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- 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: 437 - 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: 436 - How do I get over an online friend that I am so attached to? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThe world of digitalism and social media networking has changed our real life interactions. Their attractive looks and features draw us towards their addiction. With a sharp rise of various social media networking platforms and the Internet, having virtual friends is the new norm. Technology ...
Views: 436 - Can I attain moksha by leading a normal life and just by doing my work as a worship? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2021 from Dada BhagwanIt’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: 435 - Can love without an iota of jealousy be considered true love? What do you think about it? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThe 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: 435 - Do you agree that if everyone or most people believed in karma the world would be a more peaceful place? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2023 from Dada BhagwanYes, I do. If most of us believed in karma, then the world would be a peaceful place. This is only possible if we grasp the theory of karma exactly! I remember the day when I started to search on the web for a better understanding of the theory of karma. During my search, I came across ...
Views: 434(1 vote) - 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: 434 - 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: 434 - How can ever lasting happiness be created? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2020 from Dada BhagwanYour question is very healthy for two reasons: 1.You are clear in your mind as to what kind of happiness you would want to have; and 2.You’ve shown the initiative to look for ways to regulate i.e. intentionally cause the neurotransmitters to flow, rather than wait for such events to happen ...
Views: 433 - What becomes a hindrance in spiritual practice? Is what the ego mind likes not necessarily conducive to grow? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2021 from Dada BhagwanOur own ego and intellect become the biggest hindrance in spiritual practice. It is because of the ego and intellect that we experience obstacles in our spiritual development. So, let us analyse these in more detail and ascertain how they become an impediment to our spiritual practice. ...
Views: 433 - 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: 432 - Can a non vegetarian be spiritually rich compared to a vegetarian? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2021 from Dada BhagwanSpirituality is about attaining a unique awareness. Spiritual growth happens when one gains higher consciousness or awareness of his Self which is beyond the awareness of the five senses and the mind-ego-intellect. For the ones who want to grow in a higher spiritual realm and be spiritually ...
Views: 431 - Do self-help books really help or are they just for losers to feel good for some time? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2022 from Dada BhagwanFor 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: 431 - If the ultimate objective is salvation then why do people marry and live a worldly life? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2020 from Dada BhagwanThe worldly life, at every step, presents us with many tempting and lucrative goals that we consider important in life; and therefore sincerely work towards and strive for it, sometimes out of need, sometimes out of want. One of such examples is marriage and worldly relationships. Generally, ...
Views: 431 - We understand that the world we live in is an illusion, the Atman is the only truth. Does it mean that time is also an illusion? - by Submitted on May 28, 2020 from Dada BhagwanAkram Vignan provides an in-depth scientific clarification to: 1.Is the world an illusion? 2.Atman, the real truth? 3.Is Time an illusion? Let’s get some of its basic understanding here, today… 1) Our World - is it an illusion or the truth? What if you have a bad toothache and ...
Views: 431 - What makes you get emotionally attached in a relationship? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2023 from Dada BhagwanIt is good to earnestly love someone. But to allow yourself to become overly emotionally attached can result in an unhealthy, troubling and even on occasions, an unnatural relationship. When you are deeply in love with someone, so much so that that person inadvertently takes over your entire ...
Views: 431 - Why am I unable to forgive someone even after knowing all the benefits of forgiveness? How do I do that? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2021 from Dada BhagwanOnce you understand what forgiveness means and how easily you can do it, you’ll be able to forgive. But before that... Just imagine, some day, some mistake happened by you. You realized it and you have deep repentance for it. However, the other person is just not ready to forgive you. Every ...
Views: 431 - 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: 431 - 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: 430 - 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: 430 - 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: 429 - What should you do if you have an idea of what your purpose of life is? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2019 from Dada BhagwanWell, when you have an idea of your purpose of life, the job is half-done! Yet, the basic and important step to achieve anything is ‘a strong conviction’. For this, you need to ascertain how far your idea of purpose of life is actually right. A Checklist to ascertain whether the Purpose of ...
Views: 429 - 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: 428 - How do you stop feeling bad about past experiences? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2021 from Dada BhagwanSimple... by living in the present! How do we live in the present? By attaining Self-Realization and applying the right knowledge in life. How do we attain Self-Realization? By meeting the Enlightened One, who has the spiritual powers to enlighten others, as well. How do we meet the ...
Views: 428 - 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: 427 - What is the way to quit greed? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThere are 4 kashays (weaknesses) in every human being, namely: Anger Pride Deceit Greed Of these, greed is the first to manifest within every living being, and the last to leave. Greed appears to give us immense happiness, but it actually is at the foundation of most of our unhappiness. ...
Views: 426 - How can we be sure that we are carrying the seeds of past karma into our present life time? How do we even know if we or our soul as they say existed prior to our current lives? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2020 from Dada BhagwanSo often, we experience that suddenly some unexpected or unwanted event happens in life. For instance, a sudden avalanche sweeps hundreds of people away or an epidemic takes upon a huge toll; some die at the time of birth while some are born disabled; a few of us easily achieve a successful ...
