by Gnyana Sangha | Jun 16, 2022 | Bondage, Bondage, Bondage, Bondage, Commitment, Courage, Courage, Dispassion, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Guru/Disciple, Liberation, Liberation, Liberation, Moksha, Prayer, Samadhi, Samadhi, Self-Effort, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender
Mind retaliates to your answer on craving for Guru! Question: Ektaji, My bhakti kicked in and did a little revolt against the answer – https://ektabathija.com/craving-for-guru/ Divine craving (for the physical guru or the tattva) is in my faith a blessing..does Mukti...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jun 9, 2022 | General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, Sakshi Bhav/Witness
Apaatra Daanam – Charity to the unworthy! Question: Dear Ektaji,When do we call it Apatradanam? My husband and I helped on several occasions, our Indian temple priest by giving guru Dakshina in US dollars. Now there is a request for money for his daughter’s dental...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jun 7, 2022 | Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Causation, Vedic
Srimad Bhagwatam condemns Con-Men! Question: Didi, This verse is from the Srimad Bhagwatam. It criticises the people who earn a livelihood by accepting money on behalf of the Lord. All the new-age spiritual Gurus and Masters are doing the same except for a few....
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 19, 2022 | Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Direct Path, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, History, Human, Human, Human
Can spiritual wisdom ever have a negative impact? Question: Dear Didi. I realized after yesterday’s session that without the Advaita basics and guided practice or experiential knowledge, the path to Ajaata Vaad can have a negative effect on the well-being of an...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 17, 2022 | Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Illusion, Kabir, Personality
Everything is programmed! Quit the self-foolery! Question: One of my friends asked me if as Advaitins so we plan but I found it hard to explain to her that everything is happening as it’s already programmed. The doer-ship is a false assumption. How do I explain this...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 3, 2022 | Devas, Devas, Let go, Let go, Let go, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender
Surrendering to Devas Question : I am trying to understand why we have to surrender our impulses/attachments to the devas. We talked about asking forgiveness of the devas and asking them to guide us, free us and help us so that we don’t get tripped up by the obstacles...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 25, 2022 | Anxiety, Attachment, Attachment, Attachment, Attachment, Expectations
True meaning of dispassion! Question: Jai guru dev Ekta didi, I am a student..How do I study dispassionately? Somehow i have had to create an impression that if i study well then i will get leisured lifestyle..And that causes little anxiety in me…What is the key to...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 13, 2022 | Aversion, Bhakti Sutra, Craving, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Intellect, Prarabdha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sanchita, Sanchita, Sanchita, Sanchita, Sanchita, Sanchita, Sanchita, Sanchita
Learn the skill to act without doer-ship Question: How to deal with a dishonest business partner and at the same time be able to drop doer-ship and act without creating any Agami Karma [future karma]? Answer: First, let’s understand how Sanchita Karma becomes...
by Gnyana Sangha | Dec 12, 2021 | Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Choice, Doubts
Life is flowing, just flow with a smile! Question: I have to make a decision. How do I let “Life take its course”, how do I flow with it and where does my Purushartha come into play? What do I have to do to stop pretending to be a doer? With all the decision making...
by Gnyana Sangha | Nov 27, 2021 | Birth, Birth, Birth, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Body, Choice, Choice, Fear, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Upanishad, Upanishad, Upanishad, Upanishad
The sky is not blue! Question: Dear Ektaben, Following the self explorations, one question has arisen: I have seen 2 thoughts arise in this being at different stages in life: One thought said – I have a choice over my decisions and interactions with people,...
by Gnyana Sangha | Nov 26, 2021 | Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, Atmananda, Buddha, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Human, Upanishad
The script of life is always perfect! Question:Didi,What did/do you do when you witness that everybody is living in their own heads with their own stories and are suffering unnecessarily because of not being able to see the drama? Answer: Every single human on...
