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What is the significance of the burning of Holika (bonfire on the night before Holi)?
The burning of Holika has an effect on the coming monsoon. There is story of Prahlada (from which the festival of Holi originated). Prahlada was a young boy who was very dedicated to God but his father was not. His father was a very egoistic and a cruel ... -
There is a story in Yoga Vashishtha that a crow named Kakabhushundi which lasted after dissolution of the world? What is the significance of this story?
Yoga Vashishtha is very mystical. You know, some of these latest movies are based on Yoga Vashishtha - like The Matrix and Inception.Yoga Vashishtha is very deep and has multiple meanings. It takes you to another dimension. ... -
Gurudev, in Yoga Sutras, it says that the purpose of yoga is to remove misery. Isn’t there a spiritual purpose of yoga?
Yes, it is preventing the misery which might come. It eliminates the sorrow that might come in future. The root cause of sorrow is eliminated by yoga. It is just a by product. It is not the end of it. ... -
Gurudev, Vedas are said to be of non-human origin. What does that mean?
Vedas are simply downloaded information. The Rishis went into deep meditation and what they saw and heard they started sharing. There is a beautiful story that I would like to share with you -- Vedavyasa went to the creator and asked him to pleas ... -
What is the cause of conflict in the world? Is it possible to eliminate conflict completely or does it have a role to play?
Conflict unites good people, otherwise good people don’t come together. Conflict is part of your nature and resolving conflict is also a part of your nature. Human dignity is to resolve conflict. Terrorism is the biggest chal ... -
Gurudev, it is said that music affects the chakras. Could you please talk about specific instruments and their effect on the chakras.
The drums affect the Mooladhara (the base chakra or the first chakra). The big and small drums, their effect is from the Mooladhara to Swadishtana (second chakra). The big wind instruments like trumpets affect the second to third ch ... -
How can we recognize our mission in life?
First thing is to get rid of your laziness. When laziness disappears and you hold on to your commitment, then you will see that what you are doing is what you have come here for. If you keep thinking, "What about my comfort and my need", then ... -
People from many countries are very inspired by what happened at The World Cultural Festival and want to move that spirit forward in their own country, and in their own communities. What can we do to not just make it a onetime event, but really move it forward, all around the world.
Yes, first of all, create a buzz, tell everybody what it was, how it was and how it is possible. The very concept of so many different people from so many different cultures coming together on one stage itself is a great thing, and not having one incide ... -
Children play too many video games, what can we do? Thank you for introducing a spiritual video game!
Substitute a nice game for a violent game, and slowly you have to take that also away. The very purpose of creating our own game is to make it inspiring and not violent. It is the same thing with knowledge. ... -
How to raise my 9 year old daughter to be a harmonious person and have a sense of belongingness with other people. (The speaker also asks about raising her child to be a vegetarian which is a rare thing in her country).
We have to quickly teach more and more people because when it becomes a fashion then it is easy. See, all good habits, either it is a tradition or it is a fashion. If you take it as tradition, it is already there. You just have to nurture the tradition. ...