Jnaana Saraswathi
Spiritual Discourses by Shri Datta Swami
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SCRIPTURE AND THE INCARNATION SUPPORT EXISTENCE OF HELL AND REBIRTH
[Shri Ajay asked “Generally people are worried about death and what will happen after death. Please enlighten us on this topic.”] Scientists and atheists feel that death is a simple phenomenon of nature like stopping of a non-functioning old machine. The digestive system along with the respiratory system is like the non-functioning battery unable to generate the current. The oxygen from the respiratory system oxidizes the digested food in the digestive system generating the inert energy, which is supplied to different systems of the body like brain, heart, kidneys etc., The inert energy is transformed...
CREATION IS UNREAL ONLY FOR ITS CREATOR
[Deepaavali Message] Buddha kept silent about God indicating that God is unimaginable. This means that the existence of God is accepted but the imaginable possibility is not accepted. But, the followers of Buddha took that the existence of God is also not accepted. The reason is that anything exists if it is imaginable only. That which is unimaginable does not exist. This is the norm of the psychology of general public. Buddha also propagated that the creation does not exist with respect to God...
ANALYSIS OF AWARENESS
The light energy is quantized and its fundamental bits are called as photons. A photon exists with certain frequency but the frequency is variable. The light energy is a part of cosmic energy and therefore, you should not say that the entire cosmic energy is light energy. Similarly, awareness is quantized into bits, called as the individual souls. Even though the light energy occupies a part of the cosmic space, it is continuous within its limited boundaries. But, the awareness is not like that...
REAL TRIBUTE TO SRI SATYA SAI BABA
There is no death for Baba or even for any human being. Baba is made of two components. The first component is the unimaginable God. Birth and death are only for imaginable items. Hence, the unimaginable component, God, has neither birth nor death. God is the absolute eternal truth. The second component is soul, which is any human being. Soul is energy. It is eternal in the sense that it is the first created relative truth. It will end only by the will of God, which we do not know. Therefore, energy is also treated as almost eternal item...
LAST BIRTH FOR GETTING SALVATION MUST BE BIRTH OF FEMALE ONLY
Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, 2) BIBLE: Acts 5:: Ananias and Sapphira Kindly give the message behind the following incident in bible. [5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet... Swami Replied: A father has Rs.100/- with him. He kept some money for his requirements and gave the rest of money to his issue. The issue wanted more money and the father says that he does not possess any more money with him. Since the son is not omniscient, he believed his father and went away with satisfaction
DEFENDING DEVOTEES
[Discourse given by Swami in response to question asked by Nikhil, Smt. Devi and Smt. Gayathry] Jesus preached wonderful knowledge. The ordinary fishermen were convinced and followed Him as the Lord. The priests of the church were great saints, who were unmarried and left everything for the sake of God. Those priests were certainly higher than ordinary people. The ordinary people followed Jesus because they were convinced in their minds, intelligence and consciousness...
OMNIPOTENT GOD DOES NOT REQUIRE HECTIC EFFORT TO REALIZE HE IS GOD
[Deepaavali Evening Message] The Advaita philosophers believe that this world is unreal for them also and that God alone is real. This is absolutely correct with respect to the angle of God. In the angle of the souls, the world is absolutely reality because the soul is always absolutely real for itself since the soul is part and parcel of the world. The soul cannot grasp God, who is beyond this world since God is the ultimate absolute reality...
KNOWLEDGE MUST BE FOLLOWED
There is similarity and difference between Shri Rama and Shri Satya Sai Baba in their programs. The similarity is that both came down to establish the correct behavior of human beings in the world (Pravrutti). The difference is that in the time of Shri Rama, there were very few souls, who were to be punished with death since the transformation was not possible. Vali and Ravana were such special cases. In the present time, every human being is like Vali or Ravana to some extent and there is a possibility of cure by preaching like a patient by medicine...
