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Now Brand Clinic Strength Prostate Health - My Review

This is My Top Pick for a Prostate Health Formula This is the Best Product That I Have Found for Prostate Health. I Have Looked at Lots of Products! Anyone Who is Middle-Aged or Older Should Be Taking This Product to Help Prevent Prostate Enlargement and Prostate Cancer. About 250,000 Men in the US Come Down with Prostate Cancer Yearly. This is the Most Common Cancer for Men! This Can Help Greatly! Watch this and find out! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider

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Understanding the Path of Devotion, Bhakti Yoga

Devotion is not something measured exte ally by how an individual sings, dances, prays or manifests various signs such as ‘speaking in tongues’, although any one of these activities may indeed be expressions of a deep inner devotion. The measure of devotion is one that reflects the internal state of the seeker. It may be expressive and effusive, or it may be totally indrawn and bring the seeker into a state of ecstatic contemplation. Devotion is an outflowering of the soul, not an expression of vital enthusiasm.

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By Dada Bhagwan
Where do you find a spiritual master who can mend your life?

I am so glad you asked me this, for I too, just like you, was in search of a Spiritual Master, who could mend my life and put it on the road of progress on the path of salvation. Just then, I met Pujya Deepakbhai, the greatest Spiritual Master, in my eyes!!! rnThe moment I saw him, my head just bowed down before him and tears flowed down my eyes. I didn’t know the exact reason, but I felt that he is extremely pure. Later, as I got to see and know him better, I realized how

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By DadaBhagwan
Who decides which soul will enter which body? Which karmic debt to carry when a new life is brought to Earth?

It is a natural mechanism of Cause and Effect based on the science of karma Our Soul will enter which body in new life is based on the karmas (causes) that you made in the past birth. If, throughout your life, we have done things with an extremely good and noble intention of helping others and serving mankind, then you go to the celestial world; if you did things having both good and bad intents alternating from time to time, then you could become a human again; if one has do

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9 Amazing Health Benefits of Oyster Mushrooms

Oyster Mushrooms are Full of Powerful Antioxidants that Protect Against Disease. Helps with cholesterol, inflammation, trigs, blood pressure, blood sugar, and helps to prevent heart disease. Also boosts up your immune system and helps prevent cancer. Plus they are very tasty! No Side-Effects. Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone!

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By DadaBhagwan
How does a good moral character help in achieving success and happiness?

What is morality? rnParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan defines, “When one does not possess even a single vice that is unacceptable to any living being in this world, it is called full morality.” One with a good moral character does not take away anyone’s happiness nor does he hurt anyone’s feelings. He is in a constant endeavour to not harm anyone even to the slightest extent. He does not spoil his speech by lying intentionally or saying incorrect things, he does not spoil his

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By Adlerconway
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Front Door Camera for Your Home Security

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Front Door Camera for Your Home Security In a technology-driven world where security is paramount, choosing the right equipment to protect your home is now more critical than ever. Front door cameras are standout tools in enhancing your home's security. With a multitude of options available in the market, selecting the perfect front door camera can be overwhelming. This comprehensive guide is designed to simplify this process, empowering you t

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Knotgrass - For Fatigue, Parasites, and Kidney Problems

Knotgrass - For Fatigue, Parasites, and Kidney Problems It’s FREE and No Side-Effects Knotgrass will help with fatigue, parasites, inflammation, kidney disease, inflammation, arthritis, gum disease, kidney stones, GI problems, and much more… and No Side-Effects. Watch My Video to Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSQ6OzAenOt-Pj-r0n45Pg See Link to Video https://youtu.be/BhPHZP7Aebk

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Spirituality: What It Is Not, and What It is

We frequently hear people speaking about spirituality. They indicate ‘I consider myself to be spiritual, not religious.’ Beyond that distinction, however, when one asks what they mean by ‘spirituality’ there is a wide range of responses that make it clear that spirituality is mostly something vague and somewhat amorphous. Sri Aurobindo provides a very clear, brief overview of what spirituality is (and what it is not).

