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How to tell if your prayers are working

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Dimple: Dear Sir/Madam, i have once wrote to about the distant healing and u have given a good lesson about that. But since I am not able to do it fully will u please help me. My sister had an anxiety attack/nervous breakdown a year back. She tok all sorts of medicatio and all medical and spiritual help but she has…

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Adam and Eve

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Tammy Tambrella: I read the post about the interpretation about Genesis and that Adam and Eve were not to have sex so that they would not stimulate the sex organs. Evidently this would create the basal instincts and allow humans to procreate like animals (?). I have always wondered why as humans women do not have more natural control over when we…

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The year 2012

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Sudhakaran: Dear Ananda minister, my question to you is about the year 2012 and the alleged closing of a galactic cycle around that point in time. It is widely circulated in popular esoteric discourse that many ancient traditions, most notably the Mayan, articulated the importance of the time frame around 2012 as a defining one in terms of the spiritual evolution…

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Overcoming Shyness

Asha Nayaswami

Question from M: Hello! I am a shy kind of girl and have been trying to get over my shyness for quite some time.I’ve been able to succeed to a certain extent in being friendly with girls, but I find it still difficult to converse with boys.Its because I am afraid that I’ll get attracted towards them and I don’t want to be…

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A mother’s “dharma” (spiritual duty)

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Jaya: Aum Guru I am a housewife and a mother of two children. I have a maid and a cook, as I simply dislike housework, specially cooking. I am presently looking out for a job.However,I wonder,spiritually speaking, if it is ok to allocate what should be my duties(dharma) to someone else even if i am paying them well? Am I shunning…

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Intellect: friend or foe?

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Ashwin: Hello, I am doing my Ph.D in neuroscience, and my intellect is my greatest strength and my very worst enemy! I have a deep love and connection to Babaji and Yoganandaji and I feel an intense yearning for liberation. However I tend to over analyze everything. Eg. when a spiritual teacher advises me, I tend to constantly question their true…

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Religion vs. spirituality

Asha Nayaswami

Question from april: How do I find my spirituality? I am looking for something that has to do with beliefs in karma, being at peace within self, embracing the simple beautiful things in life. I am having a hard time finding my spirituality due to past experiences with RELIGION.

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Falling in Love

Asha Nayaswami

Question from N.: I fear I am becoming increasingly attracted physically to a friend of mine who is not on the spiritual path. However, I don’t want to pursue this relationship as my goal is to seek God. I cannot stop thinking about this individual as the desire is strong; it can therefore be distracting and even upsetting at times. How can one,…

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True friendship or “enabling?”

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Satyanandi: This has been an issue that I have struggled with most of my adult life, and another perspective would be greatly appreciated. How do you know the difference between when your actions are feeding someone’s delusion ( such as chronic health issues as an example) and when to do God’s work and help someone? I have always sided with service…