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Spiritual Discourses by Shri Datta Swami
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Swami answers questions of Shri Ramakanth (Part-1)
1. Did Sudaama refrain from asking for help out of self-respect or devotion? [Shri Ramakanth asked:- Paadanamaskaram Swami 🙠Dattam Vande Jagat Gurum 🙠I request You to kindly answer the below questions 🙠Sudama was poor and went to meet God Krishna with the intention of seeking help. When Krishna saw him, He lovingly washed Sudama’s feet with His hands and sprinkled that water on His own head. Sudama offered parched rice...
Shri RaadhaaKrishna Gita: Chapter-13: The Association of Enquiry of Stories in Secondary Scriptures (Verses 14-28)
(Purāṇa Carita Vicāra Yogaḥ) 14) Tejasāṃ dhātvabhāvena, na śukraṃ jāyate kvacit। Amarāṇāṃ sthirā saṅkhyā, na kāmo na rasāyanāt॥ [Since the materialized tissue (dhātu) is absent in the energetic bodies of the energetic beings (angels) staying in the upper energetic worlds, nowhere is the reproductive tissue (śukram) generated from the other non-existent six tissues. Hence, the total number of the angels (33 crores) remains constant since there is no death due to the divine nectar drunk by them. In the energetic bodies, lust will not exist due to the absence of materialized hormones and hence, there is no generation of children.]
Brahma Vidya Means to Identify God in Human Form
[08.01.2003] Brahma Jñāna or Brahma Vidyā means the recognition of the Brahman. The Shruti says, ‘Prajñānaṃ Brahma.’ That means, knowledge in the form of awareness is Brahman. The word “Prajñāna” is said to mean ‘awareness’ in a general sense. Awareness is a special life force that creates will in all living beings. When it is said that this awareness is Brahman, there is no difficulty in understanding...
Swami answers questions of Smt. Chhanda
1. Do the five inert elements arise from awareness or from the unimaginable awareness of Parabrahman? [Smt. Chhanda asked: Paadanamaskaram Swami. While going through one of Your discourses, I got the following doubts. I would like to get enlightened from You on these. “The mind is a form of awareness. From this mind, i.e., from awareness, arise the inert five elements. The properties (dharma) of inert are different from the properties (dharma) of awareness.” Is it so Swami that five inert elements...
Do not Criticize Any Soul
Updated with Part-2 on 05 Nov 2025 Part-1: [11-01-2003] The greatness of a sādhaka depends on the greatness of the sādhanā he has done. The greatness of that sādhanā depends on the greatness of the fruit obtained by that sādhaka. One's education can be determined by the status of one’s job and the salary. His greatness is due to the greatness of that education. There are only two sādhakas who have received the best fruit from...
ప్రచ్ఛన్న బౌద్ధుడు
Updated with Part-2 on 26 Oct 2025 [17-12-2002] Part-1: శిష్యుల యొక్క సాధన స్ధితిని బట్టి ఏది చెప్పవలయునో, ఎచ్చట ఆరంభించవలయునో, ఎచ్చట ముగించవలయునో, ఎట్లు చెప్పవలయునో శ్రీ దత్త సద్గురునికి మాత్రమే బాగుగా తెలియును. శిష్యుడు ఉన్న మెట్టు నుండి పైకి ఎక్కవలసిన మెట్టును గురించి మాత్రమే సద్గురువు బోధించును. ఎక్కడో దూరముగ నున్న చిట్టచివరి మెట్టు గురించి బోధింపడు. అట్లు బోధించినచో ప్రయోజనము లేకపోగా శిష్యుడు ఉన్న మెట్టునుండి భ్రష్టుడగును. ఇది గురుబోధలో ఎంతో ముఖ్యమైన విషయము...
Shri RaadhaaKrishna Gita: Chapter-11: The Association Of Enquiry About The Attainment Of Salvation (Verses 1-24)
(Mokṣa Prāpti Vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:- [Shri Radha Devi spoke:-] 1) Caturvidheṣu saṅkṣiptā, dvividhāḥ prema kāmayoḥ | Teṣāṃ sāraṃ vistareṇa, brūhi me Madhusūdana! || [O Killer of Demon called Madhu! You have already told about the four types of souls, which are condensed to two types in the context of love and lust. Please explain the essence of these souls to me.]...
