Q & A with Guruji

Q & A with Guruji

Someone stood up from the crowd to ask Guruji a question.

Guruji to that person: Use the mike, so that everyone can hear the question. Is it not working? No.. no you have to switch it on. Switch it on first
(Laughter)!!

Guruji : See in our life also God has given us all the equipments, instruments, tools in our hand, and we do not know to use it!! All you have to do is just switch it on! Even that you are not able to do!! All available at your service, just switch it on!!!

Question: Guruji some people talk so well in front of us but they just talk opposite behind us. They get cynical and talk completely different. How to deal with such people?

Guruji: If they are good to you even at your back, then you may tend to get entangle. They are actually doing good to us. They are saving us from entanglement. Do you see what I am saying? Such people without conscious effort are actually saving us from entanglement. You should actually thank them. (Turning to the person) Do you have any trouble now? All the troubles are gone right? (Laughter!!)

Questions: Guruji, How do we have good dreams? Has bad dreams got anything to do with Karma?

Guruji: Through out the day whatever we do, they make an impression in our minds. This impression sometimes manifest as dreams.This may have something to do with Karma. Now let us see it in this way. When you go to see a movie, there is a box which is holding the reel, the entire film, right? But can you see the film them? No. you cannot. So you need a projector. But still can you see the film? No. Still you cannot see the film unless you have a screen! So the seed is the box, which contained the film. And what you see is what it appears on the screen only.

Question: Guruji, what is the meaning of Madhukari?

Guruji: You know during the time of Buddha, the disciples used to go out and beg. Then house hold used to eagerly wait of those Bhikshus(Disciples) to come to their house, so that they can give some food to them. From the deepest core of your heart when you offer someone food, that becomes food. Madhu means honey, if you look at a honey bee, if you see it doesn’t sit on one flower and collects the honey. It sits on many flowers and collects honey. So the word comes from that concept. In the ancient times there were Gurukuls. There used to be 100 students. These 100 students used to go to 1000 houses and ask for food. They used to collect the food and bring it to the teacher. The teacher used to give them rice, etc. That used to taste like honey! Means very tasty!!
Those days, we had Nalanda University where 1000’s of students used to study at a time. That was the biggest university. The farmers used to give 10% -20% of their crops to the students. Like that vegetable etc.. everything was sourced out of the neighboring villages! Those days they did not have mike
anything. I wonder how they used to conduct sessions!?!? ?! They used to scream, or what!??!?!

Question: Guruji what is Shanti(peace) ?

Guruji: We must make you sit in a closed small room and play loudspeaker 24 hrs. And not some good music, some heavy music. Then after 24 hrs, when we switch it off you will come to know what is Shanti. (Laughter!!)

Question: Guruji how important is it to have a desire? Can a desire turn harmful for us? How to perform in our day-to-day life without having a desire in our minds?

Guruji: When a desire becomes intense it can turn into craving. And craving is only a distortion that takes you away from your self. Become aware , very important!!!

Question: Guruji, lots of people have cheated me!! I kept trusting one or the other and they kept looting me. Some turned me financially bankrupt,some turned me emotionally ruined! One day I aspire to be on a seat like yours. Where every one will look in sheer admiration of my success. Can it be possible?

Guruji: Sure, it has already started! That you spoke about it, the seeds are already sown. Do meditation. Do Pranayama, do seva and you will find the changes soon.

Question: Guruji, the number of temples and mosques and churches are increasing everyday. We did not have so many 20 years back. With that number of Gurus, Spiritual reformers have also increased. Still there is so much of corruption! Adharma! Can you explain why?

Guruji: There were not many hospitals some 20 years back because there were not many diseased. But can you say the disease came because of the hospitals?!! No. You cannot. The no of sick people have increased, the number of hospitals have increased likewise. You know some 50 - 60 yearsback there used to be only one doctor in a huge area!! Because they had to literally wait the whole day for one patient! Our food habits have changed. Our lifestyles have undergone drastic change. Global warming is happening. You know the ‘Green Peace’ team has made a lovely film on conservation of the nature. Will all watch that after Satsang. People are cutting trees from everywhere to create houses. They are consuming antibiotics for petty health problems. We need to go back to the nature. Use natural remedies. You know farmers are committing suicide. This is because of the pesticides they have used and the chemicals they have used to get more yield in the past. They are paying for it now!!

Guruji: You know some time back a reporter or may be a journalist came to me and as usual, you now in their style of asking, asked me “Guruji why is
breath so important?” I was so surprised! I said, It is important because,if it is not there you will die. (Laughter!!! ) Just see how the pattern in
the mind can make you a fool. These people are so used to asking the question in that stereotype manner, that some times they do not know what they are asking!!!! (Laughter!!! )

- His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar