Watch this video where Sri M answers many questions put forth by the audience : Questions on the Ishta devata and Kula devata, the guru as the ishta devata, grace and blessings in the spiritual path, prarabhdha karma, consciousness and reality, Definition of Turiya and so on.
This video is session 2 - Q&A which took place in Kolkata in April 2023.
00:00 – Prayer
01:33 – Q1 - How do I know which is my Ishta devata?
19:38 – Q2 - In India we have the concept of ‘ kul devi and kul devata’ and we generally follow our kul devata. How is that related to the concept of ishta devata?
20:24 – Q3 - Can our guru be our ishta devata?
22:26 – Q4 - How do we find out if the Guru is genuine or fake?
24:46 – Q5 – My yoga practice is inconsistent and unsteady. Kindly guide me.
30:22 – Q6 – Sometimes I feel grace and blessings on me. Whatever I think or want happens. What do I need to do to make sure I don’t lose this and continue on the spiritual journey?
33:28 – Q7 – I am practising Dzogchen and am going to be initiated into Sri Vidya. I am presently reading Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati. Is the fruit of Dzogchen and the ‘Samavasya’ of the Naths the same?
45:47 – Q8 – “My son is 10 years old and we have performed the sacred thread ceremony. He is irregular with his sandhyavandanam but chants the Gayatri 10 times in the morning. Can he practise the Hum-Sau technique? How can we educate him on the benefits of the sandhyavandanam?”
48:06 – Q9 (1) – Does consciousness conjure up reality?
48:41 - Q9 (2) – Definition of Turiya. Is there a state higher than Turiya?
50:09 – Q9 (3) – Buddhist cosmology tells us about 31 planes of existence, whereas Yoga Vasishta talks of 14 planes of existence. Can you please clarify?
50:34 – Q9 (4) – Can prarabdha be fully annulled? To what extent Prayaschitta can help?
52:09 – Q9 (5) – Osho says, “Meditation cannot be done by the mind as it is a state where there is a complete dissolution of the mind.” Please explain.
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5:50 – Q10 – Can you tell when Dwapara yuga ended? Can you speak about the Yuga chakra?
57:47 – Q11 - Does the karma of our parents affect us as children? If we have to maintain a distance from our parents for our mental health, is that bad karma for us?
01:01:37 – Q12 – In the kathopanishad it is said, Yama said, ”that which you’re looking for, it is the fire, it is this world. In this world it can be seen as seeing in a mirror, how to experience truth? What can be seen in the mirror?
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