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Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Prashant,

I believe you are referring to the Spiritual Eye. Swami Kriyananda has spelled it Agya Chakra, but I assume we are referring to the same chakra.

Swami asked Paramhansa Yogananda one time why he couldn’t see the Spiritual Eye. Master told him that we has trying too hard. I assume that this is the case with you. You are too tense and putting too much energy in looking into the Spiritual Eye. Relaxation is the key to success in meditation.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Chris,

I was too young to actually hear Paramhansa Yogananda talk, but know from his published works the teachings he gave was the truths from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Bible which do talk a great deal about dharana, ahimsa, etc.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Nina,

From your comments I feel you’ve had a bad experience with science and technology, or you have friends and family that have. I’m sorry that these conditions have caused such pain, but we all know it’s not the conditions that really cause the pain, but how we work with them.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Prerna,

I believe that in all inharmonius situations one should wait, give the situation lots of time. Continue in the relationship but wait on marriage until you are sure within yourself. This is your life, and you need to feel that whatever you do, you calmly know deep within yourself you are going in the right direction.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Patrick,

I assume you mean God when you say Him. If you do not have a meditation practice wherein you can still your thoughts and see the light at the point between the eyebrows (the spiritual eye), I would say that you need to find a practice that would work for you. Meditation is one large key to finding God.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Ela,

Having watched your dear friend suffering must have been terrible for you especially without the ability to give her medical help. This is not a reason for guilt, however. You loved her and cared for her as best as you could, I am sure. It is good to grieve for a time. But it is also good to let your friend go on and not hold her back.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Magnus,

This is a very serious question that can be answered in general but difficult to answer specifically to a person. Each person in this situation would need to feel out for themselves what their karma would be by going inside (as best as they can) calling to God and Guru to help with an answer.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Stephen,

You must follow what your heart tells you. Your devotion to the Higher Being would eventually bring you to the place of seeing Him in everyone, in everything, for He is all.

I guess my question to you is do you see Angels, etc? If so, do show them respect as they too are part of God's play.

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Logan,

You have come to a place inside yourself that most of us come to eventually. For me it was a difficult time filled with doubt and insecurities. Than I attended a lecture by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, and found my home. I have since been living in a spiritual community filled with like-minded individuals who are all seeking God. What more could anyone ask for?

Nayaswami Seva

Ananda Village

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Dear Karen,

The best prayer is one that comes from your heart, not your head. Pray with devotion by listening to your inner guidance. If you truely believe in God, He is your real source of help and of inspiration. Believe that He will answer your prayers also. Maybe if you do give yourself to Him, His answers will not be exactly what you thought you wanted. But they will be what is right for you.