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- What are the divine functions of the supreme Soul? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThe Supreme Soul is present in every living being. “What is the nature of the Soul? To see the dharma (function) of everything; to see who is performing what function and how that function is being performed. To ‘see’ - this is the function of the Soul”, says Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the ...
Views: 408 - What is the reason behind Sorrow and Joy that people experience in life? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYes, the reason why some people suffer from perpetual ill-luck is because it is the effect of their past life’s karma. And those whose past karmas were good will be born with a silver spoon and enjoy a good life in this birth. It is our karma that takes us to the place where our rebirth is to ...
Views: 408 - When does a Soul get salvation? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2022 from Dada BhagwanSalvation means Moksha, the ultimate liberation. One has been traversing through this cosmos (Universe) for endless lifetimes with birth and death being inevitable. Self-ignorance veils one’s real identity, thereby not allowing one to gain freedom. A person constantly keeps binding karma, ...
Views: 408 - How does a good moral character help in achieving success and happiness? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2021 from Dada BhagwanWhat is morality? Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan defines, “When one does not possess even a single vice that is unacceptable to any living being in this world, it is called full morality.” One with a good moral character does not take away anyone’s happiness nor does he hurt anyone’s feelings. ...
Views: 407 - What is the difference between your identity and your Soul? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2022 from Dada BhagwanNone! The Soul indeed is our real identity. We generally believe our name to be our identity and hence introduce ourselves as, ‘I am John (please insert your name here).’ However, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, asks us a very simple question here: “Are you yourself John or ...
Views: 407 - How does a person come out of the burden of all karmas and get moxa or nirvana? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2020 from Dada BhagwanKarma, as defined by Hindu and Buddhist texts, “is a force produced by one’s actions in this life that influences one’s future lives.” Good deeds performed in this life yield their results in the form of good rewards and bad deeds yield in bad results in one’s next life. This is the most ...
Views: 406 - What is the ultimate purpose of our lives Saints are saying that the ultimate aim of one’s life is eventually to realize God. What is the need to take birth as a human being and why should we realize God? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2020 from Dada BhagwanHow can I really be free from all miseries? – Live this life to know just this!” - Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. The law of karma is pretty straightforward - When you give happiness, you get happiness. And if you give suffering to others, you get suffering in return. So, from the moment we ...
Views: 406 - What makes a golden opportunity towards enlightenment? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2020 from Dada Bhagwan“Go to the One who has become free; and request him, “Sir, make me free.” That is the ultimate solution, the best solution. ‘Who am I?’ - once this is decided, one can attain liberation (become free). And if one does not meet with a Gnani Purush then, until then, one should read the books of a ...
Views: 406 - Have you ever imagined that if God made us then who is above God? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2020 from Dada BhagwanWhen we see this beautiful world around us, we often wonder, ‘Who must have created this world?’ We are told ‘God created this world’. If God is really a creator, just imagine •How would He have created the world? Would He have toiled like a potter to create one thing after another? •And ...
Views: 405 - How does a person meet a real guru? What are the chances of meeting a fake one? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2020 from Dada BhagwanIt is common wisdom that one needs a Guru - a guide or mentor - in all that one does, whether in worldly matters or spiritually. Without someone to show the path, it is very difficult to reach the desired destination. Hence, at no point in life, can one eliminate the need for Guru’s guidance! ...
Views: 405 - What are some real life examples of karma? Is karma real? If yes then how? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2021 from Dada BhagwanHow? In newspapers and on news channels, day in and day out, we get to hear about hundreds of unimaginable and unexpected events that take place in the world, such as plane crashes, bombings, fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. causing innumerable unnatural deaths. People who had no plans to be ...
Views: 405 - Can you scientifically explain the laws of karma? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2020 from Dada BhagwanWhen 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: 404 - Why are there so many religions? How do we know the right one? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2022 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being has said: “All the religions in the world are relative and of varying standards. Everyone finds an appropriate standard depending upon his or her spiritual development. However for the real religion, the religion of the Self, you will have to go ...
