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Gurudev, do you have any special memories of your childhood days and of your parents? Is there anything that you can remember that has made an impression on your mind?
My parents were very nice and they taught me many good things as I grew up. My mother was deeply spiritual and my father also had a very strong inclination towards spirituality. When children grow up in a spiritual environment where there are some p ... -
Gurudev, when we think about you or talk about you, we often wonder what kind of atmosphere did you grow up in? What did your mother and father tell you?
I always had this deep feeling right from the beginning that the entire world belongs to me and is my own family. I always felt that there were so many people waiting for me. When I used to say this in those days, people would not believe me and would s ... -
An Easy Way To Forgive
Singing is essential. It should be a part of our life. Even before we started talking, we started humming. Every human being, every bird, and most of the animals sing because singing is part of the expression of life. Spending a few minutes with music eve ... -
Gurudev, what is better – to do the course or stay here like a guest? Guests seem to have a nice time compared to us. Last year, I did the Advanced Meditation Course here four times and the same guests were here enjoying. Who gets more of your blessings and why?
You know, the guests miss it. They miss what you are having, what you are enjoying. The meditation and the silence, this is even more important. Since they cannot come for 4-5 days, they come for 1 or 2 days and I just meet them only once. Don’t i ... -
Dear Gurudev, if you were to die tomorrow, is there a natural successor in place? Or, must that person be elected? After all, these things are not eternal!
I haven’t thought about it yet, but this knowledge will continue. Many people will lead it in many places, as necessary. ... -
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 ... -
Dear Gurudev, I say that I have forgiven, but when I am meditating, the past comes back and I feel that I am losing out on my experience. Forgiving is easier said than done. Please help me to forgive and be free because I am still hurting.
Forgiving is not only difficult, it is almost impossible as long as you think that someone is a culprit. But if you see that person, whomsoever you want to forgive, not as a culprit but as a victim of situations, a victim of ignorance, or just a postman ... -
Why Acceptance Is Important In Relationships
You know medical science is evolving. At one point of time, people were told antibiotics are good, but now it's said they are not so good. At one point of time, a whole generation left this planet thinking butter is very bad for your heart, but last year, ... -
Dearest Gurudev, how can I be a strong leader and also not hurt others' feelings?
You know, strength does not mean aggressiveness. Today, aggression is being misunderstood as a sign of strength, but it is not so. You can see that school children and college boys and girls feel that if they are aggressive, then they are leaders, and t ... -
If all members of both the teams in a soccer match strongly believe in God and pray for victory before the match starts, why does one team win and the other lose?
God likes to do everything indirectly, not directly. So, he gives one team the privilege of giving the gift of winning to the other team because the joy in getting is small, but the joy in giving is greater. We all came to the world w ...