Question from D p: Are you able to tell me the differences and similarities between bhastrika pranayam & kriya yoga. I know some people who do bhastrika pranayam and I wonder which is the superior pranayam?
Question from John C: Namaste. I believe PYji has said many things related to suffering & happiness, including: 1) Suffering is (solely) a result of man’s transgressions of God’s laws (or Will), 2) Man should recognize & embrace one’s God-given role, whether that of a king or servant, whether that of happiness or sorrow. The latter implies that suffering can also be due simply…
Question from n.mathan kumar: I am Mathan form Chennai, India. very interested in Kriya yoga, i heard doing kriya ther will be finance loss as side effect of burning karma?, can kriya yoga will help me to improve in material world too?, i having hypertension and dyslexia will kriya yoga help me? can i practice with reiki or pranic healing? please clear my doubt,…
Question from Lemains: Hi. I understand that meditation will help you get liberated from physical incarnation faster. Then you would have to work out your astral and causal karmas. Can a soul that is still working out his physical karma achieve final freedom through intense meditation (Kriya?) without having to work out his astral and causal karmas? Like a shortcut. I just don’t…
Question from Jason: Hello friendly Ananda people, Recently, during the day I feel a very negative uncomfortable pressure on my third eye. I practice Kriya and another technique called Surya given to me by my Guru. What is this weird sensation?
Question from Neil: Is it OK to remain attached to (i.e. love) people, or will it cause me to reincarnate again and again? and What steps should I take during life to ensure that I never have to reincarnate again?
Question from Tammy: I understand from Autobiography of a Yogi, that the type of Yoga that most Yogis preferred was Raja Yoga. Is this true? What is the difference between Raja Yoga Hatha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, and the energization excersizes? Do you practice Yoga, and what type of yoga do you do? I practice Hatha yoga. Should I switch to Raja yoga for…
Question from Kerey: Jai Guru! I have a (hopefully) quick question: I don’t recall Yogananda ji recommending any specific Hindu mantras in his books, but I do remember reading something about how he was sometimes heard reciting the Gayatri mantra. Do we know if he used the long or short form? Which form is more “authentic” from a Vedic standpoint?
Question from Tom Stimson: In 1975, while traveling by bus to India and Nepal, I got a postcard along the way from a friend about a dream she had about me finding “Autobiography of a Yogi” on a table in a house full of books. Two months later, the dream came true down to the last detail when I visited a friend in Nepal….
Question from Bhupal Baral: Jai guru dev! I am a beginer, just learn the book ” an auto biography of yogi”. I am very much impressed from the book. I want to know more about kriya yoga. Please… help me.
