Posted on: 31 Oct 2022
1. In the Yoga chakras, is the strength of the bond from mother to children in ascending order?
[Shri Kishore Ram asked: Swamiji, In Yoga chakras, is the strength of bond from mother (mulaadhaara) to children (anahata) in ascending order? Some people may have a bond with mother stronger than wife/husband, In that case, if the bond with mother is broken (for the sake of God), will the other bonds be broken automatically?]
Swami replied:- Wife or husband is more attracting than one’s parents. Children are more attracting than one’s wife or husband. Hence, the order referred by you is in ascending order. The highest attraction is for children only and hence, that chakra is in the heart and is called Anaahata, which means that it is not crossed by any soul so far. The general trend is to stay with one’s wife and children for whom only the soul earns even doing sins. The strongest bond differs from one person to the other, but, still the strongest bond is only with children. Even sage Vyaasa could not conquer this bond!
2. Swamiji, in the path of Nivrutti, what is the real meaning of a soul being selfless?
Swami replied:- Selfless means forgetting both ‘I’ and ‘My’ with reference to the true devotion to God. ‘I’ is the husband-demon. ‘My’ is the wife-demon. ‘My people and My things’ are their children-demons. When you think about God, this family leaves you and goes out like a family going to a film show when there is lot of noise in front of the house during the construction of a road. In the evening, the noise is stopped since the labourers leave the work and go to their homes. Similarly, when you stop thinking about God, this family returns back to you, who is their home!
3. Can You please elaborate on “I need to support even if the family members are atheists”?
[Swamiji, in a recent satsanga with You, I was shocked to hear when You said even if the family members are atheists, still, I need to support them. Can You please explain more in this statement?]
Swami replied:- When you married and got children, you did not see this as a problem. Had you selected a devotee as your wife, this problem would have not come. If the parents are devotees, generally, the children also become devotees. Hence, you did this mistake and hence, you are responsible for your mistake. You have to bear the penalty of your mistake.