truly said.....I agree

Hello Soumya, so glad you found my style of teaching helpful. To answer your question - I have been into Vedantic spirituality since my childhood due to my mother being a ardent devotee of Shriram Sharma Acharyaji and also of Sri Ramakrishna and Sarada Ma. So she introduced me to the writings of Shriram Sharmaji very early when I was in school itself. He is my 1st guru. And since he referred to Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda often, I became curious and started reading their writings as well. After that I gained knowledge from my readings of their and other Vedantic literature and also from my own spiritual experiences.

@@Spiritualbee Pulkit didi, you are really great, for sharing all this knowledge. We all know, that we can never thank you enough, for all the spiritual knowledge that you share...🙏🙏

+Evie Soboleva :-) Sure...btw if a word document transcript of the video would help you (so that you can translate it in your native language) I can email that to you. Just let me know contact@spiritualbee.com.

+ The Spiritual Bee :-) I'll send you a letter by your contact. When I have enough time. And there are also some questions I wanted to ask you and thank you for your kindly offer. hare krishna.

Thank you Balaji

Thank you dear brother for your kind words.

+S G Kulkarni There are 2 thing here to keep in mind - this first is that everything bad that happens to us is not because of past karma. Genetic mutations, environmental pollution, bad diet etc...cancer has many causes. Also whether a particular bad event is because of past Prarabdha karma or an accident we cannot say because as the Gita Says - Gahana Karmanogati - meaning that the workings of karma are extremely complex and cannot be understood by a normal mind. Only a Rishi can unravel the past actions of an individual.

+The Spiritual Bee So you mean to say not everything bad that happen to human being is not because of past karma? I am totally confused now.

+Raghu Lohe Yes that is correct. Everything bad that happens is NOT because of past prarabdha karma. Bad things happen for a variety of reasons and past karma is only one of many causes. For example, 1. Sometimes that which we consider bad, is actually very good for us. Steve Jobs was fired from Apple the company he founded and that on the surface looked like a bad event...but later he used the opportunity started a well known animation company which I think got acquired by Apple again...and he got a chance to return to the company he had founded. So this is one example. 2. Sometimes good people suffer voluntarily for a higher cause - e.g. Gandhiji went to jail for India's freedom and even had to listen to harsh words spoken by his own countrymen. 3. Chance and free will of others has a role to play as well. Sometimes we are at the wrong place at the wrong time. Other causes exist as well. This q actually has been wonderfully answered by Shriram Sharmaji in his book Gahana Karmanogati (link in this video's youtube description box) Do read it if you are conversant with hindi. Otherwise I will make a video explaining this very point..but it may take a while. Oh...I just remembered another article you can read (it is a translation of the last pages of Gahana Karmanogati): guidingthoughts.blogspot.in/2013/02/the-laws-of-karma-5-are-misfortunes.html pulkit

yoi can clear before u suffer n pay

"Jab jaago, tabhi savera" If you have realised that u did something wrong in the past, it means u have taken the first step. The best way to clear your bad deeds is to help others especially ppl in need. And pls dont do it cuz u wanna clear your bad deeds, but instead do it in a way of giving something good to the world. The peace that you will get by helping poor n needy, will surely build a confidence in you and will help you overcoming the constant fear of punishment n suffering.

The first thing we must understand is that Karma is NOT tit for tat. The law of Karma works in a very different manner and I have explained that in the video - "law of karma is NOT eye for an eye". I think you may have watched it. Krishna is an Avatar and God himself to whom the past present and future of the whole Universe including Arjuna was fully known. Hence he could not have given Arjuna the wrong advice. Krishna also had the power to erase all of Arjunas past Karmas and free him from cycle of birth and death. Another thing to understand is that killing people is not always wrong - there are times when war is also the right thing to do. Suppose a neighbouring nation attacks India - would we be wrong to fight back? Absolutely not. War is justified when it comes to self defense or standing up for the rights of the oppressed. Arjuna too was being weak in not fighting his cousins, even though they committed many injustices. That is why Krishna scolded him and told him to fight. (I have a video on Maharishi Ramana sitting on tiger skins where I discuss how Vedanta does not support absolute ahimsa. You can watch it to understand this point in more detail.)

+Shree Sadasivan it will take me some time to get to this topic, although it is an excellent one. So in the meantime if you wish Shriram Sharma Acharya has written some wonderful books on this topic. One that comes to "mind is married life a perfect yoga." I think it should be available on the web for a free download.

***** oh that's nice... Thank you so much! I'll check that book out and get to start reading it... However would love to see you make a video on that! Thanks again :-)

Sanjay had clairvoyance

+Sandeep Kumar You asked very good question. Food is meant for energy to perform activity. But we forget this, now a days we take food mostly for enjoyment and we degrade so much in it that causes harm to other creatures. Actually they don't eat meat as food but for pleasure. if there is other sources are available then there is no reason for eating meat. by the way, there are many vegetarian people in india from generation to generation and they are healthy.

Mega, Your question is very practical. The benefits of Nishkama Karma actually far outweigh those of performing Karma by Kamana (desire). The benefits of Kamana Karma are very minor and mostly related to the material world (for example we study hard to get a good job). But as long as one is still caught up in the entanglement of Maya, such benefits come with the accompaniment of sorrow, as one has not overcome one's attachments to the results of such karma (for example we lose our job then we are thrown into depression because of excessive attachment to the prestige and sense of self worth that we have falsely ascribed to the job). By performing Nishkama Karma, we can first and foremost keep our mental balance when the results are not to are liking. Secondly we do not tie our self worth to things outside but to what lies inside - our Atman and its infinite powers. We are therefore able to pick ourselves up and fight again. By steadily performing Nishkama Karma, we can rise up in consciousness and slowly overcome even the sorrows of the world and feel the pure love of God surrounding us in good times and bad. For e.g. Swami Vivekananda in his last days when he bore many illnesses used to feel the hands of Mother Kali holding his at all times. This experiencing of God's ACTUAL presence is the most rewarding of all rewards. Its indescribably calming and peaceful. Nishkama karma is not hard at all especially for women. Its easy for men too, but women have so developed in evolution that is comes easier. Most perform it everyday when they take care of their children, husbands and families in so many selfless ways, putting their own needs aside. Best attitude for work is to do it honestly, to the best of our abilities and for the good of others, keeping our personal desires aside. And a higher attitude beyond this is to offer our work as prasad to the Divine. Let the divine decide if the fruits of this work shld come to us or not.

Thank you very much for your detailed response which is highly appreciated. May you continue spreading such beautiful messages in the form of your videos and responses to our questions too. May the divine grace of the Lord be with you. Best Wishes

it was also mention in Mahabharata that because of Karma of Krishna the entire dwarka CIty and all people were distracted and the reason was Mahabharata so was that not Eye-for-Eye

Thanks for your feedback. i am not a fan of my own voice either. However I operate on a shoe string budget and so I do not have the money to spend on your suggestion. Neither do I have the time - I have 2 aging parents and 10 stray cats to take care of, besides other social work that I actively engage in, in my community. So I suggest therefore that you consider reading the books of these sages (whose work I discuss here) directly. You will gain much more spiritually if you go directly to the source. Bypass these videos.