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Questions Asked by Children

Dada, there is a professor at IISC who is a sadhaka in the sampradaya of Madhvacharya, and he says that, according to him, the way to find your Swadharma is to do what you can persistently despite failure. I want to ask, is this a good way of practically knowing, or is it too reductionist? And according to you, what can be the best practical way for a young child?πŸ§’πŸ“šβœ¨πŸŒ±

That is one way of looking at it. But a slightly negative and outer way of looking at it. There are plenty of things we

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Is it okay to offer your actions to The Mother hence if you respect Her want want to offer nice things then you would act according to what is required. (For example I won’t scroll unnecessary shorts on youtube because since i’m offering my actions to Her then I don’t want to offer this). So what can we offer to The Mother? Also my thoughts very unclear and non systematic..neither am i fully conscious and aware about my surroundings..I try to say things out loud in my mind which I am currently looking at or hear or smell or taste..will that help? Plus i have issues with saying the right thing in the right time..i can’t decide whether to say a thing or not..what to say and how to say so that the other person doesn’t misinterpret it..πŸ™πŸͺ”πŸŒΈπŸŒΎ

Yes, all, all, all, everything can be and should be offered along with an aspiration and a prayer to come out of the difficulties and

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This is Q of my 6 year old daughter- When I was dropping her off at school, she asked, “Mummy, if we cut the body with a knife, why doesn’t the soul die?” I replied, “Because it is written in the Gita that the soul is ageless and immortal.” Then she asked, “What is it about the soul that makes it impossible for it to die?”πŸŒŸπŸ•ŠοΈβ™ΎοΈπŸ€

Beautiful question. You can give her some examples of material things that cannot be killed or destroyed by knife, for example water, air, fire, space.

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When I was dropping her off at school, she asked me: Mummy, hum knife se body ko katte hain to Aatma kyu nahi marti… I replied: Kyuki Gita me likha hain ki Aatma ajar hain, amar hain. Then she asked me: Aesa kya hain jo wo nahi mar sakti. She is not satisfied with my answer da. πŸ‘§πŸΌπŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ‘§πŸ»πŸͺ·πŸŒ»

Beautiful question. You can give her some examples of material things that cannot be killed or destroyed by knife, for example water, air, fire, space.

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