by Ekta | Mar 10, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Commitmment, Dreams, Food, Freewill, General Spiritual, Guru, Knowledge, Life, Love/Hate, Meditation, Mind, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Self- Realization, Self-Effort, Sex/Passion/Celibacy, Truth
Question:When I don’t know/realize that I’m living in a dream then how do I come out of the dream? – is it right to even think that I should come out (is there something outside of this ) OR think that it’s a dream n nothing matters & live in the...
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 | Ashtavakra Gita, Aversion, Emotions, Freedom, Girlfriend/Boyfriend, Guru, Liberation, Mind, Relationship, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sankalpa/Intention, Vedic
Question:Guruji dropped this tweet a few weeks ago (which I’ve since added to my “Daily Reminders”): “Identifying yourself with your thoughts and emotions, thinking that you created them, is utter ignorance. When you stop identifying with...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Raaga/Dvesha, Scriptures, Vedic
Question:What if people around do not let us forget few things of the past by either talking about it or however then how can we be content at that time?Answer:More Ashtavakra sessions will help you. I assume you understand that the more you think about the hurt...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Aagami, Anger, Ashtavakra Gita, Emotions, Guilt, Karma, Life, Niyati, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Raaga/Dvesha, Reaction, Vedic
Question:Dear Ektaji, today I listened to AG 2 “The five principles” here Guruji says that “don’t be wrong against wrong”. After 3-4 hours of listening, I was faced with the situation. I was arguing with my Insurance agent on why the premium has gone up in...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Dreams, Karmaphalam, Knowledge, Niyati, Present Moment, Raaga/Dvesha, Scriptures, Sub-conscious, Vichara marg
Question:Can raaga/ dvesha happen at the sub conscious level? Are there seeds of attachment buried deep inside me which will pop someday?Answer:Yes, Raaga/Dvesha happen at a subconscious level predominantly. It is because we live our lives unaware of how our minds...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Aversion, Emotions, Fear, Mind, Prakriti, Scriptures, Vichara marg, 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 | Ashtavakra Gita, Consciousness, Meditation, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Pranayama, Samadhi, Scriptures, Self, Soul, Upanishad, Vichara marg
Question:When meditating, I sometime get down to a very relaxed clear state, where I feel only peace (there really isn’t any word for it though) but there are usually one or two thoughts that remain there, sometimes it is Guruji speaking a simple sentence. The...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Brahman, Consciousness, Gratitude, Knowledge, Kriya, Meditation, Pranayama, Scriptures, Self, Upanishad, Vichara marg
Question: I have a question on Ashtavakra 30 – Your nature is gratefulness! Being grateful is your very nature and I totally understand that. What is confusing is, in earlier Ashtavakra, Guruji says if you are grateful to me that means you recognize myself as...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Bhakti Sutra, Consciousness, Formless, God, Knowledge, Life, Maaya, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Purushartha, Scriptures, Self, Self-Effort, Soul, Vichara marg, Yoga Vasistha
Question: What’s the easy way to be connected to divine. I was good at that but I got lost & cannot concentrate to get there again. Answer:How to be connected to the divine? Who is God? Most do not even know who is God. How can you be connected to whom you...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Bhakti, Bondage, Devotion, Faith, Guru, I, Knowledge, Love, Scriptures, Self, Vichara marg, You
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Aversion, Awareness, Bondage, Concepts, Flow with Life, Freedom, Freewill, Ignorance, Just Be, Karma, Knowledge, let go, Life, Maaya, Mind, Niyati, Pleasure/Pain, Prarabdha, Present Moment, Raaga/Dvesha, Reaction, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sanchita, Scriptures, Seeking, Types of Karma, Vedic
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 prarabdh karma due to our sanchita...
by Ekta | Feb 20, 2019 | Alcohol, Ashtavakra Gita, Commitmment, Emotions, Happiness, Hurt, Karma, Karmaphalam, Knowledge, let go, Life, Love/Hate, Marriage, Meditation, Memory, Mind, Misery, Pleasure/Pain, Present Moment, Problem/Struggle/Calamity, Purushartha, Scriptures, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Spouse, Suffering, Temporary, Thoughts, Vedic
Question:My husband is an alcoholic all he does is work and sleep alone. there is practically no interaction or no marriage between us. I feel extremely lonely and very depressed at home.What should I do to come out of this loneliness and depressed feelings and give...
by Ekta | Feb 20, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Buddha, Dispassion, Dukkha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Samsara, Seeking
Question: We learnt in Yoga Vasishtha that seeking is the cause of Dukha in this Samsaara. I have been applying this knowledge and walking sincerely on this spiritual path for over 5 years now. I am feeling stuck in my career and job. If I am asked what I would like...
by Ekta | Feb 20, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Buddha, Craving, Drama, Expectations, Mind, Raaga/Dvesha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Service, Seva
Question:I understand that I am not the 5 elements, I am not the body, the mind or the intellect. I am not any labels, I am not male or female, young or old etc. I am a Sakshi, a witness and I am the pure consciousness. My question is: I therefore, can nearly believe...
