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Only ordinary people have a chance to be liberated. One who thinks they are special, hold no chance at all; especially VIPs, they don’t have a chance.
Yes, I am one of them (laughter). At least, some people think so!
It is we who give meaning to words and definitions. So it is up to you; if you think knowledge is information and wisdom is to integrate it in life, then that is one way to look at it. Some people don’t see any difference between knowledge and wisdom.
Often, when someone dies, we say, ‘Long live so and so!' For example, we say, ‘Long live Indira Gandhi!’ So, chiranjeevi means one who lives in the hearts and memory of people forever. In that sense, if you read The Mahabharata, no one can forget Ashwatthama. If you read The Ramayana, no one can forget Hanuman. So, the spirit is always eternal or chiranjeevi.
Yes, it is true that the water from the Ganges is quite special; this is all I can say. Do you know of the 5 Gans? They are Ganga, Ganesha, Guru, Gita and you figure out the fifth one. Someone says Gaan (song) or Gyaan (knowledge); I have told you four, now it is up to you to figure out the fifth one.
Love: Your nature.
Politics: Nature of the world.
Master: Indispensable.
Education: Needed.
Seva: Intelligent people do it.
Money: Intelligent don’t worry about it.
Wisdom: You need to acquire it.
Technology: Brings comfort, it should be used for comfort.
Health: Most people ignore it.
Relationships: Where people get stuck.
Heart: That comes under the hat.
Karma: It is my karma to answer these questions, and your karma to hear them.
Power: Should not be misused.
Fire: One of the five elements.
Angels: Rule the planets.
Anger: Ruins life.
Future: Work for it.
Marriage: Option.
Teacher: Deserves respect.
Success: Follows you, if you follow knowledge.
Country: Not just geographical boundary, but more than that.
Krishna: Your soul.
Intelligence: We don’t lack it.
Corruption: Should be done away with.
Craziness: Makes the world more fun.
If there is talent, there will always be some such problems. It is difficult to see all good everywhere, and prakriti (nature) brings some such negative tendency somewhere or the other.
Those who are talented, normally, they are very emotional. They tend to get angry very quickly, lose their balance very fast. These things happen, and we have to manage such things.
