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May it be, Swamiji, that these places which have had the impress of the saint’s personality, his Tapasya and Siddhi, on
the very atmosphere, retain that sanctity for a long time?

Yes, yes. And not only that. The saint himself may live in those places. The liberated
sage has the option to merge in Brahman or to live in a subtle form and carry on the work of
Lokasangraha, guiding aspirants, awakening in people a religious fervour and so on. This motive
is manifested in some Jivanmuktas in accordance w

It is because Jnana and Bhakti are essentially the same! Look at the various Stotras that
he has composed. They indicate clearly that he had developed devotion to a very high degree.
Atmanivedan or self-surrender leads to Jnana; and Jnana is synonymous with Para Bhakti.
People nowadays condemn Bhakti and think that it is inferior to Jnana Yoga. They have
no understanding of Bhakti. They think that they can jump at once to Jnana Yoga Sadhana.
They have really no faith in God. They just acquire some i

I will become lethargic and lazy. On account of my
various ambitions, I move about hither and thither, I exert and I am energetic. Kindly
remove this doubt of mine. I am quite bewildered.
Contentment can never make you idle. It is a Sattvic virtue that propels man towards
God. It gives strength of mind and peace. It checks unnecessary and selfish exertions. It opens
the inner eye of man and moves his mind towards divine contemplation. It turns his energy in
the inner, Sattvic channels. It transmutes

This is an Ati-prasna or transcendental question. You will find this question coming up to
your mind in various forms: When did Karma begin? When and why was the world created?
Why is there evil in the world? Why did the Unmanifest manifest itself? And so on. The same
question is asked by Rama in Yoga Vasishtha and Vasishtha says: “You are putting the cart
before the horse. You will not be benefited by an enquiry into this question at all. Meditate and
realize Brahman. You Will then know the answer

Compared to the man-of-the-world, a philosopher is a mad person in the sense that the
latter cannot take a lively interest in external appearance as the former does. To the philosopher,
the external world is only an appearance, but to the man-of-the-world, it is all real and eternal.
There is nothing wrong with either of them, since the word ‘mad’ is used only as a mutual,
relative attribute. What the philosopher says, the layman cannot believe; and what the layman
experiences, the philosopher canno

Don’t the sins and evil intentions of the giver of food get mixed up with his charity and thus spoil the mental peace of the Sadhus and Sannyasins by their contaminating influence?

A true Sadhu or a genuine Sannyasin is he who has no attachment to the world even in
the slightest degree. Such Sadhus are Brahma-Nishtha Purushas (persons in the constant thought
of the Divine or Brahman) unmindful of their bare needs even. They should not cook for
themselves. Self-cooking induces in any person a desire

It is difficult even to lie on the sides and breathing has become difficult. In spite of all this, I am
regularly carrying on my Yogic exercises and Kriyas. Kindly write immediately if there is
any cause for alarm. Also suggest some prescription to get rid of this excessive pain on
both sides of the lungs.

There is absolutely no cause for alarm owing to the pain that you experience now. Give
up Nauli and Uddiyan for three or four days. You can practice even Pranayam without any
break, but mind that t

I am slowly understanding why people have difficulty moving forward... We say to ourselves that we have forgiven those that have hurt us, we say we are no longer angry at the decisions we made, we try to forget and not discuss various event of our life...
I want to share that we need to search for the triggers that bring us back to that event and stop us from moving...
I realized my triggers is always pleasing my family, friends, love one and work. I fear failure others. I have changed my thoug

I will explain it to you. Listen attentively.
The first Mahavakya is: “Prajnanam Brahma. Consciousness is Brahman”. This is
Lakshana Vakya. The teacher gives the definition to the student that pure consciousness is
Brahman.
Then the teacher says: “Tat Tvam Asi. Thou art That. You are the all-pervading pure
consciousness”. This is known as Upadesa Vakya.
Then the student contemplates on what the teacher expounded, in the form of the idea,
“Aham Brahmasmi. I am Brahman”. This is Anusandhana Vakya.
Finall

The technique of concentration as given by Sage Yajnavalkya involves a process of
withdrawing the mind and Prana gradually and step by step from one part of the body to another,
starting from the two big toes of the feet and progressing upward by a series of successive acts of
such concentration-cum-withdrawal, through the several occult centers of the body, leading
finally to the crown of the head.
By this process, the mind and Prana are totally drawn away from the entire body and
finally centered i

I am new to yoga and the beginning yoga video has given me the ability to start my day calm and achieve my task, without stressing what I could not finish. Tomorrow is another day... I am not flexible but I know in time I will be.... do not give up beginners.

