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Should I Have Children?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Tanu: The spiritual needs & “normal” worldly needs seems to be at two extreme ends at times. As a married women in mid 30s and on being on the spiritual path(which gives us our ultimate goal of life), I feel less inclined to plan for a baby because of the attachment & worries (of couse the joy also) that comes with…

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Helping Your Child Grow Spiritually

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Devika: My son is 3 yrs old. When I put him to sleep instead of the lullabies I sing the chants and he loves chanting too. The other day I made him sit and say a prayer and he did! Can you please suggest what would be an appropriate prayer for his age? What else I can do that is both…

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How to Keep Positive Influences for Our Children

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Karen: I feel I am wrestling with celebrities to raise kids. 1)eccentric flamboyant dressing is marketed by celebrities as a sign of creativity, expression of individuality without fear, proof of genius. 2)celeb nudity on social media accounts/magazines is considered a healthy expression of self.3)successful scientists/ businessmen kids look up to consider religion a fairytale inconsistent with science. acc. to my kids,…

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Healthy Pregnancy and Past Karma

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Sravanthi: I’m suffering with hormone imbalance (PCOS) problem. Is this my previous birth karmic affect? How can I overcome this and get healthy pregnancy?

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Could it Be that Yogananda Is Protecting My Little Child?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Devika: My 1.5 yr. old son was having nightmares a few months back. So I had asked a healer friend to give him a healing. She told me while healing him she saw a tall man with curly hair overlooking him. She looked up and found that it was Yoganandaji!! Both of us were so overwhelmed by this! She said that…

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Moving to a New Home While Pregnant

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Mounika: I am 9 months pregnant. Shall I change the home now? Do it have any adverse effects?

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Should We Have a Child?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Tanvi: We are in our early 30s, married for 2 years and going through this deep confusion where we are not sure whether to have a child or not. We are thinking about how stagnant our lives would be some years later without a child. It makes us crave for children and on the other side knowing that each soul trapped…

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How To Protect Baby from Evil – Spiritual Protection for Baby

Mary Kretzmann

Question from Devika: When my son was few months old,I think he had nightmares. Suddenly he would wake up and cry uncontrollably.Once he was looking at the curtain intently as if someone is there and he won’t sleep.I am told babies do have nightmares.Even now sometimes he wakes up crying as if he had a nightmare.I dreamt one night that an evil spirit…

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Should I Have Children?

Mary Kretzmann

Question from Tanya: We are married for 2 years and are in our early 30’s. We have been getting thoughts to have a child but we both fear it for all reasons: being able to provide the kid financial and emotional support, making him an independent strong person. I had gone through depression in the past and get easily bogged down by negative…

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End of Life

Mary Kretzmann

Question from Pat Cummings: My daughter died recently at the age of 26. She was severely disabled. She was microcephalic, seizure disordered, blind, had a tummy tube for feeding, was spastic quadriplegic and functioned at 3 months. I adopted her when she was 5 years old, though she had been with me as a foster child since she was 11 months old. After 4…