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| Material and Spiritual Worlds | 10/3/2009 |
Q: Note: can you answer the first question only first and forget the rest. 1. What is the two ...
A: My answer to the material and spiritual worlds. Let me define material as something that can be ...
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| moksha | 9/24/2009 |
Q: 1.what one should do to attain moksha? 2.what one must not do if one wants to attain moksha?
A: Moksha or Mukti is becoming free from the cycle of birth and death. Moksha is considered to be the ...
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| Hinduism | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I am currently taking a world religions class and have an assignment to write a paper on Hinduism. I ...
A: There is no single book that is considered sacrosanct in Hinduism. However, it is still a religion ...
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| Temple weddings vs. Civil weddings | 9/9/2009 |
Q: My Indian wife (Hindu) and I, American (Catholic) were married last July 2008 in a civil ceremony ...
A: Your bride seems to be unaware of the changes that are going on in India since she and her mother ...
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| Eternal Happiness | 9/5/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me what is Eternal Happiness? Can you give me a diagram of how the process works?
A: Eternal happiness is a state of mind when you are peace with yourself and the world. All our pain ...
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| Meditation | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I practice meditation.This is how I do it: First I close my eyes ans let all thoughts flow freely ...
A: Meditation means turning one's attention from the "outer world" to the "inner world". Most of us are ...
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| Dualism | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I am not sure how the body and soul are mixed, why do the life enjoy matter ? Why do it this ...
A: Every reality has a visible(known) and invisible(unknown) part. For example, let us take matter. We ...
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| Metaphors - Valid Need or deliberate ambiguity? | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Sanskrit has been known to be the mother of languages. so no doubt it can be used to communicate ...
A: It is true that Indian Scriptures are mysterious. They do not use the language which had been used ...
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| religion | 7/18/2009 |
Q: there are many religion in the world but which is the only way to get peace
A: Peace comes from within and not from any religion. Only a spiritual person who knows the essence of ...
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| self | 6/14/2009 |
Q: Sir, If atmaha is self they what is the meneaning of enquirng who am i, as a am self and self is ...
A: If you think deeply, you will notice that our thoughts are of two types. The first type of thoughts ...
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| Who am " I " ? | 5/30/2009 |
Q: If I am a mixture of spirit, chemicals, and maybe mind, is it possible to quantify this by allotting ...
A: All the three are complementary to each other. They all represent different dimensions of reality. ...
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| "I" | 5/9/2009 |
Q: sir, who am i?
A: You are a living being created by the synthesis of the worldly matter and eternal soul. As a matter, ...
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| philosphy | 5/1/2009 |
Q: OM SANTI OM SANTI OM SANTI Sir, I want to know what we will do ...
A: The life is a continuous process and it is said that the soul merely discards the old body and gets ...
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| Brihadaranyaka Upanishad chapter 6 | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I read the following in Brih. Upanishad (6.4): "If a man see himself in the water, he should recite ...
A: Gautam Buddha said, "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I ...
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| Questions | 2/22/2009 |
Q: I have read many books on Hinduism. After reading about your experience I feel you can help me with ...
A: You already seems to be on the right path. You may be aware that Hinduism is also called "Sanatan ...
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| Bhagavad-Gita | 12/25/2008 |
Q: When I read the Bhgavad-Gita, what should I try to focus? How do I know if I understand everything ...
A: You must focus only on Bhagavad Gita when you are reading Gita. When you have understood everything ...
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| IDOL WORSHIP | 12/24/2008 |
Q: I am wondering if our VEDAS are the fundamentals of hinduism,then the significance of ancient ...
A: While it is true that idol worship is prohibited not only in Hinduism but in every religion, yet in ...
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| self-realizatiion | 12/19/2008 |
Q: The ultimate goal of life is to seek-realization? How do I go about seeking self-realization? They ...
A: A Guru or a spiritual master ,may help a person in achieving self-realization faster than without ...
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| death | 12/16/2008 |
Q: I read on google and I seem to know that there are many death tolls in the world because of suicide, ...
A: Death is surely a certainty, which no one can eliminate. Every thing that is born has to die. This ...