by Gnyana Sangha | Nov 20, 2021 | Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Ignorance, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self, Self
Dissolution of the personal ‘I’ Question: Most Advaita knowledge that I encounter appears to focus on the fact that I am the all-pervading consciousness. When the words “I am” or “true self” are encountered it appears that they are...
by Gnyana Sangha | Nov 11, 2021 | Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Gnyani, Seva, Seva
How to manage job, family, Seva without getting overwhelmed? Question: Can you please give direction on how do you manage a job, family, personal endeavor, and Seva while not getting overwhelmed? I have a tendency to say yes to many things, but in the end, I’m just...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 31, 2021 | Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Doership, Jealousy, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization, Self- Realization
Intense longing for self-realization Question:I have a strong and a very old habit of indulging in story creation and I realized it only after studying Chapter 12. This is the reason why I am not able to move ahead on the path, I am still at the level of doer and...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 21, 2021 | Nisargadatta Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Universe
Primordial Awareness is Stillness itself! Question:When there is no I, there will be no witnessing, only Primordial Awareness or Universal witness (as Maharaj describes it). Instead of “I am seeing” (witnessing), there will be only, “Seeing is happening” (Primordial...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 19, 2021 | Sensations
The journey to Ajaata Vaad! Question:I understand that the dream character = body/mind, I = Witness, and Dreamer= Pure Consciousness. The thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions do not belong to the Witness, they belong to the Dreamer, Pure Consciousness. The...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 12, 2021 | Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Dharma, Education, Freewill, Guru, Guru, Karmaphalam, Marriage, Purushartha, Service, Seva, Spouse, Tapas
Karma affects both Material life and spiritual goals? Question: We do not choose where we are born or what profession we choose, but we choose whom we get married to or have kids. Also, the kind of people who come into our life is a result of our past karmas – good or...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 28, 2021 | Craving, Craving, Craving, Craving, Desire, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Just Be, Knowledge, Life, Vairagya, Vairagya, Vairagya
Who am I? Question: Similar to what’s said in AG 4- I got caught in identifying with a talent and also with not having a talent & was/is suffering. What is said in it still repeats in my ears. It is mentioned “you don’t know who you are”. I started thinking how...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 21, 2021 | Guru
Are you responsible for your own thoughts & feelings or not? Question: I saw this below knowledge, I am kind of confused 🤔 There is a contradiction between his two statements. 1] Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 14, 2021 | Destiny, Destiny, Destiny, Destiny, Destiny, Destiny, Guru
You are not the doer! Question: We strongly believe – Everything is happening. We are not doing anything. It is foolishness to think, I worked hard to achieve my current state…On the other hand – we also say, we should do our duties. We have to make sure, we do our...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 24, 2021 | Company/Association/Sangha, Compassion, Competition, Drama, Drama, Drama, Games/Play/Fun, God, Maya, Name/Roles, Prarabdha, Prarabdha, Prarabdha, Prarabdha, Prarabdha, Prarabdha, Problem/Struggle/Calamity, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Samsara, Samsara, Samsara, Samsara, Samsara, Samsara, Serious, Spontaneous, Spontaneous, Spontaneous, Spontaneous, Wealth
To Act, or Not To Act? Question: With today’s knowledge, I know I should take life as a game but I was cheated in business. Should I drop it too, or should I pursue the case I filed with the lawyer? Question: I work for a profit oriented company and there is a...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 22, 2021 | Boss/Colleague, Greed, Love/Hate, Love/Hate, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Spontaneous
What is seeking? Question: I quit my job and interviewed for another one. They offered me an entry level position with a pay less than half of what I am currently making. I did not accept the offer. My previous boss is working on getting me back at my old job. By me...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 8, 2021 | Ambition/Career, Ambition/Career, Ambition/Career, Attention-Seeking, Death, Drama, Present Moment
Overwhelmed by to-do’s? Naah! Question: You have so many people asking you so many questions from all around the world……I’m sure you could fill every free minute you have (waiting for an appointment, waiting in the grocery check-out lane, sitting in the bathroom) just...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 1, 2021 | Dhyana, Emptiness, Emptiness, Meditation, Meditation, Meditation, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Self-Effort, Silence, Silence
How do I experience Silence during meditation ? Question: “Drop the small mind”. I understand one way is to keep saying I am not the body, I am not the mind, I am not the ego etc. I do this during meditation, yet I am unable to TRULY drop the mind just does not go...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jun 15, 2021 | Concepts, Concepts, Concepts, Just Be, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Samsara, Yoga Vasistha, Yoga Vasistha, Yoga Vasistha, Yoga Vasistha
The Mind does not exist! Question: JGD Ekta Ji, I am of the mindset that there will always be thoughts in the mind but by staying in knowledge and other techniques you can control your mind so that you are not attached to these thoughts. This way you are still...
