Basant: How to become Maharshi Dayanand ? How to become great Vedic scholar? How to study Vedas in modern time without guru? What to read first and what to read after?
Swami Ramswarup: To become Maharishi Dayanand, one should read his autobiography and do all the pious deeds which were done by him including adopting ascetism and becoming true sanyasi. To become great Vedic scholar, we will have to follow the path of Rishi Dayanand as briefed above. As briefed above, Vedas study will go in vain without advice of a learned acharya/guru. To need first or after, one should make regular contact with a learned acharya of Vedas and ashtang yoga philosophy.

Deepak: Swamiji charan sparsh swami ji I wanted to put one prayer to you please can you make one small program on how to do havan and put on net like on you tube or something, while watching that we can learn more easily . thanks charan sparsh swami ji
Swami Ramswarup: My blessings to you. In this connection, I would advise you to procure my video Cd in which, have explained process of doing hawan along with correct pronunciation of Ved mantras. However, your advice shall be considered in near future.

Anonymous: Pranam, Guruji. Charan Sparsh. I have decided to come to Ved Mandir in September for three days. You had advised me to come for more days so I will try depending on leave position. So Guruji could you please confirm whether I can come on these dates so that I can book air tickets at low fare. Please suggest and accordingly I will plan and book tickets. Guruji, during this visit besides listening of Vedas and learning further of asan/pranayam and dhyan, I want to show asan & pranayam done by me and want to know whether I am doing it correctly so that I can improvise further to reach perfection/asan siddhi. Accordingly I would also like to ask related questions on asan and pranayam. I wish to come at least two to three times in a year to Ved Mandir. Please guide me. With Charan Sparsh.
Swami Ramswarup: My blessings to you, my son. Yes, my son, you may come on dates decided by you and you should sure put up your query regarding Vedas and yog philosophy which is a tradition of gaining knowledge. Again, My blessings to you for a long, happy life.

Anonymous: I have already reserved in train to come to Poorna Ahuthi time with my mother but I am not sure with problems in office.

Kush: I and my wife are planning to start a new business. We are planning to start with two Industries. Please advise whether we can proceed and how much profitable these are for us.
Swami Ramswarup: Namaskar. To establish a new business though is full of struggle and nothing can be told about its profit etc. however, because God is Almighty and He is donor of everything, so only His worship gives guarantee of the success.

In the absence of the worship of God, a person gets success or downfalls/failures based on the result of his previous lives’ deeds, good or bad respectively.

So, I would advise you to perform a holy Yajyen before installment of the factories. One holy Yajyen should be performed under guidance of a learned acharya of Vedic philosophy because in the Yajyen only Ved mantras are recited which only enable us to seek blessings of Almighty God.

So, after obtaining the blessings of Almighty God through holy Yajyen , the job can be started but please ensure that you continue the daily hawan even with gayatri mantra, for entire life, which helps us to seek success in our lives.

Siddhart: Pranam guruji, I wanted to know that if the plants are actually living as it has been declared by today's science?

Anirudh: Hello, If God is all pervading and supreme being without any beginning and end, why did he create the universe at all? What was the need for the completeness to become incomplete?
Swami Ramswarup: In this connection, my views in an article are as under-

CREATION

The creation is eternal and automatic. There is no date of creation of the following:

(A) Almighty God who is alive, immortal, formless, creates, nurses and destroys the universe. He never indulges in any maya, mahamaya, illusion and deeds (good or bad. Yajurveda Mantra 40/8 and Yog shastra Sutra 1/26 also refer)

(B) Soul: Soul is alive, the purest, away from sins etc. but illusion covers the soul due to which soul forgets his original form and hence remains in sorrows, problems etc.

C) Prakriti: Non-alive and has three qualities. i.e., Raj, tam, Satva. At a proper time, the power of God acts in prakriti and the universe is created. So the creation is eternal and automatic.

Alex: Namaste, dear Swamiji. Thank you for your blessings and for taking the time to answer. I've misspelled - I ment Krishna. In literature it is writen as Krsna with two punctuations under the "s". I presumed that translators have introduced extra vocals in order to make the word pronauncable to the westerners - ss prakriti in stead of prakrti, Rig in sted of Rg, Rishi in stead of Rshi. That is why I presumed that texts ment "Krshna" and not "Krishna" Later on i realised that Sanskrit "r" can be pronounced differently and some say that correct pronounciation is more like "Krushna" then "Krishna" - but scholars are not sure. So, I ment Yajna for Krishna. Here I don't mean actual ritual. I will try to explain. I need to move my Ego/mind from the center of everything in order to tame its cravings and demands. That is why I will like to remind me as often as possible about this. And as Lord Of Love's avatara, Sri Krishna teaches us in Gita "Don't do it for you, do it for me" im compelled to follow His teachings, accept this help He gives us and remind my self of it in Sanskrit as often as possible. Seccond question is about Mahabharata. Is it pronaunced with "H" or not? I know what "maha" means and that Bharata family name is pronounced without "H" - so is it Mahabharata or "Mahabarata" then?

