. Enlightenment is reverse journey from head to heart, from intellect to innocence. But the heart is in a mess, so confused. So where is the question of seeking enlightenment when it is so confused and so emotional because the heart is where all problem starts.
Heart without wisdom is a market place of problems. That is why you have to go to your head and bring wisdom into your heart. Everything has a place. Wisdom, knowledge has its own place. Intellectual discussion has its own place. This is an intellectual ...