Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an Enlightened being, asserts,
“Until one is under the societal influence (lok-sangnya), there is nothing but pain there, and if one comes under the influence (sangnya) of the Enlightened One, then there is nothing but happiness, happiness, and even more happiness. ... Views: 24
It’s a good thing to do our work as a worship; it ought to be done so.
However, that’s not enough to attain moksha.
For instance, suppose you’ve been doing your work as a worship, with utmost sincerity. And just then, you overhear two people talking about you. “Oh! Chandu (please insert ... Views: 301
A question that has baffled many civilizations and generations to come is can one still believe in God and science simultaneously? The answer does not have to be as complicated as people make it. There are many parallels between God and science. With the rich diversity of countless forms of ... Views: 384
By reading something on the internet or even good books and scriptures, one may develop intellectually and rise to a higher level. However, if you are keen in enlightening your Soul, you will have to go to Atma Gnani, the Enlightened One!
Only when we attain Self-Realization, we get the ... Views: 204
Yes, it can. Such love is called Pure Love.
Let’s see how...
In love, one always expects something, material or emotional, from the other person. At the least, we hope that our loved ones will love us in the same manner as we love them. And if they don’t, we get upset, tensed and/or ... Views: 442
Everyone feels a sense of happiness based on the set of beliefs one carries..
For instance, if I have a belief that branded clothes show status, I would feel happy shopping branded clothes and things. For the same, the other person may have belief that wearing new clothes is important; hence ... Views: 369
The most glamorous myth going around us is that when you are really in love, you get jealous about stupid things for your partner. There are people who also opine that jealousy takes their relationship to another level as it adds the spice in their dull relationship. Jealousy leads one to ... Views: 303
Yes, it can. However, the happiness gained from material things is always temporary.
Happiness which once it comes is not followed by misery again is called real happiness. But such is not the case with happiness received from material things. Whilst one continues to seek happiness from ... Views: 263
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being, has propounded a detailed explanation of why and how celibacy is to be practiced with right understanding.
He specifies that the desire for sex may arise, but with the help of right understanding, one is able to oppose it.
Fighting against ... Views: 427
Happiness, logically speaking; is a most illogical, yet a supremely mystical state of mind and emotion, that rejuvenates almost everyone who experiences it. Though seldom, it is extremely powerful to dissolve the barriers of space and time. It can reverse the irreversible dimension of ‘Age’ by ... Views: 241
Self-Realization means to realize, really who am I?
Whatever we identify ourselves with today is not the real self; it is actually a worldly self. Our name, our mind, body, speech, intellect, ego, our anger, pride, deceit, greed, etc. are all a part of the worldly self only.
So, how do we ... Views: 325
We all living beings are dependent on each other, not only for meeting our basic needs of survival, but also for our physical, mental and emotional well-being. We are happy when we have good worldly comforts and healthy relationships with our near and dear ones; but feel unhappy when there is ... Views: 386
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being says,
The mind constantly needs nourishment. It needs pressure. It needs to remain busy. The mind could behave badly when you are alone. However, those who have acquired my Gnan remain detached and unaffected in the worldly life and experience ... Views: 247
The essence of all scriptures, the spiritual discipline and the practice of spirituality is just one i.e. secure the knowledge of your true Self. The awareness of the Self is the final goal of spiritual seeking!
However, not being able to comprehend the subtlest and the most profound element ... Views: 462
No. It is not transferrable. You have to suffer the fruits of karmas yourself, be it the good ones or the bad ones. You cannot give it to others nor can anybody take this away from you!
If you want to take away your mother’s bad karma and add it to your karma, that will not happen. If ... Views: 310
When there’s a lot of trouble in one’s life, eg. lost a job, family member passed away, there’s an ongoing conflict with someone you love dearly, we usually rush to God and sincerely pray to him with feelings of total surrender. So, do these prayers help get over our problems?
Yes, a sincere ... Views: 207
This is generally the case! In every home, there is so much of love between people staying together; yet so frequently we get to see instances where one disrespects the other. For instance, a brother fights with his sister all day long and does not show any respect towards her. Yet, if a third ... Views: 854
Spiritual awakening is never a sad experience!
