Question from Sarthak: I want to be regular in doing energization exercises. However I smoke, which I am gradually quiting(presently 5 to7/day). Can I start doing the exercise or should I wait till I quit it completely.
Question from Juhi Adesara: Jai Guru ! About 10 years ago I had subscribed to YSS Fellowship Lessons. I completed reading all the lessons, but I haven’t been able to habituate myself to at least half an hour of daily meditation. Please help.
Question from juhi: How do i respond mentally and physically to my husband’s violent behavior ?
Question from Edward Leighton Wilson: Dear brother or sister. My name is Leighton Wilson. I have a question regarding loyalty. My Guru is Amma. I feel very drawn to “stand up, and be counted” by taking the vows of a monk. I am very drawn to the “new monastic order” that Swami Kriyananda has helped bring about. I will not be disloyal to my Guru….
Question from Arjen: Please let me know if Savasana (death pose) is suitable for meditation. I mean if we wouldn’t consider that pose has a tendency to induce sleepiness, is Savasana good physically for meditation purpose? Many thanks, Arjen
Question from Somit Shrivastav: While in meditatiion how should we breathe? Should air fill chest or go to belly first and then gradually expand the chest. Please guide
Question from Kaaminii: I have recently moved to Colorado and there is no Ananda community here at all. How can I stay connected with my community and keep strong in my practices. If enviornment is stronger than will any suggestions about keeping the “enviornment” strong?!?!?Thanks.
Question from Geoff: Namaste, I am looking for a spiritual community to live in, and Ananda is at the top of my list of prospective communities. Are all residents at Ananda Village in Nevada City brahmacharis or sannyasis? i.e., have they taken vows of celibacy? Is this a requirement to live there, or do couples live there as well, cohabiting and raising children…
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?…
