Question from james: How would one go about learning to respect other people’s faith as valuable, and doing it sincerely? I feel an almost pathological contempt for christians and would like to know how I might frame their faith in a more accepting way.
Question from RJ: My wife and I get along very well. However, she has zero spiritual interest. She was open enough to come to a couple of Ananda services, but it did not click with her. She is almost atheistic. Our children tend to follow her lead than come with me to Ananda (though they too have explored it) I feel envious of…
Question from Chandan: I hv younger brther and we hv always been rivals.It has led to strained relationship btwn us.When we were younger I used to suceed at everything-academically ‘n otherwise.But now my grades hv gone down while his hv consistently gone up.This has led to a lot of resentment and jealousy in me.I hv tried my best to ovrcome these feelings but…
Question from Poorvi Shah: I have heard teachers say that the best way to know if your meditation is progressing is to look around you and see if it has made a difference in your relationships . For me, although I can humbly say my meditation is strong, though not for long periods, yet my relationships with my husband because of his disloyalty and…
Question from Naga: MY wife departed after a long traumatic suffering of more than 10 years of reccuring brain tumor. I was very confident of saving her as I tried different techniques. Unfortunately her soul departed in an unimaginable manner. After lot of analysis, I found that the root cause for her departure was she wanted to be relieved. And hence whatever effort…
Question from Arya: I am in a relationship with this girl and we are get along very well. We give good company to each other but one major problem in our relationship is that I am not attracted to her. I do not find her attractive. Should I continue my relationship with her or look for someone else who I feel strongly attracted…
Question from SK: Hello! I wanted to know more abt what master thinks abt “soulmates”. I have this strong connection with this man i met 2 yrs ago. For the past 2 years, things have happened that relate to him, but nothing romantic we just know each other. I feel that connection from him too but we don’t really talk. If we meet…
Question from Angela Amor: Hello, I have a trival question I guess, but it’s been floating aroud my mind so I need to ask. Swami Kriyananda mentions in a few talks about not touching the opposite sex, even in the act of shaking hands. Does anyone have any practical ideas in how to politly refuse to shake the hands of another person or a…
Question from Melissa: In a recent recording from Treasures Along the Path, Swami Kriyananda mentioned that Master [Yogananda] said that people we are close to in this lifetime are souls that we have been with before. Can you please elaborate more on this idea? Thank you.
Question from c: blessings. I am struggling with something. in the recent past my partner (we are not married but have been together for about 3 years) had feelings, thoughts, and connection with another friend of ours. since then he has been sincere. I am having troubles letting it go and since then she has been wanting to open up connection with the…
