by Ekta | Mar 10, 2019 | Chanting, Elements, Karma, Karmaphalam, Meditation, Mind, Physical, Prakriti, Vedic
Vedic Question:Please explain what happens during Mercury Retrograde from the spiritual aspect. Answer:All cosmic bodies whether planets, stars, comets, etc affect us. E.g. The moon affects the water element on our Planet. It is a scientific fact that high tides and...
by Ekta | Mar 10, 2019 | Awareness, Awareness, Body, Buddha, Buddha, Craving, Desire, Dispassion, Doership, Elements, Feverishness, Gunas, Impressions, Karma, Non-Doership, Pleasure/Pain, Present Moment, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Reaction, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Samadhi, Satvik/Rajasic/Tamasic, Self- Realization, Sensations, Senses, Sex/Passion/Celibacy, Truth, Vairagya, Vasana
Vairagya 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 attitude towards it?Answer:Have you played with a...
by Ekta | Mar 8, 2019 | Anger, Ego, Elements, General Spiritual, I, Impressions, Just Be, Reaction, Relationship, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Spouse
Marriage Question:I have been working on my spiritual knowledge yet could not deal with a big fight with my spouse. How to deal with anger? After that fight, I realized that I valued winning more than my relationship.Answer:That’s the quality of the Ego. It only wants...
by Ekta | Mar 7, 2019 | Body, Independent Spirituality, Physical, Prakriti, Purusha, Self, Soul, Universe, Vedic
Independent Spirituality Question:What is the difference between the ethereal body and the physical body?Answer:Ethereal body is what you are, the Purusha/Soul/Self. This Purusha just forgets its own identity and thinks I am solid, I have a body. Thus a gross physical...
by Ekta | Mar 7, 2019 | Aagami, Craving, Desire, Impressions, Karma, Karmaphalam, Maaya, Mind, Niyati, Prakriti, Raaga/Dvesha, Reaction, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Vedic
Karmaphalam Question:’Janaka realizes that all events, all happenings, all people that were leading to all the feelings that were rising and falling was all on account of the Prakriti (3 Gunas – Rajas, Tamas and Satva and 3 doshas – vaata, pitta,...
by Ekta | Mar 7, 2019 | Aagami, Consciousness, Ego, Elements, General Spiritual, Impressions, Independent Spirituality, Intellect, Karma, Memory, Raaga/Dvesha, Senses, Sub-conscious, Surrender, Thoughts
Question:First one of the 5 elements or the senses hits us (it also depends on my doshas), then it goes to the memory bank & opens one file like, dislike with People, Situation & Thing. (Is there any other file gets opened?). Now what happens if I’m not aware...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Elements, Prakriti, Science, Vedic
Question :How fast does the element changes its every minute, second, micro second, nano second?Answer:Elements change the Prakriti. Here are the timings for the Dosha changes. We will talk about this in Ashtavakra 20.Doshas in the daily cycleKapha time: 6 a.m....