by Gnyana Sangha | May 9, 2021 | Atma Nirvriti, Enlightenment
Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists! Question:Dear Ekta, I notice on the spiritual path, some people experience fear, some sadness but I guess they don’t understand that nothing can be lost. To quote A Course in Miracles: “Nothing real...
by Gnyana Sangha | May 6, 2021 | Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti, Atma Nirvriti
Labeling thoughts is doership Question:When I watch the arisings with open eyes as I go about my day, I have noticed that sometimes l label arisings like, ” I-thought”, “trigger for habit pattern thought “, “desire/raga thought”,...
by Gnyana Sangha | May 2, 2021 | Direct Path
Witness the transactional reality! Question: How to interact in the transactional reality mode [Vyavaharik satyam] without offending anyone as I feel distant, quiet, indifferent, and absorbed in the Witness Consciousness [Adhyatmik satyam] around friends and family?...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 27, 2021 | Buddha, Niyati
Dealing with disrespectful people using Buddha’s principles of observing sensations! Question:At work, few people are disrespectful in team meetings. I understand emotions arise due to1] my dvesha [I do not have a powerful physical voice or authoritative position,...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 15, 2021 | Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking
Dealing with sadness… Question:There are instances when someone just blurts out anger for nothing I did (some people have anger management issues and I know that) and my reaction usually tears, going in silence and feeling hurt. Is that my bucket of anger too? If not,...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 8, 2021 | Atmananda, Atmananda, Atmananda, Atmananda, Atmananda, Atmananda, Suffering, Suffering, Suffering
What happens when I recognize that I am NOT the doer? Question:Ektaji, by recognizing that ‘I am not the doer’, does the world-projection end? Answer:By you recognizing the truth that you are not the doer, has the projection of your family ended?...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 4, 2021 | Dvaita, Ignorance, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Non-Doership, Pranayama
Were my Dvaitam practices a waste? Question:After coming onto the Advaitam path, the thought arises whether all the Dvaitam practices done for the past decades were a waste? Answer:No dear, that is just the Ego throwing tantrums. Ignore the tantrums and...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 23, 2021 | Animal, Energy, Energy, Formless, Karma
Is karma responsible for significant number of deaths due to natural calamities? Question:So if body is inside prana, when we hear about suppose earthquake or any other natural phenomenon where so many people die, is it because the prana of that area was low or is it...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Death of a loved one Question:Why my daughter died of cancer at a very young age, she was very enthusiastic about life, still unmarried and why I had to go through her cancer battle, to see her pain, agony for 5 years? Nobody knows what it feels like taking your...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 11, 2021 | Bondage, Freewill, Freewill, Freewill, Freewill, Freewill, Guru, Guru, Raaga/Dvesha, Sankalpa/Intention, Sankalpa/Intention, Siddha, Temporary, Temporary, Time-past/present/Future
If everything is a play of Destiny, then what is Freewill? Question:I am still not clear on how Destiny and Freewill play a part in our lives. When do we have a freewill when it is all our destiny or a result of our past karma. If I am not the Doer, where is free will...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 23, 2021 | Advaita, Paths
If I am not the doer then how do I accrue Karma? Question:If I am not the doer then how do I accrue Karma? If I am not the doer then how is there a karma bag? If I didn’t do anything then whose Karma bag am I carrying? Answer:When you were a baby, there...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 21, 2021 | Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts
