“I just mentioned to make you understand about the poverty and richness…”

I just mentioned to make you understand about the poverty and richness - that's all. Otherwise, I neither live in poverty, nor live in richness. When I - when this organization was not around Me also I was happy and enjoying just like this only. When this organization around Me also I am not proud about it - that's all. Talk to the people who were around Me when the organization was not there.

There are so many volunteers here, who are here when not only this organization was not there - there was nothing. Even food has to come from the city, from some devotee's house. So, from that time to now neither something has been added to Me nor that time something was less in M - that's all. That's what I meant - that's what I wanted to convey.

"If you are not used to squatting for long time, is it okay? If one then sit on a chair and meditate?" I think, better try to make yourself by sitting - whatever is said and done the effect will not be same in chair. It will not be same in chair.

"Are samskaras just long term memories?" No! Memories with which emotional attachment also exists - if there is no emotional attachment those memories are not dangerous. But when there is emotional attachment only those memories are called samskaras or dangerous.

Somebody is asking, "What is inspiration, intensity, and initiation?" Inspiration is something like when you listen to my discourses or books - you feel like doing it. And intensity means really practicing - that is what I call intensity. Initiation means neither you need to feel inspired nor you need to have intensity - just it will happen. That's what I call initiation.

"If a parent has planted some hurtful samskaras in child? What age - some ways to remove them when the child has become an adult." The moment you become an adult or understand the hurtful samskaras by the parents - start removing it now - that's all. Now is the time.

"Are parents responsible for the samskaras though the children carry with them? Do the parents create patterns in the mind of their children?" Yes, parents are responsible. So if you are a parent - if you are a father or mother be responsible. Let your kids not blame you the same way. So, take care only if you are able to handle them. See, just giving birth - just because physically you are matured, it's not that you have the authority to give birth. No! You need to be psychologically matured to give a right mental setup to them.

See, if I have to define 'bringing up' - giving them a vast inner space, through which they will be able to go through any rules and regulations of the society without feeling suffocated, without feeling suppressed - that is what I call 'bringing up'. The definition for 'bringing up' is giving them a vast inner space - in the young age itself, so that any rules and regulations of the society - understanding about the society, they will just go through by internalizing, not by suppressing or feeling suffocated. So, if you are able to do that job to your kids then give birth. Otherwise relax or get ready to be sued - that’s all.

You see, practically every child - even in this country sues the parents. By showing the anger and hatred after they become adult - that's all. From where do you think that strong "no"' comes? Only when they say "no" to you they feel that they are living. That is why anything and everything - what the first thing word will come from their mouth? "No! No!" Means they feel that they are suffocated; the suffocation.

"Swamiji how is that Saints like Buddha, Krishna, etc. could not save themself from the calamity that they must have known well before them? Kindly explain." Two answer. One: the actual answer - the truth - surely they know very well what is going to happen but it’s time to leave the body. They need some reason, some reason. People ask me, “You say guilt create cancer.” Actually guilt is the main, first reason for any body to start encouraging the cancerous cells. Otherwise, see all of us have a possibility for cancer, you know? All of us have because the dust - so many things - even an ordinary dust particle which goes inside through your nose can become lung cancer.

Only thing, if your body is not encouraging those cancerous cells it will not become cancer. If your body is encouraging and entertaining it will become cancer. All of us have the possibility. But, if somebody carries a deep guilt, then the body encourages the cancer. When I told this somebody asked me “Then why Ramakrishna had cancer? Ramana Maharshi had cancer.” Understand. Their cancer is no way like yours.

Ordinary persons is different and theirs is different. In their case it's like a - they just drop the body. Somebody asked Ramana Maharshi, beautifully, “Bhagavan, do you have pain?" He had a cancer in left hand, He had tumor in left hand. He says, "There is pain but there is no suffering. There's pain but there's no suffering." So, be very clear - He just stopped using the body.

Somebody asked Ramakrishna - Bhagavan - Ramakrishna healed so many people, hundreds of cancer He has healed. And he asked, somebody asked, "Why can’t you heal your throat?" He had a throat cancer. “Why can’t you heal your throat?” He says, “Long before I left living inside this body and I just allow it to relax and rest. I have already started living in Kali. I have left this body. So, practically it's like a I am having a glass in my hand - I just drop it, it falls and breaks.

Falling and breaking that is what is their cancer - they decided to relax. They are not interested to protect that body anymore. They feel like they have done their job, then it goes back to nature. Only for you it is a disease and cancer. For them they just already left, they just already dropped.

So, surely they know, it is just a leela - purpose is over - now they are doing, they are letting the nature to do its job. This actual answer, the other side when I mention - I mentioned in a very casual way. I just mentioned to you to emphasize a different point - don't expect somebody to come and save you - just save yourself. Means face your fear, face your life. That's what I meant when I said.