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| death | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I read on google and I seem to know that there are many death tolls in the world because of suicide, ...
A: Your question is most natural that arises in the mind of every thinking man. Can we sit silently ...
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| death and calamities | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I have a problems in life. I think that the ultimate goal of life to achieve liberation. A person ...
A: Liberation can also be translated as freedom. Thus we can also say that the ultimate goal of every ...
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| empire | 12/5/2008 |
Q: I read the Bhagavad-Gita, however, I got a problem to why the people establlished empires. It seems ...
A: Every person in this world is designed to perform a different role. Let us understand this with ...
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| empire | 12/3/2008 |
Q: How does one escape death when studying the Bhagavad-Gita since the world is full of calamity? ...
A: That is a good question. The real knowldge of Gita, like other scripture, is not in its words but ...
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| empire | 12/3/2008 |
Q: How does one escape death when studying the Bhagavad-Gita since the world is full of calamity? ...
A: Absolutely. However, following Gita is like moving on the spiral path. You have to follow Gita and ...
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| Sankhya | 12/2/2008 |
Q: Briefly describe Sankhya Philosophy
A: Sankhya philosophy offers a framework for all the levels of manifestation, from the subtlest to the ...
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| empire | 12/2/2008 |
Q: How does one escape death when studying the Bhagavad-Gita since the world is full of calamity? ...
A: No useful purpose would be served even if you remember each word of Gita by heart. You can become an ...
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| Filial Peity | 10/23/2008 |
Q: I have a question about filial peity. My parents seem to always give me a hard time. How do we go ...
A: The parents no doubt are creator of us in this world yet we are all connected with God who alone is ...
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| Hinduism | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Am I right, The ultimate goal of Hinduism is self-realization. In Hinduism, there is 8,400,000 ...
A: There is no hierarchy as every specie has a definite role and purpose. Consider different species as ...
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| self-realization | 10/22/2008 |
Q: What is the fasest way to self-realization? Have you heard of Gnan Vidhi?
A: There is no shortcut or fast way of self-realization. It comes only gradually through intuition and ...
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| How can God or a saint ever 'curse' anyone? | 9/17/2008 |
Q: Reaching Moksha is union with God. When we realize that everything is one,of unlimited love. If ...
A: It is not easy to understand the mind of God as God is beyond form and human perception. The only ...
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| Karma | 9/10/2008 |
Q: How can we help a child who's born with bad karma. What can parents do to help?
A: How do you know that the child is born with bad karma? The real manifestation of child is seen only ...
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| My life is messed up | 8/8/2008 |
Q: My life is all messed up right now. i don't see anything good. i am feeling off and unable to ...
A: There can be only one reason for messing up your life. It is that you did not understand the world ...
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| Will God be angry with me? | 7/31/2008 |
Q: Guys, I am a Hindu. Once when I was sleeping , I pointed my foot to Lord Ganesh idol intentionally ...
A: God is extremely compassionate. Since you have realised your guilt, you must seek forgiveness from ...
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| Bhagavad Gita | 4/14/2008 |
Q: I am 20 years old and have been a relationship for 3 years. My boyfriend(21)and I recently read the ...
A: I think, you have not understood Gita properly. How can Gita prescribe for not having children and ...
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| How can we say whether an action is fundamentally good or bad using the MIND as a judge? | 4/13/2008 |
Q: BEFORE we have undergone self-realization, before we have release ourselves from the clutches of our ...
A: Another good question. Let me try to answer it. Almost all religions believe that every living ...
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| Dharma conflicting against non-attachment? | 4/12/2008 |
Q: In the Bhagavad geeta or any spiritual path, non-attachment is a basic idea. Even when you perform ...
A: You surely have a point. This question is surely not easy to answer. Let me give my understanding to ...
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| Dharma conflicting against non-attachment? | 4/10/2008 |
Q: In the Bhagavad geeta or any spiritual path, non-attachment is a basic idea. Even when you perform ...
A: You have surely asked a very relevant question. A man is made from the synthesis of body and soul. ...
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| Meat | 3/27/2008 |
Q: Is it alright to eat meat? If so, what type of meat?