Thought is not conscious! Question:Didi,In the example that you gave during the session, the 1st thought arose out of my previous conditioning that on Sundays I have to attend Atma Nirvriti class. The second thought arose out of the habit of being lazy and the last...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 31, 2021 | Atmananda, Atmananda, Atmananda, Ego, Happiness
I have eaten up the world! Question:Didi for some time now, in the dream-state, there is that ‘I-Amness’ and a knowingness of the dreams. Whatever the story is, it runs like a movie with a knowing that it is a dream. Is that how it’ll be? Answer:Yes, dear. As...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s very simple and easy! Question:Is it as simple as withdrawing from the stand of body/mind and resting as the awareness? Answer:Yes, it is that simple. It is both simple and easy. That is why it is called effortlessness. You have to give up the effort...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 14, 2021 | Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati, Niyati
Leave the mind alone! Question: Dear Didi, in your signature and on your web site, there is a beautiful quote. “Leave the mind alone, it will quieten itself! Meditate!”I meditate, but it is more of a struggle and I always come out feeling not so good about my...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 5, 2021 | Devas, Divine, Divine, Existence, Freedom, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Let go, No-Mind, Wisdom
Surrender Question:I am trying to understand why we have to surrender our impulses/attachments to the Devas. We talked about asking forgiveness of the Devas and asking them to guide us, free us and help us so that we don’t get tripped by the obstacles they throw...
by Gnyana Sangha | Dec 31, 2020 | Atmananda, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, I
Seeing life as a dream! Question:Didi for some time now while in dream state there is that ‘I-amness’ and a knowingness of the dreams. Whatever the story is, it runs like a movie with a knowing that it is a dream. Is that how it’ll be? Answer:Yes dear....
by Gnyana Sangha | Dec 27, 2020 | Ambition/Career, Feverishness, Mind, Seeking, Seeking, Seeking
Is Ambition also a seeking? Question:One of yesterday’s Yoga Vasishtha knowledge points and homework, that you gave was ‘not to seek and just be and live effortlessly through whatever transpires because of Sanchita karma.’ How do we differentiate seeking from...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 29, 2020 | Awareness, Concepts, Elements, Existence, Fear, Form, Gratitude, Impressions, Matter, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Personality, Personality, Personality, Personality, Personality, Personality, Physical, Prakriti, Purusha, Surrender, Truth
What is Personality? Question:Is personality born from the soul or is it created by the ego? When we see others who are acting very differently than we ever would like ourselves to, even though they are part of our same consciousness, does that mean that they have the...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 17, 2020 | Commitment, Commitment, Courage, Feverishness, Feverishness, Feverishness, Feverishness, Feverishness, Liberation, Soul, Tapas, Temporary, Viveka, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom
The life of ‘maximum relief’ Question: My friend somewhere read that the life before liberation is the toughest, is there any truth to this? Answer: I don’t think that the last life before liberation is the toughest. It is just that in that life, you will...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 1, 2020 | Seeking
Dwindling of desires! Question:There is an expectation to take up additional tasks (at work) as the role requires it.As a spiritual practitioner, I have noticed desires reducing in me automatically and now I have no desire to do extra/more tasks aiming at promotion or...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Stand up for what is right even if you have to stand alone! Question: Didi, I see that people around me do all kinds of corrupt and unwholesome things – lie, steal, twist facts, play games with me, do politics in office as well as at home. These people are very...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 20, 2020 | Awareness, Dispassion, Dispassion, Dispassion, Dispassion, Elements, Gunas, Present Moment, Present Moment, Present Moment, Present Moment, Present Moment, Samadhi, Satvik/Rajasic/Tamasic, Self- Realization, Sensations, Sensations, Sensations, Senses, Senses, Sex/Passion/Celibacy, Vairagya, Vasana
