Tag: Question and Answers

How to control a restless mind

People believe that a restlessness mind is the main hindrance in attaining God Realization. But actually it is not such a hindrance as is our attraction, fondness and attachment to things, pleasures, individuals, objects  and incidents. It is essential  for aspirants to know that it is  attraction, fondness and attachment that leads to the shackles of birth […]

Offering to the Lord – ‘Arpan’

Question –  What is the gist of “arpan”  (making an offering) ? Answer –  To give up ‘apnaapan’  (affinity, sense of mine-ness)  || 1 || Question –   After offering everything to the Lord,  can forbidden actions take place, due to the influence of past tendencies?   Answer –  No it cannot take place.   || 2 […]

How to avoid Succumbing to Sense Enjoyments – 1

Question: Until objects of enjoyment do not appear before us, our mind remains firm, that we shall not succumb to them. However we become weak when enjoyments confront us! What should we do? Swamiji: It is a very good question. The intention to avoid succumbing to sense-enjoyments (Bhoga) is certainly a rare quality, indeed! It is a […]

Not Me, Not Mine

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Chaturdashi Vikram Samvat 2074, Guruvaar Mar 1, 2018, Thursday Questioner‒ While the body still remains,  what is the proof of God Realization ? How to know that God Realization has taken place ? Swamiji ‒ What is the proof / test of having eaten food ?  What is the test for drinking […]

Not Me,  Not Mine

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Trayodashi Vikram Samvat 2074, Budhvaar Feb 28, 2018, Wednesday Not Me,  Not Mine  continued….. Questioner ‒  Initially you used to consider ‘Sharanagati’  (refuge in God) to be the best,  nowadays you put more emphasis on ‘Vasudeva Sarvam’.   Of the two which is best ? Swamiji ‒ In reality, they both are one […]

Not Me, Not Mine

||ShriHari|| Phalgun Shukla Dvadashi Vikram Samvat 2074, Mangalvaar Feb 27, 2018, Tuesday continued….. I thought that how can all brothers and sisters attain salvation very easily ?   How can all be supremely benefited and uplifted  ?  So the easy path is to remember God all the time that all this is God.   This is the […]