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The Nature of Bhakti

The heart of devotion opens spontaneously with a deep sense of reverence, aspiration and love. It is based on soul-contact with the Divine. Exte al signs of worship, prayers, songs, rituals, repeating words of devotion are not indicators of the soul status necessarily and they cannot replace the true opening of the being that can occur at any time when contact from the psychic being comes to the fore.

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By Jose Bulao
The Neglected Topic of Spirituality

This article and others following are devoted to a discussion of spirituality and ideas related to this topic. While there are so many websites and blogs about all sorts of ideas under the sun and beyond, the topic of spirituality is a neglected one. More Searches on the Body By searching through the web pages we find the impression that this topic is not given its due importance. Using the data generated by softwares which search for the times a word is searched in the Inter

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“What Do You Take for Granted?”

“Take this Quick and Simple Test” We wonder why we feel the way we do when we take most of life for granted. Here is a simple test to find out what you take for granted. Most people live their life totally unconscious… but the aim of life is to awaken and become truly conscious. 1- Do you know why you work at the job you have? 2 - Do you know why you live in the house you live in? 3 - Do you know why you live in the community that you live in? 4 - Do you know why you have the spouse you have and appreciate him or her every day and show your love?

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Every Yogic Practitioner Must Develop Along His Own Path and Face His Own Difficulties

We like to have certainty, safety, and fixed map that provides us directions, steps, milestone markers and which will lead us to the goal of our seeking. Spiritual development, however, is not quite the same as an automobile or train trip from one city to another. The complex nexus that is created for each individual implies that everyone starts from a somewhat different psychological place, with different opportunities, different limitations and difficulties, different developed capacities and, indeed, different solutions to attain to somewhat varying results.

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Exploring Rebirth of the Soul into New Bodies and New Lives

While a segment of humanity does not accept the idea of rebirth, choosing instead to either suggest that this one lifetime is the entire frame and limit of an individual’s existence, or else, that after death they will be resurrected to go before a seat of judgment and either be assigned to heaven, or hell, for all ete ity. We then come to those that accept rebirth in some form as providing meaning and significance to life and the evolutionary development taking place in the universal manifestation.

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By Dada Bhagwan
Is it important for the enlightenment seekers to practice solitude and silence?

Generally, the reason why enlightenment seekers want to practice solitude and silence is to still their mind. However one should check that by doing so, did my mind really become silent, did it stop wandering here and there? If yes, there is some meaning in it and one can and must pursue it! However, normally what is observed is that mind wanders, even more than before, when it is in an idle state; thoughts begin to run helter-skelter in all directions! rnOne thinks he will f

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By George Reed
Paranormal Ufos

If you take a look around, you can't help but see that our world is full of strange things both scary and awesome. Unexplained phenomenon happens all around us. Every culture has stories of invisible entities, psychic powers, and magic. Whether in rural or urban areas, you're sure to find sorcerers, healers, and the like. Even sightings of vampires and nature spirits make the local news at times. One can't ignore the fact that even some of the experience's of these events are

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Review of MoonO Life Blood Pressure Machine

The MoonO Life Blood Pressure Machine is Super Easy and Accurate. It Works Together with Your Iphone or Android Phone to Keep Track of Your Blood Pressure. And This Machine Tells You if You Are Doing Something Wrong Causing Some Kind of Incorrect Reading. I have no connection to this company… this is my honest straightforward review of the machine. Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider

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The Yogic Practitioner and the External World

We generally live under an illusion of separateness from other beings and the rest of the world. We believe our individual personality, individual body, life, mind are independent from everyone and everything else. This fixed idea, however, is part of the confusion we experience that misleads us about the true nature of existence. In fact, everything is intimately connected. We breathe in oxygen in order to live, which is produced by the plant life of the planet. Similarly, the plant life breathes in carbon dioxide, which we produce.

