Seeking Answers

The best way to learn is to ask questions. The second best is to listen to what others are asking. The magic is in the listening.

If Everything Is Karma, Why Do We Still Punish?
Ramayana Arpan Gupta Ramayana Arpan Gupta

If Everything Is Karma, Why Do We Still Punish?

This Q&A explains why punishment and justice exist even when the law of karma governs all actions. Those who do wrong often lack awareness of karma, so human systems of correction — counsel, control, punishment, and strategy — help them awaken. The discussion also explores how acceptance of one’s mistakes depends on whether the mind is in a lower (egoic) or higher (aware) state.

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Does Asking for Forgiveness Erase Karma?
Basic Concepts Arpan Gupta Basic Concepts Arpan Gupta

Does Asking for Forgiveness Erase Karma?

 A seeker asks if saying “I’m sorry” or being forgiven by loved ones can erase karmic accounts. The teacher explains why every action—mental, verbal, or physical—leaves its imprint, how only Self-knowledge (Atma Jnana) can dissolve it, and what true forgiveness really means in spiritual terms.

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Why Rama Was Told to Befriend Sugriva: The Awakening of Inner Knowledge
Ramayana Arpan Gupta Ramayana Arpan Gupta

Why Rama Was Told to Befriend Sugriva: The Awakening of Inner Knowledge

In this Q&A, the teacher explains that taking birth is not against liberation — it’s part of the process through which our stored desires and impressions are exhausted. Even after Self-realization, one must live consciously to dissolve remaining tendencies. When all karmas are finished, great souls take birth only out of compassion to uplift others. The dialogue also touches on symbolic meanings behind Dasharatha and the deeper, spiritual way to read the Ramayana.

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