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What is absolute humility (param vinaya)? It is on the one who has not disrespected anyone in the slightest! Absolute humility lies where there is no dispute, no difference of opinion or any law. Law is bondage.

What is a word? What is the word death without its meaning to us? What is the word life without it’s meaning to us? Is it meaningless? Does it in fact have less meaning? Less meaning implies opposition. Less meaning than what? What is life or death without the meaning we attach to it. Without the words life or death, If In fact we knew them not, what then would they be? The answer is simple, nothing... no thing. So then what is a word, if not a fabrication made to solve the problem of not knowing. Not knowing is the beautiful landscape of life, of being. We act like we know what death is, and go on experiencing it while we think we are living. The word for this is irony or more specifically tragedy.

What is called a vishaya (involvement in worldly subjects and sense pleasures)? It is that in which the mind, speech and body become one with. If one does not become engrossed with mind-speech-body, it is called nirvishaya (without any sense pleasure).

What is constant? Is the mind anything more than a conglomeration of thoughts? Where is the mind apart from thought? If there is no thought, can there be a mind? They cancel each other out, do they not?

What is Akram Vignan (Stepless Science)? It is to disclose everything ‘as it really is’.

What is called true happiness? It is 'chit prasannta' (blissful state of chit). The person who has attained 'chit prasannta', he need not beg for anything in this world!

What is ‘common sense’? (It is that which is) Everywhere applicable, theoretically as well as practically!

What is egoism? It is that which runs away from God. As egoism goes on increasing, then stubbornness (aadayee), pride (maan), pride of doership (garva), arrogance (gamand) words are used. Egoism arises the moment one slightly moves away from God.

What is attraction in this world? It is open fire; one should stay cautious there. Attraction is indeed the root of moha (illusory attachment).

What is beneficial and what is harmful, who is considered to have this awareness? It is that which does not ruin this loka (this life), and also not the parloka (next life of ours).

What is called true happiness? It is the contented state of 'chit' (internal component of knowledge and vision). The person who has attained contended state of 'chit' need not beg for anything in this world!

What is addiction? Only those that have been kept secret; are addictions. Those that are openly visible cannot be called addiction.

What is a ritual? When an enlightened person (Gnani Purush) is not around, when a leader of the path of Moksha (ultimate liberation) is not around, rituals will prevent one from slipping. It is good action. Ritual is not a wrong thing. But in this time era, the root has not been present. All wrong beliefs have set in.

What is arrogant pride (abhimaan)? It is to believe the weight of the body-complex [pudgal] to be one’s own weight. It is to believe that ‘I am Great’.

What is causing this mysterious perpetual air of inconvenience to slowly engulf the evening. It is not merely emptiness but an awakening in itself about nothingness. Leave behind what was never yours and accept the fact that momentary pleasures and hideous treasures will perish too soon; so will your pride be snatched away by nothing. Mathematicians often say an instance tends to infinity. But, in actual sense, is anything even close to infinity? Nullify yourself and disappear into zero, for that is what we call the beginning; the beginning of the end.

What is considered [True] Knowledge? There should be solution from all sides, there should be no contradiction. It is a non-contradicting principle when a spoken sentence will be the same even after fifty years; there will be no contradictions.

What is 'discharge'? It will not move away till it’s time has come. Discharge does not happen at your convenience, if you are in a hurry.

What is attraction (akarshan) in this world? It is open fire and one should be aware of it. Attraction is the open fire. The root of illusory attachment (moha) is indeed attraction.

What is Gnan (true knowledge)? There should be solutions from all sides and no contradictions should arise. A non-contradictory principle is the one whose sentence will exactly match even if it is spoken after fifty years. No contradiction would arise.

What is human beauty based on? It is based on how much egoism one has. Gnani Purush (the enlightened one) is without egoism so his beauty is beyond words!

What is it that doesn’t allow you to go to moksha? Obstinacy!

What is moksha (the ultimate liberation)? A change in vision should occur. The Gnani Purush (the enlightened one) can help you attain that change in vision.

What is pudgal (non-Self complex made up of mind-speech-body)? It is influx and outflow; it is credit and debit. And if you ‘know’ the Soul (get Self-realized), you will attain liberation.

what is it with you and sunflowers he asks i point to the field of yellow outside sunflowers worship the sun i tell him only when it arrives do they rise when the sun leaves they bow their heads in mourning that is what the sun does to those flowers it's what you do to me - the sun and her flowers

What is parigraha (acquisitiveness)? It is not really a graha (stars). If your vision is worldly, then parigraha (owning things other than the self) will latch on to you. If your vision is of the Self (Soul), then it will not latch on.

