Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Vienna, Aug 5, 1995

"Attachment and complete detachment. I am capable of attachment one minute and I am capable of detachment the next minute. I am capable of being king one minute and then one minute nothing. So, I know all the feelings, how to handle them and how to control them. I am not stuck to all the karmas. I make karma myself, I remove karma myself. I make sorrows and crying myself, and I make laughing. That is my duty. It is a sort of play. No feelings at all. No thoughts also."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Chicago - July 25, 2002

"Book shop is your first Vedanta class. Do you know how much energy and effort Sri Swamiji put in to produce all those in the book shop? You are many times silly. You ask 'Swamiji give me Vedanta'. First read books, listen to music and purify yourself. Swamiji’s different poses say Vedanta. Study Swamiji’s picture. Each picture is an Upanishad. It depends on your affection and devotion to understand that inner meaning of that picture. A simple picture will tell Vedanta. The publishers of the photos are not foolish people. Many one-line slogans say a lot."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's, Bhakti Mala, Apr 2009

"Learn the art of treating pain and pleasures alike. Then all miseries will go away. Is it so easy? Yes, it is very easy. If you take to spiritual path, the singing of divine names or faith in Sadguru or involving yourself in spiritual activities, you will develop in you the right perspective, and you will be at peace with yourself."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's in a Q&A session

Sin is not transferable. Some people argue that certain disorders which
run in families are examples to demonstrate that the sin committed by
the ancestor has taken the form of a disease and has been running in his
lineage. It should be understood here that if an individual is born in
this family, it only means that this individual had committed such
karmas in his/her past lives so as to take birth in this family..
.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Birthday celebrations at the Mysore Ashrama from May,25th to June,1st 1997

A good doctor will constantly study the condition of his patient and
will modify the treatment accordingly. It does not mean that he is
toying with his patient. The patient should display unflinching faith
even though he himself is a doctor. Similarly you may be practising
whatever you feel is right. But after you have found your Guru (or the
Guru has found you), you should follow implicitly what the Guru says.
The day on which this technique is taught is the real birthday. The day
you meet your Guru is the real birthday. Cutting a cake or singing
birthday songs does not make a birthday. Understand this hidden meaning
of birthday and celebrate !

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse on Energy

Different energies manifest at different times in the same person. It
means that different forms of knowledge are being transformed into
actions at those times. If we consider the different forms of knowledge
that manifest themselves at different times through different beings, we
can deduce that the entire creation runs as ordained by an infinite
source of knowledge.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Birthday celebrations at the Mysore Ashrama, 1997

'Is there something called useless Mukti ?' one may ask. Yes. Ignorance
itself is the useless mukti. Even nectar is of two types. One is with
taste and the other is tasteless. The tasty ones cause disease. The
tasteless nectar bestows immortality. It should be borne in mind that
even venom can become amrita if your sankalpa is strong.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Lessons in Vedanta

Fruits of action are of two types. 1. That which we experience in this
world (Iha loka phala) and 2. That which we experience in the other
world (Para loka phala or Amutra phala).
The fruits of action and the experiencing of those fruits in this world
are dependent on the effort we put in. If one works hard in the fields,
one gets good harvest. But the fruits of action, like the grains that
one grows, will be spent after some time. To replenish it, one will have
to work hard again.

Sri Swamiji’s Discourse Datta Retreat Center, PA, USA 8th April 2009

Sri Maha Ganapataye Namah Sri Saraswatyai Namah Sri Pada Vallabha Narasimha Saraswati Sri Guru Dattatreyaya Namah