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Your Greatest Weakness Identifies Your Greatest Strength

A particular propensity arises through affinity with an energetic flow through a particular energy center, or chakra. If the individual is receptive on that level, he is able to manifest the powers that are at play through that chakra centre. At the same time, it must be recognised that a propensity for the opposite also is tied to the same chakra. As the individual works to develop the positive aspect, he frequently finds that he is oppressed by the exact opposite of what he is wanting and trying to achieve.

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By DadaBhagwan
How is spiritual growth related to Poorn Sharnagati full surrender according to Hinduism?

Poorn-Sharnagati means to take full refuge in the shelter of someone! What Importance Does Our Intention to Take Such Refuge Hold, for the Spiritual Practice? rnParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan says, “Without taking refuge, the ego does not leave. The medicine to remove the ego is to take refuge. However, whose refuge must you take? Of the One whose ego has left. It will not work if you take refuge just anywhere.” The Refuge of The Viraat PurushrnThe One who takes away the ego of

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I Lost 2 Inches and 10 Pounds in 1 Week Eating This Bread

I Lost 10 Pounds and 2 Inches Off My Waist Eating This Tasty Bread in One Week. See the video for the recipe! This bread is full of lots of wonderful healing grains that will do your body good. This Recipe is Super Quick and Easy! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe See Link to Video https://youtu.be/VNdu3DgUAV0

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By DadaBhagwan
Is getting Moksha and going to heaven one and the same thing?

No, it is not the same thing. Each is a different destination! Once a person attains Nirvana i.e. the last death after which there is no rebirth, the Soul goes to Moksha and resides forever in the Siddha Kshetra. Only the Absolute liberated Souls are able to reach this place! They are not embodied and hence have no senses (the five senses). They are called Parmatma. They are in the form of Absolute Vision, Absolute Knowledge and Absolute Energy, which are the properties of th

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Setbacks in Sadhana Due to Incomplete Purification of the Nature

With careful observation we can understand that an individual’s greatest weaknesses and difficulties represent the opportunity and specific need for progress for spiritual growth. Each individual faces his own unique challenges. In many cases, the confluence of the soul’s pressure, the outer societal expectations and framework, the circumstances into which one is born, even physical hereditary factors, will create for the soul the specific focus that needs to be delved into for substantive, long-term progress to take place.

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The Day and Night of the Vedic Mystics

However much we try, we find that we cannot constantly and consistently hold onto any particular focus of concentration, emotional state, mood or feeling for an extended period of time. The constant action of the 3 Gunas cycles us through periods of light and darkness, action and inaction, excitement and despondency, joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain. The dualities we recognise as inextricably tied together in our lives are the result of the changing action of the Gunas.

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By Dada Bhagwan
Why is that some people are born rich while some struggle their entire lives?

In life, many a times we come across people who are born with a silver spoon, bathed with all the materialistic luxuries and comforts, marking an elegant lifestyle. At the same time, we also come across people, who after innumerable efforts, are not able to achieve much success. Seeing the former, very often, the latter feels that life is being unfair with them, “While we have to struggle all life to make the two ends barely meet, those born rich, even before asking, have e

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Aids in Attaining Spiritual Realisation: the Scripture and the Guru

A written scripture or teaching may help direct the focus of the mind and the heart toward the realisation to be gained. No book, however, can replace the experience, and an intellectual understanding does not constitute spiritual knowledge. Spiritual experience comes through receptivity to the vibratory pattern to be evoked in the being. The scripture, the ‘word’, helps to tune the consciousness toward the right vibratory pattern.

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External Worship and the Practice of Bhakti Yoga

Many people are abandoning formalized religions while saying that the exte al rituals are simply missing any inner spirit or force, that they are simply empty and do not get to the heart of the matter. There is a keen insight here that is useful for those who wish to practice the yoga of devotion. It is in fact similar to the way Sri Krishna explained to Arjuna that it is not the outer form of the work that matters for the yoga of action, but the inner spirit with which it is being done. This same principle applies to the yoga of devotion.

