Q & A - 5

Q. Which is better Bhav or Kartavya?

A. Both have their own place. Its like asking whether I should watch TV
first or listen to it. Both have to be done at the same time. Bhav se
kartavye ko lagao.

Q. Can a village woman become an Art of Living teacher?

A. I don't know that, but she can definitely become Radha. You know when
you are in devotion, you don't need to know something, knowledge flows
from you.

Q. Ram chale na bin Hanuman. Who is your Hanuman?
A. After this you'll ask who is Sita, then Lakshman and so on. Till
where I'll keep on telling you. [Laughter] If you feel you are Hanuman
I'll not ask where is your tail. [Huge laughter] But don't go to look for Sita. [Laughter]

Q. Krishna gave his virat darshan to three people. Whom will you give your virat darshan?

A. Tumhara number bhi lag sakta hai. [You also might get!] [Applause]

Q. Like there is God, is there a ghost also? How to experience ghost?

A. When you are closer to God its difficult to experience ghost. If you move away from God, a ghost might catch you. Be in present, don't think of bhoot! [ghost or past]

Q. Who is behind your success?

A. You all. There is nobody behind. I keep pushing everyone ahead. [Huge applause]

Q. Lots of saints have born and delivered knowledge in this country, then why are we still there only. Again same people come and take the same knowledge, what is it?

A. How do you think that? You daily have food and still your stomach is empty the next day. Time and time the saints come and lift people in knowledge. In a school when a student clears 1 class he goes to the next. How do you know that the same student is coming to the old class?
Krishna said that whenever there is a fall of sustenance; "Yada yada hi Dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata": when it goes down, the righteousness falls off, to kill, to destroy these horrible negative forces: "paritranaya sadhunam": to save and sustain the saints, sambhavami yuge yuge: "I come in every age in human form."

Q. Thanks for being with us. It doesn't feel good that tomorrow we have
to go back.

A. Hmmm. Come back and do seva. Come once in 6 months for 10 days and do some seva.

Q. Whatever I do seem to be imperfect, then why shall I look for perfection?

A. Move from one perfection to another perfection. Strive for perfection and feel contented.




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