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How Can I Find the Right Partner?

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Snoh: Everytime when I like a guy he ends up liking my friend. This has happened my whole life, and I’m turning 30 this year. It really hurts. I tried not liking anyone but I don’t wanna die alone. I’ve only dated one guy, and he cheated on me with a friend, but we were not close friends. Am I cursed…

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Must One Not Commit Adultery in Order to Achieve the Ultimate?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Pradeep Laveti: I have read a quote on Ananda website: “Patanjali says, is to follow the negative rules postulated by all religions: Don’t steal; don’t kill; don’t commit adultery. Don’t commit any evil.” Does that mean one must not commit adultery in order to achieve the ultimate?

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I Want to Overcome My Lustful Desires. What Can I Do?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from RSK: I am college student (22 years) and have started to follow Paramahansa Yogananda Ji. I am not able to get over my desire of lust and feel that it is being a hindrance in my spiritual path to GOD. Is it right to feel this way? How do I go about this?

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I’ve Fallen in Love with a Married Woman

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Anonymous: I fell in love with a married woman of my age. She is not happy in her marriage. After one month of relationship, I got to know that she was also talking to my friend but she has hidden this from me. now she is saying that he used to blackmail her. Again we are back together and more closed.…

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Do I Need My Spouse’s Permission to Take Initiation?

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Anonymous: I am following a spiritual path joyfully. My husband does not want to support me in this path and feels that the time I spend in spiritual pursuits takes away time from marriage. My children are adults. Recently I wanted to take initiation and asked for permission. He refused to attend the ceremony and so it was postponed. Now he…

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Solution for Family Harmony

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from LS: I have a close family member who is rejecting me but acts like she is not. I apologized to her a couple of times. I must have hurt her which was not intentional. I have been on a spiritual road for 3+ years now, and I know that whatever I give will come back to me. She is much younger…

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I Am Reconnecting with a Man from My Past. Is It a Sign from the Universe?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Pooja: I left home last year to a new country for work. A male colleague of mine seemed seriously interested in me, kept sending signals for an entire year, but never made a move. Nothing happened. We don’t work together anymore, but I think of him a lot. The funny thing is, I’m moving to another country in a few months,…

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Family Expectations vs Personal Interests

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Praneeth: How to identify our passion towards our life? And then after if we identify our passion, do we need to go forward in life to fulfill our passions or do we need to go with our family members wishes or to satisfy somebody else? There is always an inner conflict with this…. Please clarify for me how to achieve anything…

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Is this Relationship Meant to Be?

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Anonymous: I have fallen in love with a man older than me. While I was praying to God one day for us, I lost my blood on the mandir steps. Similarly, when we met for the first time, he mysteriously cut his finger and he also lost blood. Does this mean God is giving me a sign that this is a…