VIII. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON SEEKING
Every day we are seeking. Seeking is a fire of the soul, the un-dying ember in our heart that keeps us alive.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1: In one lifetime does a seeker encounter many Masters till liberation, or even many lifetimes with the same Master?
Answer: Till you reach your Guru who is holding the key for your liberation, who is going to liberate you, you will meet many Masters in one lifetime. Once you meet your Guru, even if you take many lifetimes to become enlightened, He will be the same Master coming in your life again and again.
Till you meet Guru, your own Master, a seeker encounters many Masters in their life. Once you encounter your own Master, it's the same Master, even if you take as many lives as possible after that to achieve enlightenment.
Question 2:
Is it right to renounce the family members like father, mother, husband, wife and children for the sake of our own spiritual practices?
Answer: As per the cosmic law no husband, no father, no mother, no wife, no children exist.
Everybody gives birth as the flow of their life. The very idea even the mother and father is created by human beings. It is neither attested, nor accepted, in the cosmic law. Spiritual practice is the first priority for any human being. Spiritual enlightenment is the first truth for any human being. Evolving in the right direction with the right spiritual guidance is the first priority in your life. Let that not be sacrificed for anything. In the same way, do not use spirituality t o escape from your social responsibilities. If it is honest spiritual seeking and spiritual practice, nothing should come in the way. Anything that comes in the way can be sacrificed.
Question 3: What Is Missing In Hinduism?
Answer:
Whatever you think as best, and you found as the best in your life, share that with the world. If you are a seeker, enlightenment is the best thing you found in your life, share that with the world. You will have enlightenment only when you give. Seekers even if you do social service in an ordinary sense, you are cheating the world. You are hiding the important thing with you, and giving only the small things to the world. A seeker should give the science of enlightenment to the world. That is the biggest gift.
Question 4: Is Yatra (spiritual pilgrimage) important for a spiritual seeker?
Answer:
Yatra, spiritual pilgrimage, is such an important dimension for every spiritual seeker. Getting out of the place where you are living, where your identity is living, and where people perceive you in their own way, gives you the freedom to be out of your identity. When you go to these high energy centers like Kailash, not only is your old identities removed, the possibility for the growth of the new consciousness happens, especially with an enlightened being. He will properly use that situation to create an identity crisis in you to clear your old identity, and create a complete new inner space in you.