Can you tell something about karma? Actually, there is no such thing as karma. People use this word to protect themselves. When they get an incurable disease they say it is karma. If they don’t get along well with the family, they call ...
God is inside You ask so many questions. Questions lead to more questions. There will never be an end to your questions. I don’t like to talk too much. I don’t like to give your minds too much work because I want y...
Your spiritual path and your daily work Question: I really want to follow the spiritual path but, at the same time, I have to do my work. How can I manage this? Every day you eat three times, no? You arrange breakfast, lunch and dinner. Som...
How can I get the best benefit from your advice? Read my advice with a peaceful mind. Stop the mind running and chattering away inside your head. Keep your mind open and free without judging what I am saying while reading my words. I am not telling ...
Changing yourself Swamiji, some people try hard on the spiritual path, but they do not seem to change. Why is this? All are evolving. Every second there is a change in all beings. This planet is a living, interrelated ...
When will we be truly happy? Swamiji, when will we be truly happy? Will it be when we see the light or before we see the light? Now, imagine you go to a restaurant in Trichy and you buy idlis and chutney, okay? The waiter puts it...
How Will You Eat the Apple of Spirituality? First think, in what way do you look at spirituality? Do you think of spirituality as something that can be found in a book? If you do, then I would advise you to follow that. Now, I feel I have so mu...
The struggle between body and soul (Extract from a satsang given by Swamiji on 6 February 2003) The body and the atma, the soul, are two completely different things. Our body is total maya, illusion, whereas the soul is pure. You have ...
Why do you encourage us to chant the mantra Om Namah Shivaya on Shivaratri? The greatest way to overcome life’s many difficulties and problems is through the grace of God. The best way to overcome obstacles on the spiritual path, too, is divine grace. You cannot see the grace...
How to be a good guide for this world Human beings should be able to understand the feelings of others. Without this capacity, no matter in what caste they were born, they will have low qualities. First of all, they will lack the ability ...
A great task in this life Swamiji, you have been given a great task in this life. Is there also a task for me? I also want a task. You have asked a nice question. You want work so I will ask the Divine to please give some work...
What prevents us from getting close to God? Swamiji, is it we who keep ourselves away from God or is it God who is keeping us at a distance? What is the obstacle or hindrance that prevents us from getting closer to God? You are always with God ...