"Do we choose our life according to our samskaras?" Yes, maybe after this death meditation - night I will speak on life and death and how we take birth and death. That's a next session. Because prana is the place where the life is there. I want all of you to understand - life happens to your body only when you start breathing independently, after birth. That one kshana - when the body comes out, that kshana only life enters into your being - into your body. Till then whatever is there is your mother's life - you are connected through umbilical cord - its mother's heart beating in your heart, mother's breathing is happening in your breathing, mother's food is getting digested in your system.

So, when we talk about the prana sarira I will talk about this life, death, and samskara - how it imbibes, how it directly influences your birth. See, whatever you feel as a best thing in your life, you take that body. For example, even though you live in human body for 100 years you spent 80% of your time in sleeping or lethargic mood. You think being lazy, just resting is the ultimate joy in your life. Then naturally what you will do? "Why next life take human body, go for college, school, get educated, get married, go for job, pay rent - all this unnecessary work. Let me just rest and enjoy, let me become buffalo."

That's the best part, you see, to enjoy just the whole day you can be resting. Either in your place where you are staying or in the water, inside the water - you can just be resting. So what you think as the strong, joyful experience in your life that kind of body you assume. If you spend your whole life just eating, eating, eating, eating, eating, eating, eating - that is the ultimate joy you felt in your life, then naturally what you will think? "Better let me take the pig body." Because pig has big mouth and constantly you can be chewing and eating - nothing much needs to be done. You don’t have to pay your rent, you don’t have to do so many things.

So unnecessarily distraction, you see 30% of your life you spend in working - \`why unnecessarily so much time you spent in working and all - job and all that is unnecessary. So naturally what you will think? "Why should I work and create infrastructure for some politician?" No, that is the truth. See, whatever you work and create infrastructure, only certain amount of money you are going to spend in your life. You are going to spend certain amount of money. Then at the most you will have some money for your medical care the last time - over.

After that, whatever is there for whose sake it goes? It just goes for the sake of fulfilling the ego of a politician - over. Means the person who rules the country - he feels, "Oh, I have big gut. I have big infrastructure." That’s all. Naturally you start thinking, "Why should I work to fulfill somebody’s ego. Let me become pig." So you decide your body and everything based on your samskara.

"Is worshipping a Master also a form of attachment? Yes! It is a form of attachment. Let Me read the question once more. "Is worshipping a Master also a form of attachment?" Yes! It is a form of attachment. There's a beautiful story in Bharatn villages if you see, they use a big bamboo stick to burn the body - dead bodies. After the body is completely burnt they will throw this stick also inside the same fire. Same way the attachment to the Master's form will be used like to burn all the other attachments.

Once all the attachments are burnt - throw this attachment also into the same fire. But the problem is our guys first thing they wanted to throw is Master's attachment only. If you throw the bamboo stick first and burn it how will you burn the dead body? So burn all of the attachment then automatically the attachment to the Master also will be burnt. Drop - Unclutch from everything else then automatically you can Unclutch with the Master.

But our guys - first thing they want to Unclutch is Unclutch from the Master. Then how will you Unclutch from the other things? Master is like a inspiration, energy to Unclutch from all other things. Once you do that job, He will automatically Unclutch Himself. I will not stand in your way, don't worry. According to the history and statistics Buddha never stopped Enlightenment - He only encouraged Enlightenment. Okay - I will not stand in your way.

"Is the concept twin souls or soul mates true?" Oh, My favorite subject: marriage. There is no such things as soul mates. When you are in love, you feel as if the other person is a fulfillment for you and he also feels you are a fulfillment for the other person. Just have a honeymoon everything will become alright. I always tell people, "Love is blind, marriage is eye opener. Love is blind, marriage is eye opener." So, all the ideas soul mates and everything is seasonal - it is only seasonal; it is not eternal. Soul does not need any second person to be in bliss - by its own presence it is all fulfilling and enjoying and exploding.

"Difference between free will and destiny? It’s My, one more favorite subject - this free will and destiny. If a cow is tied on a pole with three meter rope, the cow has free will inside that three meter distance, radius. Inside that three meter he can sit, stand, do whatever he want. But beyond that three meter he doesn't have free will - it's only destiny. If he behaves properly inside that three meter without attacking people. If he behaves properly, then naturally what the owner will do? He will extend that three meter rope into six meter. If he really behaves properly, forever, naturally what he will do? He will just release the cow. He can just go around whenever he wants, wherever he wants and come back for food and again go round.

Same thing - if Divine is very sure you don’t have any negativity inside even if you are empowered - it is only good for the world you will be empowered. If the Divine really feels completely clear that there is no possibility for even future negativity then you are completely liberated. But if there is a possibility in your action or in your samskaras then naturally the energy flow in you is automatically restricted.

Please understand. There is a automatic mechanism - like a in USA I have seen the automatic - they have the gas connection. The house and all they have this cooking gas connection. Automatically it will get switched off if there is some fire accident or if there is some problem. Same way, if there is some negativity automatically the energy gets closed - it gets blocked. So, free will and destiny depends on your samskara - it depends on your samskaras.