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I’m on the Spiritual Path, and My Friends Aren’t Interested

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Jaclyn: I tend to draw friends whom I don’t feel comfortable developing a close relationship with. I’m deeply into a spiritual path, and it seems that I do not have much to share with them nor do I enjoy the same activities. I also need a lot of space, as I’m constantly searching inward. However, I believe these friends are in…

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How Can We Balance Our Material Life and Spiritual Life?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from SS: How is meditation related to gaining material prosperity? what is the relationship between spiritual practices and material wealth? it seems very abstract and difficult to see the connection? people often think that spirituality and material wealth have no relation, and in fact that “spiritual” people appear “poor” externally at least, and this is discouraging as it is not a practical…

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Does Money Inhibit Spiritual Growth?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Andi: Hi .I have a question about money. Money should be used to meet the basic necessities of life, Yogananda said, and nothing more. What it means that I can’t enjoy things that comes for example like results of helping others? If the money should be used only for basic necessities why i have to accept material wealth that comes from…

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How Can I Balance My Spiritual and Material Goals

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Anonymous: Namaste, After many years of internal struggle, I have got the job I desperately needed. After that, I have found internal resistance to spiritual path even more, I have been facing huge internal resistance to pray to god. How to overcome this block? Also, how to attract spiritually inclined life partner (female). Please help me

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My Father Is Having a Hard Time Finding a Job

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Liliana: Hey, I am asking for my dad, whose job has been declined so many times, When he is about to get the job, one obstacle comes and disturbs and it has been happening every time. Even today, the interviewer was about to interview him and it got disturbed and said they had already chosen another person. Can you tell me…

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After a Difficult Karmic Experience, How Can I Release the Anger and Move on?

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Question from P: I had to leave my job due to very bad treatment one year ago. I still have not been able to find another job despite my persistent, strong, sustained efforts. I know I need to release the anger and move on but sometimes it is hard to get over this experience. How will karmic law pay me back for this…

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Is there a Separation Between a Saint and God?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from S: I was reading Sri Aurobindo’s article where Mother Mirra Alfassa was having an interaction with goddess Durga. Mother said that Durga has surrendered to the divine, meaning that before this she was only acting as an unconscious instrument. But now after the surrender, she is much conscious of the divine and it makes a large difference. Why is there such…

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Why Should I Seek God in this Birth with an Unholy Past?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Anonymous: Namaste, Why should I seek God in this birth with unholy past? I.e. It really hurts when seeing people on the spiritual path in their twenties. while myself, struggling to cope with bad habits, thoughts, for finding job, and self doubt at the end of adulthood. My thoughts now days are, focusing on good karma, developing character, doing charity &…

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How Can I Balance My Material and Spiritual Needs?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Subramanian Tk: Material search and thoughts for job career marriage creates conflict… Since my spiritual journey began in 2016, i have tried my best to hold on in the path and succeeded a little, as I can but when we move on to silent path how can we think and try for material world. Will lord tc of our material interests when…