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By DadaBhagwan
If our past karma decides our destiny, what should be our role?

Even though it is our past karmas that decide our present destiny, we still have an important role to play in our current life; and that is to make a positive effort in every instance throughout our entire life, and do our absolute best. We do not know what the final outcome will be, do we? So, we cannot say it is all predetermined and just sit down, being idle. What should be our role during the karma unfolding?rn●It is our responsibility to make the best possible positive

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Lentil Penne Pasta Salad with Moringa - Wonderful

Today I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes that’s so very simple and really tasty. This recipe is full of nutrition that will do your body good and will keep you going for hours. Watch My Video to Find Out More. Watch My Video and Find Out More. Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel Watch My Video and Find Out More - See Link I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on Youtuber Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist https://youtu.be/2MbeyPZdSfU #Recipe rn#Lentil rn#Pasta rn#Salad

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Alcohol delivery to your home: malt LiquorrnMalt celebrates a relentless effort to reduce alcohol and relax. Join us; you won't join, for an in-depth look at the brew that fills your 40. It is dangerous to take yourself too seriously. Severity should be managed carefully, even in the absence of a clinical condition. When you’re sitting on the porch in front of you, you’re hitting some ounces bottle for a bottle of liquor, but the most serious challenge in your life is dro

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The Path to the Attainment of Integral Self-Knowledge

In The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes at some length what he calls ‘the refusal of the ascetic’. This refusal is caused by the focus on the attainment of the Supreme by disregarding or even eliminating the relationship of the seeker to the life of the exte al world and society. He eschews all objectives or goals that do not lead directly to the Supreme. In so doing, he necessarily treats the material world, the vital powers and the mind as a form of distraction, an illusion, or at best, of being of lesser importance.

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By DadaBhagwan
What makes a golden opportunity towards enlightenment?

“Go to the One who has become free; and request him, “Sir, make me free.” That is the ultimate solution, the best solution. ‘Who am I?’ - once this is decided, one can attain liberation (become free). And if one does not meet with a Gnani Purush then, until then, one should read the books of a Gnani Purush”, says Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. rnIt means our meeting with Gnani Purush, the Enlightened One, is the golden opportunity towards Enlightenment. How does meetin

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Green Tea Helps Leaky Gut, Obesity, and Probiotics - New Study

New Study Shows Drinking Green Tea Can Help with Preventing Obesity and Leaky Gut Disease, and Encouraging Growth of Good Bacteria. Our Gut Runs Everything and We Know Green Tea is Very Important. More Studies to Come. See Reference Below Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe

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Overcoming Vital Reactions of Attraction and Repulsion in Action

There are numerous activities we undertake in our lives that engage us with more, or less, interest. Some we treat as purely mechanical, some we detest but do them because we ‘have’ to. Some elicit very positive and focused interest from us and we tend to like those activities. Our vital nature creates, in its normal action, a response of liking or disliking and we then tend to be attracted to those things we like, and repulsed by those we do not.

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Plant-Based Diets Prevent Strokes - New Studies

New Studies Show That Eating a Sustainable Plant-Based Diet Totally Prevents Strokes. If you have a history of strokes in your family then it’s super important to start eating plant-based. Studies with 57,000 people. No Side-Effects Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe

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Becoming Aware of the Central Will of the Being

The decisive spiritual experiences an individual has stay with him throughout his life. Those who are anchored in their exte al lives undergo countless experiences but these tend to fade, become jumbled or simply blend into one another. Who can, after all, remember what they ate for breakfast 10 days ago, much less 25 years ago? We remember high points in our lives, whether they are exte al events, such as a wedding day, or the death of a loved one, or the birth of a child.

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By Dada Bhagwan
Can material things buy happiness?

