Speech delivered during the Bhimarathasanthi Festival – Part 1
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Sep
Prof. Anil Kumar: Swami, of these two ways of worship, the aspect with form, and the other, the formless, which is greater?
01
Sep
Bhagavan: In my opinion, both are equal. One is not in any way greater than the other. Now you are in Coimbatore. Here the land is plain, without any upsRead More
Prof. Anil Kumar: Swami! We pray to you to tell us about the two aspects of God, with form and without it?
01
Sep
Bhagavan: It is here that many are confused. Without a form, from where do you get the formless? How is it possible for you to visualise the Formless? Since youRead More
Prof. Anil Kumar (AK): Swami! We find people of every religion following a specific sacred text and a particular path. But in Sanathana Dharma (ancient Indian practice), we have numerous paths, texts, and procedures such as dualism, qualified non-dualism and nondualism, the nine paths of devotion, the six Darsanas, the four Vedas, numerous Sastras (scriptures), and so on. How are we to understand these and practice the principles of Sanathana Dharma?
01
Sep
Bhagavan: Sanathana Dharma is the most ancient spiritual way of life. Its diversity matches the spectrum of human behavioral tendencies, temperaments and mental attitudes. It is practical and confers divineRead More
Prof. Anil Kumar: Swami! Hindus are criticised for worshipping idols, trees, etc. Many think that this is all superstition and blind faith. What do you feel about this, Swami?
01
Sep
Bhagavan: Bharat (India) is the spiritual centre of the world. This is the country that practised, preached and propagated that divinity exists in all the living and the nonliving, rightRead More