Today… very surprise and unknowingly, Swamiji giving private visit, but anyway… Some people, our Datta devotees asking about Swamiji darshan, so I have given permission to yesterday. Very short break, short time: so many Datta devotees in the Rama Navami at Canada unable to attend this function. That is a very nice function: Rama Navami and Ramotsava and Canadian devotees got new place: 40 acres big. Later, very slowly, slowly developing area, Yoga Center and school. So many different plans we have. The beginning, the Guru Pooja beginning there was 1 famous shloka… Agastya Rekha… What is that? Chant once again! I know that; you chant! That is the Paduka prayer. I think you have a JaiGuruDatta group, then you understand what is the meaning of this shloka. So many Datta devotees doesn’t know about JaiGuruDatta group. Be members! Take membership. Very freely, there is always very nice conversations and nice discussion about all mantras, Swamiji’s talk, Swamiji’s program. There’s very interesting subject for each other talking, very nice education. Anyone knows about that, JaiGuruDatta group? Who? Members… You must take membership because you must understand for Swamiji’s programs, time- to- time, day- to- day programs. Very necessary to take membership, very nice education JaiGuruDatta group, and also please website, Dattapeetham website. Daily once you can check website, latest news, latest Swamiji’s sayings, latest humanity services. In India, we are tremendously we’re doing ritual and social activities. You must aware to Datta family. We are all Datta Family. That’s a Guru Charitra. We are all the times selfish people. We are talking interview and then going back; paying some money, doing namaskaram, taking for Swamiji’s blessings. We doesn’t want any spiritual things. We don’t want any social activities. We don’t want any human service. We don’t want any spiritual lectures about Swamiji. We want only, we look Swamiji, and we pay some money, and then we talk for problems, finish! Like a mantravadi. In India, so many Black Magic people doing like that. Business Gurus, there lot of Business Gurus. If you go TV, then so many advertisements. Palmistry, horoscope, so many different kind of numerologies. So many different kind of Gurus. They called Gurus. Okay, doesn’t matter, no complaint, but such a opinion that bad treatment, bad title some people gives Swamiji also. It’s not good. I don’t like; I don’t want that categories group. My mission is different, my ambition is different, my avatara is different. So you must train yourself, take something good, all you people something you missing, some very, very reality, real you are missing. Of course, we have problems: children problem, money problem, many problem, health problem. Okay, I agree, but don’t treat Swamiji also one mantravadi like a TV advertisement horoscopes one kind of a … So, business Gurus is not good, kind of your treatment. Some people not all people. Only 5% people, rest of 90% people: they have no time to see Dattapeetham, they have no time to see JaiGuruDatta Group, they have no time to listen for Swamiji’s bhajans, they have no time to listen mantra, Kavachas. They have a lot of recording, lot of mantras, lot of advice Swamiji giving records. If you go to bath, then you can put CD, the CD is playing. Eating some breakfast also, you can mantra, you can listen mantra. There is two things happening. While driving car also you can put Swamiji’s Kavachams and new Bhajans. There is two ways for your activities and Swamiji’s bhajans also you can listen. Then you understand more and more about Swamiji. You must use… Very, very, very senior devotees don’t know about Datta Peetham. Very, very senior devotees doesn’t know about Bhaktimala. Very, very senior devotees doesn’t know about Swamiji Life History. It’s not good. Even some, some people doesn’t know about address also in Mysore Ashrama. “Where is your Swamiji’s Ashram?” They looking card, “Okay, we’ll see.” telephone, you must practice Sadguru’s friendship in your breath. That’s important for, in our life. Your breath is always inhale and exhalation. It’s going; like this, you can mix with Swamiji’s mantra also in your breath automatically understand about, what is this Swamiji doing? Why Swamiji coming the Canada? Why Swamiji traveling too much? He didn’t care health… What purpose? Think about yourself. Not necessary propaganda. Don’t give any advertisement. You can teach yourself; you can look yourself. Think about: Why I am attached to Swamiji? What purpose? You have so many problems; doesn’t matter, keep it aside, all problems, health problems, money problems, quarrel problems, some confusion problems, job problems. You can take out; put it aside. Why I am attached with Swamiji? What purpose in my birth? What is the my life? Think about… only five minutes enough. There is 24 hours; think about only five minutes. Give me only five minutes, that’s all. That five minutes, you get good knowledge- good understanding. Then you understand what Swamiji’s connection within your soul in your body, in Indriyas, in your mind attached with family, so you’re mixing with problems- Swamiji; Money- Swamiji; Health- Swamiji; I agree, but side- by- side, you can go education. Adhyatmika. So you are looking other Gurus. You are going to Bhagavadgita classes. You’re going to another Guru GIta classes. It’s not good; you are looking another yoga class. Why not Swamiji all- in- one? Everything Swamiji. That angle you didn’t want to see, you are only seeing that angle only problem Guru. My problem- solver Guru, my pains- solver Guru. Like here, after this, your problem, your money settled out, Then, you’re going to spiritual activities another Guru, another books, another TV. It’s not good. I don’t like. You won’t achieve anything if you go that way. You are committing a lot of sin. You are sinners! The meaning is that you are cheating. You have no good understanding, Sadguru and you. If you have any pains, Swamiji help, but if you have spiritual way, then you are looking other Guru, another yoga, another Bhagavad-Gita classes, another Swamiji lectures. I am not complaint. Okay! Go ahead, take for good things in all Gurus, but what about your Guru? With butter in our hands, you are going to far off places. There is nobody else in the world who is as foolish as you are. Foolish devotees. Why such a statement Swamiji giving today DRC? Because so many people sitting here have seen two, three people here. They fully, they want Swamiji help, then, if you comes spiritual way, then they looking for fashion to Bhagavad-Gita classes. What about your Swamiji? The lot of books Swamiji given. Lot of lectures. Your languages, Telugu language, ALL Kinds of languages. Why not you can select for all CD’s , DVD’s. Time to time, you attend for Swamiji’s classes, Kriya Yoga classes. Do practice, Sadhana. Then you understand. What do you have somewhere else that you don’t have here? (You) tell. You have turned fashionful. You are committing a very big mistake by being that. So much… that is not a