Posted on: 29 Jul 2021
1. Would You agree Holy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Promised Messiah of the age?
[Vestabashan Gubalicanakan asked: Dear Shri Datta Swami, I am grateful that You have answered one of my questions, however, I did not get the answer that I was looking for. Hence, I would like to know if You believe Holy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, may peace be upon him, to be the Promised Messiah of the age, or perhaps a human incarnation of God. From my understanding, I have concluded the fact that You may believe he, Holy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, may be the Promised Messiah of the age, however, I was not so sure about Your answer overall. It must also be noted that various other individuals had also claimed to be the Promised Messiah, but the only thing that distincts Holy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is the very idea that an eclipse happened on the month Ramadan after his claiming that he is the Promised Messiah of the age, and Holy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad declared this eclipse as a sign that he is indeed the Promised Messiah of the age, and no other individuals that claimed to be a Promised Messiah has done such a thing. So, with regards to this, would You agree Holy Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to be the Promised Messiah of the age? With kind regards, Vestabashan Gubalicanakan]
Swāmi Replied:- Messiah means the messenger carrying the message from God. We must decide that the message is from God provided the message is logical standing for the fire test of sharp analysis of our brains. This is the only path to decide whether the message is from God or not.
2. What is the inner meaning of the verse 'sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ' mentioned in the Veda?
[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmi, Swāmi, God is said to be 'sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ' in the Veda which means God is a thousand headed personality. Does it mean that God has the intelligence of a thousand brains? Or does it mean that God exists on earth as human incarnations at multiple places simultaneously in different bodies (heads)?]
Swāmi Replied:- ‘Sahasra’ means several and not exactly thousand. The word several stands for various energetic and human incarnations taken in the world since the beginning of creation. For the concept of several incarnations in the same time, it all depends on the requirements of divine programme at various places in the same time.
3. Is the worry self-imposed or caused by previously committed sin?
[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Swāmi, is every worry we get is because of our bad karma? Suppose I see a person with thick black hair or a person in attractive shape, I feel upset that I don't have all that. If I watch videos of celebrity home tours and travel vlogs, I feel disappointed for what I don't have. Is this a self-imposed worry or a worry caused by previously committed sin? How to feel truly grateful for whatever I have?]
Swāmi Replied:- You must aspire for God’s grace and not for all these things mentioned by you. Since God possesses everything, if you get His grace, can’t you get everything? Some devotees make God as their servant through madness of devotion. Such devotees do not aspire anything from God because whatever belongs to the servant (God) belongs to the owner (devotee) also.
4. Is it good to talk with God in mind continuously? Or is it better only to talk with Sadguru (Human incarnation of God) directly?
[A question by Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya]
Swāmi Replied:- Both are one and the same. But, you will get confused with the brief replies given by God to your consciousness because some forces (Saṃskāras) will be also talking to you and it will be like hearing a gospel in the railway station in which all sorts of noise are interfering. If you ask Sadguru, the answers will be clearer due to elaborate explanation.
5. Swāmi, how to get over this habit of cross talking?
[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Swāmi, how to get over this habit of cross talking? I don't have the patience to listen to the other person completely. I interrupt in between even before the other person completes their sentence. This habit of mine is standing as an obstacle while doing Satsang also. I am not able to listen to the divine knowledge completely. Kindly help me. You are my only teacher.]
Swāmi Replied:- You must develop patience at least in hearing others completely and then to think what they said in which angle of sense. At least in this one aspect, you must have patience because unless you hear them patiently and think with calm mind, best answer will not come out from you. For this reason only, I have given an appropriate title to you (even before you tell this), which is “Opposition leader”, who asks questions in fast way even before the leader of the ruling party (CM or PM) answers your previous question. You never exhibited this behaviour in My presence, but, still I gave this title not with reference to Me, but, with reference to others only!
6. Śrī BVR Shastry asked: what is meant by Tapas or penance?
Swāmi replied: Tapas means suffering with pleasure side by side. When you are suffering for God such bliss is associated with your suffering. When you are suffering for worldly bonds, misery is associated with such suffering instead of bliss. When you suffer due to the work of your intelligence in gaining the spiritual knowledge, such suffering is at the level of intelligence (Jñāna tapaḥ). When you suffer at the level of mind with love to God, it is the penance with mind (bhakti tapaḥ). When you suffer at the level of body and its activity, it is penance at the physical level (karma tapaḥ).