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- Do we require to live in the present? What are the consequences bared by an individual without living in present? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2020 from Dada BhagwanParam 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: 335 - What is self in understanding the self? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2022 from Dada BhagwanUntil Self-Realization, one does not have the understanding of the Self i.e. ‘Who am I?’ He knows he exists (astitva) but he does not have the awareness of who he is (vastutva). If he were to attain the awareness of who he really is even for a second, he can reach completion i.e. liberation ...
Views: 335(1 vote) - Should a spiritual seeker stick to one master or keep exploring until the knowledge of the absolute truth is attained? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2021 from Dada BhagwanA Spiritual Seeker Needs a Master who has the Right Knowledge to Guide Master is the Guide! Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being explains: If you want to go to the station from here and get lost on the way, will you not have to ask someone for help? Whom would you ask? The one ...
Views: 333 - Is brahmacharya important? What is the use of this? If it is powerful why is no one following this? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThere are two kinds of brahmacharya: 1.One form of brahmacharya is when you do not participate in or encourage sexuality through the mind, speech, and body, and 2.The ultimate form of brahmacharya (celibacy) is when one’s focus is always in the awareness of ‘I am a Pure Soul.’ It is to ...
Views: 332 - Will a Guru come into my life on his own or do I need to find him? How do I find? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2021 from Dada BhagwanFor us to have a Guru in our life, we must make every effort to find him; otherwise life will pass by whilst we keep waiting for him to come into our life. When you wholeheartedly set out on your quest of finding a Guru, Nature will help you in bringing about positive evidence together in ...
Views: 332 - How do I balance both spiritual and material life? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2022 from Dada BhagwanLord Krishna knew that Arjuna’s battlefield existed in his life, which could not be avoided. Similarly, material desires exist in your life, which cannot be resisted. Therefore, Lord Krishna gifted The Bhagwad Gita to the world, which is useful to the worldly people, as much as it is to the ...
Views: 331(1 vote) - What solace satisfaction do you feel by doing meditation when you already know that you cant control the incessant thoughts? - by Submitted on May 02, 2020 from Dada BhagwanOur thoughts are related to our overall mental well being as they are the ones that determine our state of happiness or sadness! Thoughts are mere projection of the mind, which acts like a radar, presenting various kinds of information based on what it feels is going to happen. This ...
Views: 331 - Why do some feel that birth and rebirth is a cycle from which one should free himself? Isnt it wonderful to be born and reborn? - by Submitted on May 22, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThe cycle of birth and death is extremely painful for all. There is immense pain that one has to undergo every time one’s death happens and again at the time of his / her next birth. Only with an enlightened view, one can see the reality as is!Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan asks, “The body is ...
Views: 331 - How can we make our soul strong? - by Submitted on May 18, 2022 from Dada BhagwanSoul on its own is strong; infinite strength is an inherent property of our Soul. Yes, it’s a different thing that we are unable to experience its strength today. This is because although the Soul that resides within our body is completely pure and infinitely strong, it is surrounded by ...
Views: 330 - What is the importance of silence in ones spirituality? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2021 from Dada Bhagwan“Our intellect should be used to help the other person. The one who conducts his worldly affairs in a manner that causes least clashes at home, in business, or anywhere else is called an intelligent person”, says Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being; whereas application of intellect ...
Views: 330 - What is the main reason behind rise of depression among Indian students in the past few years? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe world is in utter distress today, and if the young generation grows up to bring good relief and peace in this world, what an incredible achievement that would be, isn’t it?! But while we are hoping the young generation to reach out to the world to make it a better place to live in, the ...
Views: 330 - How do you keep yourself occupied to keep your mind off things that don't help you think positively? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2021 from Dada BhagwanOverthinking means thinking about something for too long and making it into a problem.... problem because generally, overthinking happens around negative thoughts, negative emotions, negative imaginations and negative assumptions. Mind is indulged into multiple things that don’t help you think ...
