Seeing the Color Purple
Tyagi Jayadev
Question from Joy Agarwal: Today during the meditation i felt that i am breathless and seen purple color and when i am going deeper & deeper and seen a dot or hole. What is this, sir?
Where to Focus the Eyes in Meditation
Nayaswami Parvati
Question from Rael: When I close my eyes to meditate I have a hard time focusing on the spiritual eye since I only see darkness. I find myself opening my eyes often and trying to figure out if I’m gazing upwards, which is of course very distracting. I have also tried to imagine that I’m seeing the spiritual eye but then it seems…
Does Breath Awareness Lead to Absorption?
Nayaswami Parvati
Question from Atanas: Does breath awareness lead to absorption? I read that breath is a gross level object and if you want to reach subtle levels of meditation then focusing on breath might be an obstacle. Masters are also saying that meditation on the mechanical aspects of breath is an excellent in the beginning for numerous benefits, but the higher aspects will be…
The Fundamentals for Inner Absorption
Tyagi Jayadev
Question from Atanas: Hi, What level of attention I should pay on the meditation object? There’re two scenarios during my meditations. 1) I pay gentle attention on the mediation object. Thoughts arise from time to time. My attention splits between the thought and the object. I bring back my attention on the object. 2) I pay strong attention on the meditation object. This…
Agitated After Meditation Practice
Nayaswami Sabari
Question from minismom: while meditating i concentrate on my breath. i feel it slows down and i take deeper breaths as i spend more time on the practice. i guess this is ok? also i feel less complacent and more angry after my meditation. why is this so? things that i may normally except(which are not right) make me angry. am i doing…
Seeing the Spiritual Eye
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from Anna: I was seeing the golden ring, blue ring and star after my kriyas. Now I see only a bright single light encompassing all of my vision and go through it to indigo blue. Is this improvement or is something off?
Restlessness in Meditation
Nayaswami Seva
Question from Vinod: I am attempting to meditate and am using the techniques stated such as measured breathing, Hong Sau etc. The problem is that I cannot seem to last more than ten minutes, it seems to me that I have been meditating longer than I actually have. I don’t think it’s restlessness, could you maybe recommend any yoga postures which may aid…
Tuning in to God’s Will
Nayaswami Pranaba
Question from A: Namaste.. I am a novice in meditation; I am finding it very difficult to know God’s will. I tried to concentrate on the spiritual eye, but still it is very confusing. Kindly help. Thank you!
Physical Sensations in Meditation
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from nita: I have been meditating for the past 15 years. Over the last year I have noticed a vacuum pressure feeling in my ears and skull, the feeling is rising me upward. Sometimes I get energy spasms for a few seconds somewhere along the spine. Also, now I notice that for a few moments the right half of my body either…
Varying Experiences of the Spiritual Eye
Nayaswami Anandi
Question from D. P.: During the first Jyoti Mudra meditation, I see thick golden or yellow ring or circle with a DARK center. NOT blue but a dark center. The yellow ring is not smooth like in the pictures. It is round but the with rough circumference. Is this the spiritual eye? And if it is then where is the rest of it? Also,…
