25 Aug 2021
[A spiritual conversation took place in Hyderabad on 23-08-2021 and was attended by a number of devotees. Some of the flashes of spiritual knowledge that were radiated from Śrī Datta Swami are given below for the benefit of the spiritual world.]
1. How did Rama feel when He alone was killing huge number of demons in the context of insult of Surpanaka?
[A question by Shri Bharat]
Swami replied: The unimaginable God is merged with God Datta. God Datta is merged with God Vishnu. God Vishnu merged with God Rama. The killing of so many huge demons is the context of unimaginable power, which is belonging to unimaginable God only. Hence, in this context, the unimaginable God is most relevant. The feeling of unimaginable God shall be the feeling of the rest three (God Datta, God Vishnu, God Rama). This killing of huge number of demons is nothing for the unimaginable God in view of His unimaginable power. Hence, the unimaginable God felt nothing serious about such a miracle. He felt as if He was eating a plate of meals. The same feeling is felt by God Datta, God Vishnu and God Rama.
2. Why am I not getting any questions these days?
[Shri Bharat asked: I used to ask many questions to You. But now, I am not getting any questions. I would like to know why am I not getting any questions to You?]
Swami replied: A question comes whenever there is doubt. A doubt comes when you read the knowledge. Based on this, it is concluded that you were reading vast knowledge previously and now, you are not reading so much. This may also mean that you were not reading the knowledge with proper attention previously whereas you are reading the knowledge properly with full attention now. If knowledge is read properly, there will be no doubt whereas if knowledge is not read properly, there will be a doubt. Any one of these two possibilities may be true.
3. Is God helping us by coming in our dreams and saying something?
[Ms. Priyanka Yelavarthy asked: When God is coming in our dreams and says something, does that mean God is helping us? If we don’t follow what He says, what will happen?]
Swami replied: When God comes in dream and gives some suggestion, it is only to help the soul. If you are not following the suggestion of God, you will either lose the profit or may incur loss. Your not getting profit can be also treated as loss. Hence, if you follow the suggestion of God, you will certainly escape from loss and even may get profit. Obviously, if you neglect His advice, you will undergo loss.
4. When a devotee of God is losing confidence on oneself, what should that devotee think about to gain one’s confidence?
[A question by Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya]
Swami replied: There are two ways to gain the confidence.
1. The devotee shall uplift himself by raising ego, whether it is true or false. If false ego is raised, after getting the confidence, the devotee shall leave the false ego. Once the confidence raises to the required level, even the true ego must be dropped. This means that you can use the ego (true/false), for raising the confidence and once the confidence is raised, the ego must be dropped immediately. This process has the risk of ego.
2. The devotee shall think about God and based on His kindness towards the devotee, the devotee shall raise confidence. Here, power of God need not be thought because everybody knows that God is omnipotent. This method has no trace of risk.
5. I am not able to reform after receiving knowledge from You. This leads me to underconfidence. How to get rid of this?
[Shri Bharath asked: Before meeting you, I did many sins. But, after hearing Your knowledge, I learnt that reformation will remove sins. Reformation is very difficult. And this point leads me to under-confidence. How to get rid of this?]
Swami replied: In this context, the underconfidence is going to help you by leading you to the reformation in fast manner. Hence, you shall not think of raising your confidence in this context. The methods told by Me above are in the context of underconfidence in general.
6. Shri Bharath asked: What is true ego and false ego?
Swami replied: True ego means that your ego is true because of your true position. Suppose you are a big officer and thinking that you are a big officer is true and not false. False ego means that the ego raised by you thinking that your false position is true. For example, thinking yourself as God is false ego. After the purpose is served, which is raising your levels of confidence, you shall drop both true and false ego.
7. After final dissolution of world, will the same historical events repeat again?
[Ms. Swathika asked: After final dissolution or Maha Pralaya, will the same historical events like Mahabharata, Ramayana repeat so that the failed Gopikas can have another chance?]
Swami replied: When once a film reel of a cinema is taken, the film reel will be preserved for the next cycle of universe. Nobody will destroy the film reel as soon as its show (final dissolution) is over. The cinema is stored in the form of the film reel for the next show. At the same time, God has full power to change the story for the next show. Regarding the chance of retest for failed Gopikas, the opportunity is given again and again even before the final dissolution. This chance exists even after the final dissolution.
8. Swami, is it true that turtles hatch its babies just by its mere will power?
[A question by Ms. Bhanu Samykya]
Swami replied: It is told as a saying but scientifically it is not proved. Had it been proved by this time, we would have got the benefit of such concept. This concept is correct in the incarnation of God because God can do anything by mere will.
9. Will the liberated souls always follow the incarnation of God?
[Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked: The issues of a fish always move surrounding the mother fish. Similarly, the liberated souls also follow the incarnation of God. Is it correct?]
Swami replied: It is correct with a small additional point. Whenever God incarnates, the liberated souls related to the divine program of that incarnation will certainly follow to assist the work. There is no necessity for all liberated souls to follow all incarnations.
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