Views: 425 - How can we find inner peace and stable mind? - by Submitted on May 20, 2021 from Dada BhagwanInner peace and stable mind are vital to have, in life. Now, there are two types of solutions here - one is a permanent one, and another is a strong one, until we get to the permanent one. Sounds interesting? So come, let’s peruse both, starting with the strong and instant solution. But ...
Views: 425 - Is Corona also a soul? Should we not hurt it according to Jainisms non violence theory? - by Submitted on May 25, 2020 from Dada BhagwanIs Corona also a Soul? Few people say Corona virus is non-living, and others say it is living. While some argue that how can something, which spreads so fast and infects other living beings so quickly, not be considered a living creature; some others feel they are non-living for various ...
Views: 425 - 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: 425 - 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: 425 - 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: 424 - 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: 423 - Do I just exist just to serve and worship god? - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2022 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the enlightened being, has said, “Religion does not mean sitting in front of the idol of God; that is not called dharma. Dharma is to accomplish your goal; that is called dharma. Along with that, if you engage in any practice for concentration, then that is a different ...
Views: 422(1 vote) - 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: 422 - 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: 422 - Is the mind the problem or is desire the problem? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2022 from Dada BhagwanDesire is the problem. Let us find out why? What is the mind? Just like the other senses, the human mind has its own function. The function of the mind is to think. It is neither good nor bad. Your mind of today is a display of your past life. Whatever you were doing and whatever you were ...
Views: 421(1 vote) - Does asking for forgiveness exonerate you from bad karma? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2023 from Dada BhagwanCertainly yes! but provided it is done with true repentance in our heart and a firm resolve to not do that again. If one wishes to be absolved from bad karma, then ‘Pratikraman’ is the assured path for that Pratikraman means: To confess before God that ‘I have made this mistake’, With ...
Views: 420(1 vote) - 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: 420 - Is altruism actually real? Is the ego an obstacle to true altruism? - by Submitted on May 16, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThe purpose of human life is to render selfless service to others. Religion begins with a generous nature, and happiness starts from the moment you do something for others. A human is one that gives and takes. He will provide happiness to those who make him happy and bestow misery upon those ...
Views: 419 - What is Gods role in our destiny? - by Submitted on May 13, 2021 from Dada BhagwanWhen suffering comes, it’s a natural tendency to start searching for God’s role in such destiny However, the fact is that God has never done anything whatsoever in this world. God is neither the Creator of this world nor does He run the world. By fact, in whatever we can see and feel in this ...
Views: 419 - Which incident made you realize the difference between Self Respect and Ego? - by Submitted on May 08, 2023 from Dada BhagwanOh! That’s a wonderful story. Come, let me tell you... I always thought self-respect is one of the most important ingredients in a personality. Anything which you yourself do not respect or value, how can you expect it from others? Moreover, right from childhood, I was inclined towards the ...
Views: 419(1 vote) - What is a soul? What is the difference between the body and the Soul? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe Soul is the most precious thing on this planet! Many people also call it Aatma, Rooh, the Holy Spirit, consciousness or super-consciousness, depending on the language one speaks or the religion one follows. The Soul is also referred to as the real self. A Soul is present in every Body ...
Views: 418 - Do we become heartless and rigid if we become Nirmohi? Why is it like this? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2020 from Dada BhagwanA 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: 417 - Does meditation dissolve previous bad karma? - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2021 from Dada BhagwanYes, this can definitely happen… When the time is right, the previous bad karma, by nature, arises, manifests and dissolves. Such is the law of Nature. But whilst we have ignorance of our real form, we believe to be the owner of the name, body, and the ego; and thus continue to charge new karma ...
Views: 416(1 vote) - Is it wrong to aspire high in life if one also wants to pursue the path of spirituality? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2020 from Dada BhagwanIn this world, almost everyone, in their own means, is aspiring for something higher in life. We are encouraged to get good grades in academics, aim for the gold medal in sports or other competitions, and taught not to give up until we complete a given activity in the best possible way. However, ...
Views: 416 - Why chastity has always been considered as highest virtue? - by Submitted on May 30, 2023 from Dada BhagwanIn the book, ‘Brahmacharya – Celibacy Attained with Understanding’, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an Enlightened being, has shown the beneficial effects of brahmacharya with scientific exactness. Let’s look at the following excerpts from this book: Param Pujya Dadashri, herein, says: “So ...
Views: 416 - Is ATMA the same in everyone? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2023 from Dada BhagwanIn every living being, there is the element of Soul (Atma, the real Self), which by nature, is the same for all. However, physically, each is a separate Soul. Gnanis (the Enlightened Ones) behold the complete Vision of the whole and complete, independent Absolute Soul that resides in each ...
Views: 415(1 vote) - What about staying in the moment mindfulness causes one to be a happier person? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2019 from Dada BhagwanMore and more people in today’s age are seen to be adopting mindfulness practices to help cope up with their daily stress and the troubles associated with the current lifestyle. And interestingly, they have experienced a noticeable difference too between the quality of their life before and ...
Views: 415 - What is stopping you from connecting with your inner happiness? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2022 from Dada BhagwanEvery single person is in constant search of happiness However, one generally relies on material things such as food, money or the company of others to give us happiness. It has become the norm to depend on transitory, worldly things to give us happiness. Therefore, all too often, when we go on ...
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