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Yogananda as a God-realized soul

Nayaswami Devarshi

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?…

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Swami Kriyananda’s mission

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Ashwath: I was just reading ‘A Place Called Ananda’ and I must say that I am simply appalled and disgusted by the treatment given to Swami Kriyanada by the SRF Members! Moreover it feel depressed to my very core when I wonder how could god just stand by and let his devotee wriggle like this in a swamp of misery? Swamiji…

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The Promised Land

Nayaswami Shivani

Question from ellsj: I’m Jewish. I do believe in God, but as a people, we believe the Messiah has not yet come. Therefore, while I believe that Jesus was probably a great man and leader, I do not believe he was the Messiah. I have a deep apprecation for Paramhansa Yogananda, meditate and practice yoga, but want to deepen my spirituality. Can I…

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How to recover from a “toxic” relationship

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from kat: How do you move on from a toxic relationship. I have excerted willpower, prayer, and so on. I cannot break away from this relationship. I am in my mid fifties and have ‘suffered’ with this ‘addiction’ to this man for 20 years. I have been the supporter. Now he has become his own breadwinner and so he treats me poorly…

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Dealing with fears

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from KP: I’m a kriyaban and have been on the spiritual path for a long time now. I have a some strong fears like fear of closed spaces, lizards, etc. Though I regularly meditate and practice kriya, the fears remain, a little helped maybe. I was wondering if Master said it was okay to get past-life regression done? I have debated a…

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Rapture

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from ashwin: Ive been meditating for three years now and though I haven’t experienced very deep states of peace during my meditations, yet I am experiencing a strange phenomenon.Every time I listen to certain devotional songs or new age music I am overcome with emotion and I start to weep. Its a state of rapture, of such unfulfillable longing and at the…

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Yogananda’s popularity

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from jon: Dear friends, How well known is Yogananda in the USA and India. Is he as well known as Ramakrishna? Do people have the same respect for Yogananda as they have for Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, just to take an example. Thank you.

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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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How to find happiness

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Prashant Malik: Sir, I am graduating student.I have enough with me to live a good life but I have found that I never feel happy or you can say that I dont have a sense of joy inside me. I never get satisfied with my marks no matter wether I am topper or not I just want more. I have seen other…