mind means conflict
where there is mind there is conflict
if there is none outside it
will create one from within
mind is expert in creating conflict
it comes up with all sorts of
strange ideas oh if I do this this will happen
if I don't do this this will not happen
that will happen so it starts linking things
which are completely unrelated
and gets itself into a swirl
this is what is called Maya
now bhakti or devotion is in opposition to that
where there is devotion there is bhakti
it resolves conflicts it doesn't see any conflicts
so when such conflicts arise what to do
whether in the worldly affairs or
in the religious or in spiritual practices
you can't get rid of mind like that so easily
but then what to do?
that which supports Your Love follow that
whatever is congenial for love
act according to that
anything that destroys your love your
gentle subtle feeling within that
be indifferent to that for example
someone comes and tells you oh
so and so said this this these things about you
just hearing that what happens to you?
you get all rattled
now how to to be indifferent to somebody else
saying something?
is the question right? now
you want to save your feelings your mind
at all cost right? this is your goal
what others say is immaterial
I want to save my mind and my
senses I want to be in sense
when you have this determination
what you will do?
you will listen to your own heart
your own feelings
you will see well somebody must have done
said something then they must
have been in some bad mood
people say things in their bad mood
why do you have to hold on to that?
why do you have to take it too seriously?
see you have been in some bad mood right?
have you been in some bad moods? huh?
you got into some bad moods
in bad moods do you keep your mouth shut?
no you blabber something
when you blabber things which
doesn't make sense when you are in a bad mood
and if people hold on to that would you like it?
no you say well I was in some bad mood I said
something well forget and move on
this is what you say when it comes to you
you would ignore things that
you do when you are not in a normal mood right?
yes but when someone else does like that
do you ignore it also? no
when you don't ignore such things
what happens to you?
your beautiful feeling inside
starts withering away it starts shrinking
your consciousness becomes harder
your mind your mind gets head gets harder
you become like a stone
so here Narada Rishi says
लोके वेदेषु तदनुकूलाचरणं - Loke Vedeshu Tad Anukul Aacharnam [Narad Bhakti Sutras]
तद्विरोधिषूदासीनता - Tad Virodhish Udaseenta
anything that is opposing to that
ignore it be indifferent to it
same with spiritual practice you sit for
practice and then suddenly oh I shouldn't do this
I did that I did this wrong you know some
conflicts arises anything that is opposing love
you should not even look at it ignore it
um
Gurudev could you please speak on Tiro bhava
what is hidden by the Divine?
and why is hiding things such an important
activity in creation?
then there is no work for researchers
if everything is revealed what is the researchers
going to do? what do they do?
all the research institute around the world should
shut down
research is to find out the secrets of universe
and universe has many secrets
they don't reveal it all at once
because you can't digest them you can't take it
you know kids small kids come and ask you
when a sibling is born where this child is?
where did it come from?
so you see people in the west say
the stork brought it
here in India the nurse gave the child to us
we do you say something to pacify the kids
inquisitiveness isn't it?
because you can't describe anything more than
that they can't understand
it doesn't make any sense to them
so the nature conceals many things
birth is concealed death is concealed you
don't know what happened after the death
body is on the floor the spirit is gone you
don't know where the spirit is gone
death is concealed
similarly the birth is concealed
and many things in life is concealed
the karmas are concealed
you don't know why you are acting
the way you are acting
you don't know why things are happening
the way it is happening
in you or in the world and in general
so they these are all concealed
and when you explore this
and they start revealing to you
a spiritual path is a path of exploration
yeah and then you know you find out who you
are you don't know who you are? you are
even you yourself are concealed
you are concealed by your own mind
your own thoughts
only when you meditate you realize
I am not the thought I am not the feelings
ask people out there
they think they are their feelings they are
their thoughts even yourself
you think before you started
any meditation what was the state of your mind?
and who are you now?
can you relate to the person who was
there before you meditated?
how many of you feel you
cannot relate to the person?
you are completely different person now right?
at least you you see that that is a different
there is a big difference
so that is one of the
quality of consciousness
one of the five attributes of the consciousness
what? Creation it's the presence of
consciousness which brings creativity which
brings uh you know
manifestation
Creation creative impulse
Maintenance things are maintained because
there is the underlying consciousness there
and transformation or destruction
it is also because when the consciousness
leaves this destruction happens
and then revealing and concealing
Tiro bhava and Anugrah
is revealing, both are part of it
Gurudev 65 Yes Plus graduates from
Sri Sri Ayurveda College are here with us
this evening they have some questions
for you okay go ahead rapid fire right good
Jai Gurudev Guruji I am Utkarsh Mahajan
from Maharashtra Vardha
I'm studying in second year
and our exams are going on final exams
tomorrow is our last paper
uh Guruji I am very grateful to you because
because of being in this art of living my whole
family changed and there is a very
very positive change in me also
my question is like uh
in our courses uh we are being taught
a three-stage pranayama
but they haven't told us the significance of it
is it related to Vata Pitta Kapha? like three stages
hmm yeah yeah
Pranayam as you study further
you will see that
what all can change the three
doshas in the body?
definitely pranayam has an effect on
the doshas thank you
Pranam Gurudev reservations have been
part of admission process throughout India
since long feels like injustice
what is the way forward?
are reservations still relevant?
reservation is meant to be for a period of time
to uplift the downtrodden community
which were denied of their basic rights
it cannot go on forever
reversed reservation reverse injustice is
not going to bring justice at all so
that people should be aware and
they should work towards it
but what has happened? unfortunately
politics has entered in every field
it is not being seen objectively but
only as a political vote bank thing
so everybody is thinking
what they will get if they manage
with all these equations
and that is a big unfortunate thing for our country
on one side we say we should have a caste less
society but when it comes to deciding tickets
only and only caste matters
ticket for the elections
Jai Gurudev Guruji my question is
that sometimes when we trust people in our lives
they tend to manipulate us so
how do we know that?
and how to confront them?
oh you're in a confrontational mood now
be spontaneous okay
and don't hold any grudge or judgment against
anybody at any time and move on
pranam Gurudev my question is
does it really make us a bad person if we
dislike someone's aura or energy?
now why do you want to judge yourself?
good person? bad person? you don't like
something that you didn't like now
but tomorrow you may like them or
another 10 days later one year later
you may like somebody right? yeah
don't be hard on yourself okay
Guruji while going ahead in academics
whom should we listen to?
our heart or our mind? our parents or friends?
there's always fear and doubt
regarding the choices and how
would they turn out to be? please guide us oh ho
choices is a very confusing thing
correct? yeah
in your studies you listen to your head only now
okay