Satsang given by Swami Vishwananda in Mauritius the 15th January 2011

Swami Vishwananda says:

"During the interviews people often complain about their children. They complain that their children don’t listen to them; their children shout at the parents and beat them. It is sad to hear that but who is responsible for this? Do the parents also listen to the children? Parents often have goals for their children but are these goals the goals of the children? If the parents don’t listen to their children, then the children revolt later. If always the parents impose their wish on the child one day, possibly during puberty, the child will come out and revolt.

What the parents put inside the child will come out later. When a woman is pregnant, she projects her love on the embryo. If the pregnant woman goes to prayers they will be also projected into the embryo. If the parents put positivity into the child they will have it back later. If you oppress and pour negativity upon the child you will earn it later. That is why you have to hear all the wishes and expressions of the child. If you ignore them they will come out later.

Every twenty years a new form of children appear, the world is evolving. Twenty years ago the children were different. This is the evolution. That is why the parents have to listen to their children."

In Times of Trouble, Let Love In

Swami Vishwananda Painting face of "Kali" during Navaratri 2009
When someone has trouble, he focuses so much on the trouble that he forgets about everything else. God is always with all His children, even in times of the biggest trouble. Even if the solution is there, man himself often doesn’t see it. The more you feed the trouble [think or worry about it], the more you feed the problem and it will grow. This [trouble] is your own creation and your own way of feeling it. And when it is finally too much you say, “Enough is enough!” Then you realize that you can’t change it by yourself. Then you turn to the Lord and say, “Here, I can’t deal with this anymore; handle it for me.” Of course, do you think He will not come to your rescue? Directly you will have the solution, and you will realize how easy it was. Then you will say to yourself, “Oh, if I knew it earlier, I would have changed it.” How many times has this happened in your life?

Therefore, when many troubles and many things come along the way, try to analyze things before making any casual decision. Try to do it with a calm mind, and not an excited mind, because when your mind is excited it’s already very hot, and you will not see anything clearly. You know this, yes? So, always remember the Divine love, the Divine help, the Divinity, ultimately, that is within yourself. You are an instrument of this love, an instrument of this joy and bliss and happiness. You have to reflect it, and if you to want to reflect it, you have to really want that reflection.