What must I do to get rid of problems in life?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Simple. Chant the Mahamantra with faith. I assure you that you will certainly get rid of all the problems.
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What is the difference between a mother and a Guru?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Although mother's love is supreme, it is only human. Guru's love is divine.
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Many different people believe in different religions. When they die, would their soul will gain eternity from Vishnu or from the gods of their respective religions?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
God is infinite. So there are infinite ways to reach him. There is only one God. The vast deep blue Sky is one, just because you see from America, you call America's sky. Chennai's sky and America's sky are but the same one sky.
Is it not? Likewise, that one God, if a person dies chanting God's Name, shall be given eternity by that one God, irrespective of his/her religion or age or region or creed.
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How long will it take for our planet to be devoid of terrorism? When can we win the war against terrorism?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Mahatmas have foretold that a golden phase of human development and growth rooted in Universal Brotherhood is coming soon.
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I chant the Mahamantra always. I like to serve my Guru. I do serve Him mentally as I cannot go out any where. Will my service reach Him?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
The service you do of chanting Nama all the time will certainly reach the Guru. In fact, the divine presence of the Guru would be easily experienced when Mahamantra is continuously chanted in a place. So if you keep chanting Mahamantra, actually the Guru reaches you!
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Is Parikaram (atonement) a solution for sins?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
'Parikaram' if done properly is a temporary fix for the specific sin committed. Chanting the Divine Name with true soulful prayers is the permanent solution to 'sinning'.
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I have never been happy all my life. I need peace of my mind. I need to be happy. I need a smile from my heart. Please help me.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Happiness comes when the mind catches hold of the Divine Name without a break. That happiness is actually right within us. Have a smiling photo of Sri Krishna in your room. Whenever you are sad, chant the Mahamantra before your Krishna and pray for his grace. See everyone as children of Krishna. You will only be happy.
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When you do Karma Yoga, that is do your duty sincerely, without anticipating and thinking about the result, and offer all the fruits of the work to the Lord, we attain 'Moksha'(Liberation) Then why it is necessary to practice Jnana and Bhakti Yoga?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Bhagavan Ramana says, Karma yoga purifies you and prepares you for Moksha either by the path of Enquiry (Jnana Marga) or the path of total surrender to the Lord (Bhakti Marga). Depending on your disposition you shall naturally gravitate to one of these paths for Moksha. Only grace can complete this process. So whichever path we go, we need to earn the grace of the Lord. Chanting Mahamantra easily secures the grace of the Lord.
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Why does God need to be praised with Nama Kirtan being done non-stop? It is similar to politicians' request during election, is it not? Why do people have to contribute in Hundis (An Iron Box placed to offer Money) or to the priest when it is God's responsibility to protect the man serving Him?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
God is 'Stuti Priyan'. If you chant the Names of God, He bestows benediction to you. Some chant the Names in gratitude to the Lord, for they look at themselves and feel grateful for what is endowed to them by Him. These people are higher class of devotees. God’s responsibility to humans are like a father’s responsibilities to ensure child grows properly. No father would like to spoon-feed the child all his life, and in doing so would spoil the chances of his child standing in his own legs.
God has many ways of protecting his devotees, he also gives you and me a chance to participate in his endeavor! Why should god preclude humans in doing his job?
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I am soon going to go to a foreign country. I want my mind to be filled with thoughts of Krishna. I love Him a lot, and I wish that someday He would consider me one of His crores of devotees, and look at me with affection, and take me to His service in Goloka. How do I ensure my concentration on Him in spite of all the other things and work that I am about to undertake?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Catch hold of the Divine Name and do your duties in this world. It is like applying oil in your hands while cutting jack fruit. With the Divine Name on your lips, your mind will never be stained by worldliness. People who chant Mahamantra are already at the door of Lord Sri Krishna’s affection.
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What is the way to attain God or see Him?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
God is right within us. He is always available within us and waiting patiently for us to turn towards Him within. Easiest way is to surrender to him and chant His Names constantly with an earnest prayer to have His 'vision'.
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I easily trust others and they cheat me. What do I do?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Life teaches you the lesson of living moment by moment, with an open mind learn it and improve yourself constantly. Do it with no malice or hatred towards those 'cheats' – as you term them. World will be like that only. Only we have to be careful and wise.
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The recent attacks to human life have made me feel why God closes His eyes when such calamities occur, that take lives of the innocent. Doesn't it make us all question whether God really existing, if it is so, how come God is not stopping all these miscreants by punishing them then and then, why innocents are punished? Swamiji, please tell us what is the real reason for this.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
The sufferings, as per our scriptures, are three-fold – Due to mind / body, due to other embodied beings, due to natural calamities. The creation by design has duality. Good and evil, pain and pleasure. When people depart from Dharma significantly that imbalance manifests in greater degree as this three fold agony. God gives you an option, either to play in this created duality or find repose in his lotus feet. If dualities affect you terribly and you do not wish to fight or endure, then surrender to his feet and pray for peace, he shall deliver you from this pain.
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You have, in your speech said that we cannot see God and can only feel His presence. But it is taught earlier that Sri Ramakrishna and Vivekananda have seen God directly and got His blessings. I beg for your clarification.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
We see because God is in us. So how to see him who is 'behind' the vision! Swami Vivekananda and Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 'saw' God not with eyes. They experienced Him and to make us understand it can be expressed only as 'seeing'. Like you say, I saw in my dream. Did you see through your eyes? It was in level of mind – which is a level deeper than physically seeing, right? Likewise, God Realization is in a level deeper than mind.
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Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Simple. Chant the Mahamantra with faith. I assure you that you will certainly get rid of all the problems.
