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We saw terrible destruction in Nepal due to the floods, and many innocent people, a large number of whom were visiting holy places at the time, were swept away. Why do we see such things happening constantly if there is a God somewhere? Why doesn’t God give us a single hint or clue of His existence? 🗻🌊😥🥀[…]

September 3, 2026

The idea and experience of God as well as natural disasters, even catastrophes, calamities have existed side by side since the very beginning of humanity

“You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil.” 🙂🪷🌍

August 31, 2026

Jesus Christ was born among the Jews who believed in this saying of Moses, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

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August 14, 2026

Vice and virtue have nothing to do with darkness or light, truth and falsehood. The spiritual man rises above vice and virtue, he does not

If that is the case, what is Mukthi? When they say that great saints like Sankara Charity and Sree Ragavendran attained Mukthi. Is it a wrong interpretation? Please explain. I am still confused about sins. 🙄🙏🏻🌼🍂[…]

August 11, 2026

Doing good is one thing, Mukti is another. Doing good or more specifically engaging in Sattwik acts helps prepare us for Mukti unless we get

It is said that spiritual life begins with a reversal of consciousness, and this is more a process of an inward change. While morality can be judged by external actions, judging the spiritual quality of a person can be difficult as external rules do not much apply to them. 🥸❤️‍🔥🪷[…]

July 17, 2026

One should not judge anyone, i feel, especially in a censorial spirit. This is so because each one of us has a certain angle of

Dear Alok Da, In the Gita chapter 5 verse 15, it is said that the Lord accepts neither the Sin nor the Virtue of anyone… It seems that the Higher Being is indifferent towards the movements in the lower hemisphere as it is typically taken for granted in classical Advaita Vedanta, but the Mother in one place said that the reason for Downfall of India is to taken for granted that the Higher plane is not taking place or controlling the lower movements… But in the Gita, just the opposite is written… Please clarify.📜🦚🪈📖

May 18, 2026

The verse in question simply means that the Divine does not see and act as humans do. He does not, for example necessarily support the