by Ekta | Feb 19, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Intellect, let go, Purushartha, Sankalpa/Intention, Satvik/Rajasic/Tamasic, Self-Effort, Vedic, Yoga Vasistha
Question: In Ashtavakra Gita, you say “Make a Sankalpa”. In Yogavashishta, you say drop Sankalpas and be committed to zabardast Purushartha. I am confused. Please help.Answer: This is not the first time for you on the Spiritual path. Your journey began many lifetimes...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Birth, Body, Death, Karma, No-Mind, Samadhi, Self, Vedic
Question :In Asthavakra 8, Guruji says, at death, the body gets tired of you and drops you. Is it not the other way around? When karma is exhausted the Purusha drops the Prakriti. Isn’t it true? Please help to clarify.Answer :Death of body does not equal to the...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Buddha, Consciousness, Expectations, God, Guru, Karma, Karmaphalam, Mind, Sankalpa/Intention, Spontaneous
Question:Please help me understand this. We have been working really hard for the upcoming course. We are talking about the benefits of meditation and this course to everyone. We have been doing intro talks but we still do not have registrations. A lot of people I...
by Ekta | Feb 16, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Commitmment, Depression, Karma, Knowledge, let go, Marriage, Mind, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Purushartha, Relationship, Scriptures, Spouse, Vedic
Question:My husband is an alcoholic all he does is work and sleep alone, there is practically no interaction or no marriage between us. So I don’t have any company. In spite of understanding all the spiritual knowledge it is very hard for me. I feel extremely lonely...
by Ekta | Feb 16, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Death, Enlightenment, History, Maya, Mind, Scriptures, Self, Silence, Truth
Question:I am a humble learner with a multi-variate interest in scriptures and vedas since my school days. There was this Shastrarth that took place between sage Astavakra and Acharya Bandi in presence of King Janaka. Can I assume that at this point Janaka did not...
by Ekta | Feb 15, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Awareness, Body, Breath, Buddha, Dhyana, Doership, Equanimous, Flow with Life, I, Intellect, Just Be, Krishna, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, No-Mind, Non-Doership, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Present Moment, Purushartha, Purushartha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Senses, Silence, Spontaneous, Thoughts, Vichara marg
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 and mind were doing. It seemed to be an excellent...
by Ekta | Feb 7, 2019 | Anger, Ashtavakra Gita, Attraction, Awareness, Awareness, Buddha, Commitmment, Compassion, Craving, Dhyana, Emotions, Fear, Gnyana, Mind, Mindfulness, Purushartha, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Reaction, Relationship, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Seeking, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Tapas
Question:When the storm of emotions hit (it did yesterday LOL) I kept reminding myself to “watch for it”. The emotion was anger and disappointment but when it was surging the high wasn’t under control.I was constantly reminding myself that the anger and fear are my...
by Ekta | Jan 17, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Bondage, Drama, Feverishness, Flow with Life, Just Be, Karma, Maaya, Maya, Niyati, Seeking, Vedic, Wonder
Question:I have been attending all sessions of Ashtavakra, at times I feel I have all the “theoretical” knowledge but wonder why it is not sinking in deeper! Lately, my mind is just jumping from one thing to another…I have not even completed the thought and I drop it...
by Ekta | Jan 17, 2019 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Bhakti, Brahman, Buddha, Consciousness, Destiny, Devotion, Divine, Doership, Gnyana, Guru, Knowledge, Love, Maya, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sanchita, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender
Question: Hello Ektaji, I read on one of the Facebook post where Guruji says “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...
by Ekta | Jan 16, 2019 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Causation, Commitmment, Destiny, Drama, Freewill, I, Impressions, Karma, Knowledge, Maaya, Maya, Mind, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Samsara, Space-Time, Time-past/present/Future, Truth, Vedic, Wisdom, You
Question:Ekta Ji, Please can you elaborate on this. Is there no free will? I thought only few things like birth, death, longevity of life, source of birth are predetermined. Others, we can change our karmas. The statement below contradicts. Please share!“As long as...
by Ekta | Dec 13, 2018 | Ashtavakra Gita, Aversion, Craving, Equanimous, Facebook, Knowledge, Meditation, Mind, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Self-Effort, Vedic
Question: With the advent of social media and uncontrolled use of it, we have added immensely to the list of Raagas and Dveshas especially on viewing people’s profiles, photos or posting messages. In a very subtle way, it impacts the mind and adds to my cravings...
by Ekta | Dec 8, 2018 | Ashtavakra Gita, Impressions, let go, Present Moment, Raaga/Dvesha, Spontaneous, Vedic
Question:JGD Ektaji, About Ragaa and Dwesha, it is natural to have a feeling of like and dislike. Is it a problem if we have a ragaa and dwesha as a fleeting impression or something that lasts few hours or a day etc. I understand rubbing the impression in creates the...
by Ekta | Jun 10, 2018 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, God, Guru, Impressions, Karma, Karmaphalam, Mind, Prarabdha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sanchita, Surrender, Thoughts, Vedic
Question:Guruji said that we are living our thoughts and that we are responsible for our thoughts. During the last few months thoughts came to me of what we would do if we were in a difficult situation & now that has happened. So now I am here wondering, was it me...
by Ekta | Aug 2, 2017 | Aagami, Ashtavakra Gita, Attahment, Desire, Doership, Freedom, Happiness, Life, Misery, Pleasure/Pain, Present Moment, Vasana, Vedic
Question:Ektaji, at present, I am on the verge of going through a big change in life. Whatever I have known till now is suddenly being metamorphosed into something larger. All three aspects of people, situation and things are in transition.From a materialistic and...