If you lead a virtuous life and die, you will die as a good man, not as a saint. You will not
attain Moksha.
You have hundreds of good men. But, how many saints have you got? Even real
aspirants are rare in the world now. Even in your category of “good men”, there are grades.
How many good men have you got of Gandhiji’s type?
What do your good men do? They may be truthful and noble; they may be charitable and
pious. But, even they will be selfish at the core. They will hoard wealth and look after onl

To understand this you should resort to Satsang and study of scriptures. An intellect that
is clouded by all sorts of desires and evil Samskaras will not be able to grasp even the need for
Moksha. Such an intellect is Asuric. Read the Gita. Attend Satsang. Listen to the discourses of
saints and Sannyasins. Then Viveka will arise in you. You will understand that this world is full
of pain and sorrow. The bungalow, the motor-car, the little position and the small salary that you
are having now will no

TODAY STARTS WITH A NEW DAY TO SHINE..TO LISTEN TO ONES SURROUNDINGS.....SMILE AND ENJOY WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US.....

Yes, yes. That is the Tutelary Deity or Ishta Devata. The mind cannot all at once rise
beyond itself. The ego will seldom cut its own throat. Your consciousness will find it a hard
task to realize the Cosmic Consciousness. Therefore the Name and the Form of a Deity are
chosen to meditate upon. In due time, this Deity will manifest Itself before you and do the work
of annihilating the ego and the mind, enabling you to realize Cosmic Consciousness.

From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-196

There is no man in the world who is not divine by nature. The divinity in man differs
only in degree, but not in kind. Even the so-called atheist has got a ray of divinity in him. No
man is devoid of the three Gunas¾Sattva, Rajas and Tamas¾in varying proportions. Whether
one is a skeptic or an atheist or a nihilist or some other, that portion of Sattva that abides in man
helps him do some virtuous actions, which result in further actions of like nature, either in this
birth or in some future births.

I feel that they are not worth studying, since they do not contain the element that would satisfy my hungering soul.

Beloved child! It is too early for you to renounce the world. Besides, you have got your
parents. You should serve them nicely. Earn your livelihood by honest means. Work hard. At
the same time, adopt the Nimitta Bhav: work as an instrument in His hands. Cultivate this.
Carry on your studies also. No doubt, knowledge of this phenomenal world would not confer
Moksha on you. Yet, it has

There is yet Moha for family, for position, for money and for worldly life. It is strange,
Swamiji, I confess.

Maya is powerful, and except in very rare cases where the Samskaras are very strong,
taste for a life of contemplation does not manifest itself in man. No doubt, Satsang, Japa and
Dhyana help a Sadhak a lot. But the Avarana of Avidya or the veil of ignorance is so thick that
these are not sufficient to pierce it. They only create Samskaras which take shape in future
births. But, if at the sa

Should one’s repeated failures in respect of a certain
work be also taken as the Will of the Lord? Is it a fact that we get what we deserve or is it
that we are not really fit for what we actually aspire for? This doubt is eluding a clear-cut
answer from my own limited brain. I refer the same to your greater brain to re solve this
doubt and I hope you will do so.

It is true that everything is predestined and pre-planned by the Lord; and only in
accordance with the holy writ, everything takes place. G

Here’s a link to an Excel file, containing ready to print fliers, with which I preach vegetarianism on the streets of Burgas. On one side I print Bulgarian and on the other English or German. Anyone who wishes to spread vegetarianism in their region of the world is encouraged to use these fliers. They are in 6 languages.

The text is very short:
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“Those who kill animals and give them unnecessary pain—as people do in slaughterhouses—will be killed in the same way in the next life and in many li