Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen .
– (Bible, Hebrews 11:1)
Question: Sir, how is faith different from superstition? How do I know that I am not landing in trivia?
Speaker: A similar question was posed to Jesus. He was asked,… read_more
For to the one who has will be given more and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have even what he has will be taken away from him
-(Bible, Matthew 25:29)
Speaker: The one who already has, shall be given more and more and… read_more
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
– (Bible, Romans 14:17)
Question: Christ says, ‘The Kingdom of God is not meat and drink’, but on every special day, all I see is meat and… read_more
“Heart at peace gives life to the body but envy rots the bones.”
BIBLE (PROVERBS 14:30)
Acharya Prashant:
Shilpi is asking:
Namaste Acharya Ji,
The bible says “Heart at peace gives life to the body but envy rots the bones”. I see that I’m stricken with jealousy or envy for … read_more
The Authority of Jesus
And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
~ The Sermon on the Mount
Acharya Prashant: “And so it was, when Jesus had … read_more
You have heard it was said, ‘You must not commit adultery.’
But I say to you that anyone who even looks at a woman with a lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in her heart.
So, if your eye — even your good eye — causes you to … read_more
“If anyone comes to me and doesn’t hate his
brother, father, wife and children and
his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”
BIBLE (LUKE 14, VERSE 26-27)
Question says:
Jesus said, “If anyone comes to me and doesn’t hate his brother, father, wife and children and his … read_more
The tree and Its Fruit
Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, … read_more
Questioner (Q): My gratitude, Acharya ji.. I've been listening to you for more than a year. It was a great pleasure, it was an amazing bliss in Rishikesh. And I just bought a book in IISc the first day and I finished reading it in three days because I thought… read_more
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
~Matthew 7:6
Acharya Prashant (AP): Your path, cannot be somebody else’s path. No general method, nothing general at all, can ever… read_more
Question: Tell us, why Jesus pray celibacy for his followers?
Acharya Prashant: What is meant by celibacy? When Jesus or any other teacher talks of celibacy, what is meant by celibacy? What is the meaning of celibacy?
AP: That is the only meaning of celibacy.
One point commitment; only one… read_more
“Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.”
~ BIBLE (PROVERBS 11:22)
Acharya Prashant: Questioner has asked me to speak on two verses, and I’ll pick the most spicy one of the two.
“Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is… read_more
Questioner (Q): What should I do if something is clear, but the leg doesn't step up?
Acharya Prashant(AP): We had talked about the limitation of clarity. Clarity alone is not sufficient. You can be very clear that you are diseased, but unless you are also sure that you can be… read_more
Listener: Sir I have heard or maybe read somewhere that you are a Christian, is that right?
Acharya Prashant: I love Jesus, l love Krishna, I love Buddha, they are all wonderful. There is no doubt that there is a lot about me which is Christian. I won’t even say… read_more
THE GOLDEN RULE
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” “Enter by a narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it … read_more
A teacher is one, who is well versed in the scriptures, pure, unaffiliated by desire, a perfect knower of the supreme, who continuously abides in the supreme, who is as calm as the fire that has burnt-up its fuel, who is a spontaneous ocean of mercy that needs no cause … read_more
The fear of the Lord adds length to life
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
BIBLE (PROVERBS 10:27)
“The fear of the Lord adds length to life but the years of the wicked are cut short.”
Nimisha has quoted from the bible… read_more
Christmas Eve again, Jesus says to his disciples, “I am going to be killed soon.”
One of his disciples, Peter, starts weeping and crying, and he gets a good scolding from Jesus. Jesus says, “Had you had anything to do with God, had you learned anything from me, how could… read_more
Questioner: Dear Acharya Ji, Pranam!
Thomas had a great doubt about the resurrection of Jesus. Why is it so necessary for us to see first and then believe? Then after seeing we doubt our seeing. How do we rid ourselves of this suspicious attitude?
Acharya Prashant: It’s obvious Nimisha. We… read_more
Question: With the deal that Jesus made with the serpent he knew what was coming. Doesn’t that make Judas, the disciple that loves Jesus the most? He must have known that in fulfilling his role, his Life too would be over with. If it is like this, Judas sacrificed his… read_more
Anger
You have heard that it was said to those of old, “You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever… read_more
Acharya Prashant: The questioner has asked:
“Serpent denotes Kundalini (Helical) awakening in various cultures. In Hindu culture, it signifies the opening of the crown chakra. The serpent here denotes the evil or something else?”
The serpent here is a serpent. Why are you relating it to something else? You know… read_more
Questioner: How to deal with society and the conditioning it brings along with it?
Acharya Prashant: You talk a lot about society, but ultimately our visa expires and we have to return to the same society. What do we do? Do we go to some forest? Do we go to… read_more
“The craving of a sluggard is a death of him because his hands refuse to work.”
BIBLE (PROVERBS 21:25)
Nimisha has sent something, it is not a question. I’ll read it aloud, that’s my answer.
Dear Acharya Ji, Pranaam. I want to thank you deeply for reconnecting me … read_more
“Ye are the salt of the Earth; but if the salt have lost his savour,
Wherewith shall it be salted?
It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out,
And to be trodden under foot of men.”
-Mathew 5:13
AP: What does earth represent? And what does the… read_more
“No woman would have authority over man, no woman would disobey man and her job is to remain Silent.”
