Question from Ken McEntee: To some, the Bhagavad Gita is a violent book depicting war. Of course, those who understand the text know that the war is not a typical, man against man war, but a war between the spiritual and the material. I am told about the violence of Islam and the Quran. I know little about Islam and am not sure where…
Question from Linda Hagen: I am currently going to a Yoga teacher who is teaching me Kriya yoga. I have been studying the Raja Yoga book by Kriyananda. I do asana’s each morning prior to meditation but do not do the energization exercises. Do I do both the asanas and energization exercises each day? My teacher is not able to initiate me into Kriya…
Question from Vinay: Hi, I’ve seen more use of the phrase “Breathless state” in kriya yoga than any other path. Common sense and most obvious experience tells one that oxygen is necessary to sustain life. In breathless state, when one is not drawing any oxygen from outside, how does the body hold on for a sustained longer duration, for an experienced meditator? I’ve…
Question from Jason: What are the key traits, tendencies, or attitudes of a true disciple towards his Guru? Thank you. :)
Question from Pam: PY has written that America has good karma. Indeed many of our founders were very enlightened (Jefferson, Franklin, Paine) & progressive in their ideas during our countries formation. But have we amassed negative karma when we displaced & killed millions of indigenous people, by our military policies of preemptive war in the Middle East, creation of a casino financial system…
Question from Terri: My nutritionist suggested these energization exercises. I wanted to know if there was somewhere on the internet I could see these demonstrated? Please let me know what are the different ways I could get instruction for these exercises. Thank you
Question from Vinay: Hi, I read this conversation in Autobiography of a Yogi between Sri Yukteshwar and Yogananda where Yogananda accepts his discipline on the condition that his guru reveal God to him. After a long verbal tussle, he accepts it. I want to ask that when Sri Yukteshwar knew that Yogananda was a God realized soul, why did this conversation take place?…
Question from Sanket: I want to learn kriya yoga. just now i live in australia .sydney originally i m from india plz help me
Question from Craig: Can one be a Christian and still receive Kriya initiation? To be a Kriya yogi does one need to become vegetarian?
Question from Aditya: Sir/Madam, I have observed that every time i get peace from meditation, i get equal time of opposite of peace; anxiety, pain.When i try not to speak and keep silence i observe again that after some time i have speak lot as if there is outburst of energy .what shall i do?
