22 Apr 2023
1. Is it cheating if I use my hard-earned money to Sadguru which I could save after receiving some ancestral property?
[Smt. Chhanda asked: Padanamaskaram Swami. Will it be considered as cheating if I use my hard earned money to the lotus feet of the Sadguru which I could save after receiving some ancestral property (intended to use for personal benefit)? What should be the correct approach Swami? At Your divine lotus feet always. Chhanda]
Swami replied:- In this question I shall not give the answer because the decision in this question completely belongs to your devotion. This, you have to think before doing the sacrifice and not at all afterwards. Even if I say that such sacrifice is foolish leading to heavy loss, still if you do it, that is real sacrifice to God.
2. Swami, what is the meaning of “When a person becomes jnanonmad, he does not have the sense of duty”?
Swami replied:- Unmaada means madness. In such a case, how can the worldly duties come to mind? If they come to mind, it is not madness at all.
3. Can any logical discussion ever lead to lessening our devotion?
[Can any logical discussion ever lead to lessening our devotion? In that case is it not better to discard that knowledge? Always at Your lotus feet my Lord, Chhanda.]
Swami replied:- Logic helps devotion. Logic reveals the real divine personality that generates and develops devotion. Logic is not a worldly item. It is the basis of spiritual knowledge.
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