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What is special in 2012?
You know for us every day is special, every year is special. According to the Hindu calendar, the next year is called ‘nanda’. ‘Nanda’ means happiness. The year of ‘Ananda’. The past year which ends on March 23rd, is called ‘khara’. ‘Khara’ means for ... -
How to forgive truly?
Truly? Is there any false forgiveness? I don’t know false forgiveness. I know only true forgiveness. Forgive means forgive, that’s it. Gone is gone, people did mistakes, finished. Move on. You know why something comes back is because of your atta ... -
Gurudev, please explain the reason for suffering?
Okay, suppose I tell you, you should eat five masala dosa tonight, what will happen to you? Suppose you are force fed five masala dosa or 20 pooris, what will happen to you? First of all, you will suffer. Tonight you cannot sleep, right? It will creat ... -
It is said that we should not keep the photographs of our deceased parents along with the pictures of the gods and goddesses whom we worship. Some people also say that we should not even hang the photographs of deceased parents on the walls of our home. Is it true?
No, there is no problem with it. You can keep the photographs of your departed parents along with the pictures of god, it is fine. If it is a sanyasi, even his picture can be placed with that of God, even when he is alive. If he is leading a grihastha (mar ... -
Gurudev, you had said that this universe was created by the union of Prakriti (nature) and Paramatma (Supreme Being/God). So going back to the Paramatma, who is Poorna Anand (supreme and absolute bliss) how did this sankalpa (thought/intention) arise in Him?
Yes, it is there in the Upanishads that earlier there was only Paramatma and He felt that He was alone, and He wanted to become many, so He became many. The intention happened on its own ‘ekoham bahusyama’. Sankalpa is not a deviation. It is not consi ... -
What is the significance of Arghya (offering water to the sun)?
Water is symbol of love. In fact, in Sanskrit, it is synonymous to love. ‘Apa’ means water and it also means love. That is why, someone very close to you, what do you call them? Apta – means very dear. Apa and Apta are very close. So, giving wate ... -
People say that they are unable to see God but I say I can see nothing but God
Mahasatsang at Dhule, Maharashtra What is the difference between paddy and flattened rice (poha)? Paddy is stiff and dry, whereas flattened rice is white, light and edible. What is the difference between rice and puffed rice (mudi)? Rice is stiff. It canno ... -
Q: Guruji, should one marry a pretty girl or an intelligent girl? Out of the two, whom should I choose?
Okay, why did you assume this? Do beauty and intelligence not go hand in hand? Is there only one of the two? If that were the case, I would say, intelligent is better. Beauty comes and goes, but intelligence stays. But don't think both cannot be together. ... -
Just recently, I heard that in Pandarpur, one of our yuvacharyas (Art of Living youth program teacher) gave a blessing to someone who was paralyzed. That person recovered! Can we also give blessing in this manner?
Yes! If you also meditate, go deep in meditation, become a devotee, then your blessings will also work. The more fulfilled we are, the more effective our blessings will be. All of you who are sitting here today, and will be meditating in a little while ... -
How to balance between practical life and dreams? From dreams there is a desire to get more, while practical life makes us realistic.
Yes, there should be a harmony between dreams and practical life. You might have seen the event Taalninaad that happened in Solapur yesterday. Earlier, people used to say that it would be very difficult for three thousand people to play (tabla) togeth ...