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Can You please explain the present suffering in regard to the theory of karma (Karma Siddhantha)?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

People pose as if they are pure in this birth by saying that they are suffering due to some actions committed by them in some past birth. In fact,...

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How can the soul be held responsible for its actions when everything happens by God’s will?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

 The Lord is controlling all the souls as per the Veda “Aatmeshwaram”, which means that all the souls are ruled by the Lord. The...

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Isn't the independence of the soul, only a false notion?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

If you analyze the time of sunrise or sunset, it is a mixture of both light and darkness, which are contradicting each other. You cannot say that it...

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Why do theists suffer while atheists appear to be happy in the world?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

When Dharmaraja went to the upper worlds along with his father, who is the God of Justice, he saw his brothers in hell and the evil Kauravas in...

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Why did God create bad when everyone wants good alone?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

The good is the Satvam quality. The bad is Rajas and Tamas qualities. These three fundamental qualities constitute the entire creation, which is the...

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How can God exist if the tsunami killed people who were praying to God?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

People pray to God for their selfish benefits and such prayers are not real worship. If one loves God only in order to satisfy some need of his, it...

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Why do some really very good people suffer?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

You think that a person is very good because of his nice gentle character. There are even cheats, who appear very soft and nice. There are very good...

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What do you mean by Triputi?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Triputi means the knowledge of the three items: the Lord who is the goal, the path to please the Lord and yourself. The true knowledge of these...

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If the Lord is pleased by our sacrifice, is He not a sadist?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

The real love requires the unhappiness by sacrifice. In such sacrifice one feels happy since he has sacrificed to the Lord. You take a mother for...

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Do the scriptures preach silence and control or prayers and expression?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

In the first stage, a servant is sitting and singing songs in praise of the owner without doing any work. He is asking for remuneration for his song...

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What are the types of people in the world?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

There are five types of people in this world. The first type people have real love towards God and sacrifice practically to Him. The Lord rewards...

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Why do You not preach a path acceptable to all?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

In spirituality, the majority always goes to hell. The Gita says that only one in thousands can reach the God. Even that one person will reach the...

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Why are people reluctant to follow Your preaching, though it is the truth?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Such people are incapable of doing practical sacrifice. But they want to reach the Lord. Therefore they think that the flowery path will take you to...

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Where do all the deities (Devas) exist?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

The Veda says “Yavateervai Devataah” which means that all the deities are present in the Sadguru who can preach the true meaning of the...

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Why is Lord Datta becoming famous, these days?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

In the previous ages people were of a high spiritual standard. There was not much need for preaching divine knowledge. Even if there was a small...

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Why are the tests of Datta so severe?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Datta conducts preliminary tests first and then only conducts the final test. Only the final test is severe. Therefore Datta does not conduct severe...

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How do you correlate astrology and the theory of Karma?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Astrologers say that you get troubles due to the movement of planets. This means that you do not get troubles due to your previous sins. Therefore...

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Why do people generally turn to spirituality only in their old age?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Death can come to anybody at any time. It is an arrow that is haunting everybody in this world. In oldage, death is very near. Thus an old person is...

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Is it true that a Sanyasi alone can get salvation?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Scholars catch the direct train for salvation and take Sanyasa [stage of renunciation, monkhood] directly from Brahmacharya [stage of celibate...

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What do you mean by meditation (dhyanam)?

Posted on: 04/02/2005

Some people say that meditation is sitting with perfect silence without any process of thought. Such a contention is meaningless because it...

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