Posted on: 17 Oct 2022
1. How can one avoid ego and attachment while being involved in spiritual discussions with others?
[Shri Sattireddy asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji. i am Sattireddy. Swamiji, how can one avoid Ahamkaram and Mamakaram while talking with others in the contexts of spiritual discussions and worldly discussions ??
I am also facing this problem while talking to my family members when they are doing anything wrong. When I say anything about spiritual matters or worldly matters, I talk with Mamakar and if they don't listen, I talk with Ego, This happens with my family members, who, in this life came as (runaanu bandharupena), Swamiji, this is one context.
In another context, Swamiji, I am also facing another problem which is that, I am talking with ego or to satisfy my ego in worldly discussions or spiritual discussions with outsiders or with others Swamiji. Please reform me Swamiji🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 If any mistakes are there in the question itself Swamiji, please correct this beggar Satti reddy 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: When the mind is absorbed fully in God, there is no time for any worldly situations to occur in which ego and attachment to worldly bonds become possible. When free time is available, worldly matters will crop up more than spiritual matters. The human mind is like the mango piece soaked in a pickle jar for a long time. The mind is absorbed by the ingredients of the pickle jar. How then can it become a special sweet called rasagulla, which is soaked in sugar solution for a long time? First, the mango piece must be thoroughly washed in distilled water and then it shall be soaked in sugar solution. In that case, there is some hope. The distilled water is the true spiritual knowledge.
2. How can one overcome over intelligence and live with normal useful intelligence?
[Swamiji How one can kill his or her over intelligence and how can one be with normal useful intelligence like Lord Hanuman and Bhima ?? I am also facing problems with over intelligence Swamiji, please reform me Swamiji🙏🙏🙏🙏 If any mistakes are there in the question itself, Swamiji, please correct beggar Satti reddy 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: If you start thinking about God only, the over intelligence will be suppressed and the lower intelligence will be raised up by God so that you will have normal intelligence.
3. How can one avoid over-thinking, over-listening, over-talking about worldly matters?
[Swamiji, How one can avoid over thinking, over listening to worldly matters, over talking, Swamiji, and not only avoidabove but also to convert and correlate and relate into spiritual matters. Swamiji, like when it is me or somebody(the opposite side) else overtalking ,overthinking about worldly matters Swamiji🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 If any mistakes are there in the question itself, Swamiji, please correct beggar Satti reddy 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: If you think about God, not only overthinking, but also even thinking of worldly matters will vanish. If you have to listen somebody’s over talking on worldly matters, appear to him as if you are listening to him. Shortly, he will find that you are not listening to him properly and will stop talking to you about any worldly matter.
4. Is this true that ‘true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination’?
[Swamiji, I have seen in one status, keeping the photo of Albert Eistein, it is written that "True sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination" is it true Swamiji?? if it is correct, in which context is it correct Swamiji?
If any mistakes are there in the question itself, Swamiji, please correct beggar Satti reddy 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: Knowledge and imagination are equally important. Without knowledge, imagination is not possible.
5. How would I know what to speak and how much to speak of?
[Shri Sattireddy asked: Padanamaskaram Swamiji, I am satthireddy. Swamiji How to speak?? How would i know what to speak?? How much to speak?? In which point of time I have to speak and how I should carefully analyze Swamiji?? please elaborately teach Swamiji to this beggar satthireddy, the most ignorant soul.
Swamiji, I don't know how to speak with worldly people and with spiritual people . Swamiji, You are the best best 'Speaker' and also the best 'Aacharya' . When You came as Lord Shri Rama Chandra Prabhu, Mother Sita Amma, who is none other than Goddess Lakshmi Devi told about How Lord Rama speaks in front of sages, in front of other country men and women, with His mother and with His father etc. (Ramo vigrahavaan dharmah). But, Swamiji, everybody wants to hear and speak whatever in worldly or even in Spiritual Knowledge. My way of speaking is worse than even a donkey. if i and a donkey go for a speaking competition, the donkey will win. If i compare myself with a donkey, it is an insult to the donkey. Even in front of You, many a times while You are speaking Swamiji, I interrupted many a time. Please teach Swamiji. How to speak Swamiji??]
Swami replied: You must speak with your mouth only! Because the mouth is created by God to speak. But, before speaking, you should think well with your mind and analyze well with your intelligence. The intelligence is like the auditor permitting useful expenditure and rejecting wasteful expenditure. If you follow this procedure, your mouth gets automatically controlled. If anybody follows this procedure, naturally, all the senses get controlled.
6. How should one react when somebody scolds the Human Incarnation of God?
[Swamiiji, how one should speak, one should behave and should react when somebody scolds the Human Incarnation of God, Swamiji?? Because it is making me emotionally angry Swamiji, even though this behaviour is not good Swamiji. I recently i heard a news that one muslim killed another religious person. The reason for the incident was that the other religion person portrayed Satguru Mohammed Swamiji in a bad way. There are many contexts Swamiji, there are many people in front of the Human Incarnation itself, they are speaking very rude. Swamiji, in initial days i also spoke in a high pitch voice in front of Phaniji Swamiji. Please Swamiji correct this beggar satthireddy if any mistakes in the question itself Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: As far as the past Human Incarnation is concerned, there is no problem because the inherent human psychology is to not tolerate the greatness of any human being alive before the naked eyes. Unfortunately, the Contemporary Human Incarnation alone can clarify all the doubts in the spiritual knowledge to the full extent of satisfaction. The logic of God in human form is tremendous like the lightning and hence, the knowledge of God in alive human form is the best for living humanity. Anybody will be satisfied if he/she faces the alive Human Incarnation, who is the infinite ocean of logic. Logic will convince anybody whether that person is educated or not educated. The devotee can’t satisfy all types of human beings.
7. Did the sage Vasishtha ask Rama to give Guru Dakshina in the sense of God and the ultimate giver?
[Swamiji, in Datta Veda Sutram, it is mentioned about Guru Dakshina that when Lord Rama approached Sage Vasishtha for Knowledge, the sage asked Rama to give some offering of money. Here, in this context, did the sage ask Lord Rama because Lord Rama is God who is the ultimate giver ?? Please Swamiji correct this beggar satthireddy if any mistakes in the question itself Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: Even though Rama is God, the Human Incarnation of Rama was aadarsha manushaavataara, which means that God incarnated Himself to act as an example of an ideal human being. Sage Vashishtha knew this secret and treated Rama as an ideal human being only. Anybody else in the place of the sage would have thought in the same manner as you have thought.
8. Please tell me about contexts where the Human Incarnation of God created, maintained, destroyed?
[Swamiji, the Human Incarnation of the Lord has many powers Swamiji. Swamiji Aadi Shankaraacharya also performed exhibited many miracles and Lord Shri Krishna also exhibited many miracles. Please tell about the few contexts where the Human Incarnation of God created, maintained, destroyed Swamiji. Please Swamiji correct this beggar satthireddy if there are any mistakes in the question itself Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied: Lord Krishna showed the cosmic vision, which is the entire infinite creation of God having no boundary. In this miracle, God created the world. He maintained the cosmic vision for some time and this shows that God is the maintainer of the world. After some time, the cosmic vision disappeared into Krishna. This proves that the creation is destroyed and absorbed within God. Veda says that God is one, who creates, maintains and destroys the world. Krishna is only one human being and Krishna created, maintained and destroyed the world. Hence, Krishna is God as per the definition of Veda. But this cosmic vision was not seen by all. If you take the case of God Datta, He is one person indicating that God is only one, His three faces of God Brahma, God Vishnu and God Shiva indicate that the same one God Datta is creating, maintaining and destroying the world.