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Gurudev, in one of your books it is written that all sins get washed away when one bathes in a sacred river like the Ganges. Can the worst of sins be washed away by simply bathing in a sacred river?
No, the real meaning here is that it is not our true nature to sin or do wrong deeds. It is like dirt that has come from the outside. You can separate yourself from this. This does not mean that if you have done some wrong deeds, then you go and take a ... -
In the Upanishads there is a verse, “Om krato smara kritam smara” (Vedic Prayer, Ishavasya Upanishad). What does this mean? What is it that we should remember?
It means you must recollect whatever you have done till now. When you remember and bring it into your awareness, all the good deeds that you have done till now, or whatever good results have come from your actions till now, then you are able to become a ... -
How To Be A Better Leader
In the third and fourth generation the wisdom starts dwindling. This is what you can observe around the world. There are many people from the Sindhi community here. Do you know how much difficulty they faced 60 years back? They had to leave all their belo ... -
How can I know myself? Sometimes I do not understand what is the right direction for me.
See, life is a combination of both destiny and free will. I know this question is in the minds of many of you. How many of you here were thinking about this very question? Raise your hands (many in the audience raise hands in agreement). Ah, see! ... -
How can I know myself? Sometimes I do not understand what is the right direction for me.
See, life is a combination of both destiny and free will. I know this question is in the minds of many of you. How many of you here were thinking about this very question? Raise your hands (many in the audience raise hands in agreement). Ah, see! ... -
How can I know myself? Sometimes I do not understand what is the right direction for me.
See, life is a combination of both destiny and free will. I know this question is in the minds of many of you. How many of you here were thinking about this very question? Raise your hands (many in the audience raise hands in agreement). Ah, see! ... -
Dear Gurudev, you gave me some advice which I did not listen to, and now I regret. Will you please give me another chance?
What do you mean by another chance? Are you asking for another chance to not listen and regret yet again? It is alright, never mind. One mistake happened, it is okay. Now move ahead. I have infinite patience. You can fall down ten times, but at least at ... -
I always feel angry and annoyed. I also feel lonely and do not have an intimate relationship. How can I change?
Yes, you have stated your problem and its diagnosis also. When there is loneliness in life, when you feel life has no juice or enthusiasm, when you feel there is nobody to love or to express your feelings to, then in times like this you should first of ... -
How do I keep my body and mind away from lust?
There are two things to understand for answering this question. One is, it depends on what age you are when you ask this question. I have different answers for different age groups (laughter). If you are a teenager asking this question, I would s ... -
Is there anything really called as ‘evil-eye’? Many times mothers protect their children from the evil-eye by tying a black thread on their hand or around their neck. Does the evil-eye cast by people really exist?
You know, if you believe something then it will manifest and be like that. That is the first thing you should know. The mind has enormous power. If you have such thoughts or belief system, then it will start happening that way. The second thing ...