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Creating a New Habit

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Annalisa Rishika: Hello, I am a disciple of Yogananda since 1992. My name is Anna, and Rishika is the name that Ananda has chosen for me as a gift from Guruji. I would like to know something about how to use this gift for creating a new habit, toward a positive goal, about which, as I read, Yogananda spoke.

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What is the Purpose of Life?

Nayaswami Parvati

Question from sunil wadhwa: What is the purpose of our lives? Whether marriage and having kids taking care and paying bills or EMI are the only important aspects of our lives or being single and being peaceful and positive is more important. Sometimes I feel life is like a bondage of attachment, likes or dislikes. How to free ourselves?

Ego Transcendence

Question from milton: Does ego-transcendence always happen gradually or can it happen all of a sudden like is described by the term satori? Is it helpful to do things to the ego that purposefully humiliate it in order to weaken its hold on us as souls?

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Is Krishna the Supreme God? (continued)

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from : Nayaswami Gyandev Ji, That is right that Krishna is one with God… Buddha is one with God… Jesus with one God….but then who is God please explain what his name? In The Bhagavad Gita it written there are three types of realization of God 1) Impersonal Brahman 2) parmatma (within heart as god or Krishna) and 3) As bhagwan realization…..so…

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Is Krishna the Supreme God?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Saksham Anand: Is Krishna supreme god? I have read in in the Vedas, oldest book on the planet, that Krishna is God. Is this true? Is Krishna supreme god and cause of all causes? Do all incarnations of God come from him, like Jesus, Buddha, etc….please explain

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The Ego Is Both Foe and Friend

Joseph (Puru) Selbie

Question from Santhosh: Why do people never shed their ego? Throughout my life, I have seen many things which had a great start, but unfortunately due to someone’s EGO it didn’t last for long. Why do people put their ego first and compromise their relationships? Does Karma comes into play here?

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Swami Kriyananda and Nirbikalpa Samadhi

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Roberto: Hello Ananda friends, I’ve one question about Kriyananda, I am intrested if Kriyananda himself reached nirbikalpa samadhi already? Love Thank you, Roberto

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The Meaning of “Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God”

Tyagi Shanti, M.D.

Question from Bina: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto thee.” Could you please elaborate on what this means? I have not been as successful in my career as I should have been as per my talent. Could sufficient non-connection to God be the reason?

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Son of God or Son of Man?

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Cody Massey: I’ve been reading the Bible and there are more than a few terms I’m confused about. Is there a difference between the Son of Man and the Son of God? And I think circumcision is an allegory but I don’t understand. Could someone help me?