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Spiritual Discourses by Shri Datta Swami
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Shri RaadhaaKrishna Gita - Anu Gita: Chapter-4: The Association of Clarification of Doubts (Verses 16-33)
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ) Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:- (Shri Radha Devi Spoke):- 16) Janmato dharma mārgasthāḥ, tvanniṣṭhās tvaṃ svarūpavān। Samāgacchasi ced yuktaṃ, tvaṃ pitā janako na yat॥ [All the above said 16,107 female devotees are strictly clinging to the justice of Pravṛtti from their births. I feel that marrying them through Your multiplied real forms will be the real justice. They are not related to Duṣpravṛtti...
Swami answers questions of Smt. Chhanda (Part-1)
1. Are the meanings of Vairagya and Samnyaasa more or less same? [Smt. Chhanda asked:- Paadanamaskaram my Lord Krishna! Please enlighten me by clarifying my following ignorance: By reading a discourse given by You, I got an understanding that the meanings of Vairagya and Samnyaasa are more or less same? As per my understanding, they are different. Please clarify. The discourse follows: “…Scholars are also confused about the meaning of the word ‘Vairagya’. This word is used in the meaning of special love or broken love. In other words, the word ‘Vairagya’ has two meanings...
Swami answers questions of Shri Hrushikesh
1. What is the time period for a Jiiva to live on this earth? Does this differ from one to the other? [Shri Hrushikesh asked:- Dear Swami, My friend Deepika has asked the following questions. I request you to kindly enlighten us with the answers. What is the time period for a Jeeva to live on this earth? Does this differ from one Jeeva to another? What factors influence the increase or decrease in the time a Jeeva spends on earth? Who decides these factors, and on what basis?] Swami replied:- Generally, the human longevity is in the range of 80 to 90 years. There will be differences in the longevity among the souls, which is based on several factors. For example, the scripture...
Swami Guiding a Professor in Conducting a Course on Spiritual Knowledge (Part-2)
SECOND PART: After bringing realisation about the existence of unimaginable God, who is responsible for the unimaginable nature of the first mediated energetic incarnation called Datta or Father of Heaven, subsequent energetic incarnations for the upper worlds and materialised Human incarnations for the Earth, must be explained. The ego and jealousy of human beings towards common medium resulting...
Avidyaa and the States of Consciousness (Part-1)
Dr. Nikhil asked (on phone):- Advaitins say that the subtle body is made of thoughts (vāsanās) and the causal body is made of ignorance (avidyā). Can You please clarify this point? FIRST PART: The Four States Analysis Applies Only to an Incarnation Swami replied: O Learned and Devoted Servants of God! In the case of a human being, the gross body is made of the five elements or matter, the subtle body is made of inert energy and the causal body is made of awareness in the form of thoughts or qualities (Vaasanas). These thoughts (forms of awareness) are the cause of the entire behavior of the individual soul and hence, this body can be called...
Swami answers questions of Ms. Bhanu Samykya
1. If spiritual knowledge is like the fire that burns ignorance, why did Ravana fail to reform? [Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami, You have told that spiritual knowledge is like the fire that burns ignorance. But, in one of the discourse (https://www.universal-spirituality.org/discourses/satsanga-with-atheists-(part-1)--5561--5570--ENG), You have told that even though Ravana was a great scholar in the four Vedas and the six Shastras and his 10 heads represent...
Swami answers a question of an Advaita follower on Brahman and Parabrahman (Part-2)
SECOND PART [Phani:- How can we correlate the concepts of God and Mithyaa nature of world etc., in the philosophies of the three preachers (Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva) in this context?] Swami replied:- The basic unimaginable dualism (that unimaginable God can separate from Īśvara if wishes even though He never separates) made Shankara to stick to unimaginable God before creation only called as Nirguna Brahman...
Satsanga on Worldly Matters
(Some of my friends and colleagues have asked these personal questions about their worldly life and family life. I have sent those questions to His Holiness Shri Datta Swami to seek the spiritual answers and the answers are given by Him as below. The devotees want to stay anonymous and hence, their names are not mentioned. Swami again and again stressed that in the context of any problem, when we study spiritual knowledge about God, all these ignorant questions will not arise in the mind and chanting the Maha Mantra "Shri Anjaneya Shri Subrahmanya" will resolve all kinds of worldly problems. - Ms. Thrylokya) 1. Why is God testing me so much with difficulties? [Devotee-1 (Female) asked:- My life has never been good since 15 years after my marriage. I am constantly undergoing some problem all the time. As soon as one problem ends, another problem starts. I worship God every day without fail. Whenever I get time, the name of God comes to my mind spontaneously. Why is God testing me so much with difficulties?] Swami replied:- You stop worshipping God for some time and see how the intensity of your problems will increase. Then, you will not get this question in your mind. Problems come due to your own bad deeds done...