mistake; one can say that is a sin! I will not say it is a mistake. Like a sin. You are doing a sin. If we can’t figure out the thing that is with us and in us, what can we find about something that is somewhere else? It is ours! Swamiji’s all- in- one! Everything Swamiji. You are losing, you are missing something because you are looking different angle Swamiji. different Questions and Answers only- different interviews only. Different problems only. When you settle down you mind, then you are looking for another Guru. I am not telling any complaint, okay? You are, you are always still my family okay, but you’re mind is like this. Where is: I want to learn some yoga. I want to learn some Bhagavad-Gita. I want to learn some Bhagavatam? What about your Guru? Unable to give lectures to Bhagavatam? Bhagavad-Gita? Swamiji? Does he not know how to do anything? Can he not do it? What does he not know? Did we put him there just to answer our questions and take away our sorrow? Is that how we kept him? No, we did not keep him for us like that. All we ask Swamiji are our pains, sorrow, problems, job, money, confusions, is that all? Does he not know how to do anything else? Only that one thing? To say mantras and to hang yantras? One problem- one Puja; another problem, another Puja; another problem- another one; for one thing, one homa, one thing, one puja? Is that the reason you kept (me) close to you? So that you don’t go anywhere Swamiji even has Karma Yoga. Why Swamiji all- in- one? we don’t want lose if you have one time, one approach. It will serve both sides: one is spiritual activities, one is your problems also. That is why Swamiji doing Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Gnana Yoga. If you go and ask India, then you understand. If you turn any TV, then every morning Swamiji giving for with, small, small, small Shlokas, small stories. Thousands, millions people is looking for Swamiji’s any language. If you go Tamil language, go Kannada language if you’re Telugu language, if you go Hindi language. Now I am planning now, website also after Navaratri, daily I am giving one Shloka and one English meaning. I’m struggling for, I am learning for English in sake of you. Only for you, I am learning English. For you, I am learning something that won’t be of use (to me). so that you won’t go away, I’ve arranged everything into a single, big mall. It’s a big mall. Everything is only one mall. Time will not be wasted. Money- spending will also be decreased a little bit if in one place. If I’m creating this, you are taking some tiny bit and going to some other place. If its not your Karma, What can I do? Tell (me), am I uttering a lie? Tell, anybody tell. If its not your karma, how shall I do… you karma burnt, that’s all. What is not with my Swamiji? Show me. Okay? Since this is not there, we are going there. You do not have that sense, that all, but everything is there with him. You don’t have the sense. You don’t have the package. Different packet, different things you can put in the package, very nice for reserve. You don’t have that. That’s the big problem. You have come deeply with the wrong logic. That has become instilled in the mind. Swamiji’s only Homa, only Karma, only blessings, only heals, gives suggestions, finish. If you go to another Guru, then he keep on only lectures only. Dhyanam, Lectures, Get out! No family attachment, no family worries. In our Sadguru, Datta family like looking our family worries also, giving for spiritual guidance and also he gives for knowledge also. You must use me, like a garbage. Use me and throw your all problems. We must not be foolish. That is what we are becoming. So that we must not become, Even when Swamiji came to DRC today is a very private visit. My Health is not also good. Very cold, because health means only cold. It comes only temporary. I don’t want to see anyone. Only take rest and then tomorrow long flight 19 hours to journey the Delhi and then morning, day after tomorrow morning, there is a big conference. Yoga Ramdev Baba. He is listening all the times Swamiji’s bhajans. He’s giving training to with bhajan and Swamiji’s healing music and yoga. So you want guidance. I have given 40 years guidance. Now, I was giving to with music. SO he likes very much music and the devotees also. There’re 6,000 devotees, yoga students in the concert and dhyana and after that two days Delhi program. Delhi New Guru Nilayam Inauguration. After that, I’m coming Mysore, one day I’m staying Mysore, then I’m going to big pilgrimage center: Dharmastala. In Karnataka it is a very big pilgrimage center. From there I’m going to another pilgrimage center: Udupi. Udupi Swami, Krishna’s Udupi. I think you knows about Udupi kshetra, Udipi pilgrimage you know. I’m giving another concert, Meditation concert. Then, I’m coming back. Then again I’m going to Jayalakshmipuram. We have starting big school and my birthplace also. We have a big school planning, for tribal peoples, so lot of work’s. so out of love I came. I bless you. Today Chaturdasi and also Ganapathy day. I’m very, very happy, so I bless you, you must follow what Swamiji says. You must follow little bit. Few minutes to spend with your computer. Spend with your JaiGuruDatta group, spend with your Itunes, spend with Itunes also very nice. New, New bhajans is coming. Download and then the company also keep on work for Swamiji’s mission. So support DRC center. We have a big prayer hall, but sometimes in the winter season, we have not used. Winter season… not winter season, some winter seasons. Summers also very cold. Do something for heating purpose. You have to do something: to plan to close all the sides, the windows, put heating to do that plan. Swamiji coming more and more, again and again. Otherwise, it’s very small hall here. If you have in India, I will only do couple of hours, but this is America, what can I do? You should know and do it. Take some funds and keep them aside. Little, little everyone contribute and prepare the heating. It has been like that for three years. I thought you would do it, but you don’t, you donn’t get that discernment. Even that, I have to tell you. SO that whenever Swamiji comes, if it is temporarily on, it will be heating itself. Sometimes only, don’t need to do it all the times. Then, little, little when sometimes (I) come there can be programs there for 2 days, 3 days We can keep Swamiji there. DO something, everyone together may contribute. Do plan and do contribution for heating. Next, do it, it’s not a big thing. It’s not millions and millions (of dollars). Twenty or thirty thousand, then it will be one unit. Everyone work together and do it. If you do it, it’s very good. For you only, it’s good. You can get visit from Swamiji for four or five more trips. It will be beneficial for everybody. Not only for us, it will be good for everyone. There’s a problem now; jobs are being lost. Everyone has problems, not that there aren’t. This is also one problem. This is one of our problems. Okay, no problem! It’s also one problem. This we must do also, right?

