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(continued) ‘Abinaashi’  –   God is imperishable;   therefore ‘ansha’ (fraction/inseparable part) of God is also imperishable –  ‘avinashi tu tadviddhi’  (Gita 2/17).  Though being imperishable,  it develops affinity for the perishable body and the world – ‘Mamaivaansho jeeva loke jeevabhootah sanaatanah |  Manahshashthaani indriyaani prakrutisthaani karshati ||  (Gita 15/7)    The Ātmā (self), an eternal […]

Question:  Oh Lord, How many different kinds of austerities are there? Swamiji:  Austerities are of three kinds – of body, speech and mind. Worship of Gods, Brahmanas, teachers and liberated souls; to maintain purity of body by cleansing with water and earth; activities performed by the body must be straightforward and simple, uprightness, continence and […]

Question:  “Everything is God”, what is the method of realizing it ? Swamiji:  Srimad Bhagavatam has addressed the method of realizing “All is God” (Srimad Bhag 11:29:16) Whatever be the race, stage, sect, caste or religion of a person, he/she is God only (manifestation of only God). In this there are four points – 1) God is […]

Question:  “Everything is God”, what is the method of realizing this fact ? How is it accomplished?   Swamiji:  If we want to realize “Everything is God”, then we should hold firmly that the body, which we presume to be our own, has been attained by us from the world, and it shall perish some […]

(continued) Now a doubt may arise that when nothing is mine, then why should I serve mother and father?  Why should I protect the objects and things. When I want nothing then what is the need for food and water ?   When I have no relation with anyone, then why should I help, why […]

When one begins to relish ‘bhajan’ (remembrance of God),  then sleep,  hunger and thirst also go away.   One does not care even about these.  Sleep,  hunger and thirst are the the main things for the sustenance of this body,  but these too are forgotten in “bhajan”.   This means that our real relationship is with God.  If […]