Spiritual awakening means the awakening of our Atma. In other words, it is the realisation of ‘who am I’. It’s about uniting with one’s real Self i.e. the pure Soul.
The Soul is permanent in nature and is made up of never-fading bliss. When one ... Views: 247
Generally, our feeling is that spirituality is all about renouncing, isn’t it?
We have to abandon our family, leave all our worldly comforts and pleasures, sacrifice tasty food and do fasting, and do hard penance and meditation, to grow on given spiritual path.
But what if you are not ... Views: 591
Yes, spirituality can certainly reduce anxiety and improve your life. Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness, worry or fear. It is natural to experience an element of anxiety now and then. But when it becomes the norm and begins to affect the smooth functioning of our day-to-day life and our ... Views: 323
Our physical body and Pure Soul are totally different and separate, like two different entities with different responsibilities. If we get a bruise, the body experiences the pain and the Pure Soul only ‘Sees and Knows’ it; it does not do anything else. The Soul just observes what the body ... Views: 382
No, tobacco cannot stop you from beginning your spiritual awakening. So, attain Self-Realization! It will in fact open up the right way to stop your intake of tobacco. When you’ve overcome your habit of smoking, you will enjoy pursuing the goal of ultimate liberation, without any distractions, ... Views: 254
Destiny Changes Based On Our Meditation
The Lord says that our current actions are a result of our past life’s karma, and hence they are bound to happen as is; we don’t have much control over it. But what is important is our meditation at that time i.e. the type of contemplation we are engaged ... Views: 361
No. It is not transferrable. You have to suffer the fruits of karmas yourself, be it the good ones or the bad ones. You cannot give it to others nor can anybody take this away from you!
If you want to take away your mother’s bad karma and add it to your karma, that will not happen. If ... Views: 391
Do you know celibacy is the king of the body and an extract of the entire living body? A person practicing celibacy maintains good health and also gains good spiritual strength. Such people experience happiness and peace within. They are contented and blissful. They have a wonderful mind that ... Views: 624
With the advances in social media and communication technologies, we are becoming increasingly conscious about our lifestyle choices, following which the decision to whether engage in or abstain from sexual activity too is emerging as one of the crucial challenges for today’s youth owing to the ... Views: 573
When faced with difficulties, have you ever wondered, “Why is this happening to me? What did I ever do to deserve this suffering and pain?”
A scientific understanding of the laws of karma, as propounded by Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, regarding how we bind karma, how can we become free of all ... Views: 322
Contentment is one type of knowledge. It suggests development.A contented person has contentment in everything – be it money, or being loved by family and friends, or social status, health, professional fulfilment or achievements in life. He has enjoyed these things in his many previous lives. ... Views: 535
Do you know, to understand God’s true nature we must understand who we truly are?
Yes, you’ve got it right – this indeed means that we ourselves are God! But hold it, we as in not the body or the name given to this body. That is all temporary. And God is eternal.
So, ‘who is God, where is He ... Views: 497
1.No, no, we don’t have to get afraid of negative thoughts.
2.We do not have to come into any kind of suffering either, for it won’t help us get anywhere.
3.Rather we must maintain awareness when such thoughts arise.
4.The moment negative thought for some third person arises in our ... Views: 347
The fundamental difference between religion (dharma) and karma is that whilst dharma shows a way for people to live and conduct their lives with purpose, karma refers to the consequences of your actions resulting from the way people live that life.
Religion for many is when they worship a ... Views: 441
In everyday life, we often come across words like ‘knowledge,’ ‘wisdom’ and ‘common sense.’ But what exactly do these words mean? Let us explore!
Knowledge:
In a broad sense of the term, knowledge refers to the theoretical or practical understanding of any subject. There are many types of ... Views: 975
Celebrities appear to have it all: fame, money, and a throng of fervent followers - basically everything one aspires for, from the perspective of material life. Despite this, all too often we hear of these very same celebrities suffering from mental illness and deep unhappiness, resulting in the ... Views: 437
No!
Gnani, the Enlightened one, specifies, that one who is virtuous never curses anybody and one who curses is not virtuous. So curse, etc. is all a fallacy, especially in today’s times.