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Aagami, Animal, Ashtavakra Gita, Brahman, Consciousness, Ego, Fear, I, Impressions, Karma, Karmaphalam, Mind, Prakriti, Vedic
Question:Since immaterial objects and animals have no mind, are they pure consciousness? (I feel like I’ve asked this before and you gave a simple answer, but not simple enough for me to remember!)Answer:The mind started developing with the first janma (birth)...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Brahman, Consciousness, Dispassion, Just Be, Matter, Mind, Soul, Vairagya, Vedic, Viveka
Vedic Question: If I get attracted to someone, I just remind myself that I can be without it and focus on the breath. Can someone be a Brahmachari or celibate throughout his/her life and still have a happy married life? Answer: Beautiful question! Let’s...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Anger, Awareness, Elements, Emotions, Faith, Guru, Hurt, Jealousy, Karma, Karmaphalam, Maya, Prayer, Raaga/Dvesha, Sankalpa/Intention, Surrender, Vedic
Results for "direct" Question:I am going through storm of emotions and all negative like anger , jealousy. I feel frustrated, guess fire element is dominant. Though I tell myself it’s not me it’s the effect of fire element but it doesn’t...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Death, Emotions, Fear, Fear, Fear, Independent Spirituality, Knowledge, Mind, Prakriti, Scriptures, Sex/Passion/Celibacy, Vedic, Wonder
Question:Dear Ekta, I am in the middle of reading Ashtavakra Gita #12 – Nature of the mind. I am actually having a bit of difficulty understanding Wonder. What is wonder? How do I identify wonder? How do I know that I am using wonder?Answer:Wonder is a...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Body, General Spiritual, Independent Spirituality, Intellect, Mind, Physical, Prakriti, Senses
Results for "difference between brain" Question:Dear Ektaji, please clear my confusion: A human body has five senses, touch, smell, taste, hear and sight. While eating food that smells good, looks colorful, and tastes flavorful our stomach send a signal to...
by Ekta | Mar 1, 2019 | Attachment, Attraction, Awareness, Consciousness, Emptiness, Enlightenment, Expectations, Gnyana, Impressions, Knowledge, Mind, Prakriti, Purusha, Scriptures, Self, Self- Realization, Self-Effort, Surrender, Vedic, Viveka, Wisdom
Question:There is a sort of ‘bond’ between the awareness and the mind. The awareness goes out every time (away from the self to the world). And this connection or bond must be broken. How can I break this connection? I know that I have to take a step back every time I...
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Dispassion, Girlfriend/Boyfriend, Illusion, Independent Spirituality, Life, Maaya, Physical, Pleasure/Pain, Prakriti, Purusha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Relationship, Samsara, Seeking, Self, Sex/Passion/Celibacy, Vairagya, Vedic
Results for "does spirituality reduce" Question:Some have very strong desires and need sex anywhere between 2/3 times a week. Some have not had sex in months. Some are frustrated that one of the partner initiates all the time. Some have never had great need...
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Brahman, Consciousness, Energy, Form, Prakriti, Purusha, Vedic
Results for "not the body" Question:Are Purusha and Brahman the same? Since both are energy, does it mean they are the same?Answer:Brahman is that supreme energy out of which everything is born. It is also called the supreme consciousness. This everything...
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Brahman, Consciousness, Elements, Existence, Form, I, Matter, Physical, Prakriti, Purusha, Scriptures, Self, Soul, Vedic
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by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Awareness, Bondage, Boss/Colleague, Death, Emotions, Existence, Fear, Fear, Form, Illusion, Maaya, Physical, Prakriti, Relationship, Samsara, Self, Self- Realization, Soul, Temporary, Vedic, Viveka, Wisdom
Results for "death" Question:Dearest Ektaji, My first boss and mentor who became a very good friend just died this morning. I have known him since 1985. Part of me feels ignorant/lost and part of me feels thirsty. I feel Lost because I do not have good...
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Awareness, Awareness, Buddha, Concepts, Doubts, Emotions, Equanimous, Fear, Flow with Life, Gnyani, I, Just Be, Knowledge, let go, Love/Hate, Matter, Mind, Misery, Present Moment, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self- Realization, Sensations, Stress, Suffering, Surrender, Viveka, Wisdom
Results for "stop struggling" Question:At times I feel like I have dropped a desire, but again it pops up with more intensity. And at times I feel I am dropping the desire but doubt arises if I am just resisting it. How to differentiate between dropping a...
