These are the questions put to Prof. Anil Kumar and answered by him. So please before sending any question read the introduction and make sure that your question has not yet been answered.
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I am well-educated and learned,
with good cognisance of spiritual precepts and Baba’s teachings. I know myself
as a part and parcel of God for sure, without a doubt. I know that Swami and I
are one. And I have all the correct knowledge and mastery over desire. Still I
don’t have money, I don’t have a job, (Laughter) and no shelter.
What am I to do? I know that I am God,
but have no job. I know I am God, but have no shelter to live in.
(311005)
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| 227 |
If all are the same,
why must we serve? Whom must we serve?
(311005)
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| 226 |
How do I get connected with
Bhagavan? I am studying in a very good college. But I am missing the link with Bhagavan.
How do I get connected with Bhagavan?
(311005)
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| 225 |
Today I accept
things. But how do I accept unpleasant things with joy?
(311005)
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| 224 |
I beg of you to explain terms like Love, Faith, Trust, Belief, and Sincerity. (311005)
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| 223 |
I want to know if
Swami ever said something specific about Jehovah or Jehovah’s Witnesses.
(311005)
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| 222 |
What is the goal of human life?
(311005)
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| 221 |
I am a 19 year old
boy. I am not serious about life. How can I develop seriousness?
(311005)
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| 220 |
At
Prashanti Nilayam, when people gather for darshan, almost all blocks are
reserved, either for VIPs, students, ex-students, special foreigners, old
people, etc., and hardly one block is left for the general public. People coming
from far off places, with so many difficulties, hardly even get to see Swami
properly. Is it not unfair to reserve these
blocks always for VIP people, students etc., who also get easy darshan, sparshan,
and sambharshan on a regular basis?
(311005)
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| 209 |
“My inner conscience tells me that it is time for me to let go of all worldly matters and settle at His Lotus Feet.” And he goes on to say, “My conscience is asking me to leave everything behind….. I am forty years old with a family.” (310705)
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| 208 |
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DREAMS?
(240705)
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| 207 |
Some members of our
centre believe that we should recite the ‘Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu’ only
after doing Arathi. Is that the right way for this mantra?
(240705)
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| 206 |
I HAVE SENT MY PHOTO TO SWAMI -- IS THERE ANY ANSWER?
(240705)
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| 205 |
Can I sing a Ganesha song twice during bhajanS?(240705)
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| 199 |
What is Swami’s advice to a daughter-in law? (240705)
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| 198 |
what is the spiritual significance and purpose of
marriage? (240705)
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| 197 |
What is the proper method to turn the mind inward?
(240705)
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| 196 |
Without mind, how can I know
wisdom?
(100405)
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| 195 |
What is wisdom (jnana)?(100405)
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| 179 |
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| 178 |
What happens to the
good souls after death?
(130305)
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| 177 |
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| 176 |
Many of our brothers
and sisters extol the virtues of Indian music because Indian music has become
cool. I know Swami says very often that the Indian and Vedic traditions of music
are very spiritual in their essence.
Does
He say anything about the inner power and meaning of western and classical
non-Indian music and its traditions?
(130305)
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| 175 | How can I avoid evil spirits?(130305) |
| 174 |
What is it that gets in the way of knowing the Truth? Why don’t I see the light of Truth? Why don’t I see the flame of Truth? What is it that is keeping me in the darkness of untruth? Why don’t I see the light of Truth? (130305) |
| 173 |
Did Buddha refer to the Creator at any time?
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| 172 |
There are certain
great important composers, eminent devotees like Jayadeva and Annamacharya,
right? These composers have brought in certain sensual subjects.
What does Swami
say about it? We do not find the boys or anybody here singing those songs that
relate to sensual subjects.
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| 171 |
Should we read ONLY SAI literature? |
| 170 |
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| 169 |
Is a dream with Swami
a perfect interview? And must we take all instances from Him as though it is
exactly happening?
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| 168 |
If Swami knows
everything about us, why did He ask you yesterday, during His Divine discourse,
about the name of the boy standing there?
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| 167 |
What do you say about
India as the spiritual heart of mankind?
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| 166 |
My
son is not spiritual in the way I want him to be. My grandson doesn’t
behave in the way I want him to behave. I want to correct my grandchild,
but my son will not permit me. I want to correct my granddaughter, but my
daughter will not permit me. What can I do? |
| 160 |
Swami says, “Love all, serve all”. In family life, it is not possible to love all and serve all, especially, when people around are jealous and political. (Oho!) So, should we distance ourselves from such family members or still continue to mingle with them?
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| 159 |
We are drowned
by confusion. Please enlighten me by clarifying the following queries:
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| 158 |
When somebody
curses out of anger or frustration, does it affect us, though we did not commit
any sin?
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| 157 |
Is it proper for a
mother to curse her own children just to vent her anger and ego?
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| 156 |
I openly disagree
with what Meerabai did. (Oh!) She left her husband for God. Why did she
marry then? Is she not violating the duty of a wife or a householder?
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| 144 |
”We cannot forget and forgive everybody so easily
because we are human beings. But Swami says to forget and forgive. Swami can
smile in all situations. We cannot. Can you show the right way towards life, or
should we say a spiritual life? How to smile in all situations?”
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| 143 |
“Will Baba show the
whole world that He is God in this body, or in the coming body, that of Prema
Sai?”
