Youth Gathering with Bhagavan
August 8, 2004

I am not able to set right my relationship with my wife? What should I do?

He is trying to understand his relationship. There is no use in it. It does not take you anywhere. You need to learn the art of experiencing the relationship with your wife. When there is joy in the relationship, then that's it. If you're unable to do that, then you can ask me, if you have bondage. I will give you blows (life lessons), which in turn would turn out to be bliss.

What is the difference between an integral and a non-integral person? (Integral means being true to oneself.)

For a person having inner integrity, there is no necessity of prayer. Everything he seeks comes to him through divine. But if he chooses to pray, then it would come fast. For a person who is non-integral, things would come late.

Can an un-enlightened person be happy?

Yes, if heart flowers. But that happiness cannot be compared with that of an enlightened person. The flowering of heart means experiencing everything.

I think the reason for man's suffering is his freewill. What do you think Bhagavan?

Bhagavan smiles. It seems to be a new teaching. When there is self, there is problem. When there is no self, there is no problem. If the self disappears, then freewill will disappear. All existence is suffering.

When will I stop imitating others? When will I discover originality?

All of us are second hand human beings. Let us take this robe that I wear. Some people produce the cloth, some stitch it, I call it my robe. Start where you are. And that is where you have to be. That is the first and last step. You cannot do anything. (smiles.)

Please tell us three easy ways to become rich?

Bhagavan laughs.

(1) Desire should come from heart, and not head.
(2) You must have confidence to deserve it.
(3) You should ask me like you can ask a friend.

Because when you ask me as a friend, then it will be difficult for me to say no. But what you ask should be reasonable. I am not against desires, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone.

You must have clarity in what you are asking. I am like a computer, be clear in what you want. I believe in creating wealth, eliminating poverty. To make a person very rich is easy in-fact.

What is the purpose of darshan (Gathering with Bhagavan)? What you do to us in darshan. What happens?

When I close my eyes, I focus on you, your prayers, so that it gets fulfilled.

Bhagavan what is the reason behind the existence of this universe?

There need not be a reason. We assume that there is a reason. When you go to higher levels, you will understand that there can be no reason.

How must an un-enlightened person confront relationships?

For an enlightened person there is no teaching, his state will guide him. For an un-enlightened person, then you need to be where you are, see what you are. Be natural. If you have jealousy, embrace it. You have it because of the concept of self. Accept it, that's it. There is nothing wrong in having it. If you accept your ugliness, then sooner you will be enlightened. If you escape, then God cannot save you. Take the stand: I am not enlightened, I have these qualities (of ugliness), what is wrong in that. This is the best preparation to get enlightenment.

Bhagavan, how do we tackle religion and religious conflict?

I don't believe in fighting religion. I believe in individual transformation. If people get transformed, religion could die.

Is marriage a necessity in human life?

I am not a teacher, I am a technician working on the brain. These things are not my cup of tea. You do what your society demands. I am not here to give values to follow. If your relationships are healthy then it's ok. I would not condemn you, if you marry four or five women or if you have four or five girlfriends and you marry none of them. I am concerned about the healthiness of relationships.

Bhagavan you are changing our destiny. Will that have an impact on us? Will my horoscope have any impact?

I can change your horoscopes. These things are possible. The more you permit me, the more I will do. Bhagavan smiles, bring some person whose horoscope tells that he will die today, I can make him live for another 3 days.

Bhagavan, How was your relationship with your parents?

Bhagavan smiles. Very good. We were like friends. It was excellent with both parents.

Bhagavan you say that "your body is not yours, don't abuse it". But we are abusing it? Is this a conflict?

Bhagavan smiles. Yes, it is. You are a tenant of your body. You would understand all these things when you go to a higher state.

As females, we are given less. We are forced to live an ordinary life. We do not know how to face it? Please help us Bhagavan.

Take law into your hands and fight it. Women have to battle it. Form groups, select your leader, then fight for your rights. We did a process at Golden City earlier where we used to transform men so that, at the end of the process, they would fall at the feet of women. They would start respecting women.

Bhagavan, the way you walk, you speak, you smile, your body language, your mannerisms. Will we get that also?

(Laugh) Yes, probably after the end of your youth class. (Smiles.)

Why good and evil co-exist?

There could be no creation without bad. However it can be fully experienced and enjoyed. It is a perception. In the Golden Age, perception is going to change.

Bhagavan man is coming empty handed. How does he become egoistic?

Perception. It must change.

How does a little child without any worldly experiences, labels it as painful?

Because of the concept of self.

We are so dirty inside. How does this feel for you?

I feel what you feel because you are part of me. I wear a mask. Because, otherwise I would be weeping all the time, if you would tell your problems to me. So I wear that.

Bhagavan, I suppose that people who are rude, lack sat-karma (good or truth karma). What will we do for their enlightenment?

If during the process, somebody has no sat-karma to his credit, then we tell them to acquire sat-karma. They are told to feed cows, dogs, birds which are uncared for, not pets. After doing this we start the process again for them to give them enlightenment.