Views: 404 - What does it really mean to let go of your ego and how does it help? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2022 from Dada BhagwanLetting go of the ego is called freedom. Things in our life run much more smoothly thereafter. It’s the ego that always gets in the way and disturbs the smooth flow of things. Whenever we interfere in any matter, be it merely through our opinion even, it’s actually our ego at play, and that’s ...
Views: 403 - Are Guru Truth Brahman Ishvara Atman God and Om all one? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2022 from Dada BhagwanYes! Let’s understand how... Anyone who already has a Guru, whom one follows, would agree that: Guru is a treasure of knowledge, that shows us the right path all the way, and helps us cross this ocean of life. He is a beacon of light that ensures we don’t get lost; a towering structure of ...
Views: 402 - Does acknowledging our ego and not letting it win over us is itself ego? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2021 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan says, “Insistence is a photo of the ego!” The ego of any person can be understood from his insistence. And liberation can never be attained through insistence of opinion; it is only when one becomes free from all prejudices, partialities and non-insistence that one ...
Views: 402 - Does spirituality help to purify the heart and progress in life? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYes, it certainly does! As long as purity does not arise, liberation (Moksha) cannot actually be attained. For Purity, the realization of “Who am I?” must take place. - Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan Spirituality means: 1.Attaining the realization of “Who am I” (Self-Realization) from the ...
Views: 402 - Is it good to be a Self less Person? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2020 from Dada BhagwanIt certainly is of great benefit to be a selfless person. There is nothing more worthy than having a goal to serve and live out our human life for the sole purpose of the welfare of others. When one puts the needs of others above their own, one experiences tremendous happiness from within and ...
Views: 402 - Which Spiritual Personality are you inspired from? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2020 from Dada BhagwanReligion is a core part of our culture in India. So, we may have a religious or a spiritual Guru that we follow as he inspires us. Our inspiration may even come from our parents, a family member, a friend or a co-worker. Those who inspire us leave a deep imprint on our psyche. When in great ...
Views: 402 - How do I attain the stage of Nirvana without any help of an external substance? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2020 from Dada BhagwanA quest for freedom from the bondages of suffering that has chained us for uncountable lifetimes is fundamental to all living beings. Nirvana means permanent freedom or liberation from all the bondages that bind us. IS EXTERNAL SUBSTANCE NEEDED? Let’s understand this with an ...
Views: 401 - Is taking revenge, the only method of healing? - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2022 from Dada BhagwanYou yourself can check it out! Have you ever experienced it in your case or seen someone else ‘getting healed by taking revenge’? No, it can never be! One can never remain happy by inflicting pain on someone else - that’s Nature’s law. Hence revenge certainty does not heal.On the contrary, ...
Views: 401 - How do I stop overthinking about past? - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2022 from Dada BhagwanInstead of living in the moment, we live for the most part in our minds, cluttered with thoughts. These thoughts are in fact part of our memories from the past. These memories are either pleasant or unpleasant, depending upon whether we had a like or dislike towards them when they ...
Views: 400(1 vote) - If all Souls get enlightenment will this world be without living beings? - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2020 from Dada BhagwanNo, this world shall never be without the living beings! In this world, the number of living beings always remains constant.If even a single living entity were to increase or decrease, the entire arrangement of Nature’s plan would come crashing down. The world runs naturally. Everything is in ...
Views: 400 - What is the secret of a happy life? - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2020 from Dada BhagwanWe often believe that ‘I will lead a happy life when I get money... or when I get fame... or when I get success...’ And with this understanding, we keep chasing fame, money, success, etc., in the illusion that it will bring us some kind of lasting fulfilment, some day...But has that ever ...
Views: 400 - Can one transfer the debt of one's karmas? - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2020 from Dada BhagwanNo. 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: 399 - How can one reach Moksha in today's world? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2022 from Dada BhagwanPrincipally, only when Self-Realization has been attained, one can move towards Moksh! During the process of Self-Realization: The deluding demerit karmas covering our Soul get destroyed. The separation between the body and the Soul takes place. The understanding of ‘I am the pure Soul’ ...
