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Choosing the Spiritual Path

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Asho: I have experienced the first stage of Samadhi prior to understanding spiritual matters, yet I feel compelled on living an “ordinary” life. In some sense, I feel that overcoming the materialistic world through materialistic means is my path. It’s all very confusing, and I feel like I really am stuck in “Hell.” Most it has to do with how I…

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Is God a Tyrant?

Nayaswami Seva

Question from X: If God is no tyrant, then why is everyone suffering so much? Yoganandaji says that we punish ourselves for our sins. Are we not a part of God? Then, is it not true that God is a tyrant?

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Receptivity – When Giving or Receiving a Blessing

Nayaswami Seva

Question from m: Hello! First of all thank you so much for answering our doubts with so much of clarity.It really helps. My question is- Is it necessary that when we take blessing on the forehead, how much we receive would only depend upon our level of receptivity, or does it also depend upon the level of receptivity of the person blessing us?…

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The Danger of Siddhis (Yogic Powers)

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Niraj Sharma: Did Paramhansa Yoganandaji make any comment on occult powers siddhis etc.? If so what were those comments? In his Autobiography it is mentioned in one chapter that he himself had some occult power ie the power to see immediate future. If am not mistaken in his childhood days he knew that he would get a boil on his hand the…

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How to Be Free from the Fear of Death

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from carrie: blessings. I have a question pertaining to fear of death. lately I feel like any pain or circumstance of potential illness of this body creates this intense fear that I am dying. and it bothers me. I want to confront and transcend this and realize there is no need for fear. I know this but these thoughts still keep arising.…

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Shiva Stands for Soul-Liberation

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from R: Is worship of Shiva equivalent to worshiping death, destruction, and catastrophe?

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Is God Real?

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from H.J.A: How do you know that God is real when there is no proof that God is real ? Not that i can see anyway

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Releasing Negative Thoughts During Meditation

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from M.K: Sometimes I have many negative thoughts and it even disrupts my meditations. I am sometimes afraid that the same negative thought will manifest so i start praying to Master or God. I still feel uneasy.

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How to Relieve Frustration and Anger

Joseph (Puru) Selbie

Question from Jeri: Greeetings, I work in a large bureaucracy with a nasty supervisor who tortures and harasseds me everyday. Many times I was so distressed I wanted to go to an empty office and say “F… you, go to hell”, in order to releive the resentment and suffering of my soul. Is it OK to do this? Usually I just swallow it…

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The Building Blocks of Right Attitude

Nayaswami Seva

Question from M: Master said right company is very very important. And that the company we keep is key to attunement.We also learn about the right attitude in service and meditation: always joyful with out expectation of the fruits of those actions. I find it is hard to maintain all of it. I have fallen off my path more times than I can…