Q & A - 4

Q. Having come to you, all what I want is to free myself from all the
bondages. Is it possible in this life time?

A. Its possible. Its like standing at the bank of ganga and asking
whether I can have water. [Huge Applause]

Q. Will I get less blessings because I do less seva?

A. Blessings are without any distinction. Everybody, whether good or
bad, gets blessings.
Do seva, atleast half a day in a week. You should do atleast this much.
Its not like that you don't have time. You can always take out some
time for seva. Time is same, be it a Prime Minister or a Peon. But both
would find it difficult to get some time for Seva. Everybody say I've only 1
holiday when I can be with my family, wash clothes etc. But if you want
to do seva you can always find some time for it. There is a Art of
Living basic course teacher, she is a lady with 3 kids, one is 2 years,
other 3 and the third is 4 and a half years. This lady still conducts a
basic course in a week. I wondered to her how are you managing it.
If you really want to do seva, you can always find a time to do so.

Q. How do you read our mind and answer just what we require?

A. Thats a trade secret. I'm there in you. There is no difference
between you and me. Guru is Antaryaami.

Q. My father was your devotee now he is against Art of Living. He is
stopping us from coming to Art of Living. He thinks we are moving away
from Sikhism.

A. Thats because some priest or granthi might have told him something.
Guru Gobind Singh ji said, "Sab Sikhan Ko Hukam Hai, Guru Manyo
Granth". Who is Sikh? One who has to learn. Sikh is a disciple. Guru Gobind
Singh ji said this for everyone in the world. It has been wrongly
interpreted.
So don't worry! Guruji is somebody's friend, father, mother, son. I'm
ready for any relationship. What relationship you have with you? Have
the same relationship with the Guru. Pyar ko pyar hi rehne do koi naam
na do.
Recently I went to Amritsar to deliver a talk on the occasion of 400
years of Guru Granth Sahib. Everybody liked it. Guru Granth Sahib has
the knowledge of all the 36 greatest saints who had taken birth on this
planet. It has sayings of Sufis, Vedas and everything. What is there in
Upanishad, is there in Guru Granth Sahib also. Its very good. It has
all the Brahmagyaan. And, its meant for everybody.

Q. Is our next human birth dependent upon this birth or everything has
been predecided by God?

A. Its both. There is freewill and lot is determined also.


Note: Some part of the discourse is a translation from Hindi to Englishand not verbatim.
9th.September.2004