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Awareness, Body, Brahman, Concepts, Consciousness, Doership, Ego, Elements, Existence, Fear, Form, Gnyana, Gratitude, Guru, I, Impressions, Life, Matter, Mind, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Personality, Physical, Prakriti, Purusha, Self, Soul, Surrender, Truth, Vedic, You
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 same personality...
by Ekta | Feb 23, 2019 | Aagami, Company/Association/Sangha, Emotions, Equanimous, General Spiritual, Karma, Kriya, let go, Life, Physical, Prakriti, Pranayama, Problem/Struggle/Calamity, Raaga/Dvesha, Types of Karma
Question:Dear Ekta, I really don’t trust my business partner as he cheats on tax and my share of profits. I also realize that it must be karma, so I have to deal with this. At this moment I don’t have an alternative, because I have to pay my bills. All the savings...
by Ekta | Feb 23, 2019 | Elements, Matter, Prakriti, Science, Space-Time, Vedic
Existence Question:What is the difference between air and ether?Answer:Ether is space. Everything is in space. Every prakriti object is suspended in ether or space. They are just 2 names for the same element. Whereas, Air is the name given to the Earth’s atmosphere....
by Ekta | Feb 21, 2019 | Aagami, Brahman, Consciousness, Energy, Flow with Life, Freewill, Impressions, Karma, Karmaphalam, Maaya, Niyati, No-Mind, Prakriti, Prarabdha, Purusha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sanchita, Types of Karma, Vedic, Vibration
Existence Question :The ball is rolling and we are not the doer. Whatever will happen will happen. How does free will fit in? You have explained free will earlier, but somehow I am not able to connect it. We have the free will not to create agami karma but what has...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Elements, Food, General Spiritual, Paths, Satvik/Rajasic/Tamasic
Question:Is it OK to eat Tamasic or left-over food because it’s easy for me to cook once and then consume it for 2 to 3 days? Isn’t running around to cook food everyday Rajasic? How to prepare and keep food Sattvic?Answer:First let’s understand what determines...
by Ekta | Feb 17, 2019 | Body, Brahman, Commitment, Concepts, Consciousness, General Spiritual, Guru, Guru, Guru Poornima, Intellect, Liberation, Maaya, Maya, Moksha, Paths, Physical, Pleasure/Pain, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Samsara, Scriptures, Self-Effort, Siddha, Wisdom
Maya Question:Ektaji Jai Guru Dev, Can you please give me tips on how to get a Proper True Darshan of Gurudev during this upcoming Guru Poornima. The mind gets swept away with the much fanfare and misses seeing the Guru in his full presence. How do we not get caught...
by Ekta | Feb 17, 2019 | Body, Concepts, Doubts, Emptiness, Faith, Fullness, Guru, Intellect, Knowledge, Mind, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Personality, Prakriti, Purusha, Vedic
Question:Yesterday Guru Dev tweeted that see Guru as beyond a personality see the being, see the hollow and empty, ever full presence. From past few weeks, I was actually wanting to feel Guru Dev beyond the body. And you are the best person, as the way you explain...
by Ekta | Feb 17, 2019 | Awareness, Body, Enlightenment, Gnyani, Guru, Independent Spirituality, Intellect, Masters, Matter, Mind, Physical, Pleasure/Pain, Prakriti, Suffering
Question:I have a question, although it may sound silly. I was wondering, do enlightened beings feel sadness? Do they actually feel sick? As I look at Guruji, I see consciousness and whatever is emanating from him is just natural. Since he’s in a human form, he’s not...
by Ekta | Feb 16, 2019 | Body, Death, Energy, Fear, Formless, Independent Spirituality, Knowledge, Masters, Matter, Meditation, Mind, Rishi, Scriptures, Self, Swamy, Truth, You
Question:How is fear of unknown different from the fear of death and how to come out of both these fears? Please help.Answer:Fear of the unknown and the fear of death are essentially the same. Understand one thing that, since you have been in this form (form=the...
by Ekta | Feb 16, 2019 | Aagami, Aversion, Awareness, Compassion, Craving, Emotions, Guilt, Gunas, let go, Life, Mind, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Prakriti, Raaga/Dvesha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Vedic
Question:You mentioned law of attraction in our discussion. Is there anything we can do for the numerous times we have had knowingly/unknowingly grumbled upon others behavior and had bad thoughts about them? I am sorry for my ill thoughts and wondering if I can do...