Yes, it can. However, the happiness gained from material things is always temporary.rnHappiness which once it comes is not followed by misery again is called real happiness. But such is not the case with happiness received from material things. Whilst one continues to seek happiness from material items, that happiness, by nature, is bound to be short-lived. A quest for some other material thing will soon follow, thus creating unhappiness. Also, one feels happy procuring some

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By DadaBhagwan
Can one attain liberation by only conquering the mind?

Self-Realization means to realize, really who am I? Whatever we identify ourselves with today is not the real self; it is actually a worldly self. Our name, our mind, body, speech, intellect, ego, our anger, pride, deceit, greed, etc. are all a part of the worldly self only. So, how do we distinguish between the real Self and the worldly self?rnWe can distinguish with the help of right knowledge of what is temporary and what is permanent. This is the main distinguishing facto

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Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms With These Foods - New Study

New Study Shows That Eating These Foods May Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms. New Animal Studies Show It’s Not Too Late to Reverse This Disease and Improve Your Memory. Simple Yet Powerful… Please Watch Video. Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe rn#Reverse_Alzheimer’s_Symptoms_With_These_Foods_-_New_Studyr

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By Cameron Day
Embracing Pain As A Tool For Self - Transformation

Every person on Earth has lived through painful experiences. Pain and emotional suffering seem to be unavoidable on this planet, but what purpose do they serve? Is it possible that we actually choose to experience pain and suffering in order to overcome them? If that is so, then how do we overcome our pain and what will life be like without the emotions tied to our past holding us back? Hang on tight, because we're about to go down a quantum rabbit hole, and if you make it al

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Establishing a Foundational Basis of Sattwic Qualities Is Important in Protecting the Seeker During the Yogic Development Process

The importance of the development of a habit of quietude and reflection cannot be over-emphasized. The preliminary purifications of Patanjali’s yoga works to create this kind of foundational support to avoid imbalances and dangers that can arise when the seeker experiences openings to forces acting from other planes of existence, or obtains new powers of action and, without the necessary purification in place, allows the impulses and desires of the unpurified surface personality to take advantage of and distort the action of the higher forces for egoistic gratifications.

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Health Benefits of Pomegranate Fruit, Seeds, and Leaves

Health Benefits of Pomegranate Fruit, Seeds, and Leaves… is Amazing. From lowering blood pressure, helping with cancer, to increasing testosterone, lower PSA, it’s anti-inflammatory, immune booster, and much more. The Fruit of the Bible and the Torah. Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSQ6OzAenOt-Pj-r0n45Pg See Link to Video https://youtu.be/HLlQD50oAGs #Health_Benefits_of_Pomegranate_Fruit,_Seeds,_and_Leavesr

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The Subtle Planes Are Causative to the External Physical Reality

In the Taittiriya Upanishad, a seeker undertakes a discipline to discover the truth of existence. He first lands upon the idea thta the material existence is the truth, as it is the basis and foundation of his existence. As he continues his concentration, however, he begins to realize that the exte al physical reality is actually caused by and developed through the action of ever-more-subtle powers of existence.

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By DadaBhagwan
What is the ultimate purpose of our lives Saints are saying that the ultimate aim of one’s life is eventually to realize God. What is the need to take birth as a human being and why should we realize God?

How can I really be free from all miseries? – Live this life to know just this!” - Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. The law of karma is pretty straightforward - When you give happiness, you get happiness. And if you give suffering to others, you get suffering in return. rnSo, from the moment we begin to care for the other person’s pain and miseries, we immediately start gaining freedom from our own miseries. By seeing the other person in comfort, we automatically experience ha

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By DadaBhagwan
Why dont I have the motivation to do anything?

Maybe it’s the right time for you to embark on a spiritual journey now?! And if that is the case you are one of the most fortunate ones! For infinite lives, we’ve kept doing this and that, but have not achieved anything that has long-lasted. Life after life, whatever our achievements may have been, we have had to leave them behind and move onto next life. So, why regret then? It’s okay if you don’t have the motivation to do anything right now. Be happy.. To do or achi

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