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Death and cremation: What are Yogananda’s teachings?

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Costin Chiroiu Boteanu: Hello , and all the very best to everyone involved in every form in spreading Ananda’s teachings worldwide. I want to ask you what are the spiritual implications for both after death rituals: cremation and interment . Thank you very much.

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Vegetables in Yogananda’s 9-day cleansing diet

Nayaswami Diksha

Question from Robin: re the 9 day cleanse diet, the raw vegetable salad; can this be made from several vegetables at once ie carotts, broccoli, cauliflower? thank you robin

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My house is next to a cemetery – living near a cemetery – should I worry?

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Karu Joseph: Dear Guriji, Last year i bought a house. At the time of booking the unit there was an empty land about 500 metres away from the house. In another 2 months the house will be ready. The problem is that empty land now become a Muslims cemetry. My family members start worrying to move there. Do I need to perform…

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Does my new home need to be blessed?

Nayaswami Parvati

Question from Leo: Did Yogananda teach anything about clearing and blessing a space? I am moving into a new house, and there are energies still present from the previous occupants that are less than harmonious. Did he recommend anything to remove these energies and fill the space with blessings? Thank you!

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Are We God?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Ananthakrishnan: My question is this: Having been hearing about the concept of God from my little age, is there a singular consciousness that controls us? Or is it ourselves (by the concept of Aham Brahmasmi) that have formed this purification system of life death and rebirth? According to texts in Hinduism, even the thrimoorthis are bound by certain laws. So can…

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Different Versions of Indian Scripture

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from nafisa: Sir, I read in the articles that Valmiki first wrote the Ramayana and he visited Hanuman on Kailash mountain to show where Hanuman has written the evident truth about the life of Lord Rama on the rocks. Few truths of Valmiki’s Ramayana have been taken from the Hanuman Ramayana. Later on saint Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanasa out of the interaction with…

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What are the Devas?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Myke Black: Please explain all about the Devas. Thank you very much.

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Feeling Better in Dark Situations

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Meena: Hi, Swami Kriyananda has always emphasized that we should always feel better about ourselves amidst dark situations. How can I practice that? Right now I am in a dark situation as I’m jobless, out of a bad relationship, financial difficulties, bad friends etc. etc. As I look for a solution, I can’t help being dragged down by my emotions of…

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Is Today’s Spirituality More Feminine?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Rush: Why does today’s spirituality seem to espouse more the feminine traits rather than masculine? More “love, compassion,” less “assertiveness, vigor” is noted. Men like Sri Yukteswar, Yoganandaji, “Tiger Swami” Vivekananda were kind, yet bold/energized, speaking with bluntness and certainty. Yet today, nearly every spiritual man I see speaks with a conscious modesty/passivity. Sadly I’ve not recently seen a “man’s man”…

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Darwinism vs. Yoga

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from tim: What is the difference between what charles darwin said about the beginning of life and human development and what yoganda said about this? did we evolved from apes? thank u and God bless u