Rohit: Swami ji Namaskar, Durga Maa ki Partima banane main Veshya ke ghar ki mitti khu milai gati hain?
Swami Ram Swarup: Namasteji. Yeh pratima banana ityadi vedon mein nahin hai. Yeh swayam manushya nein apne-apne vicharon se banaya hain. Isliye is vishaye par kuch nahin kaha ja sakta. Vedon mein to sirf ek nirakar, sarvashaktimaan, sarvavyapak Parmeshwar kee pooja karne ko kaha hai, jisne yeh srishti banai, uskee paalna karta hai aur phir prithvi ka sanhar karke dubara uskee rachna karta hai.

Dr. Mahanta: I am interested in monthly magazine. However please send me the catalogue etc.
Swami Ram Swarup: Your address has been noted and half yearly magazine will sure be sent to you, timely. Subscription is Rs.100/- for five years. List of books and Cds is appended below-
List of books is appended below, please —–
S. No. NAMES OF BOOK COST PAGES

1. PATANJAL YOG DARSHAN PT I 131.00 332
2. PATANJAL YOG DARSHAN PT II 300.00 295
3. VEDIC PRAVACHAN SANGRAH(Reptinted) 120.00 118
4. VEDIC SATSANG SANGRAH PT II 12.00 29
5. MANAV DHARAM SHIKSHA 21.00 88
6. ATMIK UDGAR 51.00 42
7. DIL SE DIL KI BAAT 21.00 20
8 YAJ KARAM SARVSHRESHTH ISHWAR POOJA 65.00 132
9. BRAHAMCHARYA DUKH NIVARAK
DIVYA MANNI 100.00 173
10. MRITYU EK KATU SATYA 20.00 63
11. BHAJAN KIRTAN 40.00 64
12. SHRIMADBHAGWAD GEETA
EK VEDIC RAHSYA (CHAP. 1-6) 400.00 739
13. SHRIMADBHAGWAD GEETA
EK VEDIC REHASYA (CHAP. 7-12) 400.00 594
14. SANDHYA MANTRA 25.00 33
15. VEDIC PRAVACHAN SANGRAH PT II 120.00 124
16. SHRIMADBHAGWAD GEETA
EK VEDIC RAHSYA (Chap. 13-15) 250.00 246
(IN HINDI 1-16)

17. VEDANTA & ETERNAL VEDAS’
PHILOSOPHY PT I
31.00 77
18. VEDANTA AND ETERNAL VEDAS’
PHILOSOPHY PT II 20.00 92
19. YOGA A DIVINE VEDAS PHILOSOPHY 65.00 123
20. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT Pt. I 80.00 190
21. PROTECT THE HOLY COW, SAY VEDAS 40.00 58
22. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. II 121.00 279
23. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. III 100.00 126
24. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. IV 100.00 154
25. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. V 140.00 104
(IN ENGLISH 17-25)
26. VEDA – DIVYA GNANA (TRANSLATED IN KANNADA)
(Originally in English as VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. I ) 120 202

LIST OF CASSETTES & CDs Sung by Swamijee
1. SANT VANNI CASSETTES (PT 1-8) 35.00 EACH
2. BHAJ GOVINDAM CASSETTE 35.00
3. VCDS VEDOIN KEE CHHAWON TALE PT1&2 50.00 EACH
4. ISHWAR KEE AWAZ SUNO (ACD) 36.00
5. SAB MEIN VYAPAK JYOTI EK (ACD) 36.00
6. SANT VANNI PT. 1-4 (ACD) 35.00 EACH
7. VALMIKI RAMAYAN (ACD) 36.00
8. ISHWAR BIN SUKH NAHIN (ACD) 36.00
9.SARVAVYAPAK ISHWAR MAHIMA SUNO(ACD) 36.00
10. SAB GOBIND HAI (ACD) 45.00
11. AMRIT VANNI VED 36.00

J: Swamiji! I am losing my confidence in life how shall I gain my confidence back? I have already started doing havan. Please suggest!
Swami Ram Swarup: I appreciate that you have started doing havan. It will surely give you benefit. In addition, I would advise you to please learn Yam, Niyam, Asan, Prannayam i.e., Yog vidya. Daily morning walk and light exercises should also be done. Newspapers and beneficial magazines, editorials should also be studied and discussed with others. I have written some Vedic books, a list of which is given below-
List of books is appended below, please —–
S. No. NAMES OF BOOK COST PAGES