Views: 329 - Why is each and every person unique and not matching? Is it due to different karmas? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2021 from Dada BhagwanLet’s explore a scientific answer to your question of why each one of us is unique, and hence none of us match with each other. Each one of us is standing at a different point, at a given point of time, on the path of evolution, based on our development. Hence, this results in making us very ...
Views: 329 - Why is my ego so easily bruised? How do I make it stronger? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2021 from Dada BhagwanOur ego gets easily bruised because we have kept a wrong belief for countless lives! An odd start from me, let me introduce it to you one by one. What would that wrong belief be? If I call you by your name, let’s suppose it’s John (you may please insert your name here), and ask you, ...
Views: 329 - Can expectations mentally destroy you? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2022 from Dada BhagwanYes, they can. When others fail to think, say or act in line with what we expect of them, when people do not follow the expected rules, or when one does not conform to the expected ideas in our mind, we often feel slighted or disappointed. We have a lot of expectations from our own self too. ...
Views: 328(1 vote) - Do we have the same soul? If not what makes our souls different? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2022 from Dada BhagwanIn 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: 328 - How is detachment from our ego possible? - by Submitted on May 23, 2022 from Dada BhagwanWhat is Ego? Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, defines ego: “Ego is to claim to be something you are not. One does not know who he really is, and hence claims to be what he is not. That is called ego. Ego lies in the belief of, ‘I am John.’ ‘I’ (the real Self) is not John ...
Views: 328 - Can a person remain joyous and balanced even at the final moment? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2021 from Dada BhagwanYes of course! If at the final moment, a person remains in Samadhi, he shall be joyous and balanced at the time of death. Also, his loved ones and everyone near him will experience enormous peace and bliss within, despite this person having died! Death in Samadhi Samadhi death means at the ...
Views: 327 - Can spiritual awakening take away all your simple joys in life? Is it supposed to be a sad experience? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2022 from Dada BhagwanSpiritual 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: 327 - How do I develop the quality of humanity in life and improve spirituality? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2021 from Dada BhagwanHumanity begins with an obliging nature. If a person were to follow the goal of developing the quality of humanity, he would soon attain liberation which is the end goal of spirituality. Religion begins from the moment you give happiness to others. You will be happy if you give happiness to ...
Views: 327 - Is love the best feeling a human can have? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2022 from Dada BhagwanYes, love is one of the best experiences that human beings can have. But what type of love? Not the love which is centred on give or take, is full of expectations and where anger, pride, deceit, greed, likes and dislikes arise. Love that changes with people or situations is not real love. ...
Views: 326(1 vote) - Why are people Soul searching? How beneficial is it? - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2021 from Dada BhagwanPeople soul-search to take stock of the situation. It is a kind of self-examination to evaluate, ‘where did I go wrong, why am I behaving the way I am, how do I improve?’ It is an internal search done with a deeper meaning for a moral assessment of one’s self. One looks inwards for answers with ...
Views: 326 - Why should you practice non attachment to find inner peace? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2021 from Dada BhagwanPractising non-attachment is essential to experience inner peace and contentment. When we are dependent on external factors such as relationships, jobs, finances, material delights etc. for our sense of well-being, for our personal happiness and pleasure, we will naturally develop a strong ...
Views: 324 - Is thinking karma or action karma? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2021 from Dada BhagwanBoth, thinking as well as action are results of karma. They are the results of one’s past life deeds. Akram Vignan explains, every facet of one’s current life is a result of their past life karma. One’s whole life is in the form of discharge of past karma. These comprise of every thought, ...
Views: 323 - How do you motivate yourself when you have no one whom you can share your feelings? - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2021 from Dada BhagwanSimple, through self-motivation! One who has no one, with whom they can share their feelings, their emotions, their thoughts and anything that they want to tell but can’t, are by default self-motivated. It’s a fact! Or else such people are strongly connected with God Of these, those who ...
