David Wants to Fly

Transkript 2008.06.01_Rishikesh

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Dandi Swami Narayanan its nice to have the opportunity to meet you. I heard that you were once the disciple of Brahmanand Saraswati, Gurudev, and you also got to know Mahesh Yogi at that time. Is this correct?

Dandi Swami Narayanan its nice to have the opportunity to meet you. I heard that you were once the disciple of Brahmanand Saraswati, Gurudev, and you also got to know Mahesh Yogi at that time. Is this correct?

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Yeh apse keh rahen hai ki inko bohot khushi hui aapse milke aur yeh poonch rahe hai ki aap jab Brahmanad Saraswatiji ke shishya the tab kya aap ke saath Mahrishi Mahesh Yogiji bhi the?...woh kuch karkuni vagaire kiya karte the na? Lekin jab woh wahan pe the, Mahesh Yogiji, tab kya aap wahan pe the?

Dandi Swami Narayanan its nice to have the opportunity to meet you. I heard that you were once the disciple of Brahmanand Saraswati, Gurudev, and you also got to know Mahesh Yogi at that time. Is this correct?

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He says at the time of Brahmanand Saraswati, he never lived with him. He knew him and while coming or going he would have darshan of him but he never stayed as a disciple with Brahmanand Saraswati.

He says at the time of Brahmanand Saraswati, he never lived with him. He knew him and while coming or going he would have darshan of him but he never stayed as a disciple with Brahmanand Saraswati.

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David

What is his feeling towards Brahmanand Saraswati?

What is his feeling towards Brahmanand Saraswati?

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Aapki Gurudev ke baare mein kya bhavna hai? Aap unke baare mein kya sochte hai?

What are your feelings regarding Gurudev? What do you think of him?

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He very highly regards Gurudevji and he says that his whole life was an idol of meditation and he was like a god...thats what he feels.

He very highly regards Gurudevji and he says that his whole life was an idol of meditation and he was like a god...thats what he feels.

06:50

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08:19

David

Does he have any picture of that time?

Does he have any picture of that time?

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Gurudev ki aap ke paas koi photo hai?

Do you have any photo?

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Yes

Yes.

David

Can he show us?

Can he show us?

David

Ask him if he has another pircture of him and Gurudev...

Ask him if he has another pircture of him and Gurudev...

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Aur koi photo hogi? Aapki aur Gurudevji ki saath mein ya koi?

Do you have any other snap? Of you and Gurudev together?

08:20

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10:25

David

Did he stay in the service of Swami Shanatandji for a while?

Did he stay in the service of Swami Shanatandji for a while?

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Kya aap inke saath rahe hai wahan pe?

Did you stay in the service of Swami Shanatandji for a while?

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He is saying that from Shantanandji only he got the ceremony of sanyas...and this name- Dandi Swami Narayanan Saraswati- is given by Shantanandji to him.

He is saying that from Shantanandji only he got the ceremony of sanyas...and this name- Dandi Swami Narayanan Saraswati- is given by Shantanandji to him.

10:30

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11:52

David

He seems to be such a comfortable happy person. What is his secret?

He seems to be such a comfortable happy person. What is his secret?

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Yeh poonch rahe hai ki aap apne bhavo se bohot he paripoorn aur shaant lagte hai. Toh iska raaz kya hai?

He is saying that you look very content and peacefull. What is your secret?

 

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These are the four secrets- Gurukrupa which means Guru’s blessings or teachings. Sadhana, Bajan and Dyaan meaning meditation, praising the lord- bhajan is a different word for praising the lord through meditation. The direct influence of these things and his Brahmachari Jeevan.

These are the four secrets- Gurukrupa which means Guru’s blessings or teachings. Sadhana, Bajan and Dyaan meaning meditation, praising the lord- bhajan is a different word for praising the lord through meditation. The direct influence of these things and his Brahmachari Jeevan.

David

What is Brahmachari Jeevan?

What is Brahmachari Jeevan?

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It is where you dont indulge in marriage and lastly Ekanthvaas that is, he is staying alone and meditating close to the Himalayas,that also has an influence which is why he looks so content.

It is where you dont indulge in marriage and lastly Ekanthvaas that is, he is staying alone and meditating close to the Himalayas,that also has an influence which is why he looks so content.

David

He has never loved a woman in his life?

He has never loved a woman in his life?

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Yeh pooch rahe hai ki aapke jeevan mein kya aapne kabhi kisi aurat se pyaar ke...

He is asking whether you have ever loved a woman in your entire life?

Translator

No.

No.

David

Never.

Never.

03:11

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David

What is his advice for me? I live in this material world. I love woman and want to have a family. So how could i have a connection with god? What shall i do?

What is his advice for me? I live in this material world. I love woman and want to have a family. So how could i have a connection with god? What shall i do?

Translator

Inhone apne sadhana shuru ki hai lekin yeh chahte hai ki inki shaadi ho, inki family ho phir aise mein bhagwaan ke saath ek naata jodne ke liye aap inko kya updesh denge?

He has been practising meditation for a while now but he wishes to stay in the material world, get married, have children...so what advise do you have for him if he wishes to connect with the powers above...with god?

David

I also want the happiness with which he radiates.

I also want the happiness with which he radiates.

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Aur aapke paas baithne se jo shaanti milti hai uske baarein bhi aap kuch inko bataiye.

He also wants to know about the happiness that one feels when sitting next to you.

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What he is saying is that a good smell, everybody likes..like that when you sit beside someone with a pure soul, you’ll feel peace..like the good smell.