~ 1 Timothy 2:12
Acharya Prashant: Every single sutra here contains the essence of Bible, the essence of the word of God. It is just that it is expressed a little… read_more
Acharya Prashant: The next question says:
Dear Acharya Ji, Pranam
After reading the story of Lazarus, this is what comes to the mind. We all want to see miracles in order to believe in the existence of a God. Something that is magical or out of the ordinary. Most of … read_more
आचार्य प्रशांत: वह प्रजापतियों की सृष्टि करके सब पर अपना आधिपत्य रखता है। जैसे सूरज अकेले ही सबको प्रकाशित करते हैं। प्रकाश के स्रोत दो नहीं, प्रकाश के दो नहीं स्रोत हैं, एक है। वैसे ही वह प्रकाश स्वरुप है और वर्णीय है। वर्णीय माने उसी को चुनना, उसी का… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: आचार्य जी, बाइबिल में एक दृष्टान्त है, एक कहानी है, उससे एक प्रश्न पूछना चाहता हूँ।
“जीसस ने उन्हें एक और दृष्टान्त दिया कि स्वर्ग का राज्य उस मनुष्य के समान है जिसने अपने खेत में अच्छे उपजाऊ बीज बोया। पर जब सभी लोग सो रहे थे तो उसका… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: प्रणाम आचार्य जी, मेरी गर्लफ्रेंड (प्रेमिका) क्रिस्चियन (ईसाई) हैं, काफ़ी समय से मैं उसे आपसे मिलवाना चाहता हूँ पर असमर्थ हो रहा हूँ। मैं उसके साथ बाइबिल भी पढ़ता हूँ और समझाने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ कि आपकी शिक्षाएँ हूबहू भगवान क्राइस्ट (ईसा मसीह) से मिलती हैं, पर… read_more
आचार्य प्रशांत: जो तनावग्रस्त है, उसकी ज़िन्दगी में तनाव, चिंता और मनोविकार लगातार है। बस वो कुछ मौकों पर प्रदर्शित हो जाता है। ये आपके लिए कोई खुशखबरी नहीं है कि आपका तनाव दिन में दो-चार घंटे ही प्रकट होता है। ऐसे समझ लीजिए, यदि आपका तनाव चौबीस घंटे बना… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: जीसस का कथन है, “यह न समझो कि मैं पृथ्वी पर मिलाप कराने आया हूँ, मैं मिलाप कराने नहीं, तलवार चलाने आया हूँ, मैं तो आया हूँ कि मनुष्य को उसके पिता से और बेटी को उसकी माँ से और बहू को उसकी सास से अलग कर दूँ।“ तो… read_more
ऐसी तो कोई वस्तु नहीं जो मनुष्य में बाहर से समाकर अशुद्ध करें; परन्तु जो वस्तुऍं मनुष्य में से निकलती हैं, वे ही जो उसे अशुद्ध करती हैं।
बाइबल मरकुस (अध्याय ७ सूत्र १५)
आचार्य प्रशांत: तो सवाल पूछा है कि जो कुछ बाहर से आया है वही तो अशुद्ध… read_more
प्रश्नकर्ता: बाइबल का यह बोध वाक्य कहता है कि, “ध्यान रखो कि तुम इन छोटों में से किसी को तुच्छ दृष्टि से न देखो।” और सूफ़ी ग्रंथों का वचन है कि, “बुराई से नफ़रत करो, बुरे से नहीं।” इन वचनों को मैं पूरे दिल से सदैव अपनाना चाहता हूँ, लेकिन… read_more
आचार्य प्रशांत: जीसस एक जवान आदमी है। एक साधारण से घर में पैदा हुआ है, पेशे से गरेड़िया है; और वास्तव में जवान है। और एक जवान आदमी की सारी आग मौजूद है उसमें।
उत्श्रृंखल-उन्मुक्त घूमता है, छोटी-सी उसकी एक टोली है। इधर-उधर, सड़कों पर घूम-घूम के बजा रहा है… read_more
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burnt and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
(Corinthians 13:3 )
(और यद्यपि मैं अपने सभी सामानों को गरीबों को खिलाने के लिए देता हूँ और हालांकि मैं अपने शरीर … read_more
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
Mathew(6:3 )
किन्तु जब तू किसी दीन दुःखी को देता है तो तेरा बायाँ हाथ न जान पाये कि तेरा दाहिना हाथ क्या कर रहा है।
मैथ्यू(6:3)
आचार्य प्रशांत: बाएं हाथ को पता भी… read_more
And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Luke (9:58)
यीशु ने उस से कहा, “लोमडिय़ों के भट और आकाश के पक्षियों के बसेरे होते हैं, पर मनुष्य के पुत्र को सिर … read_more
“But, who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another … read_more
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” … read_more
“Verily, Verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. “
~Jhon (3:3)
“मैं तुझ से सच सच कहता हूँ, यदि कोई नये सिरे से न जन्मे … read_more
द लास्ट शाल बी फर्स्ट, एंड द फर्स्ट लास्ट फॉर मानी बी कॉल्ड बट फ्यू चोज़न।
(मैथ्यू.XX.16 )
वक्ता: नियति सबकी एक ही है, क्योंकि हम सब एक ही हैं। चूंकि हम में, मूल रूप से कोई अंतर नहीं है, इसीलिए हमारी नियति भी एक ही है। जो हम हैं,… read_more
वक्ता : फॉर मैनी आर काल्ड बट ओन्ली फ्यू आर चोज़न
बात समझ में आ रही है? बुलाया बहुतों को जा रहा होगा पर तुम्हें सुनाई भी तो दे कि तुम्हें बुलाया जा रहा है। तुम्हें आवाज दी जाए तो थोड़ा-बहुत तुम्हें सुनाई भी तो देना चाहिए न कि तुम्हें… read_more
*“Verily, verily , I say unto you , Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die , it abideth alone : but if it die , it bringeth forth much fruit . He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life … read_more
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
– Bible, Matthew 7:7-8
वक्ता: बात सिर्फ़ तुम्हारी मर्ज़ी… read_more
