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Can I Pursue a Spiritual Life While Studying in School?

Badri Matlock

Question from Pranav: I am of 21, and student. I want to meditate. I just finished reading “Autobiography of a Yogi”, and it has inspired me a lot in adding spiritual dimension to my life. Which meditation can i do, daily without hampering my studies ? And is it important to abandon my studies and family to seek spiritual path in my life…

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How Can I Focus on What Is Important?

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Chandan.K: I daydream a lot. Consequently, I’m not able to focus upon anything for too long. How can I give up daydreaming so much? I also play violent video-games a lot to pass time. I hv tried to meditate off and on and would like to meditate more, but I find it difficult. My studies are suffering as a result of…

See Life’s Activities as Service

Question from Michelle Wilson: I have lost a lot of interest in my daily life except when it comes to meditation, yoga class, or anything to do with yoga (this has been going on for many years). It seems to get worse the more I do Kriya. It makes me sad and causes anxiety. Any suggestions on how to become more engaged in life?…

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Tips for Dealing with Worldly Influences

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from osnat: I meditate daily, have done so for 2years. As my surroundings is of no enlightened or even searching people I’ve learned to keep it to myself but it stil bothers me sometimes. When spending too much time(as en 8hour shift for example) with people of strong wordly desires I often find myself with no wind at my sails, How can…

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Spiritual Excellence Is Practical

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Chary: I am very much benefited from Sri Yukteshwar’s wisdom. And i strive to follow his teaching. I could not understand his statement “The active expression of virtue gives rise to the keenest intelligence.” What does “active expression of virtue” mean? What is “keen intelligence”?

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What Is True Devotion?

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from James: I was watching a video of a Kumbha Mela and I saw a sadhu that had held his arm above his head until it had withered. I also saw a man who had stood for seven or so years. All of these seem to me to be extreme objective proof of one’s devotion and sincerity. My question is to the…

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The Quest for Love

Nayaswami Seva

Question from manohar: respected teachers pls advise me how to come out of problems in my life. how to get advise or help from spritual masters, i have sufferd a lot in life, there are too many problems and i feel exhausted just thinking about them. i have become too low in self confidence, what ever i do has not succeded, if possible…

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Love vs. Attachment

Asha Nayaswami

Question from vamshi: what exactly is the difference between love and attachment…is it a subtle one?…please elaborate on this…

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Sri Yukteswar’s Life Purpose

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Cyril: There is a line in Autobiography (maybe chapter 12 ) where Yogananda says that Sri Yukteswar could have been a mighty warrior ( or words to those effect ) if he chose but that in this life he chose to defeat the inner warriors ( or words to those effect ) and to storm the “inner citadels whose fall is…

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How to Serve Others

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from thea: I am learning to be a person of service. To be of service, to be aware of this in all that i do….but sometimes the weight of it, serving, service work, can be heavy. Judgements from others, opinions, perceptions, wheather reality or un reality, today the weight of it, of being of service…is heavy. And I feel an extreem sadness.…