What he is saying is that a good smell, everybody likes..like that when you sit beside someone with a pure soul, you’ll feel peace..like the good smell.

David

So he advised me to get close to people with a great aatma?

So he advised me to get close to people with a great aatma?

Translator

Yes.

Yes.

07:47

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09:24

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Inke liye jo updesh dena hai woh...

And what is the advise that you have for him regarding his connecting god?

 

 

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No marriage. No friend. If you want to make your life beautiful then read Bhagwat Geeta, then you will find peace in your life.

No marriage. No friend. If you want to make your life beautiful then read Bhagwat Geeta, then you will find peace in your life.

Translator

Lekin inka kehna yeh tha ki inko bhautik jeevan mein bhi rehna hai. Shaadi bhi karni hai, yeh bhi karna hai..toh uske saath kya updesh karenge?

He says if you want to stay in the materialistic world then read Bhagvat Geeta and you will find peace in your life.

But how should he go about it if he wants to live in this material world? Get married and have children....what will be your advise for him then?

He says if you want to stay in the materialistic world then read Bhagvat Geeta and you will find peace in your life

David

But he is saying that best would be to renounce everything and meditate?

But he is saying that best would be to renounce everything and meditate?

Translator

Yes.

Yes.

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05:50

David

But he says if you want to have a family and all the it is important to read the Bhagvat Geeta?

But he says if you want to have a family and all the it is important to read the Bhagvat Geeta?

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Yes. Meditation also.

Yes. Meditation also.

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What he is saying is that one of his desciples is from Holland. He has come here many times and on the internet he has given everything about him and Shantanandji. After reading the geeta both of their lives have changed. They are doctors. They are a couple and after reading the Geeta their life has changed.

What he is saying is that one of his desciples is from Holland. He has come here many times and on the internet he has given everything about him and Shantanandji. After reading the geeta both of their lives have changed. They are doctors. They are a couple and after reading the Geeta their life has changed.

David

I have read the Geeta and somethings are hard to understand for me for instance how can i ever be happy from desire for to meditate also is a desire. I meditate to be happy. So how can i ever be free of desire

I have read the Geeta and somethings are hard to understand for me for instance how can i ever be happy from desire for to meditate also is a desire. I meditate to be happy. So how can i ever be free of desire

Translator

Yeh kehte hai ki inhone Geeta padhi hai lekin kuch baatein inhe samajh nahin aayi jaise kehte hai ki kisi bhi cheez ki icha rakhna galat hota hai to aise mein agar sadhana karni ho toh woh bhi ek prakaar se icha hi ho gayi kyonki hum sukhe hone ke liye sadhana karte hai toh yeh kaise hai?

(To david)He says he has read the Geeta but does not understand a few things like the Geeta talks about killing all desire but then isn’t meditation to achieve peace also a kind of desire? Then does it not contradict what it teaches?

 

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You will not get it so fast. Its a very slow and hard process to understand the Geeta. Only after this long process will you get anything from it.

(To david) You will not get it so fast. Its a very slow and hard process to understand the Geeta. Only after this long process will you get anything from it.

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03:50

David

The one thing that i like about hinduism is ‚ahimsa‘, Non Violence but in the Geeta, it is about war. Krishna tells Arjuna to go and kill. I dont understand this as it is a contradiction for me.

The one thing that i like about hinduism is ‚ahimsa‘, Non Violence but in the Geeta, it is about war. Krishna tells Arjuna to go and kill. I dont understand this as it is a contradiction for me.

Translator

Yeh keh rahe hai ki inko hindu dharm mein jo ahimsa hai woh bohot pasand hai lekin phir yeh nahin samajh paate ki Geeta mein jo yudh ke baarein mein hai aur anth mein Krishna bhagwan Arjun ko kehte hai ki apne sage samandhiyon ko maaro...yeh kyon hai?

(To Swami) He says that he likes the non violence preached in Hinduism. However what does one make of the fact that the Geeta is all about war and at the end Lord Krishna asks Arjuna to kill his own kin in the name of duty?

David

Why does lord Krishna the powerful god allow this to happen? This war, this suffereing...

Why does lord Krishna the powerful god allow this to happen? This war, this suffereing...

David

Why does krishna let so much of suffering to happen? Why does he not let there be peace on earth? Why is it not like heaven on earth?

Why does krishna let so much of suffering to happen? Why does he not let there be peace on earth? Why is it not like heaven on earth?

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It is the same answer. You have to read it and you’ll know. You have to find your own answers. No one can give you answers.

(To David) It is the same answer. You have to read the Geeta and you’ll know. You have to find your own answers. No one can give you answers.

David

Has he said that?

Has he said that?

Translator

No.

No.

David

Ask him why is ther so much suffering in the world if there is a creating power like god?

Ask him why is ther so much suffering in the world if there is a creating power like god?

Translator

Yeh pooch rahe hai ki duniya mein agar bhagwan naam ki koi shakti hai toh logon ko itni takleef kyon hoti hai?

He wants to know why is there so much suffering in the world if there is a Gid above to take care of us?

 

 

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What he is trying to say is that, you believe that you are human but somebody else is driving the entire world. If you feel that you are doing everything but it is not like that but the one who makes you do that is someone else.

What he is trying to say is that, you believe that you are human but somebody else is driving the entire world. If you feel that you are doing everything but it is not like that but the one who makes you do that is someone else.

David

Like destiny...like fate.

Like destiny...like fate.

Translator

Yes...and to understand him. You have to meditate.

Yes...and to understand him. You have to meditate.

David

To understand the creator?

To understand the creator?

Translator

Yes.

Yes.

 

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