What is satya (truth)? When no living being is hurt through speech, is not hurt through conduct or one does not think any thing bad for the other person; it is the greatest truth. It is the greatest principle! It is not the ‘real’ truth. It is the ultimate ‘worldly truth’ (vyavahar satya).

What is Param Vinay (absolute humility)? Param Vinay exists within a person who has never criticized anyone. It exists where there are no disputes, no difference of opinions, nor any law. Law is bondage.

What is punya (merit karma) and paap (demerit karma)? No one runs this world. But still, the circumstances of merit and demerit karma, runs this world.

What is it to discover you have wings? What is it to be afraid of your wings? What is it to discover at the end of your life that you had wings and never flew? What is it to find out that you were hidden from yourself? What is it to be forgotten? Each day we are forgotten by ourselves through ourselves, For we do not believe, in who we are.

What is life to Spirit, is death to the ego.

What is my GOAL? To know that I am Not the Body, Not the Mind, Not the Ego, but the SOUL.

What is samkit (enlightened view; right belief)? One has to realize the complete authoritative power, and accept everyone’s worldly authority. People abuse their acquired authority and consequently loose their right for human birth (manushyapanu). Accept whatever authority one has.

What is spiritual can only experience in the spirit of Faith.

What is suspicion? It is a tool to ruin one’s own Soul.

What is the benefit of egoism? It is only through the benefit of egoism that people get their daughters married, get their sons married, walk around as a father and say ‘mine, mine’! The entire world is enjoying the benefit of egoism. The Gnanis (Self-realized) enjoy the benefit of the Self.

What is the goal of a human being? An Indian person can truly achieve a state of the Absolute Supreme Self [Parmatma, the Lord]. To achieve one’s own Absolute Supreme Self state is the ultimate goal!

What is the nature of egoism? It spends away everything in its power!

What is the nature of the worldly life (sansar)? God lives in every living being of the world, that means if you oppress any living being or cause misery to them, then adharma (unrighteousness, irreligion) will occur. The result (effect) of adharma will be against your desires and the result of dharma (righteousness, religion) will be favorable to your desires.

What is the obstacle in this world? Kashaya(s) (i.e. anger, pride, deceit, and greed).

What is the own self of God? Where is the existence of God? He is within a human body. If any man achieves the Godhood, then his form will be manifested within others and transform them into his own form in the spiritual world. And that transformation does not occur after death

What is suspicion? It is a tool to spoil one’s own Soul.

What is the balance-sheet of the worldly life? Is it a profit or is it a loss? There is a loss for the one with a twelve bedroom house, and there is a loss for the one with a two bedroom house. The loss is not in the rooms, it is in your own self. Why don’t you look for it!

What is the difference between the ‘sat’ and ‘satya’? Satya (truth) is relative; it is temporary. Sat is eternal.

What is the essence of Vitrag? Fearlessness!

What is the ‘fruit’ (reward) of ‘relative religion’? It is merit karma; not liberation.

What is the sign of a true Disciple? There should be not be any svacchand (actions that are done as per own’s own understanding only), no abhinivesh (taking things for granted), no drashtirog (deluded vision), no conflicts. There will be no artadhyan (to be in pain within oneself for various reasons) and no raudradhyan (to have intent of giving pain to others).

What is the violent intent (bhaav-hinsa)? Violence (hinsa) against your real Self through anger-pride-deceit-greed; meaning anger-pride-deceit-greed that causes bondage to your Self, therefore first have pity on your self. First you need non-violent intent (bhaav-ahinsa) for your own Self and then for others.

What is the cause of karmic bondage? It is agnan (ignorance of the Self). What is the cause for moksha (ultimate liberation)? It is Gnan (knowledge of the Self, the Pure Soul).

What is the definition of Gnan [true knowledge]? It is that which must be present without fail when needed. Who should be the one imparting this Knowledge? It is not acceptable coming from any ordinary person. It must be from one whose speech has power (vachanbad), so that it will be present when needed. The Gnan [Knowledge] has to present itself, otherwise the work cannot be accomplished.

What is the nature of human beings? When someone does something wrong to them, they will go after him [to punish, to fight].