by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 13, 2022 | Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Commitment, Ego, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions
Mahati Vinashayati – The greatest disaster! Question : When I am upset with someone or angry I tell myself to be calm and not to throw any agami seeds. My mind comes back saying I am ready to take rebirth. How do I get out of this cycle? Answer: You must...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 14, 2021 | Advaita, Bhakti, Compassion, Concepts, Consciousness, Direct Path, Dispassion, Energy, Fear, Fear, Fear, Fear, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Flow with Life, Gnyana, Illusion, Let go, Life, Meditation, Mind, Religion, Truth
Let go of the story! Q: While yoga and Buddha’s path made me feel more calm and secure, I feel it was the mind still finding security and solace in some concept/activity, albeit more socially acceptable. A: What is the mind? It is simply thoughts+feelings dear....
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 30, 2021 | Aversion, Aversion, Aversion, Aversion, Aversion, Aversion, Consciousness, Divine, Greed, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Let go, Let go, Let go, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Pleasure/Pain, Pleasure/Pain, Suffering, Surrender, Surrender, Surrender, Thoughts
What is the difference between Tolerance and Surrender? Question: What is the difference between tolerance and surrender? Answer: Tolerance is like a potential volcano. There is a dislike hidden within which just churns and burns inside and can erupt at any...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 19, 2021 | Ashtavakra Gita, Body, Dreams, Equanimous, Equanimous, General Spiritual, Impressions, Raaga/Dvesha, Sensations, Sensations, Sub-conscious, Types of Mind
Reacting in Dreams Question: During the daytime a thought came to me, to say something nasty to my colleague in office. But I stopped myself and I let go of that dvesha [aversion] and I also forgot about it. By the time it was evening and I came home, I felt very...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 18, 2021 | Desire, Expectations, Feverishness, Intellect, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Marriage, Niyati, Reaction, Spouse
No decision is wrong if it is devoid of raaga/dvesha! Question: I have a very difficult marriage and a temperamental husband who drinks and blames me for his drinking. I am lonely and in pain. I understand this knowledge. I know everything is temporary but I still...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jun 10, 2021 | Animal, Birth, Body, Body, Drama, Human, Name/Roles, Sanchita, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic
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...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 30, 2021 | Attachment, Aversion, Death, Fear, Guilt, Jealousy, Jealousy, Jealousy, Jealousy, Jealousy, Jealousy, Jealousy, Jealousy, Kabir, Maya, Meditation, Scriptures, Seeking, Self-Effort, Seva, Silence, Vedic
Fear of the ‘last thoughts at death’ Question: Ektaji – Is it fair to have Dvesha to control the last impression (not to think certain thing)? If it is something out of control why not make it like “come as it comes” like spontaneously? Can we train our subconscious...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 29, 2021 | Desire, Desire, Desire, Desire, Dispassion, Equanimous, Knowledge, Meditation, Present Moment
Dispassion is not Suppressing Desires Question: Is dispassion accepting what has come our way and not longing for a certain outcome? Answer: Dispassion is a natural maturity of the intellect that comes after dissolving yourself in self-introspection or spiritual...
by Gnyana Sangha | Nov 5, 2020 | Elements, I, Just Be, Just Be, Relationship, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Spouse
When in anger, not being a winner is actually winning! 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...
by Gnyana Sangha | Sep 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Attachment, Attachment, Attention-Seeking, Attraction, Buddha, Causation, Dukkha, Expectations, Fear, Greed, Guilt, Guilt, Guilt, Happiness, Hurt, Love/Hate, Memory, Misery, Samsara, Selfishness, Stress, Sukkha, Vasana
Vasanas Question:Can you clarify what vasana means?Answer:The mind is stuck in 3 factors –PeopleSituations andThingsThe association with all these 3 will lead to impressions in the mind.Association with people leads to – Impressions of entanglement, jealousy, lust,...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 28, 2020 | Attraction, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Commitment, Compassion, Craving, Dhyana, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Emotions, Gnyana, Mindfulness, Purushartha, Purushartha, Raaga/Dvesha, Relationship, Relationship, Seeking, Seeking, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Tapas
Are you a SAKSHI ? 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...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 29, 2020 | Courage, Emotions, Karma, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction, Reaction
Wrong Karma or Right Karma? Question:Didi – in everyday life situations if I start to ask myself ‘why am I put into this situation?’ and be with awareness and observe without attachments & listen to the inner voice – will I find the answer? ( trying to understand...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jan 23, 2020 | Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, Craving, Craving, Craving, Craving, Craving, Craving, Gnyani, Paths, Pleasure/Pain, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self- Realization, Self-Effort
Sensation Vs Thought Question: If a craving (or aversion) arises in my mind, would it be more strategic to observe that thought itself objectively, or to just direct my attention to my body for an observation round? My guess is the former…..but I’ve been finding more...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 10, 2019 | Concepts, Flow with Life, Independent Spirituality, Intellect, Intellect, Just Be
Samagra in a state of anger Question:What is meant by ‘being Samagra’ in the flow when one gets angry and reacts?Answer:Samagra means ‘being immersed totally in the present moment as it is, devoid of thought or logic’. The moment you use the word ‘I am reacting’ in...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Awareness, Buddha, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge, Love/Hate, Love/Hate, Love/Hate, Love/Hate, Memory, Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Present Moment, Present Moment, Present Moment, Present Moment, Present Moment, Sankalpa/Intention, Sensations, Sex/Passion/Celibacy, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Vasana, Wisdom
Can one use restraint to be celibate? Question:For Brahmacharya to happen, a maturity is required, before this maturity can one use restraint to be celibate?Answer:The act of “restraining the senses” belongs to the circle of sleep.What is the circle of...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Awareness, Elements, Faith, Guru, Hurt, Hurt, Hurt, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Karmaphalam, Maya, Prayer, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sankalpa/Intention, Sankalpa/Intention, Surrender
How to deal with emotions of negativity ? 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...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 28, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Bondage, Doership, Fear, Freewill, Jealousy, Karmaphalam, Life, Life, Niyati, Prarabdha, Sanchita, 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 23, 2019 | Depression, Ego, Ego, Ego, Ego, Feverishness, Freewill, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, Girlfriend/Boyfriend, I, Misery, Soulmate, Stress, Suffering
Become Mortgage-free from relationship patterns Question:JGD Ektaji, I have been dumped by my boyfriend and I just cannot find the courage to let go and move on. My ego is hurt and I really want to know why? Why has this happened to me? I want to still make it happen...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 21, 2019 | Aagami, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Anger, Doubts, Energy
Fear of the ‘Law of Attraction’ Question: It is said, ‘whatever/wherever you put your thought to, you dissolve into it’? I understand the gross meaning of this that wherever I put focus my on, my mind starts working towards that or on the way of achieving that....