1. PATANJAL YOG DARSHAN PT I 131.00 332
2. PATANJAL YOG DARSHAN PT II 300.00 295
3. VEDIC PRAVACHAN SANGRAH(Reptinted) 120.00 118
4. VEDIC SATSANG SANGRAH PT II 12.00 29
5. MANAV DHARAM SHIKSHA 21.00 88
6. ATMIK UDGAR 51.00 42
7. DIL SE DIL KI BAAT 21.00 20
8 YAJ KARAM SARVSHRESHTH ISHWAR POOJA 65.00 132
9. BRAHAMCHARYA DUKH NIVARAK
DIVYA MANNI 100.00 173
10. MRITYU EK KATU SATYA 20.00 63
11. BHAJAN KIRTAN 40.00 64
12. SHRIMADBHAGWAD GEETA
EK VEDIC RAHSYA (CHAP. 1-6) 400.00 739
13. SHRIMADBHAGWAD GEETA
EK VEDIC REHASYA (CHAP. 7-12) 400.00 594
14. SANDHYA MANTRA 25.00 33
15. VEDIC PRAVACHAN SANGRAH PT II 120.00 124
16. SHRIMADBHAGWAD GEETA
EK VEDIC RAHSYA (Chap. 13-15) 250.00 246
(IN HINDI 1-16)

17. VEDANTA & ETERNAL VEDAS’
PHILOSOPHY PT I
31.00 77
18. VEDANTA AND ETERNAL VEDAS’
PHILOSOPHY PT II 20.00 92
19. YOGA A DIVINE VEDAS PHILOSOPHY 65.00 123
20. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT Pt. I 80.00 190
21. PROTECT THE HOLY COW, SAY VEDAS 40.00 58
22. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. II 121.00 279
23. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. III 100.00 126
24. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. IV 100.00 154
25. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. V 140.00 104
(IN ENGLISH 17-25)
26. VEDA – DIVYA GNANA (TRANSLATED IN KANNADA)
(Originally in English as VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT PT. I ) 120 202

LIST OF CASSETTES & CDs Sung by Swamijee
1. SANT VANNI CASSETTES (PT 1-8) 35.00 EACH
2. BHAJ GOVINDAM CASSETTE 35.00
3. VCDS VEDOIN KEE CHHAWON TALE PT1&2 50.00 EACH
4. ISHWAR KEE AWAZ SUNO (ACD) 36.00
5. SAB MEIN VYAPAK JYOTI EK (ACD) 36.00
6. SANT VANNI PT. 1-4 (ACD) 35.00 EACH
7. VALMIKI RAMAYAN (ACD) 36.00
8. ISHWAR BIN SUKH NAHIN (ACD) 36.00
9.SARVAVYAPAK ISHWAR MAHIMA SUNO(ACD) 36.00
10. SAB GOBIND HAI (ACD) 45.00
11. AMRIT VANNI VED 36.00

You can select, if you desire. I also paste my answer in this regard-

Lack of confidence

Lack of confidence is mainly due to inferiority complex, to think deeply while planning etc., alone, due to previous lives deeds effect etc., but main reason for lack of confidence is lack of knowledge of spiritualism, specially in the absence of education of Vedas/shastras. For example-we are not body, we are souls and reside in bodies. The qualities of soul are that it is alive, immortal, evergreen and ever full of happiness, never becomes sick, never indulges in illusion etc., etc. It has ten other qualities also-dhriti (patience), kshma (forgiveness), dam (control on five perceptions and five sense organs and mind i.e., any bad thought should not even come in mind), astey (not to steal), shauch (purity of body as well as man, buddhi, chitta and ahankar), indriya-nigrah (to restrain organs from doing sins), dhee (intellect- buddhi ), vidya (knowledge of Vedas), satya (to listen, to speak and to work based on truth) and akrodha (control on baseless anger). So one should attain the above said qualities which are also signs of real religion. For gaining the said knowledge we have to listen to Vedas. Then we should do havan daily. We must learn and do asana, pranayaam and meditation daily. This pious worship will give you a lot of mental as well as physical energy and everything then will be okay. You must awake early in the morning daily for a long morning walk and light exercises. Take at least twenty glasses of water daily. The water must be boiled and then cooled. Please read newspaper and at least one magazine daily. Then discuss the newspapers matter in house as well as in the society. It will also help you a lot to overcome your problems.

Please try to follow. I think you’ll become quite alright. In addition I have written some spiritual books and can be sent to you free of cost to study. Without study of spiritualism there remains always problems in the life. So one must study spiritual books at least one page thereof daily. Please also purchase Valmiki Ramayana to study. This all will give you energy. Try to do havan daily with Gayatri mantra.