Dealing with Sexual desires on the spiritual path! Question: What should be the effort from our side to get over sexual desire on the spiritual path, if we should not suppress it? If we express it aren’t we making those impressions stronger? What should be our...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 17, 2020 | Emptiness, Guru, Self
How to give it back to the evil people in life? Question:I’m following the Buddha’s path of compassion but I need advice on how to treat people who treat you unfairly, cold-heartedly or are just evil people? I have been running into a lot of problems with it. I’ve...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Interview topic – Enlightened Beings Question: I am deeply interested to understand the meaning of “Enlightenment”. Answer: Interest in knowing something is called curiosity. It is not sufficient to help one attain the highest possible goal for a human called...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 6, 2020 | Reaction, You
How to do the Jhanas optimally? Question:How to do the Jhanas optimally?Answer:One must experiment with his mind while in the Jhanas.Experiment 1 – Make an attempt to maintain it:To maintain it longer requires a stable and non-reactive mind. If you jump at the...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 1, 2020 | Bhakti, Bhakti, Bhakti, Bhakti, Faith
Benefits of Vipassana or Satipatthana Question: I went for the 10 days retreat. The experience was very fulfilling. On day 4 of the Vipassana program during meditation, I was vividly seeing the events from my childhood more than 35 years ago which upset me very much...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Killing microbes accrues Karma or not? Question: I am a novice Buddhist. I admit that killing any living beings leads to negative karma production. Is there any explanation in karma formation in killing microorganisms? I had this debate with my friend, he claims...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 11, 2020 | Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya, Maaya
Why is there a pinch experienced in doing right? Question:I have a question regarding the previous knowledge on Apaatra Daanam!We have faced that situation many times with extended family. Using my Viveka, it’s obviously ‘apaatra’! But why I still feel a pinch? Just...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Law of Nature – Kudrat ka kanoon! Question:Is it okay to think negative about someone but not really do any action to hurt them? The negative thought was planted in me by another friend. I keep thinking about the negativity again and again, but I am not doing or...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Are you ready for Buddha’s teachings on the Art of BEing with REALITY? Question:I am confused whether I should start with the Vedic or Buddha’s knowledge sessions on the website http://www.gnyanasangha.com. How do I know if I am ready for Buddha’s...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 15, 2020 | Devotion, Maaya, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You
Why are Buddha’s Suttas not easily accepted? Question:Why are Buddha’s Suttas not easily accepted? I notice that NOT ONLY in Hindu monks but also in the Buddhist sects. Why can’t man accept the Truth?Answer:Your question is valuable and will help many others.Buddha’s...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 5, 2020 | Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Ramana Maharshi
Want to spend an afternoon interacting with a fully enlightened person… How to find one? Question: I have a very deep thirst for knowing the Truth of ‘Who am I?’ I follow Ramana Maharshi’s teachings but it is so difficult to find a fully enlightened being to spend...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 1, 2020 | Chanting, Company/Association/Sangha, Competition, Duality, Guru, Guru, Guru, Independent Spirituality, Ramana Maharshi
Can I continue vedic chanting along with Buddha’s & Ramana’s path? Question: Respected Ekta ji, I just wish to be guided if one can continue with general practices of chanting Hanuman Chalisa, Om Namah Shivaye , Om Namo Baghvate vasudevaye or Durga....