Views: 399 - How do I detach myself from my ego mind? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2022 from Dada BhagwanTo detach yourself from the ego and mind, you need a Gnani Purush, the Enlightened One. A Gnani Purush is completely free from ego and the effects of mind. The Enlightened One dwells in the realm of the Self as a pure Soul. Hence, only He can separate us from the ego and the mind. What is ...
Views: 399 - How does our success affect our spiritual wellness? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2020 from Dada BhagwanKnowing How to Conduct Ourselves at the Time of Success Determines Our Spiritual Wellness. Spiritual wellness signifies a state of being in good spiritual health that is maintained as an actively pursued goal. And the barometer of this wellness is equanimity! Equanimity means no attachment and ...
Views: 399 - If we all are souls why do we all behave differently? - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2022 from Dada BhagwanAll Souls are the same! But each person is different. And the reason why each person is different is because of their karma. What are karmas? They are the effects of one’s past life causes. Depending on the type of karma one has sown in their previous life, in one’s current life, the karmas ...
Views: 399(1 vote) - Recommended Spiritual Practices to Handle Life's Adversities - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2019 from Dada BhagwanSpiritual practice’ means the practice done through Soul, as opposed to that done through some physical or material things. Your question then is: With the help of Soul, how do we develop courage to handle life adversities? First and foremost, the Soul needs to be realized. Only when we ...
Views: 399 - Why do some people suffer in life while others have a blissful life journey? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYes, the reason why some people suffer from perpetual ill-luck is because it is the effect of their past life’s karma. And those whose past karmas were good will be born with a silver spoon and enjoy a good life in this birth. It is our karma that takes us to the place where our rebirth is to ...
Views: 399 - Can one attain liberation by only conquering the mind? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2020 from Dada BhagwanSelf-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: 398 - How should i start my spiritual journey as a student now? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 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: 398 - How to manage anger in a better way? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2021 from Dada BhagwanWhen suffering and hurt ensues within, on someone wrongly accusing us, we tend to get angry. Come, let’s analyze how to better manage our anger in such a situation, with the help of an enlightened view of the spiritual Scientist, who has swarmed across the ocean of worldly life and knows how ...
Views: 398 - Is Moksha Excessively overrated when we cannot Recall our last Births? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2019 from Dada BhagwanMajority of us cannot recall our past births. Given this fact, it could lead one to think that why at all should one bother for moksha then? And given such a situation, is moksha excessively overrated? The answer is a resounding NO! Moksha means complete and permanent freedom from the cycle ...
Views: 398 - Why are things going different for everyone in their lives? Who controls things? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe scientific answer to why everything happens differently for every individual is it is the result of one’s karma. It is all dependent on one’s merit and demerit karma, that one has brought forward from their previous life, and that is why karmas for each person are different. Merit karmas ...
Views: 398(1 vote) - Why do humans think suffering is a part of life? If you live consciously cant you not go past it? - by Submitted on May 29, 2020 from Dada BhagwanLet’s begin with an example. Suppose a person is suffering from cancer. So, he will either: Take it positively and harness good intentions, “This suffering has come due to my own karmas. I want to stay positive and live my life as peacefully as I can, without giving pain to anyone else.” ...
Views: 398 - Why dont I have the motivation to do anything? - by Submitted on May 29, 2021 from Dada BhagwanMaybe it’s the right time for you to embark on a spiritual journey now?! And if that is the case you are one of the most fortunate ones! For infinite lives, we’ve kept doing this and that, but have not achieved anything that has long-lasted. Life after life, whatever our achievements may have ...
Views: 398 - How can we deal with people having high attitude and egos? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2022 from Dada Bhagwan“Every moment, somewhere, someone weaker is brutally jabbed by the stronger, not only physically, but emotionally and mentally too”! Is this statement a clear, prime hyperbole or a white crime of the real world? If we ponder over this question, surely a very despondent and affirmative answer ...
