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The Promised Land

Nayaswami Shivani

Question from ellsj: I’m Jewish. I do believe in God, but as a people, we believe the Messiah has not yet come. Therefore, while I believe that Jesus was probably a great man and leader, I do not believe he was the Messiah. I have a deep apprecation for Paramhansa Yogananda, meditate and practice yoga, but want to deepen my spirituality. Can I…

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How Prana (life-force) enters the body

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Andreas: I am a Kriyaban in the tradition of Paramhamsa Yogananda. PY teaches that the life-force flows into the body through the medulla oblongata. There are 3 colours: White — consciousness beyond primal nature, blue — God involved with creation; gold — frequency of “OM.” Before I started the path of Kriya-yoga, I studied other systems. For years I have tried…

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Challenges on the spiritual path

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from rajesh: How does one enter into the path of realization? What kind of hindrances and temptations does one face in this path of realization? In which way can we be assured that we are treading on the right path?

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AUM technique and spiritual liberation

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from priyal: Greetings, I have a couple of questions, i hope you can clarify a. I have been practicing the Aum technique since a couple of days, though extremely relaxing, i cannot seem to go beyond an “electric” sound, how do i take the technique forward b. Is a physical encounter with a living guru essential for spiritual progress