How to get rid of jealousy?
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked:- Namaste Swami. You talked about the ‘Evil Eye’. If I feel jealousy that I am able to live so peacefully because of the miracles happening in my life due to my faith in God, will I still get the result of that evil eye? Many people around me judge me as not being what they like, not being under their control and everything going wrong in my life. I will accept whatever ...
Why was Renuka punished practically for her theoretical sin?
[Ms. Saatvika asked:- Paadanamaskaram Swami, I have following doubt from an excerpt from Your discourse (link- https://www.universal-spirituality.org/discourses/essence-of-religious-scriptures---ii--812--1511--ENG). "The husband or wife gets attracted by a better ‘total personality’ of opposite sex, whom he or she meets in life. Mental attraction is hidden by several people by controlling their words. Words and actions of the body are inert and do not participate in the sin. When this body, which spoke or did some wrong activity is left over here [death], the soul is taken to hell in some other energetic body and is punished...
Shri RaadhaaKrishna Gita - Anu Gita: Chapter-3: The Association of Enquiry Of Deep Questions (Verses 18-34)
(Paripraśna Vicāra Yogaḥ) 18) Prema tyāga hata svārthaṃ, kāmaḥ svārtha sukhotthitaḥ। Moho'tiśaya ubhaye, yena mokṣaś ca bandhanam॥ There are two items: i) ‘premā’ or love and ii) ‘kāma’ or lust. In love, the sacrifice is complete and it fully destroys all the selfish desire. In lust, there is only selfish desire for happiness. The third item is ‘moha’ or fascination, which can exist in both love and lust. Thus, fascination is common in both love and lust. If this fascination is in love, the salvation is obtained. If the same fascination is in lust, the soul is bound...
Kindly elaborate the power and benefits of Maha Mantra,'Shri Anjaneya, Shri Subramanya'.
[Shri Anil Antony asked] Swami replied:- Out of nine planets, five are called auspicious planets and the rest four are called as malefic planets. This does not mean that five planets are good and four planets are bad. It only means that five planets work in giving good fruits and four planets work in giving bad fruits. The four malefic planets are Shani, Kuja, Rahu and Ketu. Shani is pacified by worshipping God Hanuman...
Swami answers questions forwarded by Shri Anil Antony (Part-1)
1. I want Krishna as My husband. What should I do? [Shri Anil Antony asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami. Some questions from the internet are given below. Please give answer to them. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil. I am 31 years old. I love Lord Krishna. When I saw His picture, my eyes filled with tears. I play with His cheeks and I hug Him. I want Him as My husband. What should I do?] Swami replied:- In love, there is no lust. Love is true and eternal, which is irrespective of age. Lust is concerned with youth. Krishna is God. When you love God, you should not have aspiration for any selfish pleasure. Love is sacrifice...
Satsanga During Shri Satya Narayana Vratam on 19-03-2026
[His Holiness Shri Datta Swami has conducted the worship of Shri Satya Narayana Swami as the Priest on 19th March 2026, after the marriage of Dr. Geetha Lahari (Yashoda Hospital) and Shri Vishnu (IT Professional). Many devotees have attended the worship and few flashes of the spiritual knowledge radiated from Swami’s mouth are presented here.] 1. Why do we call the God as Satya Narayana instead of simply calling as Narayana? The extra word ‘Satya’ means the essence of Narayana. It means that the actual (satya) form of God Narayana or God Vishnu is feminine Shakti. This worship is recommended to be done in the night and not during the day time since the scripture says “Take bath in the evening and start the worship when night begins.” (Sāyaṃ kāle punaḥ snātvā, yajet Devaṃ niśā mukhe– First Chapter...
Swami Guiding a Professor in Conducting a Course on Spiritual Knowledge (Part-1)
[Dr Nikhil asked:- I like to conduct a course for students in Spiritual Knowledge and I request You to give suggestions for this program.] FIRST PART: Existence of unimaginable God and hell :- Swami replied:- Tell Me whether a serpent-child is soft or an older cow. We can’t say that all children are good and all elders are bad. The goodness or badness depends upon the mental setup with which a soul is taking birth in this world. In the same mental setup, age can be considered. An elder serpent is more dangerous than a child serpent. A child-cow is more soft than a grown up cow...