by Gnyana Sangha | Jun 18, 2020 | Advaita, Breath, Breath, Chanting, Paths, Pranayama, Satipathana, Silence
Buddhadvaita could be your way! Question: Ektaji, in Anapana meditation, when I observe my breath after few minutes of unknown thoughts appear then I am gone (unaware about anything) then again I realize I have to be aware of the breath then again the same thing...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 21, 2020 | Breath, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Dhyana, Equanimous, Intellect, Intellect, Intellect, Intellect, Intellect, Intellect, Krishna, Meditation, Mindfulness, No-Mind, No-Mind, No-Mind, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Purushartha, Senses
Is being a witness and being 100% aware the same? Question 1:I was practicing 100% awareness for most of the day. But it seemed to me that as I was 100% aware, I was also totally aware of what I was experiencing through the senses – I was totally aware of what my body...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 20, 2020 | Body, Purusha, Purusha, Purusha
When “I” watch my thoughts, who is doing the watching? Question: When “I” watch my thoughts, is it my consciousness that’s doing the watching? Or another layer of the burrito altogether? Answer: You are watching the thoughts. You are not the mind, you are not...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 9, 2020 | Ashtavakra Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Brahman, Consciousness, Gnyana, Gnyana, Gnyana, Knowledge, Love, Sanchita, Surrender
Bhakti leads to the flowering of Gnyana Question: Hello Ektaji, I read somewhere “Devotion destroys all the karma”. Could you please explain this with reference to what we have learnt so far in Ashtavakra Gita? Answer: Ashtavakra is the path of Gnyana [knowledge]....
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 6, 2020 | Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Truth, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic
Is Faith required? Question:Didi, what is the meaning of faith? An experience, made me think about what faith means to me anymore. From my understanding I think there are no Gods up there in the sky, there is nobody to hold onto. I see the flow brings situations into...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 4, 2020 | Advaita, Advaita, Birth, Death, Death, Death, Death, God, God, Moksha, Moksha, Soul
You are GOD! Only GOD is! You do not exist! Question: Hi Ekta ji, Loved your analogy of white and green dress with body and soul. However, continuing with this analogy if the dress is the body and the body in white or green dress who did the action is the soul, then...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 31, 2020 | Attachment, Aversion, Causation, Dukkha, Pleasure/Pain, Soul, Soul, Soul, Soul, Sukkha, Thoughts, Types of Karma
A few questions on KARMA Question:Is karma about keeping your intentions positive or is it about keeping your intention and thoughts neutral?Answer:There are two steps:Moving from negativity to positivityDropping the attachment to positivity = attaining...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 28, 2020 | Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Service
The Ball is Rolling ! Question: We have mentioned before that through meditation and seva we are able to get rid of some of the karmas in our bags, however, knowing that I am not the doer and no matter what I do the ball will keep rolling, how do those 2 thoughts work...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Decision-making – Everything is a happening! Question:Should I stay here in the US or go back to India? Should I sell my home or keep it and rent it out and return back to the US in a few years? Is there still some karma to be taken care of in the US…..in this...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 22, 2020 | Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness
Be with reality as it is! But how? Question:Didi, what does it mean to be with reality as it is? It’s difficult to understand. Please, would you explain?Answer:Be with reality as it is!This is a tough one to understand. People feel what’s so difficult in being with...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 17, 2020 | Energy, General Spiritual, Gratitude, Misery, Pleasure/Pain, Pleasure/Pain, Pleasure/Pain, Pleasure/Pain, Prana, Suffering
In sickness and in health! Question:Ekta ji, during Vyadhi, even as small as a headache, the Prana takes a hit and is focused only on the body. Should one wait for the phase to finish, and take it as tapas to come back and settle in the Self, what do you...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 2, 2019 | Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Faith, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma
Results for "collapse of craving" Question:I have searched with many schools of thoughts and still cannot figure out why I still crave for things. In fact, I understand when you explain about the feverishness that arises because of craving. I totally...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Results for "the essence" Question:Dear Ektaji,A very close friend of my brother is expected to die due to cancer. Respected elder family members have said to him that he cannot attend a family wedding in June if he attends his friend’s cremation ceremony....
