Question from S: Are there any instances where one is trying to contact God, but instead encounters an astral being? How do I know whether I am contacting God and not any astral entity? Also who really are the astral beings, are they different from the personal forms of God we worship?
Question from Saksham: How to know if a situation is a beginning of a karma, or the end of a karma? If something happens, can we determine if it’s the end of a karma, which we did in the past? Or If something happens to us, will we do the same thing to that person in the future and keep continuing it, or…
Question from Petals: Namaste, i read in Yogananda’s book, The Divine Romance that we should not leave our mind empty, otherwise evil souls will possess us and we are not safe. This has instilled so much fear in my mind, even while meditating. Before, i used to just loosen my mind to create a blank space, sort of, where no thoughts or emotions…
Question from Daniel Lee: I found my way into Hinduism by way of Paramahansa Yogananda a few years ago. It coincided with my discovery of Swami Sivinanda, another great Hindu master. I found great solace in both of their teachings but was marginally (say 60:40) more disposed to Yogananda for whatever reason. I plan on taking up the spiritual path yet am in two…
Question from Rocio: I share the Buddhist view that this body-mind existence is an illusory state of mind in which we are all trapped, until we reach enlightenment. Nevertheless, due to karma, I believe, I’m also temporarily trapped in this illusion, just as everybody else. And although I share the Buddhist view that enlightenment and other’s well being is our own responsibility, as…
Question from Balian: If Babaji was Krishna in a previous life, and Krishna is an incarnation of Vishnu, does that mean that Babaji also is an incarnation of Vishnu?
Question from Deepak Pamnani: Hello, I need to start meditating on the chakras. Please guide me. Thank you.
Question from Harpal: Namaste. Nowadays food, water & food products, even if sattwic, mostly have low vibrations, for example the negative vibrations of people handling them, and we imbibe these vibrations if we take them just like that. Please offer some methods by which we can purify the food products and change their low vibrations to higher one, for example what to pray…
Question from Anurag: I’m 40yr old man.owing to certain struggles in my life earlier i haven’t yet married.also being an introverted personality i don’t much feel the emotional need,although there is physical urge and a sence of shirking duty bestowed upon me by my near n dear ones’ constant pressure.im a kriyaban for long but honestly not good at it and i absolutely…
Question from Elias: Hi. I am registered at SRF and I tried to meditate for about a year and a half, but I couldn’t concentrate on the spiritual eye for even five minutes. So I tried another meditation which is called “True meditation” of Adyashanti and I could do it without much difficulty. I still follow Yogananda’s advices of his books. Is it…