Views: 322 - Is it good to run behind money or behind success? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2020 from Dada BhagwanToday, the whole world is running behind money and success like a thirsty person running badly in search of water while being lost in desert. Rather than running behind money or success, if we pay more attention to bringing consistency and sincerity in our work, and patiently and honestly ...
Views: 322 - What is the purpose of human life and how to get it? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2021 from Dada BhagwanTo be born as a human is considered extremely fortunate, for it is only from human form that we can become free - free from all misery and suffering, free from the bondage of life after life! There are two types of goals that one needs to strive to accomplish in human life. The first is ...
Views: 322 - Does permanent bliss lie beyond our senses? How do we attain that spiritually? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2022 from Dada BhagwanYes, permanent bliss lies beyond our senses, and we can attain it spiritually! Let us understand how… Whenever we see, smell, taste, hear or touch something through our senses, we either like it or dislike it or feel neutral about it. When we like something, we experience pleasure while ...
Views: 321 - How do i know my goal? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThese are good questions and ones that from time to time trouble many of us during our life! A disturbed mind makes us feel clueless Key factors that contribute to you feeling like this could be: Feeling insecure Lack of confidence Hesitative nature No Direction in life Lack of ...
Views: 321(1 vote) - Is the soul sitting inside us the divine? - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2021 from Dada BhagwanYes, the Soul within is indeed divine! Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened Spiritual Master has said, “The Soul itself is God (the Divine)! ‘I am John (you may insert your own name here)’ is the realization that you have right now. And when you will realize ‘I am Soul’ ...
Views: 321 - What makes us stop being a good Soul? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2021 from Dada BhagwanLack of discretion and humility is what stops us from being a good human being. In Today’s Families, the Root of All Burning Questions Is This Lack of Discretion and Humility When not an iota of discretion and humility can be seen in our speech and conduct, from this we can understand what ...
Views: 321 - Are all the distresses and problems resolved and one becomes happy after ones enlightenment? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYes! Let’s learn from Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being about how one feels after enlightenment. He explains this experience through an illustration.... Suppose there is pitch darkness in your home, how will you feel? If you try to move, you will have clashes with chair, ...
Views: 320 - How do I manage ego problems in me? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2021 from Dada BhagwanHave you heard of the 3 letter word which seems exceptionally ‘Immortal, Impregnable, Infinite’, and is living and breathing in every life? Dear readers, if you are thinking about the omniscient and omnipotent ‘GOD’, then indeed it is quite not the case here, as our beloved Almighty is ...
Views: 319 - How should I start my spiritual journey? Im a student now.. - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2020 from Dada BhagwanTo leave the bad and come into good is called religion. And, when on a spiritual journey, we don’t go acquiring any good thing, nor do we go changing any bad thing; we directly go for knowing what is reality. And since you are just a young student yet, there cannot be a better age to start this ...
Views: 319 - What is Salvation? Why is it important? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2022 from Dada Bhagwan“Moksha means eternal ultimate freedom from all misery.” Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. Salvation (moksha) implies total freedom from all pain, suffering and misery. It is liberation from all the merit and the demerit karmas on dissolution of all the emotions caused by atoms of anger, pride, ...
Views: 318 - How can one have peace when there is so much violence around physical mental emotional etc? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThe Enlightened One says, “If worldly unhappiness or suffering is not there, we would never search for permanent happiness. Therefore, it is very helpful to us. Permanent happiness is not through body. It is independent of body. When there is pain, we search for safeside, ‘Where is my permanent ...
Views: 317 - Is being sensitive and having a selfless attitude a weakness in this world? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2021 from Dada BhagwanNo, no, not at all! It is in fact one of the greatest strengths in this world. Being sensitive to others’ pain and having a selfless attitude to help people... Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being states, “The act of benevolence is the highest of all human activity. Benevolence ...
