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Gurudev without learning the Vedas and scriptures, is it possible to realize God?
Just with meditation you can realize God. Not necessary to study all the scriptures. With devotion, you can realize god effortlessly. ... -
How can we achieve the fullness in life?
Keep your emotions and intellect pure, then you achieve fullness of life. You need to keep your body clean, for that you need Ayurveda, yoga and you need to eat sattvic food. Then you have to keep your emotions and thoughts clean. When all these thre ... -
Will all teachers become enlightened?
You must first ask whether this is what every teacher wants. . Only when all desires have been wiped out, will you find mukti. See, teachers get so much respect. You get so much respect, and when you have to face disrespect, what happens ... -
Will all teachers become enlightened?
You must first ask whether this is what every teacher wants. . Only when all desires have been wiped out, will you find mukti. See, teachers get so much respect. You get so much respect, and when you have to face disrespect, what happens ... -
Will all teachers become enlightened?
You must first ask whether this is what every teacher wants. . Only when all desires have been wiped out, will you find mukti. See, teachers get so much respect. You get so much respect, and when you have to face disrespect, what happens ... -
Jesus gave enlightenment to 12 disciples, Buddha gave to many. How many do you plan to give enlightenment to?
I cannot count! I’m not going to count at all, it’s beyond count. This time, the time is quite ripe. They were all in tough times. Now, we are all fortunate, we are in a time which is much more congenial for spiritual evolution. ... -
You said that knowledge of the outside world is objective, and knowledge of the inner world is subjective. How do we know that the inner knowledge is true and I am not falling into illusion?
That’s why you have all these knowledge sessions and meditations. When you feel that you are getting enlightened, be careful! Talk to a teacher, and through the teacher talk to me. Write to me and I will tell you if it’s an illusion or re ... -
There is a story in the Upanishads of Satyakama getting enlightenment by taking cows to a forest. What is the significance of the Guru sending a disciple for such a mundane task?
You know, the Upanishads on one level is just a story. On another level it has a very deep meaning. Gau doesn’t just means cow. Gau in Sanskrit means that which moves. Cows of course move, but it is knowledge that moves you t ... -
Are you more enlightened than what you were when you started The Art of Living?
Unfortunately not! I am the same, I have not changed. Incorrigible! I don’t think there is any scope in the future also! But now, I know how to deal with people better, in that sense, yes! I never knew how to say 'no' before. But now I hav ... -
Gurudev, what is it like to be free of maya, of the ego, of the small mind, of all this nonsense. If I can imagine it, at least then I can finally become free! Is there anyone who will not get enlightened in this lifetime being with you? I hope that’s not me.
Yes, wanting the highest, wanting freedom itself is a sign of awakening. If you are in slumber, you don’t even care about it. When you wake up and see, you say, "I don’t want all this. I want to be free", then you are half-d ...