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Out of the three doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha, which prakriti is good for doing meditation?
By doing meditation you can go beyond all the three doshas (imbalances): Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Meditation is the destroyer of all the three doshas. If you first do meditation and then check your naadi (pulse), you will see that it has changed. If there ... -
Dear Gurudev, what if a child fails to fulfil the parent's dream? What should the teenager do if he faces failure in his career and professional life at such a time?
No, don't worry, teenagers can never fail their parents because there is a lot of time to fail them! If after the age of 40 or 50, you feel you have failed, then it is fine. Actually, you can still do something at that time also. Never get disappointed ... -
What is the significance of pujas, homas, yagnas, and chanting in today's life?
All of these have their significance. There are two types of knowledge - Para Vidya and Apara Vidya. Apara Vidya includes homas, yagnas, and mantras (chants) and Para Vidya includes meditation and grace. Death can be postpo ... -
Gurudev, if there are hundreds of ways to devotion, which is the right way?
The path that you are on is the way, it is the highway and it is very good! Later on you will realise that this is the only real way. Don't look here and there. You are on the right path, and at the right time! ... -
The elephant is your best friend. You play with them, you feed them. Can I become an elephant in your life?
But it can't come to satsang! It has to be somewhere far away. Better don't wish such things! ... -
How to be positive and strong when people start hurting you? How to love ourselves in that case?
Come on, you forget that you are a diamond! Nobody can cut a diamond or hurt it. Even if a diamond is cut, it shines more. Remember that you are a diamond.When anyone is trying to hurt you, they are not hurting you, they are only making yo ... -
Gurudev, as teenagers each one of us develops a liking for someone, and begins to spend a lot of time on it. This is a major distraction for us. Can you please help us?
Thank God you understood that it is a distraction! The job is half done! Get busy! This is the time to develop all the talents in you, the time to develop your skills -- to learn music, languages, cooking, agriculture and whatever else you want ... -
You always say that if someone breaks our heart, you are there for us, we don't have to worry. What to do when you break our heart?
That means you are blossoming and growing. When a seedling breaks, it becomes a plant. Without a seed bursting, it cannot become a tree. If you want to blossom in life, don't think, "Gurudev should look at me. Did he see me or didn' ... -
Do we have to perform shraadh? If we don't perform this ritual, will the future generations suffer?
No, don't be afraid. Shraadh is a ritual performed in the memory of people who have passed away. In their memory, you do some good work, feed a few people - that is what it is. Even the mantras that are chanted during shraadh say, "My ... -
If the purpose of life is to attain liberation, is there any value for all the time we spend on our education, profession and career?
Each one has its own place. You need to do both. To make a living, you need to work, and to grow on the spiritual path, you need to meditate. Both go together, they do not oppose each other. Often, we think that only when we leave everything wil ...