by Ekta | Mar 11, 2019 | Attahment, General Spiritual, Impressions, Karma, Niyati, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Viveka
Question:Are all the impressions or the karma we create also ruled by niyati? Are all our raaga and dvesha towards a person also part of niyati?Answer:Do you receive mail? Who brings your mail? Does it fall from the sky into your mailbox? No, there is a messenger who...
by Ekta | Mar 8, 2019 | Ignorance, Karma, Maaya, Present Moment, Suffering, Vedic, Viveka
Question:Guruji, why do bad things happen to good people?Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Why do bad things happen to good people? Somewhere sometime in the past they may have also done something bad. From some lifetimes, somewhere they have become a victim of it. It is...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Brahman, Consciousness, Dispassion, God, Just Be, Matter, Mind, Self- Realization, Self-Effort, Soul, Vichara marg, Viveka
Q: 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? A: Beautiful question! Let’s understand the meaning of...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Ego, Enlightenment, Gnyani, I, Liberation, Moksha, Self, Self- Realization, Truth, Vichara marg, Viveka, Wisdom
Question:JGD Ekta ji, I am trying to understand difference between direct realization and contemplation. I thought contemplation is by doing self inquiry one is trying to abandon ego, and direct realization is experiencing the truth. But he categorized Janaka under...
by Ekta | Mar 6, 2019 | Awareness, Buddha, Depression, Emotions, Mind, Present Moment, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Viveka
Question:I understand that we have to maintain an observer’s attitude towards our mind. But sometimes, trying to observe what is going on in my mind creates more turmoil in my mind since an inner dialogue starts about whether these thoughts are useless etc. Is...
by Ekta | Mar 1, 2019 | Awareness, Buddha, Devotion, Gnyana, Mind, Prakriti, Purusha, Self, Surrender, Viveka
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 | Mar 1, 2019 | Flow with Life, God, Mind, Raaga/Dvesha, Vedic, Viveka
Question:If we need to stay away from thoughts and control the mind, why did god give us the mind?Answer:God loves fun! There is no real purpose for this creation. It is all for fun. It is meant for your enjoyment. So just enjoy everything in the creation, including...
by Ekta | Feb 28, 2019 | Awareness, Bondage, Boss/Colleague, Buddha, Death, Emotions, Existence, Fear, Fear, Form, Illusion, Maaya, Physical, Prakriti, Relationship, Samsara, Self, Self- Realization, Soul, Temporary, Viveka, Wisdom
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 knowledge about death and thirsty...
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, Mind, Misery, Present Moment, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self- Realization, Sensations, Stress, Suffering, Surrender, Viveka, Wisdom
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 desire and resisting a desire?Answer:When...
by Ekta | Feb 21, 2019 | Awareness, Body, Buddha, Feverishness, I, Impressions, Karma, Knowledge, Maaya, Mind, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sanchita, Viveka
Question:I have impressions on my mind for past so many years that this body is me. How do I get rid of this impression that is so strongly rooted in my mind? Will the impression of “I am the body” be the reason for my re-birth again as a human being?Answer:There is...
by Ekta | Feb 20, 2019 | Concepts, Dharma, Flow with Life, Impressions, Intellect, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Raaga/Dvesha, Vedic, Viveka
Question:I attended a family reunion last week, first time in a long time being in such a large gathering for an extended period. I noticed that even though I could let go of judging externally, i.e. expressing my judgements, I still found myself judging internally....
by Ekta | Feb 20, 2019 | Attraction, Awareness, Craving, Ego, Intellect, Life, Maaya, No-Mind, Senses, Vedic, Viveka
Question:JGD Ekta Di, today in our modern society, we see people dressing in all kinds of ways for different social situations. Is there a spiritual perspective on how we should dress and what kind of clothes we should wear? Is modest dressing and clothing which...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Fear, Greed, Love/Hate, Maaya, Mind, Patanjali Yogs Sutra, Vedic, Viveka
Question:Patanjali says, that we should not steal even in our mind. Asteya – Non-stealing. I have a habit of always wishing for others’ things, others’ possessions, others’ looks. I really want to get over this because I know, in the process only I am suffering. The...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Buddha, Concepts, Enlightenment, Guru, Maaya, Mind, No-Mind, Senses, Silence, Viveka
Question:As a realized sage reads a newspaper, looks at the words, does the mind faculty in him read the words out loud? Even as I read there is a voice in the head clearly enunciating every word or since they are realized, the content is just felt, because they are...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Animal, Body, Craving, Desire, Freewill, Intellect, Liberation, Maaya, Mind, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Senses, Vedic, Viveka
Question:I am wondering that the ideal way to live is:be in the present moment without worrying.No desires even desire for liberation is not necessary as it may become a craving ragga /dvesha.Everything is a happening.Then what is the difference between us and...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Choice, Choicelessness, Consciousness, Flow with Life, Just Be, Raaga/Dvesha, Seeking, Seeking, Vichara marg, Viveka
Question:Is applying viveka, a kind of seeking? Because choosing/deciding right from wrong is so relative to this mind?Answer:Actually, Viveka is deeper than just plain discrimination between right and wrong. Viveka is the ability to maintain an absolutely clean and...
by Ekta | Feb 18, 2019 | Company/Association/Sangha, Competition, Ego, Gossip, Gratitude, Guru, Guru, Guru Poornima, Happiness, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Viveka
Question:What are the important things that a sincere seeker should understand about Guru Poornima? I was wondering how should a sincere seeker and disciple’s acharan [behaviour] be on the spiritual path especially in the presence of a Guru. Please guide.Answer:Guru...
by Ekta | Feb 7, 2019 | Buddha, Choice, Choicelessness, Flow with Life, Freedom, Mind, Viveka
Question:Is applying viveka, a kind of seeking? Because choosing/deciding right from wrong is so relative to this mind?Answer:Actually Viveka is deeper than just plain discrimination between right and wrong. Viveka is the ability to help maintain an absolutely clean...
