Posted on: 23 Oct 2022
1) Shall we keep up the word given to a person who has vices?
[Shri Satthireddy asked: Padanamaskram Swamiji. I am satthireddy. Swamiji You told that daanam (donation) should be given to only satpaatrudu. Swamiji, for that, You said that we should, with knowledge in mind, do daanam (donation), but say for instance , when someone who has vices asks money. and without knowing about his vices, a person has given his word that he will give money. But later he comes to know that the person is having vices, and later, the person having vices came to this donor and asked for money. Swamiji, in this context, should the donor have to give money based on his word to that person with vices Swamiji??]
Swami replied: If the donor has even a trace of common sense, he should not give money to that person having vices. If he gives money based on the promise, the other person will be ruined by that money and the donor will go to hell because he has given money even after knowing the truth. Promise is not at all a rigid rule and it can change as per the context to protect justice. Krishna promised that He will not take any weapon in the war, but took the wheel of a chariot as weapon while running towards Bhishma to kill him. Truth and lie (the lower laws) are also not important because higher laws like protecting justice and destroying injustice are more important. For the sake of higher laws, the lower laws can be sacrificed.
[Swamiji You told that Knowledge should be kept in mind while doing donation. But if that person has kept Knowledge in mind, he may not have given that word. Due to karma or his negligence at that time, he has given the word, but later he realized Your knowledge. Should he still donate money to that person based on his word or the person can divert that money to the Satguru The GOD in HUMAN FORM Swamiji?? This happened in my life Swamiji. The person who did not remember Your knowledge while giving the word is me only Swamiji. Please throw light on my ignorance in all and every context Swamiji. please correct this beggar satthireddy if any corrections are there in the question itself Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: The knowledge that you have learnt from the Sadguru applies to the future incidents alone and not to the past incidents.
2. How can I get rid of fear, Swamiji?
[Swamiji i have a fear that after my death, any how these worldly things won't come along with me, this is clear. But What about Your most powerful precious Knowledge which I cannot get anywhere or maybe in any life?. Without Your will, I can't even touch or see Your Knowledge. When I thought and decided to read Your knowledge, I got fear and there is no consistency in reading it and no interest even though with Your blessings, I understood how valuable Your Knowledge is Swamiji, but later after Your blessing only, I started reading Your Knowledge Swamiji. This is all Your grace Swamiji. How can I get rid of this fear Swamiji?? please Swamiji correct this beggar satthireddy if any corrections are there in the question itself 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: Try to retain the knowledge obtained from your Sadguru and try to use it properly in the practical life in future. That is more than sufficient.
3. What is ‘Aksha hrudaya maha vidya’ Swamiji?
[Swamiji what is Aksha hrudaya maha vidya Swamiji?? in the puranas, it mentioned that kali purusha left nalla maharaja after listening to this vidya?? please Swamiji correct this beggar satthireddy if any corrections are there in the question itself] 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Swami replied: Aksha hrudaya mahaa vidyaa is the talent that was possessed by Shakuni while playing the game of dice. Kali is said to exist wherever this game is played.
4. While doing matra japam, is it compulsory to maintain count?
[Swamiji while doing matra japam is it compulsory to maintain count? It is told that ‘mananaathraayithay iti mantrah’ means to remember You Swamiji, for that is it compulsory to count ?? please Swamiji correct this beggar satthireddy if any corrections are there in the question itself 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: Counting has no meaning. One shall chant the mantra as long as his real interest persists. Forcibly repeating the mantra for several times without natural interest is totally useless.