Yes, on our part, we should not behave badly towards anyone such that one feels like cursing us, nor ... Views: 204
Unquestionably, enlightened people believe in the concept of Soul. This is because the essence of becoming enlightened starts from the awareness of the Soul – your true Self.
Thus, for all those that have been fortunate enough of being enlightened, they have acquired the awareness of their ... Views: 435
Yes, human beings do reincarnate as animals.
Let’s understand how, from the teachings of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan...
Firstly, as stated in Darwin's theory, life develops to the point of a human form. The theory of evolution has validity to the extent that a single-sensed organism gradually ... Views: 368
Whenever good circumstances occur, people generally believe that ‘we’ made our own luck. And when the circumstances are bad, one immediately throws the blame on his fate.
What is the real truth?
The circumstances in our present life are a reflection of the intentions we’ve harnessed in our ... Views: 402
In the ignorant state (where there is ignorance of the Self), our thoughts do define who we are. But when we get ‘Self-Realized’, our thoughts then do not define us anymore. Isn’t that amazing?!
Our mind is just a reflection of thoughts from the past life. In our past life, we happened to ... Views: 294
Well, the general belief is that good actions lead to good destiny i.e. it brings about positive outcomes whereas bad actions lead to our destiny yielding us negative outcomes.
Let us understand this a bit more deeply…
For example, I do a kind action of donating money to the poor and needy. ... Views: 442
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being explains: “Wherever there is feeling of any kind, therein lies the Soul; and decidedly there is life present there. Therefore, you should know that where there are feelings, life is present there. And if something does not show feelings, then it has ... Views: 493
For anything to be able to help us, it is important that in us is present a deep and genuine earnestness to expound our experience and reach our goal.
Be it self-help books or anything else, if we make use of them with utmost sincerity and dedication, for the purpose of attaining our goal, ... Views: 246
Yes indeed!
Enlightened being explains how the journey of Soul happens,
1.from a total dormant stage where there is no knowledge or no vision at all, and
2.then develops from one-sensed to five-sensed living being and advances upto human form, and
3.finally attains liberation.
There ... Views: 333
A person who pushes away his attractions (moha) through his ego can be called ‘Nirmohi’.
In Case Of Nirmohi, Generally The Ego Of “I Am Nirmohi” Remains
‘Nirmohi’ suggests he has reduced everything else, but the ego itself could be still present.
If someone insults him or swears at him, ... Views: 303
How is our destiny shaped?
Karma defines our destiny. Everything we come across in this life, for instance, people, circumstances, our own body, the way we speak, act, or think etc are a result of our past life causes, i.e. karmas. And when these karmas give their effects in this life, ... Views: 80
In every living being, there is the element of Soul (Aatma, the real Self), which by nature, is the same for all. However, physically, each is a separate Soul.
Gnanis (the Enlightened Ones) beholds the complete Vision of the whole and complete, independent Absolute Soul (Parmatma) that ... Views: 227
No, nothing like that! There are so many people in this world who are not quite intelligent, yet they are always happy, isn’t it? So, it is not needed that we HAVE to be intelligent in order to BE happy.
However, remember ‘The Thirsty Crow’ story that we learnt, while in schl?! This ... Views: 265
One of the many gifts given by India to the world is yoga and meditation, which when practiced correctly, are powerful means of physical, mental and emotional growth and development.
Throughout the vast expanses of the Indian subcontinent and beyond, millions of people practice some or the ... Views: 238
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan says, “The next second, a moment later is considered the future and, whatever happened a second before is considered the past. But we should remain in the present. The one, who remains in the present does not need to be aware of anything else. Yes, that indeed is ... Views: 294
No! Spilling milk and stepping over on chillies or lemons does not lead to bad omen.
Any bad or good effects that happen in our life are simply due to our own karmas…
Earlier, I had this wrong belief that spilling milk and stepping over on chillies or lemons is a bad omen, and therefore ... Views: 362
If we understand the core science behind our fate, we will be in a better position to relate things correctly.
As per Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being,
“Give what you would want to receive. That is the principle of karma.”
Whatever seeds of karma you have sowed in your ... Views: 154