Meditation & Spiritual Questions Answered By Expert Yogis
How Did Yogananda Benefit India?
Question from Pushkar: Greetings. Yogananda came to India in 1935 (returning after 15 years in the West), during which India was under British rule. My question is: how did Yogananda’s visit benefit India? Didn’t the British try to harm Yogananda? After all they must have been terrified by the fact that he could have easily freed India.
My Astrological Bangle Broke – Does This Have Any Special Meaning?
Question from Annalisa Rishika: Years ago I ordered an astrological bangle of Paramahansa Yogananda. I have used it for years and it has always protected me, but two years ago it broke, and now I wear it with the silver thread being broken in a certain place. I wonder if this has any meaning? And if I wear it without fixing it, does it…
What Does Time-Annihilation in Treta Yuga Mean?
Question from Anonymous: I read in Autobiography of a yogi that Dwapara Yuga is an age of space-annihilators and Treta is age of time-annihilators. I understand space-annihilators, as there is no space between matter (quantum entanglement says so). But I do not understand time-annihilators. Please explain this to me.
How Can I Learn Not To Control My Breath?
Question from Ritu: Hello. I am new to yoga. I tried hong- sau technique and just can’t get myself to only observe my breath. I start to control it- either by conscious breathing or by stopping the breathing. Please guide me on how to just be aware of the breath and let go of control over breath while observing it. How to be…
When Should I Stop Using Earplugs?
Question from Bhaskar: Hi, I am using earplugs for external sound obstruction since one & half years, during meditation. For how long should continue with earplugs? Please guide me. Thank you.
What Are the Qualities Needed To Find God?
Question from Jim: What are the qualities it takes to go all the way to God? Thank you.
I Had a Peculiar Vision In Which My Thoughts Manifested As Reality. How Should I View It?
Question from Gambino: Hello. One warm evening in 2017, I walked along a street. in a very high state of consciousness. I met 2 strangers. They walked to my direction and as I looked at them, I saw how they changed. They transformed from an old couple to a father and daughter. I didn‘t even think about that in a way that this…
Could You Intepret This Vision With A “Shadowman”?
Question from Melanie Thompson: Could you Interpret this vision? I was in a building with metal walls. I was laying on an exam table unconscious. My eyes were closed but now I could see through them. I could not move. I was not scared. Above me are figures (people?) suspended near the top of the walls (chorded?) They were also unconscious. I see shadowman…
Three Questions On Meditation
Question from Badari R: 1. Can I use Chinmaya mudra in the meditating posture? 2. Can I sit for meditation after Pranayama? 3. Do I need to keep chanting Hong Sau continuously, or can I just keep quiet and think about a picture of God?