A: In my personal opinion, meat-eating is not good,if you have other vegetarian alternatives. Our ...
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| Mythology | 3/24/2008 |
Q: According to my understanding, the Hindu texts, such as the Bhagavad-Gita, are dictations from God. ...
A: I wish to tell you that Hinduism is not a religion that can be called a religion of the books. It is ...
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| Mythology | 3/24/2008 |
Q: According to my understanding, the Hindu texts, such as the Bhagavad-Gita, are dictations from God. ...
A: I do not believe that Gita is a dictation from God. However, I believe that God is present in all of ...
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| hI | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I several questions in my mind waiting to get answered - 1) As our religion states, there is only ...
A: The concept of Brahma originates in Upanishads as the Absolute God. Clearly our mind tells us that ...
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| Need guidance | 2/23/2008 |
Q: My friend is inviting me to attend a church service, what is your view or does our scriptures say ...
A: Indian scriptures clearly states that the Truth is one and wise man know It by different names. God ...
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| "day in the life" of a hindu practitioner | 2/21/2008 |
Q: I'm writing to you to ask about the daily routine / spiritual thoughts of a devout practitioner of ...
A: You have asked very nice questions. Let me attempt to answer them. (1) Gita says that all actions ...
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| Can Yoga be learnt through books!!!!! | 1/1/2008 |
Q: Hai... I want to learn and practice yoga to be fit and healthy... So i want to know whether ...
A: Yes, You can learn yoga from books if you have at least primary knowledge of yoga. However, it is ...
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| Hinduism | 10/24/2007 |
Q: What is the basic teaching of Hinduism? How does it compare to other major world religion such as ...
A: The begining of Hinduism can be traced from the era of Veda to Upanishads to Puranas and finally to ...
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| hi! | 10/11/2007 |
Q: akdwesh, a question,what kind of scientific principles can be solved by the application of the ...
A: The basic principle of Karmayoga is that you must do all your action without bothering about the ...
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| Lost faith in god | 10/3/2007 |
Q: My friend has lost his sister few years back. And he has lost faith in god. how do i make him ...
A: Faith is essentially an emotional state of mind which is difficult to alter by logic or reasoning. ...
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| Hinduism | 8/27/2007 |
Q: What are the culrural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which ...
A: It is often called 'sanatan dharm' which means eternal religion. The word 'dharma'itself is not same ...
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| Christianity | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I am a Christian who meets many Hindu people. Could you tell me what Hindus and Christians have in ...
A: Unlike Christianity, Hinduism is not really a religion in the sense that it does not follow any book ...
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| General | 7/10/2007 |
Q: my name is Ryosuke, I am a Japanese living in Hawaii. I have spent many hours searching the internet ...
A: There is no founder of Hinduism nor there are any God or prophet. A study of Hinduism is a study of ...
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| gita | 7/9/2007 |
Q: awdesh, a question, can u please tell how to meditate?and what are the easier methods for ...
A: Meditation is a wide field and it is difficult to explain it in this column. You may visit, any ...
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| Help? | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I have lately been very stressed. I can not learn the material i I am trying to study in school. I ...
A: You feel inadequate because you are losing confidence in yourself. You lose confidence because your ...
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| dvaita and advaita philosophy | 6/5/2007 |
Q: sir,i want to know what exactly happens after a yogi attains samadhi level. some philosophies say ...
A: There is no difference between God and man spiritually. God is often called Paramatma or the ...
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| Hindu Gods and Idols | 4/30/2007 |
Q: Do Hindu Gods ever punish and avenge people? Do the Hindu Gods only do good to people and never ...
A: You have asked a very pertinent question regarding Hinduism incorporating other religions as well. ...
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| help | 4/24/2007 |
Q: Guruji, What according to hinduism or gita are wrong things to do. What deeds are considered sins. I ...
A: Please take positive actions for changing your nature to satvik, you will reach to your goal soon. ...
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| help | 4/23/2007 |
Q: Guruji, What according to hinduism or gita are wrong things to do. What deeds are considered sins. I ...
A: Gita does not define good and bad deeds directly. However, as a thumb rule, we can define all ...
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