-----------------------------------
What is the difference between a mother and a Guru?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Although mother's love is supreme, it is only human. Guru's love is divine.
------------------------------
Many different people believe in different religions. When they die, would their soul will gain eternity from Vishnu or from the gods of their respective religions?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
God is infinite. So there are infinite ways to reach him. There is only one God. The vast deep blue Sky is one, just because you see from America, you call America's sky. Chennai's sky and America's sky are but the same one sky.
Is it not? Likewise, that one God, if a person dies chanting God's Name, shall be given eternity by that one God, irrespective of his/her religion or age or region or creed.
---------------------------------
How long will it take for our planet to be devoid of terrorism? When can we win the war against terrorism?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Mahatmas have foretold that a golden phase of human development and growth rooted in Universal Brotherhood is coming soon.
-------------------------------
I chant the Mahamantra always. I like to serve my Guru. I do serve Him mentally as I cannot go out any where. Will my service reach Him?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
The service you do of chanting Nama all the time will certainly reach the Guru. In fact, the divine presence of the Guru would be easily experienced when Mahamantra is continuously chanted in a place. So if you keep chanting Mahamantra, actually the Guru reaches you!
---------------------------------
Is Parikaram (atonement) a solution for sins?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
'Parikaram' if done properly is a temporary fix for the specific sin committed. Chanting the Divine Name with true soulful prayers is the permanent solution to 'sinning'.
----------------------------------
I have never been happy all my life. I need peace of my mind. I need to be happy. I need a smile from my heart. Please help me.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Happiness comes when the mind catches hold of the Divine Name without a break. That happiness is actually right within us. Have a smiling photo of Sri Krishna in your room. Whenever you are sad, chant the Mahamantra before your Krishna and pray for his grace. See everyone as children of Krishna. You will only be happy.
-----------------------------------
When you do Karma Yoga, that is do your duty sincerely, without anticipating and thinking about the result, and offer all the fruits of the work to the Lord, we attain 'Moksha'(Liberation) Then why it is necessary to practice Jnana and Bhakti Yoga?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Bhagavan Ramana says, Karma yoga purifies you and prepares you for Moksha either by the path of Enquiry (Jnana Marga) or the path of total surrender to the Lord (Bhakti Marga). Depending on your disposition you shall naturally gravitate to one of these paths for Moksha. Only grace can complete this process. So whichever path we go, we need to earn the grace of the Lord. Chanting Mahamantra easily secures the grace of the Lord.
---------------------------------
Why does God need to be praised with Nama Kirtan being done non-stop? It is similar to politicians' request during election, is it not? Why do people have to contribute in Hundis (An Iron Box placed to offer Money) or to the priest when it is God's responsibility to protect the man serving Him?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
God is 'Stuti Priyan'. If you chant the Names of God, He bestows benediction to you. Some chant the Names in gratitude to the Lord, for they look at themselves and feel grateful for what is endowed to them by Him. These people are higher class of devotees. God’s responsibility to humans are like a father’s responsibilities to ensure child grows properly. No father would like to spoon-feed the child all his life, and in doing so would spoil the chances of his child standing in his own legs.
God has many ways of protecting his devotees, he also gives you and me a chance to participate in his endeavor! Why should god preclude humans in doing his job?
------------------------------
I am soon going to go to a foreign country. I want my mind to be filled with thoughts of Krishna. I love Him a lot, and I wish that someday He would consider me one of His crores of devotees, and look at me with affection, and take me to His service in Goloka. How do I ensure my concentration on Him in spite of all the other things and work that I am about to undertake?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Catch hold of the Divine Name and do your duties in this world. It is like applying oil in your hands while cutting jack fruit. With the Divine Name on your lips, your mind will never be stained by worldliness. People who chant Mahamantra are already at the door of Lord Sri Krishna’s affection.
-------------------------------
What is the way to attain God or see Him?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
God is right within us. He is always available within us and waiting patiently for us to turn towards Him within. Easiest way is to surrender to him and chant His Names constantly with an earnest prayer to have His 'vision'.
-------------------------------
I easily trust others and they cheat me. What do I do?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Life teaches you the lesson of living moment by moment, with an open mind learn it and improve yourself constantly. Do it with no malice or hatred towards those 'cheats' – as you term them. World will be like that only. Only we have to be careful and wise.
-------------------------------
The recent attacks to human life have made me feel why God closes His eyes when such calamities occur, that take lives of the innocent. Doesn't it make us all question whether God really existing, if it is so, how come God is not stopping all these miscreants by punishing them then and then, why innocents are punished? Swamiji, please tell us what is the real reason for this.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
The sufferings, as per our scriptures, are three-fold – Due to mind / body, due to other embodied beings, due to natural calamities. The creation by design has duality. Good and evil, pain and pleasure. When people depart from Dharma significantly that imbalance manifests in greater degree as this three fold agony. God gives you an option, either to play in this created duality or find repose in his lotus feet. If dualities affect you terribly and you do not wish to fight or endure, then surrender to his feet and pray for peace, he shall deliver you from this pain.
-------------------------------------
You have, in your speech said that we cannot see God and can only feel His presence. But it is taught earlier that Sri Ramakrishna and Vivekananda have seen God directly and got His blessings. I beg for your clarification.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
We see because God is in us. So how to see him who is 'behind' the vision! Swami Vivekananda and Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 'saw' God not with eyes. They experienced Him and to make us understand it can be expressed only as 'seeing'. Like you say, I saw in my dream. Did you see through your eyes? It was in level of mind – which is a level deeper than physically seeing, right? Likewise, God Realization is in a level deeper than mind.
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