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Gurudev, please suggest some easy way to acquire wealth (Laxmi).
Hard work and confidence. Self-confidence, sankalpa and diligence should go together. ... -
Gurudev, it is said, slow and steady wins the race, but doesn't feel as an appropriate lesson in today's world. What should be today's version?
Be steady inside and run fast. Instead, if you are slow in walking and unsteady inside, it is no good. Be steady inside, and run fast outside. In fact, people do the other way around. They move very slowly outside, but they think too fast. Inside, they are ... -
Gurudev, these days keeping the family small is recommended. Is this not destroying the extended family structure of maternal and paternal relationships, such as aunts and uncles?
No! The family should be united. It need not be small. There was a time when people thought population is a curse to our nation. Now they think differently. Population is a boon to our country. Do not think it is a curse. If Brazil, China and India are ... -
Gurudev, sometimes while doing something, we know it is wrong, yet we do it. So how should one control it?
The main thing is that one feels that one is getting some pleasure out of it. The temptation or desire for pleasure is lurking there; only then a wrong action happens. ... -
Gurudev, what is the difference between Krishna asking Arjuna to fight for dharma and Osama asking jihadists to fight for dharma?
A terrorist is a coward. He doesn't come in the front and fight. A coward hides and destroys. No, Bhagwad Gita never talks about terrorism. It says, 'Do your duty.' If there is a policeman, he has to do his duty. If he says, 'I don't want to do polici ... -
Gurudev, when will you come to Sonegarh? A lot of conversions are happening there. What should we do?
See, there should be no religious conscription (matantar). It is not good for the country. No one should leave one's religion. Ours is an ancient religion. It is so tolerant. It embraces everyone. Accept all knowledge. Why do you renounce your religion ... -
Gurudev, will corruption be eradicated by the Lokpal Bill, or do we have to do something else for it?
Lokpal Bill is like the treatment of the disease, after it has manifested. I do not believe that just a law will stop all corruption. However, that law is necessary, absolutely necessary! They say, 'Bhaya bin preet hoi na gopa.' So if there is fear, corrup ... -
Gurudev, I have a Guru from before. Can I get a mantra from you?
See, if you are following another Guru, there is no problem. Just think that you have come to the satsang with his blessings. See all in one, and one in all. ... -
I want to do seva, but how to begin?
Just register your name at the counter, and we will get you involved. One of the Yuvacharyas will get you involved in seva. Keep yourself involved with a teacher. ... -
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Nasti Tapah Pranayamat Param- There is no penance greater than pranayama. Doing the pranayama correctly itself will be a penance. Tapo dvandva sahanam- You should bear the conflict. You shouldn’t be depressed in times of grief and too excited in times of h ...