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Creating a Protective Aura

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from Bina: Hi! Paramhansa Yogananda repeatedly told us to create a protective aura around us to negate negative magnetism. How do we build a positive aura apart from meditating and praying. Is there any book on that?

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Spiritual Refinement

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from Nina: Namashkar!! What exactly does it mean to be a refined and ethereal prson? How does one become refined in spiritual context?

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Overcoming Sexual Desire

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from SS: I’m a boy of 22yrs age and it has been that for 8yrs I have been habituated to masturbate. It has been about 4yrs now that I have first realized it is really putting me down and away from happiness and contentment. Ever since after that I have been trying one way or another to establish self control over it….

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Overcoming the Death of a Loved One, and Unanswered Prayers

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from lijo joseph: My father was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and died on June 2, 2013, within two months after diagnosis. I prayed to Sri Yogananda, Sri Yukteswarji, Lahiri Mahashaya and Jesus for healing and long life of him, but obody helped me, why so? Can you help me to find out why my father gone this fast? And why…

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Kriya, karma, drugs

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from SG: Hello, I want to know, how do we know when we are burning the seeds of karma? Is it possible that while doing Kriya, negative experiences can occur because of the liberation of the seeds? And do you recommend doing Kriya, during a psychedelic trip?

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Being “Spiritual” Out in the World

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from Rush: Hi, I am 25 and torn between being my spiritual self (as at home), and the “mask” I feel forced to wear in the work world. I feel that when I am around others I can’t even think about God because then my demeanor would change, and others would see me as “different” or “being better” and it would be…

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Where Are Seeds of Karma Stored?

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from sandy: In a heading under “can kriya burn up karma” it is stated that karma is stored in the astral spine as Vrittis. I have read in spiritual texts that karmic record is a part of the causal body — seed body — as the name implies. Please advise the source of information on which the above statement of it’s being…

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Does Kriya Burn Up Samskaras?

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from Kamlesh Mallick: Hi, How do we overcome the hidden Samskaras that are latent within us? They can be anything — Jealousy, Selfishness etc. Your conscious mind is absolutely sure that you don’t have those characteristics, but they manifest themselves in certain situations. I’m a Kriyaban from Ananda Sangha and Kriya Yoga is definately helped me control my mind and my lifeforce and…