Question and Answer session

Some Q&A with Guruji for you from our archives
This one is from Rishikesh sometime in March 2000
Enjoy :-)
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1.What among Kriya,Seva,Satsang do we need to do for being like you?
A:For even being 5%like me you need to do everything.But for being
100% like me,you need to do nothing..(the catch is..'you' need to do
nothing..wah re Guru..)

2.If you do not want pleasures,then you you get freedom(Mukti) and
if you do not want even freedom,then you get love!

3.Guruji,when we see everything,every deity in you,then is it
necessary to go in a temple?
A:It is a feeling of necessity then!When you are in knowledge,then
going or not going in a temple does not make any difference to
you.Usually when we visit temples,we do it either out of 'Lobha'
(desire) or 'Bhaya' (fear).But in knowledge,there is no Lobha or
bhaya when we visit any deity.

4.Blessed Are Those Who Get Confused!!
Confusion is a result of breaking down of some knowledge to which we
are holding on,such a knowledge which breaks down is no real
knowledge.It leads to confusion.So,when we get confused consider
that we are blessed!!

5.Is it necessary to get married?
A:The ultimate aim of this life is to be happy.Be with or without
getting married,choice is yours.

6.Is it so that when wife prays,her husband also gets the 'Punya'
the benefit?
A:If husband eats,does wife feels full?On this path,each one has to
help him/her self.

7.What do we need to do in life?Do we need to take efforts to change
our lives or do we accept whatever happens in life as it is?
A:yes,we do need to take efforts to change your life AND accept
whatever comes our way after that!

8.What do we need to do about negative emotions?
A:Soham and so what

9.Is every event in life predestined?
A:What do you think?You asking me a question right now is your free
will,and me answering it is my destiny!(laughter)

10.How do we remain at your lotus feet forever?
(The Master looks at his feet and wonders..laughter follows his
gesture)Be natural and be yourself.

11.Is Soham Gurumatra?
A:Guru is Mantra.In Hindi:man ko tarta hai wo mantra.The one who
uplifts your mind is mantra.Guru is your mantra.

12.Why in the world are both good and bad things?
A:Everybody needs some work..

13.Guruji,I wish to leave all the wordly things...
A:No,no,you don't become an escapist.Complete your duties and
responsibilities.Do not think that your family is limited to
husband/wife,children,parents..include everyone in your family.Do
not care about only your kids but also others.Do not run away.Look
at me..how I am entrapped in this sansara..so big is my family..You
can smile even when you are entrapped in this world..(in hindi he
said:fas ke bhi has sakte hain)

14.Why is Shri Shri taken twice in you name?
A:Because I felt thrice is too much.(laughter)

15.Any God/Goddess you worship,they say,that is the biggest one,no
bigger god than him/her exists!How do we understand this?
A:See,the purpose behind it is to take you to the largest to the
biggest,to the greatest.Otherwise every god is in every other
god.There is Krishna in Shiva,Shiva in Krishna.In Ganesha,even the
sun,the moon,Shiva everything is part of Ganesha.
It is like a white ray of light which looks whit but has all the
seven colours.

16.Use the knowledge like a soap,with the dirt,even the soap is
washed away else it will be like a burden to you!