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 1, 2019 | Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Illusion
Volition is Karma! Question:Didi, silly question, I used to sometimes pluck the flowers from our backyard and put them in an arrangement in water or in a vase, but now when I go to pluck them I feel like I am hurting them and I don’t want to do it, so I haven’t been...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Anger burns you NOT the other person Question:Didi one silly questionIs doing unwholesome behavior with unwholesome people justified? I got angry with a person at work who was gossiping and was very harmful towards me, so I gave her a taste of her own medicine, but...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Spiritual Restlessness Question:Didi, quoting from your message “Constantly remind yourself that ‘this restlessness is a reality’. Let me try NOT to suppress it or cover it up”. Does one have to get past the struggle to just ‘BE’ with the restlessness? I have always...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ekta Question:What is the point of knowing that it is the Mercury retrograde going on right now? I have only been on the watch since yesterday keeping a guard to prevent negativity. It makes me nervous. How is it helpful?Answer:Mercury Retrograde is just an apparent...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 10, 2019 | Destiny, Sankalpa/Intention
Is it the Flow or my desire? Question:How to account for business goals and personal goals you want to achieve ? It has to start with a desire, correct?Answer:When you recognize that the flow brings in all that is needed to run your life whether personal or business...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 10, 2019 | Flow with Life
Family obstructing Spiritual progress? Question:Didi based on one’s karma – will the family karma be so that it can take a toll on spiritual activities – disturb one’s spiritual process/progress ? Is there something one can do? Or the only option is to be accepting...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Guilt, Laziness, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Life, Universe, Universe
A dialogue on karma, guilt, academics and pattern in life Question:Hello ekta didi, I realize that I’m not the doer and things happen the way the universe is planning. I know and believe that the universe is very intelligent.Answer:Let me add the most essential...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Dreams, Fear, Scriptures, Yoga Vasistha
Doership in dreamzzzz…. Question;Please would you explain “paragraph 1, p75 of Yoga Vasishtha – by Swami Venkatesananda”.Answer:Let’s assume, Mohit is dreaming in which there might be flying angels that he likes and demons that he hates. The angels and demons...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Aagami, Love/Hate, Problem/Struggle/Calamity, Problem/Struggle/Calamity, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Relationship, Soulmate, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender
Are you crazy or wise? Question:I met a guy for a matrimonial alliance but he left saying I feel a pull towards u so if it’s meant to be then destiny will get us back together! I don’t know how to deal with this. Is it really all destiny? Or it’s just a name...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 28, 2019 | Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Anger, Ashtavakra Gita, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Jealousy, Scriptures, Scriptures, Types of Karma
Life is a flow of events on account of Karma Question:If life is a flow of events, where everything that is happening has to and we have nothing to do with it, then how does the karma theory play in with the above statement, where we alone are responsible for our...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 28, 2019 | Bhakti, Devotion, Devotion, Devotion, Devotion, Expectations, Expectations, Gnyana, Gnyani, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Knowledge, Prayer, Prayer, Seeking
Three paths for a Seeker! Question: Good to meet you didi. Love being in a place where the knowledge is discussed… feels light and natural. One thought that passed me during today’s discussion: Loving the God, consciousness in a idol form or even an Enlightened...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 27, 2019 | Kriya, Meditation
Resistance to meditation Question: Dear Ekta, I have a question. You told us to give the divine the highest priority. For a few years I have been doing do my practice every day. Every day I spend time on studying the knowledge. Also trying to implement this. I never...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 16, 2019 | Bridge, Divine, Divine, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Parent/Child, Parents, Physical, Relationship, Relationship, Relationship, Relationship
Your name does not belong to you! Question:Didi, I am 30 +. My Mom has nothing but to give advice every day and scold me. She always says negative about me and no encouragement. I cannot ignore them and I am getting angry at them and I decided not to call her for...
