Questions & Answers – March 19, 2025

GP: I learned that vedas and upanishads are written in vedic sanskrit, which is different from classical sanskrit. So, in that case how can a person learn “vedic sanskrit” to read upanishads? Swami Ram Swarup: Vedas state that until knowledge is given...

Questions & Answers – March 18, 2025

Anonymous: नमस्ते गुरूजी, मैं आप से योग सीखना चाहता हूं। कृपा मार्ग दर्शन करें और कितने दिन के लिए आपके पास आना होगा। आपसे बात कैसी हो सकती है। कृपया अपना मोबाइल और पता बताएं। Swami Ram Swarup: Beta aap mere pass 12 april 2025 ko aa sakte hain, jitna aaram se aapke...

Questions & Answers – March 17, 2025

Anonymous: Here I am quoting what Professor Dr. Shrikant Bahulkar says about the Vedas. “Animal sacrifice is mentioned. Human sacrifice did not exist. The name Purusha Medha is not to be taken in its literary sense. The sacrifice was symbolic.” Swami Ram...

Questions & Answers – March 16, 2025

Anonymous: Academician professor Dr. Mislav Ježić, Indologist and philologist gave a lecture on the Vedas and animal sacrifice. What is your comment on all these claims? His views are as follows: 1) He was talking about the Aryan invasion. Swami Ram Swarup: No please,...

Questions & Answers – March 15, 2025

Anonymous: Namaste Swami ji, how are you? My question: Is it true that through astrology they can tell your past and future based on the birth chart?  And, also are those people who make a great show of their yogic powers authentic yogis or they just use some...

Questions & Answers – March 14, 2025

Kiran: I am confused whether heaven and hell exist or not and I fear jahannam please help me in overcome fear. Swami Ram Swarup: Beti in Vedas there is no mention about heaven and hell so these are false. Rigveda mantra 10/135/1,2 throw light that we have taken birth...

Questions & Answers – March 13, 2025

Anonymous: How to overcome fear of failure? Should we care about the people around us? What’s the purpose of life? Swami Ram Swarup: To control over fear of failure and about the care of people around us daily yogabhayas is necessary, it will control the mind...

Questions & Answers – March 12, 2025

Anagha: Charansparsh Acharya ji. In Mahabharat, did Ulupi and Chitrangada, who are described as Arjun’s wives, exist? My doubt arises because Ulupi’s story seems clearly impossible for a Brahmachari like Arjun to do, and even Chitrangada’s story has inconsistencies....

Questions & Answers – March 11, 2025

Anonymous: Is it true that the Vedas (the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda), the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, the Upanishads and the Sutra literature allow the possibility of suicide as stated in that article? Swami Ram Swarup: No...

Questions & Answers – March 10, 2025

Anonymous: Swamiji Pranam. Swamiji I am 21 years old. 6 years ago I was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis (neck pain), vitamin D and calcium deficiency due to which my height growth stopped. My parents and grandparents are very tall but I couldn’t grow to my full...