Transcript of session with Gurudev from Bad Antogast, Germany (26th May 2023)

 Transcript of session with Gurudev from Bad Antogast, Germany (26th May 2023)

Q 1. Gurudev, our longing to meet you, see you, talk to you remains even after meeting you. Is there a way we can take a piece of you with us when we go back?

Gurudev: That's what I give everyone- *peace*. Longing is not longing if it gets quenched. Longing and love are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other.

_no question_

Gurudev: all the questions will lead you only to some distance.

Relax, for a short while, every now and then.

When you relax and let go, things happen on their own. *Exhaustion comes with the doership.*

Q 2. How to get rid of past karma?

Gurudev: Don't worry about it. If you violated some traffic rule, you'll get a ticket. Pay it and move on. *You have to go through certain Karma.*

*Some karma get nullified by the practices, meditation, kriya, satsang, knowledge.*

Q 3. Should one meditate everyday irrespective of how one is feeling?

Gurudev: Yes!

Q 4. Mind is going in various directions. How to decide when I can't decide?

Gurudev: Me telling you now will not help. Let this time pass. 

Q 5. What do you do in your free time?

Gurudev: Time is to become free. It is *THE time for everyone to become free.* And, *knowledge brings you that freedom.* 

Q 6. How to cope up when someone close to us passes away?

Gurudev: Time will take care.

Q 7. So many bad things happen on this planet.  Can we live on some other heavenly planet?

Gurudev: So many good things also happen. Why don't you focus on the good things?

Q 8. How to inculcate more discipline for sadhana?

Gurudev: If you love something or have passion for something, you don't need discipline. See if you like your sadhana. *Develop love for it.* 

Q 9. Scriptures or meditation, which is better?

Gurudev: Meditation. Scriptures are like the icing on the cake, but if the cake is missing, there's no use of the icing. 

Q 10. How to stay connected to the Master?

Gurudev: You're at the right place. 

Q 11. What's the role of planets in daily life?

Gurudev: There's some influence. *Singing, chanting, meditation* helps as a shield against any malefic effects. 

Q 12. How not to get affected by parents who are critical of me all the time?

Gurudev: If they are always critical, don't bother. *Don't react.* *Be loving* but *do what you want to do.*