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How to Become Free from Karma

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Piu banerjee: Do the karma of past life affect this life also? What is the remedy of getting out of past life karma?

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I Want to Stop Reincarnating, and Find God

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Bill: How can I jump out of this cycle of lives on earth and elsewhere? I wish to go direct to God, the creator, for eternity.

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What Happens to the Soul at Death?

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from Aditya Bhargava: Respected Sir, I just want to confirm that according to ” Vedantas” what happens to the spirit after it leaves the human body?Does it go to heaven or hell or reborn again on this earth?Does it remain on earth for some time or immidiately merges into the Supreme?Plz clear the query and oblige? Regards — AB

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Death and Dying

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Aditya Bhargava: My Father, a very religious soul and a renowned astrologer Suddenly passed away on 8th Nov’10,due to a cardiac arrest.We didn’t get chance to have a word with him as it was a matter of not more than 10 seconds before our eyes.His departure was painless and very peacful for sure ,but his sudden demise is troubling me a lot.He…

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The Astral World and Ghosts

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Simon: The most difficult question maybe: Are you -and Yogananda itself- mixed up in the illusions of the afterlife (astral world)?. I ask, because a friend of mine claims to have Yogananda as “ghostleader”. She is not lying. She can’t say whether he is the real Yog. or an astral imitation! I would love to hear, what you think or “know”…

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A Past Life Experience

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Vinay: I sincerely wish to get your expert opinion on a recent experience of mine.I was watching a discovery channel documentary on the ancient city of Dwaraka that supposedly was submerged into sea long ago. Interestingly the moment I heard the narrator mention ‘Dwaraka’ my whole body began to tremble and I felt a huge rush of Joy/Melancholy sweep through my…

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Overcoming Duality

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Stan Giles: I recently made a post on my website about how being loving and peaceful ourselves increases the energy of love and peace in the world — the global consciousness. My son posed this question: “..there’s always an equal and opposite…if we keep increasing the energy of love and peace then would this also lead to greater hate and evil in…

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Suffering and Death

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Asha Rodriguez: My 85 year old dad suffered severely for 2 months before he died. He was an Episcopal priest for over 50 years. I prayed for the pain to be given to me so that he could at least be comfortable if he was going to leave me. I can’t help but wander why God allowed him to suffer before taking…

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Death and the Afterlife

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Renu Bakshi: I lost my father on 28th of Sept, 2010, a month ago. When he died there was no one with him. Two things I want to know: Did he die peacefully, and can I ever talk to him, even in my dreams? I am his youngest child and he loved me most. I just want to talk to him once.

Free Will vs. Destiny

Question from Bhushan: What is the difference between remaining Non attached and Unemotional and undutyful towards social/financial/professional obligations? If the world is dream/movie and we are actors & GOD is director than why freewill is given to actors? How to differentiate GODWILL and FREEWILL.? While meditating one has to concentrate at point between eyebrows or at spine various chakras one by one chanting…