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(Many local devotees have attended this Satsanga given by His Holiness Shri Datta Swami)
Health is the real wealth. The essence of the ancient science of ‘Ayurveda’ is that a healthy person attains longevity in life and this longevity must be utilised in the service of God to please God and earn His grace so that the soul is protected here while alive as well as in the upper worlds after death. God’s grace is important not only to attain salvation in spiritual life (Nivrutti), but also to attain...
(Tapo Vicāra Yogaḥ)
20) Dampatyor madhuraṃ bhāvam, sasarja Bhagavān bhuvi |
Dravyānāṃ rasacaryābhiḥ, kṛtaṃ janalatā kṛte ||
[God created the sweet love between living couples through chemical reactions of materialised substances called hormones for the purpose of continuing the chain of living generations. This means that sex and generation of issues can take place only in materialised bodies and not in the energetic bodies...
[By Shri Narasimha, Hyderabad]
First Darshan of Lord Datta (2001)
I first had the blessed opportunity to meet His Holiness Shri Datta Swami (Lord Datta) in the year 2001, at the house of my brother-in-law, Shri Lakshmikanth. I paid my obeisance to Swami.
On that day, I also had the rare fortune of eating brinjal curry served by Lord Datta Himself. That experience remained...
(Tapo Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Raadhaa Devii spoke:-]
1) Saṃśayo'pa gataḥ Kṛṣṇa!, samādhānena bhāsvatā।
Andhakāra iva spaṣṭā, sā'haṃ phullā sarojavat॥
[O Krishna! My doubt is removed by Your answer like the darkness is removed by the Sun. Now, I am clear like a fully blossomed lotus flower in the daytime.]...
(Liṅga Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
25) Matkāma dānavaṃ hanmi, tvatkāmā muddhara syaho!।
Samā vāvāṃ hi pitarau, nyāyas sarvatra dṛśyatām॥
[When some demon gets attracted to My beauty, I kill him immediately. But, when a female is attracted by You, You will uplift that soul. Both father and mother must be equal. The solution for a specific problem must be seen everywhere without any variation.]...
(Liṅga Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Śrī Rādhā Devī spoke:-]
1) Trivarga triguṇai raṃśaiḥ, tattvaṃ kathaya Keśava!।
Sāmyaṃ sidhyati kim Kṛṣṇa!, liṅgābhedena jīvinām॥
[O Keshava! Tell me the essence of sweet devotion based on the three Puruṣārthas (dharma, artha and kāma) and three qualities (sattvam, rajas and tamas). O Krishna! Is it possible to attain equality between two souls of different genders?]...
[Shri J.S.R. Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ Swami. Swami, one Sai devotee was telling me that Shri Satya Sai Baba was given poison through His food and then, Baba transferred His miraculous power to His mother to create sacred ash eating which Baba was cured. What is the internal meaning of this indirect miracle?]
Swami replied:- The background concept of this incident is that the miraculous powers possessed by the human incarnation of God cannot be used for Himself or for His family members. The reason is that the human incarnation...
[Shri Kunal Chatterjee asked:- Today, a lot of corruption and wrong thinking of human beings exist everywhere in the world. What is the solution for this?[
Swami replied:- In the beginning of the creation, for a long time (Kruta Yuga, which was for 17 lakhs years), there was lot of discipline everywhere. Slowly, the human beings got bored with the routine and strict discipline...
[Smt. Suchandra Chatterjee asked:- Swami, You are the incarnation of God. How are You doing the worship of God Ganapati for 9 days?]
Swami replied:- God Rama and God Krishna were also human incarnations of God. Both were worshipping...
[Smt. Chhanda asked:- Swami, why are You worshipping God Ganapati for the past 9 days, You being the incarnation of the same God?]
Swami replied:- The human incarnation can take the role of a devotee also. Generally, every human incarnation also acts as a devotee because the role of an ideal devotee...
QA:100-108
100. Please enlighten me on the following argument.
[God Brahma played that negative role for one single time only, whereas Goddess Anaghā must play the role of a demo-piece in each and every incarnation from the beginning to the end of this creation. It is like she remains exploited forever whenever she comes in human form. Please enlighten me.]
Swami replied:- The role is always unreal whether it is God Brahma or Goddess Anaghā. Whether you drink one cup of coffee or hundred cups...
(Rāsakeli Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Puruṣāhaṅkṛter nāntaḥ, Sopādhā vava śiṣyati |
Udayāstamayād bhānoḥ, Udayaḥ punareva hi ||
The masculine ego cannot be destroyed as long as the soul exists in the masculine medium. As long as the male medium exists, the masculine ego will be leftover in it. After rise and set of the sun, once again the rise will happen. This means that even if the masculine ego of the soul is destroyed by its spiritual efforts, it will appear again in the same masculine...
QA:99
99. Please explain the concept of sweet devotion exclusively from the perspective of God.
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. Please explain the concept of sweet devotion exclusively from the perspective of God. God is great because He follows justice although He is omnipotent to escape it. If omnipotence alone makes Him great, then every rich and powerful person in this world becomes...
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give answers to the following questions –at Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil.]
1. Is it possible for a close devotee to acquire the kalyana gunas of God in human form due to close association with Him?
Swami replied:- Certainly. Association is the medium through which the qualities are transferred from one person to the other person. The qualities of God can be acquired by the human...
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give answers to the following questions –at Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil.]
1. Just before death Jesus prays, “Father, into Your hands I commit My soul.” Is it an example of Atma Nivedanam?
Swami replied:- Certainly, this is the final step of devotion. In total surrender, there is no self-desire. Every action of the soul is aimed at the pleasure of God only and not for self-pleasure...
[Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, please clarify whether these two Vedic statements mean the same - i) na karmana na prajaya dhanena tyagenaike amrutatva manasuh and ii) Amṛitatvasya tu nāśāsti vitteneti. At Your lotus feet, Durgaprasad]
Swami replied:- The first statement says that you can attain the grace of God (which is immortality by permanently merging...
1. Kindly guide us if it is a sin to drink non-veg. milk.
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, Request you to kindly answer the below question.
In the recent past there has been a lot of debate about the Non-veg milk. Non-veg milk refers to milk from cows that have been fed feed containing animal byproducts like bone meal...
(Pravṛtti Nivṛtti Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Jīvena tyajyatāṃ preyaḥ, kimarthaṃ lokabandhanam? |
Saha tena ca Daivasya, parābhaktiḥ prayujyatām ||
[Why should the soul leave these worldly bonds, which are called ‘preyaḥ’ (dear) because along with the love towards these worldly bonds, even the climax devotion to God can be maintained simultaneously?]...
QA:87-98
87. What is the real intention in the heart of God Datta?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, God Datta can satisfy Anaghā by saying that His unimaginable love on her is stopping Him from diverting His romantic love to sweet devotees. The same God Datta...
QA:78-86
78. Why is God interested in Nivrutti and encouraging sweet devotion?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, please explain in points why God is interested in Nivrutti and encouraging sweet devotion. Also, I still feel that Radha is totally fruitless since she is neither a progressing Gopika nor a complete Sadguru. Please enlighten me.]
Swami replied:-
1) Radha/Anaghā does not require salvation (Moksha) from worldly bonds to unite (Yoga) with God because she is already relieved from all the worldly bonds and is unimaginable...
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