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Dear Gurudev, do people who are single have reserved quota on the path of enlightenment? Is enlightenment difficult for a householder?
No. Enlightenment is the simplest state of consciousness. Uncomplicated thinking and the simplest form of thinking.Enlightenment is becoming a child again, so it is open to all. You only need de-condition yourself as we have conditioned our mind i ... -
Dear Gurudev, why has the concept of enlightenment come up?
It is like asking, 'Why did the concept of blossoming come up?'Everything is a bud, doesn’t a bud blossom? Of course it blossoms! Similarly, a fully blossomed human potential is enlightenment. It is not that a big light ... -
What is enlightenment? How does a regular person find out if someone is enlightened?
It cannot be said in words, it has to be felt. You cannot describe love. You can’t say that love is endorphins or oxytocin getting produced in your body, it is something that only the heart can know; your existence can feel something different.The f ... -
How can we attain this altered state of consciousness (enlightenment)?
This is why we say, 'Do meditation'.Why do we sing? So that there is activity in the right brain. And why do we discuss knowledge and logical things? So that there is activity in the left brain as well. That is why we have kept both, logic a ... -
I have started listening to this spiritual leader since a year now. He is saying that enlightenment is just a pure physical and physiological function of the body, and there is no religious content in it. He is rejecting other schools of though and saying that, no system or method will lead you to enlightenment, and there is no such thing as enlightenment at all. Gurudev, is there really anything as enlightenment?
See, in this world, different people have different opinions and different views. They can have their views, but reality is different.Somebody sitting in a desert might say, 'There are no trees on planet Earth'. That is their experience. ... -
Gurudev, if I am enlightened, would I still continue to do my work;?
Yes, absolutely. You have to be very ordinary only. If you think that you are someone very special, then that is not enlightenment. ... -
Gurudev, in the world there are many paths to enlightenment. Please tell me the definitive way to be free.
That's what I am doing, I think! I thought I am just telling you the definite way to be free! What is bothering you now? <br> Read this book '<i>An Intimate Note To A Sincere Seeker</i>'. When you feel bothered, when t ... -
Gurudev, when we are very happy in seva, sadhana and satsang, then why do we desire enlightenment? Is there something beyond birth and death?
One who doesn't want happiness, he attains moksha. One who doesn't want moksha he attains love. When there is no longing for happiness then there is moksha. Why do people commit suicide? Because they are longing for happiness. Whe ... -
Gurudev, I have heard that whenever a Brahmajnani (an enlightened soul who is established in Self-knowledge) appears on Earth, the collective consciousness of the entire humanity gets increased. How can we understand this?
Gurudev, I have heard that whenever a Brahmajnani (an enlightened soul who is established in Self-knowledge) appears on Earth, the collective consciousness of the entire humanity gets increased. How can we understand this? ... -
Gurudev, Buddhists say they do not believe in God. Even Lord Buddha said that we must not worship idols. Now He too was an enlightened being, so what did he mean by that?
Lord Buddha never talked about God. He never really entertained any discussion on God. What He said was – the first thing is to realize that there is misery. People keep denying there is misery, many don’t even recognize it. Many a time if you talk to a si ...