by Ekta | Feb 7, 2019 | Aagami, Attraction, Aversion, Awareness, Awareness, Body, Causation, Commitment, Compassion, Craving, Destiny, Elements, Equanimous, Freedom, General Spiritual, Happiness, I, Impressions, Jealousy, Karma, Karmaphalam, Knowledge, Life, Love/Hate, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Pleasure/Pain, Prarabdha, Purushartha, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Relationship, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Samsara, Sanchita, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Tapas
Question:What if it is not me who is possessive, but someone else is possessive of me , rather obsessive almost to the sick levels of possessing me, what is that I should or should not do.Answer:Recognize that it is just a play of the elements and that person’s karma...
by Ekta | Jan 17, 2019 | Body, Consciousness, Existence, I, Matter, Science, Vedic, Vibration
Results for "animal" Question:JGD Ekthaji, Reference: YG page 25 para 3 – Vasishtha is talking to Rama on the vibrations and their impact. Does the vibration here means the event(s) that are occurring to this body-consciousness in order to experience the...
by Ekta | Jan 17, 2019 | Awareness, Consciousness, Dreams, Duality, General Spiritual, Illusion, let go, Physical, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Satori, Self, Truth, Videha
Questions: In Cosmos, it is said that there is no concept of time. My question though is, can you experience this while you are in a physical form. From Lila’s story(yoga vasishtha), she had to remove the duality completely? Please explain. Answer: Yes, it is...
by Ekta | Jan 16, 2019 | Birth, Body, Bridge, Causation, Death, Divine, Divine, Doership, Drama, Dreams, Flow with Life, Human, I, Independent Spirituality, Karma, Karmaphalam, Maaya, Mind, Parent/Child, Parents, Physical, Relationship, Sanchita, Self- Realization, Truth
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 months. Even after many years they...
by Ekta | Dec 8, 2018 | Awareness, Awareness, Body, Buddha, Buddha, Dukkha, Enlightenment, Equanimous, Matter, Present Moment, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Samadhi, Satipathana, Senses, Sukkha, Thoughts
Question:What is the yardstick to measure my spiritual progress? How do I know if I am progressing spiritually?Answer:The yardstick to measure your spiritual progress is: ‘Equanimity + Awareness’.*Equanimity = [Internal Non-Reaction + External Non-Reaction] in any...
by Ekta | Aug 24, 2018 | Independent Spirituality, Matter, Maya, OM, Vibration
Question:“Om” is the antidote to both sound AND sight? I didn’t get this, how it could be the antidote to the latter?Answer:Because “OM” is not just a sound, it is a vibration. According to the scientists, the entire universe is a wave function. Just a single wave…....
by Ekta | Jun 10, 2018 | Awareness, Company/Association/Sangha, Elements, Food, General Spiritual, Meditation, Meditation, Mind, Prakriti, Present Moment, Purushartha, Satvik/Rajasic/Tamasic, Self-Effort, Sub-conscious, Thoughts
Questions:How does the thought generate in our mind?Answer:Thoughts generate out of the subconscious. Now what is the quality of your subconscious? It depends on the conditioning of your mind from:Associations [people] – associations are the types of people you...
by Ekta | May 6, 2018 | Aagami, Brahman, Consciousness, Dukkha, Elements, Gnyani, Impressions, Karma, Karmaphalam, Knowledge, Maya, Meditation, Prakriti, Prarabdha, Raaga/Dvesha, Samsara, Sanchita, Self- Realization, Self-Effort, Space-Time, Surrender, Upanishad, Vedic
Question:Please explain the sentencesExcerpt 1 -The space is not afflicted by any action. Similarly, you are free from karma. Answer:Look around you right now. You are surrounded by space from all angles. Can you touch the space around you? Can you wet the space...
