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What is the karma of the animals killed and consumed by humans?
This karma is a wheel. You kill a fish and eat it today. In the next birth that fish will be born as a human being and you as a fish. This is a peculiar trade. It is a tradition or continuation of revenge. This is Swamiji’s experience and belief. This is the reason why Hindu sages recommend vegetarianism.
Killing an animal is undoubtedly a bad karma; this karma will not leave you. Unnatural death in any form is a sin. It is up to you whether you want to listen and follow my teachings or not. Like a doctor I am giving advice. If you will totally listen and follow like a good patient, you will improve. If you don’t wish to listen, I will not feel sorry. I do not wish to interfere in your karma cycle. Like a mirror, I can only reflect your karma and experiences. I am only a witness to all your karma; I reflect the same. I very rarely ‘order’ anyone to obey me. The people who listen are the real lucky ones.
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What is the difference between Hinduism and Buddhism? Do they lead to the same goal?
There is no difference. Both of them show the way from darkness to light. When there is darkness around us we use a matchbox, candle or a gaslight to brighten up the area. All these are nothing but forms of light.
When a person is sick he may take allopathic, homoeopathic or any other form of medicine to cure the disease. The type of medicine is not important. It is important that he is cured. Let us consider another example. Suppose a person wishes to travel from one place to another. He may decide to go by boat, ship, plane or a train. He may even decide to walk. What is important here is not the mode of travel but the fact that he has to reach the destination properly and safely.
There once lived a smart and wise king. He desired to know which the shortest and fastest way to reach God. Immediately he called for a conference of all the learned pundits belonging to various religions. They began discussing on this subject. However they were unable to reach a consensus. Each one argued that his method was the best.
The king kept waiting for the solution. Feeling sorry at the king’s plight, God himself came to him in the form of an old man and said that he could give the correct answer provided the king follows him to the tree on the other bank of the river. The king eagerly walked behind the old man. When they reached the bank, the old man asked for a boat to take them to the other shore. The boat was brought.
The old man saw the boat and said, “This boat is not strong. We could drown. I will not get in.” Now the king ordered for another boat. The old man said that the boatman looked inexperienced and he would not go in such a boat. In this way for every boat that was brought the old man continued to give different excuses. Finally the exasperated king said “all we need is to cross this river. As soon as we cross our need for the boat ceases. Does it matter which type of boat is good?”
Now the old man replied, “O King, the teaching that I wanted to give you is complete. To cross this river any boat is enough. Similarly to cross the ocean called illusion (maya), all the religions and methods are only different types of boats. If you keep on changing the boats you will never reach the destination. It is only a waste of time. Therefore follow your Guru. Stop trying to find a different way.”
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Why do Hindus decorate a dead body?
Shava (dead body) is Shiva! That’s why!
What is a cremation ground? It is nothing bur Shiva’s land (Rudra bhoomi). When we think of worshipping Shiva we automatically think of worshipping Him with waters of Ganga. After offering water oblations, we apply Vibhuti and sandal paste to the Shiva linga. Thereafter a third eye is drawn and it is decorated with Kumkum. It is worshipped with Tulasi and bilva leaves and flowers.
Hindus believe that a dead person has united with Shiva. Therefore it is bathed and decorated on its last journey.
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Why is a pregnant woman asked to lie down without moving during eclipse? Is there any scientific reason?
There is a very scientific reason for this as a very close relation exists between pregnancy and eclipse.
The earth, as we know consists of 75% water and only 25% land mass. Likewise a human body too is made up of 65% liquids and 35% solid mass. As per the law of nature, liquids are more easily influenced and affected by the movements of the Sun and Moon. This can be observed in the tidal waves that occur in the oceans especially during New moon and Full moon.
A human brain consists mainly of liquid content and hence easily reacts to the gravitational force of the moon. Due to this, moon is referred to as the Lord of the mind. Many mental disorders or disturbances have been noted on New moon and Full moon days. This effect can be easily viewed in case of weak-minded persons.
During pregnancy, a fetus is still in the formative stage and as such there is not much difference as yet between its mind and physical body as well as between the water and solid mass content in it. It is in such an extremely weak and vulnerable stage. Hence it is easily influenced by the Sun and the Moon rays.
It has been scientifically proven that at the time of an eclipse, the rays emanating from the Sun or Moon are charged with ultraviolet (UV) or infrared radiations. Due the effect of these radiations, the fetus will be under stress. Any additional stress on it, which could be caused by the mother’s movements, could lead to physical deformity in the fetus. In case the mother is mentally stressed out at that time, it could lead to mental disorder in the baby. To avoid these, it is advisable for a pregnant woman to lie down peacefully during an eclipse.
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Are Trishakti and Shakti one and the same?
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the Trinity (Trimurthis) responsible for creation, sustenance and annihilation. To complete these jobs each one has a different type of shakti (energy). These shaktis have the name Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati respectively. When these 3 unite, it is called Trishakti.
Actually there is only one primordial energy called Adi-shakti or Para-shakti. But based on the task to be completed, this primordial energy transforms into any of the above 3 energies. When the single energy transforms into 3 it is referred to as Trishakti. Remember that prior transformation only the primordial energy existed!
Therefore in the true philosophical sense, Shakti or Trishakti refers to the same energy. However in practical life, it is different. In our life, Trishakti means Goddesses Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati while Shakti means Adi para-shakti.
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