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| 142 |
“Whatever happened to
me was for my own good. I killed a person for a minor provocation. Is that also
for my own good?”
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| 141 |
“It seems that the
state president issued a list of ninety bhajans with a directive that no other
bhajans be allowed to be sung in the bhajans mandali.
The list does not contain the old and new
bhajans sung in Prasanthi Nilayam. What shall we do?”
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| 140 | ”Will Baba transfer His powers to somebody?” |
| 90 |
“What is the
Divine Message of Bhagavan? Convey it in one sentence.” (030803)
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| 89 |
“Although we know
God is Omnipresent and we feel that we are sincere devotees, we are still
disappointed if vibuthi does not materialize on our altars, or if we are
not granted interviews. Does this mean that we have not done enough sadhana
or spiritual practice to receive God's Grace?” (030803)
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| 88 |
“Sometimes my
faith wavers. How can I make it steady? What should I do to make it firm?” A
genuine question indeed! (030803)
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| 87 |
“How do you develop, protect and improve faith?”
(270703)
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| 86 | “Particularly in America, how do we, as Sai devotees, find the right balance between worldly success and spiritual growth towards Swami's Lotus Feet?” (270703) |
| 85 |
“If anyone criticises me, I feel badly. I have not gotten beyond that feeling.
What do I do? How do I take the criticism? I have still have a reaction. What am
I to do?”
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| 84 |
“God says to do
good to all. Where do I draw a line, say, if I have done the best of my ability,
and yet another man hurts me?”
(270703)
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| 83 |
“In the midst of busy work, how do I link myself with God? Some people have to
drive hours and hours to reach their work spot.
At the end of the workday,
they return completely tired after driving more hours. In this busy life, how am
I to establish a link with God?”
(270703)
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| 82 |
“Is
it necessary that one should face dissatisfaction to be spiritual? I am OK with
the world. So, why pursue God then? I am fine in this world.” This is a question
from a young adult.
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| 81 | “When there is no co-operation within the family, can we still attain liberation?” (270703) |
| 75 |
“How can a wife develop self-confidence if she has to be submissive to her
husband?”
(270703)
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| 74 |
“Speakers always tell us about their interviews and how badly they feel if Swami ignores them in one darshan. Most of us
have had no personal interviews.
Swami tells us not to seek interviews, but
inner-views, so why do most of the speakers at the retreats tell us about
interviews, but not about inner-views?”
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| 73 |
“Is it not the bounded duty of the Sai
Organization to actively and resolutely campaign against people who use the name
of Sai and indulge in methods of treatment like vibhuthi and run temples
by collecting money?”
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| 72 |
“We are in the process of
opening a new business. We would like to have the Sarva Dharma emblem
prominently displayed at the entrance of our store with Baba’s quotation. Is it
OK?”
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| 71 |
“Since we live in America, does Bhagavan want
us to sing English bhajans?“ |
| 40. |
“As the day in the
Kali Yuga is 24 hours, what was the duration of the day in the Dwapara Yuga, or
even before in the Thretha Yuga?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 39. |
“Is there any evidence of life
on any other planet?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 38. |
“Why does God come so infrequently?
Why only every 500 years or 1000 years? Why not regularly, like a train? Why
not? (Laughter) Had He been here throughout, arriving year-after-year, then all
our weaknesses could have been prevented and we would never run away from the
path of righteousness -- we’d never run astray. God could control us if He
appeared frequently and regularly. It would make His job lighter and easier.”
(05.01.2003)
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| 37. |
“There are so many ages like the
Thretha Yuga, Dwapara Yuga and Kali Yuga. Are they different periods of earth’s
evolution, or are they something different?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 36. |
“Why man?
Why are we here? Why are we created?” |
| 35. |
“What
is known about the Golden Age that Swami often talks about? When will it
begin?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 34. |
“Why should I have the goal of
liberation or Self-realisation? After all, why? What is the harm if I am reborn?
What is the harm if I'm to die again? Why not? Then in this birth, I can enjoy
life. In liberation, where is the enjoyment because you are one with God?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 33. |
“What is the harm in killing
an animal? Because, when you pick a fruit, you’re also killing it. By picking
the fruit, the plant becomes handicapped. Doesn’t the plant suffer pain? So,
this is pain and that is pain. So, what’s the difference?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 32. |
“What is vegetarianism? Is it
really eating leaves and tubers, or something more?”
(05.01.2003)
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| 31. | “Is there any significance behind Rama being sent into exile for fourteen years? Why fourteen years? Why not thirteen? Why not fifteen, why? (Laughter) What is so special about this number?” (05.01.2003) |
| 30. |
“Are
grace and blessings temporary or do they evaporate after a period of time or
after certain actions?”
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| 29. |
“What
is the difference between ‘grace’ and ‘blessings’?”
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| 28. |
“Why do we need to say a manthra
repeatedly?”
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| 27. |
Why do we have to go through this or any life to get Self-realization? Why
didn’t we arrive already Self-realized? Have you found anyone who is? Also, once
you have blessed something, or asked for something, or chanted a manthra,
why do we have to do it over and over again?
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We have many cockroaches moving around our house at night, creating not
only a health hazard, but also scaring us out of our wits at times. Can you
please advise us how to treat these creatures? How do we treat these invaders
with love? (Laughter)
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