You could say I have been thinking things through, though it has been more like waking up with great clarity to the reality of the environment in which I live. This blog will now start to address issues which I feel are critical to our growth as individuals and as a nation, and I invite you all to join me in pledging to make a difference. As Swami Vivekanand said, “To be a yogi, first you must become upyogi (useful)!”
I promise to post at least twice a week henceforth. Don’t forget to post your comments and feedback, you could also email me with suggestions on topics you would like me to write about. Thanks once again for reading this and being a part of Footsteps to Freedom.
Jai Guru Dev (Victory to the Big Mind)
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Bhaiyya, I am happy that you’ll post more often henceforth and we’ll get more chance to communicate with you.
Bhaiyya, these days I am having a little dilemma- whether to organize Satsang at my place or not. The reason is that if I organize Satsang at my place, then friends and neighbors will think that I am a very religious kind of person and then I’ll always have to behave like a good pious person, which I am not, because I sometimes drink beer and flirt with my friends(girls).
Bhaiyya, you asked for suggestions on topics we would like you to write about. I suggest you to write about “Healthy Approach to Sexuality in Modern Age” or “Spiritual Approach to Sex”. I am not sure if this is the right place to discuss this topic or for that matter, if you are the right person to be asked this question. But I think, maybe you are the right person. Because you are a youth icon and you have traveled all across the globe. In your travels you must have observed that Indians (generally speaking) have a different approach to sexuality as compared to the rest of the world (by and large). In the west, they see sex just as a ‘part of life’ or as a ‘natural biological need’. And premarital sex is the norm and virginity or purity doesn’t mean anything, rather it is considered lack of experience. Whereas in India, sex is only permitted in the wedlock and ‘girlfriend-boyfriend’ philosophy is frowned upon.
I and some of my Indian friends, here in US, often feel torn between two cultures and are confused about the right and healthy approach to sexuality. Bhaiyya, I would really appreciate if you could advice us on this. I am 30, single.
Jai Gurudev!
Dude you need to get out more often! Nowadays satsangs are the coolest place to be, whether its California or Kolkata. And no offence, but if you’re thirty and single, then you should get married — that’ll quickly resolve your existential (and other) dilemmas. tc and good luck
JGD .. Is the quality associated with dhyan ??Can dhyan be good or not good ? Why some days we feel dhyan was good today? There were less or nearly no thoughts .There are the days when there r plenty of thoughts . should we judge the quality of meditaion ??if yes what to do for deeper dhyan ??bhiya pls throw some light.
Jai Gurudev bhaiya,
I am so much happy that you are going to write so often. I always take inspiration guidance from your articles and comments.
And, as always, you rock this world with Vaishnavi!
Jai Gurudev,
Tushar