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Chapert 1:36,37

1:36nihhatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanapāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ1:37tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavānsvajanaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava In Śloka 36 and 37, Arjuna
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Dear respected by all, Kindly forgive my ignorance due to my arrogance. I along with my children( Son in 11th and daughter passed her 12th) follow your daily programme on Asianet at 5.45 am. They are attending the programme out of my compulsion. But once they started they have found it very interesting and we have a discussion after your discourse daily. Today they had a doubt regarding mind (manass). This doubt arose in their mind as you use the term mind or manass for all the four together namely Budhi (intelligence), Manass (will), Chittam (memory) and Ahamkaram (ego). There is one element of manass or mind is also manass (will). The same maybe confusing for many. So my humble request is to specify this or avoid it while speaking. I know this because I have been following you since long but the beginners may get confused. As per you I developed a will to do something during all my leisure. Thus I learned music both vocal and some instruments like flute by listening to idea star singer programme. Musician Mr. Hariharan advised the participants that singing one note maybe “Shadjam Sa” for one hour daily will improve their quality of singing and as I have the basics of karnatic music I practiced as he said. Now I know how to sing, play violin, flute, piano etc. I am basically a metallurgist. I used to think that it is a tough thing to learn but today I know that I do not know what my illiterate neighbour Kollan Ayyappankutty knows and does in metallurgy. But I can impress the ass masses with my information in metallurgy. I realize that practically I am a nil in front my neighbour. Sex and alcohol can numb our memory so we get a temporary relief. Here you confused my children by using manass instead of chittam. You explained how we can numb our memories through Dyanam. Once we can overcome Ahamkara and Chittam, with Budhi we can do everything with WILL (“Cheyyanulla Manass”) and enjoy life having our death, the final examination, in our vision. So our family is gradually gaining the guts to face death without fear. Pranamam Guruji.

Posted by Sureshkumar Puthiyedath on September 20, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Sureshji, I appreciate you and your family. Please make your Satsang group bigger by adding your friends and families too. Tell your children that the inner faculty called mind functions in four ways as you said. Reading or studying Scriptures and applying them in life are different. The first
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Hariohm Swamiji, Thanks a lot for your answers and guidance. My present question is about mind and consciousness? May I know the difference/ relation between these two? The source of my doubt is as follows. From my earlier (minor) exposure to Bhagavatham I could learn that ‘I am not my body or mind, but I am my consciousness’. But the consciousness aspect is not shown in the self transformation chart you gave us (Is it the ‘Ohm’ at the top?). You have shown the Intelligence aspect as the +ve side of the mind. So whether Intelligence (Vivekam) and Consciousness (Bodham) are the same? Are you not using the term consciousness because it is difficult to understand for ordinary people like me? Hari Ohm.

Posted by Pramod on September 20, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Pramodji, An easy example is the wave(mind) and ocean(Consciousness) comparison. When you are identifying yourself as the person you are, you will attach yourself with your body, mind and emotions(“Vikaram”). When you use your intelligence(“Vivekam”) to know who you are, your true nature will reveal to you. When you
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Guruji, I keep doing pranayam, i keep convincing my mind that nothing negative will happen. All this is not at helping. My mind is praying for miseries to happen in life. I don’t know why. This is what is upsetting me. I am worried if God will give me miseries because I am praying for it. Why does this happen? I am feeling that I’m turning to be a pyscho. How can I come out of this ? I am doing everything you suggested. Is there a way to get out of this? I listened to your discourse about fear, i am trying to convince my mind. But not helping. Please help guruji ….Please answer. Thankyou so much

Posted by Gowri S on September 20, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Gowriji, When you forcibly suppress some thing it will bounce back to you, like a ball does. When you try to convince yourself that nothing wrong will happen, it is a forceful thinking exercise. But as you know, thoughts are not created by you, they simply appear and disappear
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Swamiji Pranamam, Swamiji of all Knowledge you made us aware of I love the best that “We are never alone.W are always accompanied by the Infinite Consciousness”.This I feel is the supreme knowledge.Thank you Swamiji.I wish and pray for your long life and ever lasting knowledge,wisdom and strength to spread this message to the World. Pranamam.

Posted by Rekha Suresh on September 20, 2012

Swamiji:

Thank you, Rekhaji, Understand, for the true seeker Knowledge is not far or inaccessible, but flows to them as and when needed. Hariom!

Hari Om Swami Ji, I understand seeing moon on Chathurthi is bad oman & bring ill luck,especially vinayaka chathurthi? what is your explanation to this belief of people , does it have any impact on ones life or superstetion ? Please advise With Pranams & Warm Regards Raj

Posted by Raj Narayanan on September 19, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Raj, Please see the answer given to a similar question, HariOm!

How deter from being miserable when placed in a hostile environment? When others do not reciprocate your love and care how should one react? Should we ignore such people or continue to care for them since its our duty?

Posted by Ajita on September 19, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Ajithaji, Hostility means, you have no belonging or love or friendliness towards a place or people. A truly spiritual person will not feel hostility towards any one and he/she feels that every one is part of the same divinity or SOURCE. Only through meditation you can develop this loving
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Why do we say that we should not see the moon on vinayaka chathurthi day..we know the story but any other story….

Posted by Hariom on September 19, 2012

Swamiji:

Hariom, There is nothing wrong in seeing moon on any day except eclips time. Understand, it is not the star or planets that harm you, it is one’s own weak mind that disturbs and destroys their lives. See divinity in all and every thing. Fear is a mental disease. So,
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I feel like i am sacrificing myself a lot to please people.By sacrifice i mean any kind of sacrifice like sacrificing your values or sacrificing your self esteem or just simple things like your desire to look good and feel good because your best friend might feel jealous or sacrificing the special talents you have inside of you because you feel people close to you wont accept you that way though i know deep inside that the truth is the people who truly love you will accept you the way you are .Sometimes i feel so suffocated and like i want to free myself so much from this box that people have put me in ,i feel like they have put me in a box which is not even me.But i am afraid that if one day when i decide to just be myself these friends of mine might just cut me loose and that means i have totally wasted my efforts and my precious time and then the question arises in my mind whether these people are worth pleasing and keeping as friends or am i just doing self-destruction in the name of humility.What does humility actually mean?This happens to me a lot because i am such a people pleaser ,i do this sometimes even with my competitors hoping that i might be able to change their minds with my attitude but i realized that these are some aspects of human nature that i simply cant change How do i come out of this and stop feeling guilty to just be myself and live my life in the best way i can.

Posted by Sophia rane on September 19, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Sophiaji, Understand, you have been caged by your imaginations, not others. No body else is sacrificing their happiness for your sake. Have you observed, what kind of people do you like more? The one who tries to please you always or the one who is natural and has mutual
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Dear Swamiji, Last week when i visited one of my relative’s house, i happened to see the book “sapthaha kathakal’ and chathuslokabhagavatham and started reading the book. I need to know more about meditation practice and aum chanting

Posted by Premkumar S on September 19, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Premkumarji, Please read the Sadhana pages in this site for guidance on Pranayam and meditation. For books and CDs, please write to harisriom@gmail.com. HariOm!

swamiji, if we die with an unfulfilled wish,will it become a’vasana’ and follow us to the next birth.is it possible to satisfy it in next birth.

Posted by Parvathy on September 18, 2012

Swamiji:

Dear Parvathyji, You can easily observe it in your daily life. If you have any strong thoughts when you go to sleep, you will get up with the same thoughts. Some how, if you manage to satisfy those wishes by achieving them or dropping them, they no longer bother you.
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