Is there any difference between animals and humans?

They are very much like human beings. Insects also are like human beings. In-fact you can talk with them. I was told that a youth asked me, I want to know about animals. Bhagavan responded by saying, yes I will make you experience how an animal behaves. Tomorrow in your class, I will put you (your being) into a lion, so that you can experience it.

Bhagavan, could you just tell, why the world is not in peace?

(Bhagavan responds firmly) Because you and your wife are not in peace.

How does the process of healing work?

It depends on what we heal. If it is psychosomatic in origin, then healing is done in the mind. If it is physical, then healing is first on the heart, brain, immune system and the body. By and large what is psychosomatic in origin is what we heal and we do other healings also. If there is strong karma from one's past lives, then the healer would set right the cause for the karma and then begin healing. Except karmic, others forms of healing can be done easily.

Where do I strike a balance between respecting parents and my ideals?

If you really show love to your parents, they would automatically start acting according to you. They wouldn't be against you. If after this, they continue, then your ideals are important.

Bhagavan, I don't know you physically. But my heart is in search of the god. Is it possible for me to see you?

I can still appear to you, wherever you are. I can appear in dreams also.

Bhagavan, you say that, the body is not yours, thoughts are not yours, self is a concept. Then does it mean that only divine will rules and not freewill?

There is Divine will only and no freewill. You will discover these things when you reach higher state.

Bhagavan, did you recognize Sri Amma as the other side when you met her for the first time?

(smiles.) Yes, instantly we both recognized. During the process of Enlightenment, we do the process on two nadis (energy meridians). I handle the Ida nadi and Amma the pingala nadi. Sometimes we switch over. If people have birth oriented trauma, then Amma will handle because she is a mother.

I also need to be inspired and she does that. (Smiles.)

Bhagavan why did you leave Sri Amma at Nemam (location of other temple)?

I am dealing in enlightement and she is dealing with human desires - and people for desires come in large numbers. So in Nemam, Amma can handle that crowd. But we meet two days in a week. (Laughs.)

Bhagavan, Are you a god? Are you my illusion? What is the definition of god?

In IQ I am and I am not. Everything has a paradox. If I do miracles then I am. My body is subject to physical limitations, so I am not. When I am physically in your presence, then I can't appear as light, so I am not god. But I can also appear as light.

There is one Mahavakya (life principle of Bhagavan). There is no individual karma only collective karma. When I am not existing, how could I have a karma for myself?

All you people are coming from different lokas (dimensions in the universe). When you want to come to earth, you have a choice of karma and vasanas (negative life patterns) to choose, and upon your selection you come here. The moment you choose that, we cut your memory. That is why when people come and tell me that I have this problem and that, I see them. It is they who had asked for this life, so I can't do anything.

Is golden age creating a spiritual revolution?

Yes, because it has to happen. Time has come, so it is happening.

Bhagavan how do you foresee that poverty will cease in 2012. What type of government do you foresee?

I have to be careful in answering this. (Smiles.) The constitution might change. More democratic it would be. Unemployment will vanish naturally. Not that government will do that, but it will happen. The government would support it.

Bhagavan what is the purpose of life? If the purpose is to see God, then we could have seen him before birth?

If you are truly living, this question disappears. Only if you don't live truly, this question will arise.

Bhagavan do you fight with Sri Amma? Do you have any differences?

Yes. (Smiles.) It is about grace to people. I wait till a man learns and then give. She says it has to be given to him straight away. On these issues we have problems. Otherwise it is a healthy relationship. Now people have found that, if they don't get anything from me, they go to Amma, and get that done. (Smiles.)

Bhagavan, what is creativity? How does one become creative?

After you work hard and set aside thinking, then you can be creative. Creativity should be coming from inside. You have to do really hard thinking and also put aside the thought process, then it would come automatically, which you will not be aware of. In silence creativity occurs.

Bhagavan, I experienced emptiness after deeksha? I have heard you telling emptiness is fullness? Is it true?

Yes, they are two sides of the same coin.

What is the difference between ego and self-confidence?

Ego is of 6 types: the dominating ego, the ego refusing to dominate, the I am right or the you are wrong ego, the covering up ego and the defence mechanism. If you are falling in these six, then it is ego, otherwise it is self-confidence. There is no 7th type of ego.

Bhagavan, why do you give only success and not enlightenment to the youth?

We feel that if you are given enlightenment, you won't be successful (in the world). If we feel we can give it, then we will give.

Bhagavan is your grace dependant on karma or independent of it?

My giving grace is not dependent on karma. But you receiving it may depend on it. Certain forms of karma may be obstructing, but that can be cleared.

If everyone is enlightened, will everyone leave this world?

The earth would be a paradise. We all would have a gala time. The parties and celebration you have here, is the same in other lokas also.

Final Message from Bhagavan is stressed on Inner integrity.

Be where you are and see what you are. This is the first and last step. Experience things. Don't escape.