పండితులకు సందేశము
Updated with Part-2 on 28 Oct 2025 Part-1: [21-12-2002] శ్రీ దత్త భగవానుడు శంకరులుగా అవతరించినపుడు ఈ దేశమంతయును నాస్తికులతో నిండియుండెను. ఈ నాస్తికులు రెండు విధములుగా యుండిరి. మొదటి విధము వారు పూర్వమీమాంసకులు. వీరు యజ్ఞయాగాదులను మాత్రమే చేయుచు భగవంతుడులేడని వాదించుచుండిరి. వీరి మతము ప్రకారముగా "దేవో న కశ్చిత్‌ భువనస్య కర్తా" "కర్మానురూపాణి పురఃఫలాని" అనగా ఈ జగత్తు లేక ఈ శంకరుడును లేడు లేడు. వేదములో చెప్పబడిన యజ్ఞములను చేసినచో మనము
Bond with Family or Bond with God?
[3.12.2003] We are unable to practice the things in the matter of God that we easily practice in the matter of family. As soon as a man and woman in distant places get married, who are not related to each other, this man and woman forget their blood relatives, parents and brothers. The reason for this is that the bond established between them is the cause of momentary happiness. But when the bond...
బహూనాం జన్మనామన్తే - గీతా శ్లోక వివరణ
[27-01-2003] "బహూనాం జన్మనామన్తే జ్ఞానవాన్ మాం ప్రపద్యతే, వాసుదేవ స్సర్వమితి స మహాత్మా సుదుర్లభః" అని గీత. అనగా వసుదేవుని పుత్రుడగు ఈ నరాకారము పరబ్రహ్మమని విశ్వసించు నిశ్చల జ్ఞానము, అనేక జన్మల తపస్సాధన వలన అసూయను పోగొట్టు కొని అనసూయా తత్త్వమును పొందిన ఒకానొక అతిదుర్లభ జీవునకే లభించునని అర్థము. "నాహం ప్రకాశః సర్వస్య యోగ మాయా సమావృతః" అని గీత. నేను మాయచే కప్పబడి యున్నందున అందరు గ్రహించలేరని...
Shri RaadhaaKrishna Gita: Chapter-12: The Association of Enquiry of Unity in Divine Incarnations
(Avatāraikatva Yogaḥ) Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:- [Shri Radha Devi spoke:-] 1) Brahma Viṣṇu Śivāścā 'pi, bhinna bhāryāḥ pṛthagguṇāḥ | Avatārau Rāma Kṛṣṇau, bhinnau ca jīvavat prabhuḥ || [Even the three primary divine energetic incarnations called Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have wives in different numbers. All these three incarnations differ...
God or Justice, Who is Greater?
Updated with Part-4 on 09 Nov 2025 Part-1: [11-01-2003] In the shop like family, there are different items like money, parents, husband/wife, children, teachers, relatives and friends. Along with these items, there is also an item called ‘God’ who came in human form. Which of these items do you value the most? When God is valued above all items, another item called ‘justice’ is also found...
Scholars teach Karma-Bhakti-Jnaana, but You taught the reverse. Please correlate both.
Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga Namaskaram Swami, the scholars of Bhagavad Gita say that the first step is Karma Yoga (service and sacrifice), the next step is Bhakti Yoga (devotion) and the final step is Jnaana Yoga (spiritual knowledge). But, You told the reverse of this sequence. Since God Datta is very famous in correlation, can You please correlate both these reverse...
Shri Dattatreya is the Sadguru
Updated with Part-2 on 02 Nov 2025 Part-1: Gururbrahmā Gururviṣṇuḥ Gururdevo Maheśvaraḥ | Guru ssākṣāt paraBrahma tasmai śrī Gurave namaḥ || This verse clearly says that Shri Dattatreya, who is the form of the Divine Trinity, is the only Guru. "Gu" means darkness and "Ru" means the light, that drives away the darkness. It means darkness like ignorance...
Interest is the Cause of Divine Knowledge
The essence of all the Vedas and all the Shastras is to understand the cosmic form shown by Lord Shri Krishna. Even before Shri Krishna showed the cosmic form, He was in the cosmic form. Even after withdrawing the cosmic form, He remains in the cosmic form. Only Arjuna's vision has changed. The sun is always shining. On wearing black glasses, he looks like a globe without shining. As soon as the spectacles...