SELFISHNESS SUBSIDES WITH TRUE KNOWLEDGE AND DEVOTION
[Dr. Nikhil asked “You said that God will start loving you if your selfishness is completely eradicated. But the concept of the self is most basic and even while earning one’s livelihood the self stands as the basis. Effort for livelihood is the natural instinct of any living being” Could You please clarify. Given below is Shri Swami’s clarification.] To retain the identity of self is fundamental and is not wrong. It is also the basic requirement in the absence of which you may be misled to think that you are God. There are devotees who have even forgotten the livelihood in the context of God. If you are interested in some topic, you will forget taking meals. To remove the selfishness completely...
THE ANALOGY OF TWO BIRDS ON A TREE
[Shri Phani Kumar asked “You have interpreted the Vedic analogy of two birds on a tree as God and soul in the context of the human incarnation. But Shri Shankara interprets, the two birds as soul and intelligence. Is there any difference between soul and intelligence?” Shri Swami explained as follows.] The Mantra in the Veda says that there are two birds on the tree. One bird eats the fruits and the other shines without eating. Shankara took these two birds as the soul and the intelligence. I have taken these two birds as the unimaginable God and imaginable soul existing in the human incarnation. If you carefully analyze, both these versions become one and same. God was called as soul and the intelligence...
SELF ESTEEM LEADS TO WRONG ANALYSIS
Pravrutti (worldly life) is the important basic stage for Nivrutti (Spiritual life). If Pravrutti is correct and strong, Nivrutti can stand on it with peace and balance. Today, the position of Pravrutti is in high danger. In fact, God often incarnates Himself to establish Pravrutti only. He never encourages Nivrutti because the devotion to God is the subject of the devotee. God takes up the responsibility for Pravrutti since He is the creator of this universe. In fact, God opposes Nivrutti so that the real devotee can come out with successful colors. The examiner gives difficult question...
NO SUFFERING FOR THE HUMAN INCARNATION
A pseudo-scientist will present irrelevant arguments like the inability of Shri Satya Sai Baba to cure His own health, who performed several miracles and cured the illness of several devotees. By this, he wants to establish that all the miracles performed by Baba were not genuine. He wants us to realize the truth about His miracles. Actually, he should realize the truth in the silence of Baba to cure His illness. Baba wants us to understand that the soul is...
TEACHING FOR THE VARANASI SAINT - I
[The following is the discourse given by Swami in reply to the criticism of a saint (monk), from Varanasi. The saint is a well known scholar, well versed in the Advaita school of Vedanta, other darshanas and six Vedangas. He was told about Shri Datta Swami and His teachings by Swami’s devotees. He severely criticized Swami on several points and was concerned that the devotees of Swami are not on the right path. Swami gave the following brilliant discourse in which He has refuted all the criticisms of the saint and has given a teaching for the upliftment of the saint.] Shankara’s Commentary: There are two items. One is the memorization of knowledge called as vyutpatti. The second is Pratibha, which means the assimilation of the real interpretation by sharp analysis. A debate will be meaningful if the opponent has Pratibha. There is no meaning in arguing with a person who only has Vyutpatti. He will repeat the same text again and again for any of your arguments. He may have memorized the commentary of Shankara very well. But insight is needed for any development. Vyutpatti only leads...
CONCEPT OF GOD IS TRUE
It is true that a few people exploited the concept of God for personal benefits. But, based on the few exceptions, you should not remove the basic system itself. A few railway accidents happen and due to such accidents, you should not cancel all the trains. You should concentrate to avoid the accidents. Similarly, some students might have copied in the examinations. Try to catch, such students. But, do not remove the system of examination itself. The system serves majority, doing a lot of good. You forget the vast positive side of the system based on the minor negative side...
BABA PROVES THE UNIMAGINABILITY OF GOD
Buddha kept silent about God indicating that God is unimaginable. When somebody asked Buddha to give explanation about God, Buddha said that He is silent on the explanation since God is unimaginable. In course of time, His statement lost its parts and final residue is that Buddha is silent on God. Further, the interpretation of the silence was taken as atheism. Buddha Himself was the incarnation of God. How can He deny Himself? Due to fear of such misinterpretation, Baba clearly stated that God is unimaginable...