Sri Swamiji speech on Narasimha Jayanthi 6-5-09 at Mysore Ashrama

“I remember a story of Narasimha from my childhood.

One of Sri Swamiji's paternal grandfathers was a great worshipper of Narasimha (Upasaka). The Narasimha Jayanti was grandly celebrated by them. It was a nine day festival. I remember the festivities. I was a very small boy. My elder step brother used to carry me around.

Once just before the festival the main Puja box with the idols was stolen. The ancestor roamed the town crazily looking for the Puja box and begging for its return.

He went from village to village asking for information on it. In one such village, because of the summer heat, he sat in a house and asked for water and dozed off, exhaustion wearing him down. In the sleep he had a vision of Lord Narasimha informing that the idols were kept on a wooden beam couple of houses away from where he slept. He woke up in a daze. He went to that house. He slipped and fell in front of the house. The family of the house took him inside and gave him food and bed for the night. Worried about the missing Puja box, he sang himself to sleep. In the middle of the night, the wooden beam broke open and the idols fell to the floor with loud noise. Of the idols found that night, Sri Swamiji still carries the Narasimha Saligrama and the Lakshmi Narasimha Idol. I remembered the story during Puja and decided to share the story with you all. The idols will be kept close to the Darshana queue. Come close and have a look at them".

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, 6th Global Gita Conference, New York, Aug 2nd 2008

The word *BHAGAVAD GITA *in Sanskrit has five letters BHA, GA, VA,
DGI,and TA*.

These five syllables represent five elements. BHA represents Earth
element, GA represents Water element, VA represents Fire element, DGI
represents Air element and TA represents Ether element. Similarly there
are five important entities starting with the Sanskrit letter GA -
*GANGA, GITA, GOMATA(Cow),
GURU *and* GOVINDA*- worshiping each of these five gives different
merits to man.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Navarathris, Hyderabad, Sept 28th, 2008

To be comfortable psychologically and to acquire more energy we have to
increase our upasana strength. To increase that we have to increase
penance. What is Penance? Reaching Sadguru itself is one yatra tapas.
Listening to Satguru’s discourse is another tapas. Listening to
spiritual thoughts is also a penance. We have to add more spirituality
to our buddhi then all ill feelings, mental disturbances will be
removed.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Dharmavaram, Nov 15th, 2008

