Can People with Mental Illness Make Spiritual Progress?
Nayaswami Jaya
Question from J: Om guru Just wondering, How do seriously mentally ill or retarded people advance spiritually ?
What Should I Do for a Severe Cough and Cold?
Tyagi Shanti, M.D.
Question from Kirti Gaur: I was suffering with sevre cough and cold. I usually have to take antibiotics for cure. This time I tried to apply spritually Yogananda healing technique of total fast for 2 days. Today is my sixth day Though I am much relieved but cough is still there which becomes more uneasy at night. This sunday I took my 1st kriya…
Gum Infection… and, God Is in Everything
Tyagi Shanti, M.D.
Question from carrie: blessings. I have an infection in my gum and have been trying to heal it more naturally than with antibiotics. the holistic dentist I saw says it would be best for me to take antibiotics. I feel like I am giving in to taking the antibiotics and not trusting the higher healing energies within this body. I do feel however…
Yogananda’s Cleansing Diet
Nayaswami Mangala
Question from Verette Pennycooke: Greetings, Two weeks ago I started your 9-day cleanse. I was doing very well and think it is peraphs the best cleanse I have ever used and will stick with it. However, because I work 2 days a week and could not take time off, I had to come off the cleanse on the third day, which I did very…
What Is the Right Prayer?
Nayaswami Seva
Question from Vinay: While doing my regular prayers, i ponder as to what i should really pray for, the person’s physical ailment, or his mental happiness, or growth of his/her Soul in a trying situation. The prayer says for healing in body, mind and soul. But its difficult (not impossible) to integrate all effectively in one prayer. And can we pray for a…
Can Yoga Help with Depression?
Nayaswami Gyandev
Question from Russell Frerichs: I am periodically troubled by depression. It would no doubt happen far more often, but I am taking prescription medicine which helps a lot. I am on the very beginning edge of Ananda learning (beginning meditation and yoga) so I don’t have any knowledge of yoga having a beneficial effect. Does it?
The power of prayer
Nayaswami Shivani
Question from Aditya: One of my friend is addicted to drug,lives tamasic life,keep her room always very dirty. Many times i have read if you pray to the divine self of the person whom you want to change help’s. Will it help in this case too!
How to tell if your prayers are working
Asha Nayaswami
Question from Dimple: Dear Sir/Madam, i have once wrote to about the distant healing and u have given a good lesson about that. But since I am not able to do it fully will u please help me. My sister had an anxiety attack/nervous breakdown a year back. She tok all sorts of medicatio and all medical and spiritual help but she has…
Physical challenges while meditating
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from Michael Buellingen: As soon as I sit down to meditate I produce continuously gas and experience heartburn and burping. It does not stop even when I enter a deep state of stillness. What can I do about it?
Affirmation Walks
Nayaswami Anandi
Question from Heidi: I was browsing the Expanding Light website and saw that some of the programs included an Affirmation Walk. Is it just a walk where you repeat an affirmation in the rhythm of the steps or something more? I do daily long walks. How can I turn them into affirmation walks?
