More Q& A

Note: Some part of the discourse is a translation from Hindi to
English and not verbatim.
3rd.September.2004
Q. Why do I have to face so many blocks before meeting you? Even to
come here I had to face so many blocks.
A. Just to see how strong your conviction is!
Q. What is the difference between sankalpa, expectation and desire? A.
Sankalpa is simply, intention. Desire is intention with feverishness.
Expectation is somewhere in between.
Q. If rebirth is true than why there is rise in population?
A. Because so many animals are disappearing.
Q. Please tell me whose rebirth are you.
A. That is a secret. You'll discover some time.
Q. Have you ever gotten angry?
A. I try to show but they don't believe it.
Q. In spite of regularly doing Sudarshan Kriya I lose my temper, how
shall I stop this?
A. Sometimes its OK. Make life a little spicy and colourful.
Q. In spite of doing Sadhana, I'm unable to smile. How do I bring
smile to my life?
A. You are unable to smile! Frown a little and look at your face in
mirror. Frown as much as possible and you will start laughing. If you
can't smile, starting faking. Fake it untill you make it.
Q. How you became so natural?
A. I have the same question. How you became so unnatural?
Q. There are a lot of your photos in Divine Services. Which one is
your favourite? I'll take that.
A. I like the picture, what I see when you are smiling.
Q. I feel like we are doing a lot of injustice by giving all our
botherations to you.
A. Don't worry.
Q. I love a person but he always avoids me. How to bring him closer?
A.
Very confusing question [laughter] I don't know. Pray as much as
possible.
Q. Why all hindu dieties are equipped with weapons all the time?
A. They'll are outdated. Now you need AK47 [laughter] Sword and
Trishul will not work now. They all symbolise something. God does
act, it is dynamic. Its not passive. Every atom is divine and it is
dynamic.
Ganesha has Pasha in one hand and Ankush in the other. One is for
holding the energy and one is for directing the energy. Together they
channelise the energy. This all is totally symbolic. Then they have
one hand in Abhaya mudra and one hand in Vasuda mudra, which says,
don't worry I'm giving you.
Q. You mentioned our soul is waiting for a smile from us. If I'm not
the soul then who am I? and who is the soul?
A. Keep asking this question. If you are thoroughly confused, its
done.
Blessed are those who are confused.
Q. We learnt about 7 chakras, how to know which chakra is blocked and
how to release it?
A. Hollow and empty meditation.
Q. Why do I feel that when I come close to you, you are moving away
from me? A. Don't worry. Its all part of the game.
Q. I want to spend 1 day with you.
A. Only 1 day. I want to spend whole life with you. Where you are,
I'm always there. We are always together. Close your eyes and you
will see we are all one. Its an illusion that we are different. You
sit for meditation and we are all one.


In nature, both destruction and creation are complementary. They are
two steps---like day and night. All opposite values in nature, they
all dance together. It has been that way since the beginning. It'll
continue 'til the end.
--- H.H Sri Sri Ravishankar