Views: 317 - What is the purpose of our existence? - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2022 from Dada BhagwanLiberation! Liberation is the Ultimate Purpose of Our Existence. For centuries, on the sacred land of India, countless saints, Satpurush, Gnani Purush, Vasudevas, Balrams, Chakravarti Kings, Tirthankaras, the perfect embodiment of Omniscience, have been born. These divine beings have not ...
Views: 317 - Can money really buy happiness, If yes then how & if not then what can bring happiness? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2022 from Dada BhagwanHappiness, 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: 316 - What is the benefit of being a mouna? How does it help in spiritual progress? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThere are plenty of benefits in being mouna (silent), especially during arguments, conflicts or difference of opinions. If we are able to maintain silence consciously, it means we have managed to diffuse a situation by exercising self-control from within. We have succeeded in staying calm rather ...
Views: 316 - What happens with the Soul of those in the afterlife who kill themselves? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThis a good question, and the spiritual-scientific answer to it is: Even if a person commits suicide just once, the repercussions of this act are so grave, that one will have to do the same for several lives to come. The karma (seed) of committing suicide is so serious, as a result (fruit) ...
Views: 315 - What is the fundamental difference between the brain mind and ego? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThe Enlightened One explains: There are three divisions in our self: The outer part is made up of: Five senses, Mind (the gross mind where thoughts arise), The physical body (the brain is part of it), Speech. The inner part comprises of: Mind (Mann, the subtle mind) Intellect ...
Views: 315 - How can a person overcome pride spiritually? - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2022 from Dada BhagwanExplaining the nature of pride, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, says, “The extensive form of the ego is pride.” From where does the tuber of pride originate? Param Pujya Dadashri explains, “When one gets the taste of respect, he gets a taste of sweetness in it, then the ...
Views: 314 - How do I stop being so scared of the fragility of life? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThe reason why you fear the fragility of life is because you believe you are the owner of something that is really not yours, and believing so, you derive pleasure and pain from it. Suppose you enter into a house that is not yours, would you not be apprehensive and nervous? You would be ...
Views: 314 - Which method is easy to attain salvation Bhakti or Gyaan? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Dada Bhagwan‘Option- if you cherish; it is an opportunity but if you make it ‘Optional’, it perishes to adversity!’ This canon explains how splendid it is to have options and also warns us, if we fail in implementing the selected option rightfully, we face the consequences of being optional ...
Views: 314 - Why are we even born? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2022 from Dada BhagwanReligion is indeed a huge support in one’s difficult times. However, in today’s era, different religions and sects have limited themselves to a set of beliefs and practices that they think are right and necessary for one to follow. Here, the emphasis of most religious leaders has always been on ...
Views: 314(1 vote) - How do I free myself from repetitive thoughts forever? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThis question has bothered many of us. Every so often we find that the mind decides to take over and keep us rooted in incessant thinking. When this happens it is natural for us to look for ways to free ourselves from it because they take away our peace of mind and cause us a lot of unrest from ...
Views: 313 - How do I live happily and satisfied for everything I have without expectations? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2021 from Dada BhagwanDesire is like a burning fire. The very nature of desire is such that it torments! It keeps burning within, until the desire gets fulfilled. And the moment one desire gets fulfilled, another one starts, “It would be great if I had that also; and that also,...” Desires keep arising one after ...
Views: 313 - What are some ways to avoid jealousy and greed? How useful is it to live life? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2021 from Dada BhagwanLet’s take the second question first, ‘How useful it is to live life?’ Not at all, provided you want to live a happy and peaceful life. This is a fact! If we believe, jealousy and greed are useful to live life, such wrong understanding would only boost these weaknesses further. Our ...
Views: 313 - What do you think the purpose of life is? Is there a such thing as true happiness? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2024 from Dada BhagwanIn this world, each one defines his purpose of life, depending on the station one has arrived at while on his journey of spiritual evolution; this signifies one’s spiritual development. Therefore, while for some, the purpose of life is to merely enjoy the pleasures of five senses; for few ...
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