Q & A with Bhagavan Archive

Question: Bhagavan, should we follow any discipline or regulation in our food habits? Is it necessary for our spiritual pursuit? Sai devotees all over the world are vegetarians because of your teachings. This is

Question: Swami, in your organization or your institutions, workers, students, teachers, devotees, and doctors always dress in white. Why? Bhagavan: White symbolizes purity and cleanliness. A pure white cloth may be compared to a

Question: Swami, in Your organization or Your institutions, workers, students, teachers, devotees, and doctors always dress in white. Why? Bhagavan: White symbolizes purity and cleanliness. A pure white cloth may be compared to a

Question: Swami, Krishna made Dharmaja utter the lie: “asvatthama hatah,”—Ashwatthama [Dronacharya’s son] is killed, while muttering under his breath, “kunjarah”—the elephant. This led to the death of Dronacharya. Was it proper on the part of

Question:  Swami, Vibhishana was a rakshasa [with demonic qualities]; yet he was a devotee of Rama. Kindly tell us about Vibhishana. Bhagavan: Vibhishana’s case is one of unique devotion to Rama. God is unconcerned

Question: Swami, we hear that [in the epic Mahabharata] Arjuna was the only one capable of breaking through and emerging victorious from the Padmavyuha—the lotus-like military formation or maneuver—set up as a death trap.

Question: Swami, we lack adequate knowledge of many important things. We have only a partial view of divinity. Hence, we tend to ignore the reality and are prone to doubt divinity. It is our misfortune

Question: Swami, current state of world affairs is, indeed, nightmarish. Injustice, disorder, unrighteousness, and falsehood are rampant. Forgive me, Swami, if my question is not proper. Kindly clarify my doubt. How much justice did

Question:  Swami, Vibhishana [brother of Ravana] was a rakshasa [demon]; yet he was a devotee of Rama. Kindly tell us about Vibhishana. Bhagavan: Vibhishana’s devotion to Rama was unique . God is unconcerned with

Question: Swami, company is very essential for everybody. Is it as significant as it is said to be? Bhagavan: Undoubtedly, good company is very important for every one of you. In fact, you should

Question:  Swami, Ravana’s abduction of Sita is a very heartbreaking episode in the Ramayana. How is it that Sita wanted a golden deer, which is so uncharacteristic of her? How strange is it that

Question: Swami, You are unique in explaining both the components of our life, the spiritual and the physical. You alone can do it in this world. It is most necessary that we mix with