Hong-Sau lying down?
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from anu: Hello Since I suffer from backache I can’t sit for long. Can I do the hong-sau meditation lying down? I wont fall asleep. Thanks
Having Unusual Meditative Experiences
Nayaswami Pranaba
Question from Esha: Good evening I’ve never tried to sit properly and meditate but after doing a fast during the Maha shivaratri celebration, and singing bhajans the whole night without food and sleep, a strange thing happened. I went into a meditative state and for one week my third eye was tingling. There was strong energy flowing all over my body. I felt…
Pressure in the Skull During Meditation
Nayaswami Diksha
Question from Diderik Finne: When I practice meditation, I feel a pressure on my skull. The pressure is in a ring that passes through my third eye and circles around the top of my head. It feels almost like a metal band that is being tightened. Normally the pressure is not uncomfortable, but when I go deep into meditation the constriction becomes painful. Is…
Scoliosis and Energy in the Spine
Nayaswami Diksha
Question from Bee: I’ve only been doing meditation focusing on the spiritual eye for a week or so, but can feel rapid progress. When I am completely centered on the eye, the base of my spine feels electric, I hear a popping noise and can feel a huge wave of energy rising up. However, I have scoliosis (two curves in my spine) and…
Where to Hang Sacred Photos?
Nayaswami Diksha
Question from Nandini: Dear Minister, We would like to place the pictures of Babaji and Paramhansa Yogananda in our home. What is the ideal location and direction for placing the same? Also, is there anything specific other than location and direction that we need to know before we place it? Regards, Nandini
Watching the Breath with the Hong Sau Technique
Question from sanjay mehta: I have done a basic course of Ananda in Mumbai last year, but I have not yet learned to observe the breath as in the Hong Sau technique. I want to learn to observe the breath. I am very eager to learn it and I have also purchased the CDs for that. Please give me some practical steps or methods…
A Disappointing First Meditation Experience?
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from Adam: I decided to try meditation for the first time. I did the method of relaxing my whole body then counted down from 100. That’s when I first noticed the numbness enveloping my entire body, even my breathing felt numb as if I weren’t even breathing. Then the tingling sensation, at first only slight in my legs then my entire body,…
Am I Progressing in My Meditation?
Question from Lisa Sen: My heartfelt pronam to all. I have been practicing meditation for 13 years. But I never had any vision nor heard any sound. Only occasionally I feel a throbbing sensation near my heart. Also, I can concentrate only for sometime during the entire course of meditation and more often than not my mind keeps wandering. I cannot understand whether I…
Back Cramps During Meditation
Nayaswami Hriman
Question from Natasha: I have been meditating for about 15 years. I focus on my third eye and use the mantra “I and my father are one.” A few years ago I started getting strong cramps in the upper right side of back during meditation. Sometimes the cramps get so strong I have to end my meditation because I can’t take the pain.…
Sights and Sounds During Meditation
Nayaswami Gyandev
Question from Maggie: Hi I’ve been meditating for little over a year and in most cases it has been fine but there are times when I have sleepless nights, hear high pitched noises in my ears, and see blobs of light just below my lower eyelids. I spoke to someone about it and they said it could be “awakening” symptoms and as I…