Vaibhav: Can we eat onion and garlic after wearing janeu?
Swami Ramswarup: Though garlic and onion is not non-vegetarian, it is pure vegetarian, having medicinal qualities yet a Brahmachari should avoid it because it inspires sensuous behaviour, etc.

Basant: Yog sutron mein maharshi patanjali ne AASAN ko paribhashit karte hue likha hai ki jis avashtha mein baithne par hame sukh ho vahi ASAN hai. Atah yog sutra ke anusar 'yoga postures' ko asan nahi kah sakte kyonki sheershaasan aadi postures 'comfortable' nahi hai. Kya maine satya kaha?
Swami Ramswarup: Patanjal Yog Darshan ke sutra 2/46 ka vastivik bhaav yeh hai ki jab hum asan lagaana seekheinge to pehle pehle thoda bahut kashta sehna hee padega aur nitya ke abhyas se jab asan sidh ho jayega to der tak baithey hue asan par hum sukh ka anubhav kareingey. Isliye asan to seekhney hee chahiye nahin ti Patanjal Yog darshan sutra 2/46 mein rishi kai kathin asan ke naam na likhate aur un asan ko karne kee prerna na deitey. Lekin mukhyatah dhyan lagaane ke siddhasan aur padmasan hee hain.

Arya: Mahabharat mein kaha jata hai ki rani kunti ke 100 putra the. Kya ye satya hai? Karn ke pita soorya(sun) kaise ho sakte hain? Kya kunti vivah poorv garbhvati hui thi !?

N S: I want to know if I have chances of baby boy, if yes when?
Swami Ramswarup: If you both maintain your Brahmacharya continuously for one year and then try to get baby then 99% chances will be of baby boy. However, for the same, I would also advice you to study my book- Brahmacharya- Ek dukh nivarak divya manni worth Rs.100/- excluding postal charges in which some special dates etc., have been advised.

Kripa: What does aaliyah / aaliya mean in Sanskrit/Hindi?
Swami Ramswarup: The word aaliya is not available either in Hindi or Urdu language. However, “aali” word exists in Hindi known as friend, line, scorpion, bee etc.

Rishi: Sir, Ramayana - Mahabharata is long like 5000 years since there is a aeroplane appear. We heard that we all are monkey many years ago & long lasting process on our side we got this fantastic face & body. It is two different matter.
Swami Ramswarup: Valmiki Ramayan is about one crore eighty lakh years old whereas Mahabharata is about five thousand three hundred years old. Aeroplanes were available even in Valmiki Ramayan because its description has been made by Valmikiji in it. We were never monkeys. In this regard, I paste my article below-

TRUE CONCEPT OF VANARS

Rishi: What are the similarities between Quran, Shrimad Bhagvat Geeta & Bible?
Swami Ramswarup: God is one for all living beings. The main similarity in the said holy books is that all three books state about Almighty God. Apart from this several good preachings are also similar. The holy books promote universal brotherhood.

D S: My brother needs your help. He is young and want to make improve in his studies and handwriting ,what can he do?
Swami Ramswarup: Your brother’s interest in studies is appreciated. English handwriting is improved if one starts writing on four lined copy with G-nib, under supervision of a teacher. If he wants to improve Hindi handwriting then he should start practice on wooden takhti with kalam made of sarkanda.

First of all, he should write slowly then the speed may be gained. In addition, he should follow the advice as mentioned in my article below-

STUDENTS SHOULD STRIVE TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS

Ved Prabha: Respected swami ji vidhata ne janam se hi gun karma swabhav anusar jodiyan bana rakhi hain kya yeh bat such hai? yadi haan toh hum manushyon ka kya role hai us vyavastha ko dhoondne main
Swami Ramswarup: My blessings to you. as per Yajurveda mantra 7/48, we have to face the result of our previous lives’ deeds and accordingly our family life runs but God on other hand advises us to do Yajyen, ashtang yoga practice to change the luck by virtue of which long, happy, family life is obtained. As regards, our role one has to do hard work (strive) and the result is awarded by God.

B B: Pranam, Guruji. Charan Sparsh With your blessings my worship is going on. Guruji, I want your guidance for few things.
1. Regarding Dhyan which you have advised to do by chanting OM by heart and to concentrate between forehead- You have advised that OM shall be chanted starting with taking breath inside (inhale) and while breathing outside (exhale) it shall complete with mmm…. But Guruji, I am not exactly getting rhythm i.e. I am not sure whether I am doing it correctly. i.e.
=whether in this inhale and exhale shall be normal or inhale shall be more/deep.
=whether inhale shall be taken up to nabhi and then to exhale it or inhale shall be normal.

Anonymous: 17. Pranam Swamiji, I have arthritis in left knee,walking is very difficult, please help.
Swami Ramswarup: My blessings to you, my daughter. It is a medical problem and I would advise you to go to experienced ortho for the same, please.