Many people try to push themselves to the physical vicinity of Swamiji
and prostrate, but Swamiji never looks at them. Swamiji is always
looking at the person who is sitting at a distance and praying. We must
all inculcate this type of discipline, because it will save a lot of
time. Within the time constraint of 10 minutes one will get Darshana
(divine vision), Sparshana (divine touch) and Sambhashanam (divine
discourse) if we follow the discipline.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Ananthapur, India, Nov 18th, 2008

Guru Seva (service to guru) means, not just performing Pujas, Bhajans,
serving food and then making comments as you wish. Real Guru Seva means
considering this idol of Dattatreya as manifesting the energy of my
Sadguru, feeling the energy of Sadguru is that form, and contemplating
on the preaching of Sadguru, and putting them into practice in our daily
lives in every act that we do, participating whole heartedly in all the
activities of the Ashrama involving ourselves, and work to uplift the
Kshetram (sacred place consecrated by Sadguru).

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Devi Navarathris, Mysore Ashrama, Oct 11th, 1997

The six innner enemies Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya
(desire, anger, greed, enchantment, pride, jealousy ) are the unseen
demons pestering the people. The festival of Vijayadasami is meant to
celebrate our success over these enemies-caused by the kindness of
Parasakthi

Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Grapevine Convention Center – Dallas, Texas, USA 24 July 2003 – 8 PM

"You have seen Sugar? There are hundreds and thousands of sweets made with sugar as base. It is only sugar that makes it sweet. We eat them as though they all are different. The original substance is Sugar. It is the same. So many cows but milk is the same. In the same manner, Swamiji's activities have the same underlying principle. Same thread which holds all these activities. It is to develop CHITTA SHUDDHI (cleansing of mind). It is the core of Swamiji's very existence."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Birthday message on June 12, 2000

"Every day is a birthday. Hence one must thank God every morning for giving a chance to live one more day. Have firm belief in me. Then only I will protect you. Don’t be mere visitors like passengers in the train. Become members of Datta family."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Oct 7, 1997, Mysore Ashrama

"Though Vishnu is omnipotent, he works in a systematic way. Can't He kill Ravana in a moment? Why should Vishnu incarnate as Rama and use such a long series of events in His life? Killing Ravana is only a pretext. The purpose of the incarnation is to fulfill the promises given earlier to some pious souls and also to uplift countless sincere good people. Hence he conducted such a long chain of events in his incarnation as Rama."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Mysore Ashrama, October 7, 97

"God has created us as automotive machines. He gave us all sense powers and ordered us to go ahead. Don't we know that scientists have developed satellites controlled by machines operated on earth? Similarly, we are all created as computers with "individual power to act". God stands as an observer. Hence we are squarely answerable for our deeds and we alone should face the result of our good and bad deeds."

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Mysore Ashrama, Datta Jananti 1996

We take part in all kinds of rituals and worship of the Lord to get rid
of the effect of karma. But Lord Datta must help us. He is the only road
to salvation (Mukti Patha). Dasharatha had not aspired to one day become
the parent of Rama. He did perform acts of merit which permitted him to
enjoy heavenly bliss. But in order to fully achieve merit you must have
the grace of Sadguru Dattathreya.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Message on Maha Shivarathri March 7th, 1997

Many try to escape from their Karma. It is impossible. The fruit of
Karma has to be experienced. Any Karma that has been done knowingly has
to be experienced in a knowing manner.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse,Birthday celebrations at the Mysore Ashrama, 1997

You have all gathered here to witness my birthday. But I do not have a
birth day at all ! The day 'I' made a samkalpa itself is my birth day.
In other words, my birthday is the day on which the universe was
created. It is something which is beyond evidence. It has no date. Like
creation, Pralaya too doesn't have a date.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, 15th August 1997 during Indian Flag Hoisting ceremony

Freedom does not mean living as you like and causing trouble to others.
That is Rakshasatva. Freedom means sacrifice + liberty + Karma Yoga
(good actions). If you perform Karma Yoga, the freedom is meaningful.
Karma Yoga mixed with truth glorifies the freedom. When this is mixed
with sacrifice, it is the ultimate freedom.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, During Navaratrhi's Mysore Ashrama, Oct 6th 1997

One should face the result of past deeds oneself. That is why Sri
Swamiji is arranging theses festivals with fire worship, Pujas etc. for
you to participate. This is spiritual practice. Swamiji will bless you
with boons for your Sadhana.

Pujya Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Devi Navarathris, Mysore Ashrama, Oct 7th, 1997

The movements of the satellite and its proper condition is always under
the vigilance and control of the scientists on the ground. So also God
makes us conduct ourselves and eventually enables us to reach Him at the
proper time. Hence we should not entertain silly doubts about the divine
play of God.