Views: 397(1 vote) - How do I dissolve bad karma? - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2021 from Dada BhagwanSince a man died under your car, a feeling of guilt will naturally come. However, feeling guilty will neither help dissolve the bad karma of yours nor will it allow you to live in peace. Negative karma can be effectively reduced with the true Knowledge, precisely in the same way as a disease ...
Views: 397 - How do I get over the need to be in a relationship or have a love interest? - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYour question, very clearly and vividly, expresses your keen desire and intention to remain single And therefore, it is important for you to know that there many individuals who, while being single, are very happy and are living a fulfilling life. Here a few things which you can do to help ...
Views: 397 - Can determination overcome destiny? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2019 from Dada BhagwanMost of us have, at some point, read or heard about, and maybe even experienced the power of destiny. Some say that destiny cannot be changed, modified or escaped. While few others say that no matter how powerful the forces of destiny are, it can yet be overcome through strong, unflinching ...
Views: 396 - How do I attain Self Realization in a merrier life? - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2020 from Dada BhagwanSelf-Realization means to realize really ‘who am I?’ Really, ‘I am a Pure Soul.’ But all along, I have believed that, ‘I am Claudet (you may insert your own name here)’ And from this wrong belief, various other wrong beliefs have emerged. However, one day, as I happen to meet Gnani in ...
Views: 394 - How important is spirituality for becoming a financially successful person? - by Submitted on May 16, 2020 from Dada BhagwanThe end goal of spirituality is to attain ultimate liberation. A balance of both spiritual and worldly interaction is the ideal and fastest way to liberation. These two are like the two wings of the bird. The most critical worldly interaction is that of money. And if this is tainted or impure, ...
Views: 393 - Can material things buy happiness? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2021 from Dada BhagwanYes, 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: 392 - As per the teachings of Vipassana, is it true that we are not supposed to get attached to any situation but go with the flow of life? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2020 from Dada BhagwanLord Buddha says, All sankharas are impermanent. When you perceive this with true insight, Then you become detached from suffering; This is the path of purification. So, you are right! We are indeed not supposed to get attached to any situation and we must go with the flow of life. But ...
Views: 391 - Has this lockdown, in any way, changed your perspective on life, lifestyle, life goals, and spirituality? If yes, then please elaborate your experience. - by Submitted on May 14, 2020 from Dada BhagwanLife was a routine all along, doing mundane jobs through the day, and going to sleep, only to wake up the next day and follow the same old schedule day after day. But as the lockdown put a stop onto the routine, it gave me time to take a pause and reflect on a few questions that I asked myself: ...
Views: 390 - Is Happiness the Ultimate Truth? How can we Achieve This? - by Submitted on May 07, 2019 from Dada BhagwanHappiness, which, once it comes, is not followed by misery again, is called real happiness. The happiness obtained from materialism is very temporary. Also, when things go above normal, material happiness feels like misery. Eg. eating mangoes makes you happy. But if your friend insists you eat ...
Views: 390 - Why doesnt money come so easily to those who set out to find it but follows those who hardly pursue it? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2021 from Dada BhagwanWhen we become inattentive to money, it comes to us in abundance. There is nothing lacking in this world. In this world there is everything. Is there not a saying: ‘Sakal padartha hay jagmahi, bhaagyaheen nar pavat nahi’ meaning ‘In this world there is everything, He who has not the fortune ...
Views: 390 - Does the rituals done after a person is no more makes his soul happy? Which is important making him happy when he was alive or doing strong rituals after he is no longer alive? - by Submitted on May 18, 2020 from Dada BhagwanMaking one happy when he is alive is far more important than anything else in this world. So, take good care of everyone around you. It is our duty to give people peace when they are alive and it is our duty to give them peace even after they have left us. How Do We Give Peace After The ...
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