M: I would like to know, what is the the punishment for cheating or torturing helpless woman's, peoples? If God really exists why he does not punish people for there sins and bad deeds? Why waits till death as mentioned in Garuda purana?
Swami Ramswarup: As per Yajurveda mantra 7/48, we people are free to do good or bad deeds but result is awarded by God in the shape of happiness or sorrows. So, cheating and torturing comes under sins. So, punishment is awarded by God Himself. I mean to say nobody knows which kind of punishment is given but punishment is given. The punishment is awarded by God to a person based on his previous lives’ sins committed by the person and the present sins will be faced by the person in his next births as is stated in Rigveda mantra 10/135/1, 2. That is why, there remains misunderstanding that sinners are enjoying and gentlemen are facing difficulties. Actually, sinners are enjoying as the result of previous lives good deeds and as regards present life’s bad deeds, he will have to face in next lives.

Sagar: What is purushasukhta? Is it a part of Rigved?
Swami Ramswarup: Thirty first chapter of Yajurveda is purush sukta. Purush means Almighty God. So, in Purush sukta the divine qualities, power etc., of the God and His creation have been briefed.

J S: Charnshapers Swami ji, I got the ordered books in the last week of march, but managed bit late to transfer the money.
Swami Ramswarup: My blessings to you. I heartily thank you for the amount sent by you, please. May God give you long, happy life. I shall be really obliged if you please go through the books and gain knowledge.

Anonymous: I have recently got a promotion. My mother recently had a heart attack and needs caring. I have made reservations to come for Annual Yajyen. We are very sad that we are unable to make it to the ashram this year. However we have not cancelled the reservation.

H: Namaskar, I want to experience samadhi.Sir can you please help me as what should I do for attaining samadhi & for increasing dhyan dharna. For me my goal is attaining samadhi so this my request from my heart please help me in attaining samadhi.
Swami Ramswarup: Namaskar. Samadhi is attained under guidance of a learned acharya of Vedas and yoga philosophy. In this connection, I paste my article below-

Attaining salvation
The way to attain salvation is also mentioned by Almighty God in Vedas. So he who studies Vedas from a learned acharya, does daily Yajyen, name jaap and ashtang yoga practice, becomes entitled to get salvation. So one should immediately take shelter of learned acharya of Vedas for the same.
Dharam megh Samadhi is attained after deep study of Vedas and hard practice of Ashtang Yoga Philosophy doing holy Yajyen, regular contact with learned acharya of Vedas.

YOGA”

Mawaram: MAHABHARATA: How can I prove to my Hindu brothers that Draupadi did not have five husbands?
Swami Ramswarup: In this connection, I paste my article which clarifies that king Yudhishthir who used to do daily Yajyen and was a great man of that time with all pious qualities was not able to go against the eternal qualities of Vedas that debar woman to be wife of five brothers, which is heinous crime. So, tell everybody that authentic Mahabharata book written by Vyas Muni contains ten thousand shlokas whereas nowadays book contains one lakh, twenty thousand shlokas i.e., with one lakh, ten thousand false shlokas. So, in the ten thousand authentic shlokas Vyas Muni has clarified the truth which is mentioned in my article.

Anonymous: Can I come for Annual Yajyen?
Swami Ramswarup: Annual Yajyen will be completed on 13th June, 2010. You may come anytime before 13th June, please.

Bipin Badheka: Pranam, Guruji. Charan Sparsh. I have few queries and kindly request you to please guide on the same.
1. If any persons gets say huge money due to winning lottery/game show or someone/relative transfers property in the name of a person in absence of not having own child/ancestor. Then, Guruji, what Vedas states in such cases. Whether that person has any right to use that money? If yes that how he shall use it.
2. One of the Ved mantra says 'sa dadhar prithavi dhamu taima, .kasmai devay havisha vidhem..' In other Ved mantras also it is observed that GOD has mentioned 'prithvai' i.e. earth as his main creation along with our sun and moon. Does this mean that GOD has created human beings on our planet earth only. Perhaps no other planet name (which is unknown to us) on which human being may be living is mentioned in any mantras. So if GOD has created human beings only on earth in entire universe then whether in each creation GOD creates earth with same size/nature/qualities etc. and is also called by the name prithavi by human beings during that creation. Please guide.

Nothando: How is light connected to peace in the Hindu religion?
Swami Ramswarup: God is the form of divine light that is why; He gives light to sun, moon, stars etc., while meditating a Yogi, with closed eyes, sees light within him. I mean to say, God is light and God is form of divine pleasure, peace also. So, when a Yogi sees light, it means He has attained divine peace.

Varad: How to reduce pitradosha? Lighting oil diya to peepal tree on Saturday is a correct remedy?
Swami Ramswarup: “Pitr Dosh”
Pitr means those who look after us to educate, to nurse, and to protect us etc. So the said dignitaries are mother, father, grandfather, elders, acharya, etc. Hence, the pitr who have gone to heavenly abode, for those no pitr dosh is there.