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Listening to the sound of AUM in the right ear

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from S.T.: Swami Kriyananda (in some of his books) and others have said that one should only meditate on the AUM sound from the right ear (and not the left ear). What the reason is for this? Other teachers say it doesn’ t matter which side — right or left. I practice Kriya Yoga in another tradition, and we are told to…

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Itchy, Restless Sensation in Meditation

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Robert McCartney: Hello Dear friends, My Name is Robert from Ireland and here is my question for your team. I’ve been meditation about 50min most nights for the last year or so by focusing on the point between the eyebrows and fallowing the breath through the nose, but lately I’m being distracted by my base chakra becoming ‘itchy’ with a slight feeling…

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Devotion

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from shweta: i am just a beginner in yoga and meditation. what should i do to increase my connectivity to god? i don’t even know the perfect yoga postures as i have no teacher around…. please help me out friends.

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Meditation and family life

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from balu: I am a house holder. I am 50+ years in age. I want to concentrate towards God or want to be spiritual rather than materialistic. But I don’t want to leave my householder life. Moreover I do not want to become a yogi or rishi. I want to move a little closer to God, thinking to cleanse my mind. In…

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Can Meditation Cause Headaches?

Tyagi Shanti, M.D.

Question from carrie: blessings. many times when i meditate i have been feeling pain in my head. specifically around my temples, above my right eye and sometimes behind at the medulla oblongata. it seems to be very distracting to me and i try not to let it divert my focused attention but many times i get agitated about it. and this only makes…

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Sitting in Padmasana (Lotus Pose)

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from deepak kumar pradhan: How can I sit in Padmasana for continously 4 to 5 hours in meditation?

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Knowing past and future

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from deepak kumar pradhan: Is it real that one can know the past and future of oneself through deep meditation and self realization?

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Feeling Cold in Meditation

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Ken Harper: Great Souls, I have been meditating for 7plus months, am now taking Meditation Level 6 at Ananda Sangha Palo Alto. I meditate twice a day with regular energization exercises, each session averaging close to an hour. Recently have been experiencing a chilling of my body during the later stages of a session that becomes distracting, though I am covered well…

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How to define “deep” in meditation

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Ravichandran Iyer: Sir, all of you advise that one should meditate very deeply.Can you please explain the word deeply. Thanks in advance.