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What Actions Free Us from Karma?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Ashutosh: In Gita, Lord Krishna advises to look upon karma as yoga and yajna or sacrament for His satisfaction. That means any action of ours is as potent in leading us to realisation as an ascetics meditation if performed with God consciousness. This linked to the theory that uninterrupted remembrance of God involves Him very directly and personally in our lives…

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Pregnancy: A Gift from Divine Mother

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Anonymous: Recently my father expired on 9/17/2019 at the age of 65. He loved me a lot. At the present time, I am pregnant. I already have a son who is 12 years old. I am not in the position to welcome another child due to so many factors but sometimes I feel that my father is trying to be reborn…

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Ahimsa and Accidental Killing

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from nikhil ducle: I accidentally killed a dove while driving my car to work this morning. It was not intentional but I feel guilty. How do I overcome it and propitiate for the sin of killing it?

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Reincarnation and the Cosmic Dream

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Tl: Does Ananda believe in reincarnation? If so, can you be in, but believe that right after death we go to God and Jesus in Heaven? Also, true Christianity explains not to believe in idols (does Ananda promote polytheism, or stick to God?)

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Healing from Illness vs. Learning Karmic Lessons

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Vivek: Are illness or diseases manifestations of karma? If yes, how one can heal karma without learning a lesson which some spiritual school claims like like Pranic Healing, Reiki, etc.? And does such healing subsume the karma or may lead to lessons in another form until we learn it, which is said by some another spiritual schools like Sadguru of Isha…

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The Karma of Nations

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Duruk: Marhaba Ananda! I am from Turkey. My country has taking more refugees than any other country. We have given shelter to 4 million people from Iraq and Syria and spend a lot of money to help them despite ourselves being low income country. Will this good karma help Turkey as a country? What is Karma of countries that refuse to…

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Can a Master Dissolve the Karma of a Disciple When He Dies?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Mathew: Can a Guru (like Jesus) dissolve all the karma of a faithful disciple at the time of death (when all karma comes for review) in case the disciple was not able to achieve full liberation before his physical death?

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Hell on Earth and Karma

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Nicholas Celia: Believing in Christ and karma, can a person be consigned to hell before death?

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Yuga Cycles and Reincarnation

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Alok Datta: The soul is ageless and goes through the cycle of yugas. So it must be true that all souls have gone through Satya and Treta yuga, which have higher levels of consciousness. So it might be possible for many souls to perceive God directly, and reach the stage of nirbhikalpa samadhi or higher. Why is it then that when the…

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Is Reincarnation Real?

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Kina: Is reincarnation real? What about identical twins? They have identical DNA and have similarities. If reincarnation was real, wouldn’t they be completely different?