Question from Shivleen Pasricha: I have been doing meditation for over a month now and sometimes while meditating I feel as if my heart has dropped. I feel anxious. It is not a good feeling. There are times when this feeling eventually fades but sometimes it grows stronger and I have to drop my meditation session. What could be the reason for such a…
Question from shree: I’ve recently gotten engaged to a man whom I love dearly who also happens to be an ardent follower of Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings. He often conveys that he wishes I were more spiritual; however I have no spiritual interest whatsoever. I’m quite happy with the way I am living now. For the sake of his happiness and our relationship, I’ve…
Question from Joyeeta: I lost my fiancé just 2 months ago. He was my world, my everything. After his death, I have lost interest in life. I either feel like going to him and uniting with him as it remained his unfulfilled wish or sometimes I strongly wish he would just come back to me. Is it possible to connect with him or…
Question from Harit Sharma: Hi, I have been meditating daily for around 2 hours for the past 2 years or so. Earlier I was more energetic and I used to wake up early in the morning by 5 am or so. But of late, sometimes I feel as if energy has drained out of my body, and I feel like sleeping a little more….
Question from dimon: Does regular practice of the energization exercises result in the decrease of appetite? Is the energy received or felt during energization similar to the energy obtained through food? Recently my appetite has decreased “a lot” but my health is still good. Should I force myself to eat a little more or just go with the flow? I am perfectly fine…
Question from Deus: I am 18 years old and want to make a life out of making music. Often I want to find more information, inspiration, and knowledge on how to find the right sounds, how to improve my skills, and how to make a path for myself to be one of the greatest to do what I do. I have recently heard…
Question from Hannah: After a collective spiritual event with intense devotional chanting, I had the perception of my small self vs. my big self. My small self understood that it has so many emotions and preferences and I do myself a disservice by thinking they’re real and acting on them. I perceived that my big self’s perfection is unimpacted by anything that my…
Question from Rajat Sharma: I often visualize my dream house and projects for which I’m working but I have my doubts. When I involve people while visualizing, in the sense that they will help me succeed, I often get doubts and feel negative which makes my visualizations lifeless. If I remind myself that all belongs to the divine, that makes my thought process feel…
Question from A: I recently saw a YouTube video by Swami Kriyanandaji on the importance of the voice and it got me thinking that maybe I can fix my voice too. Most of the time I croak (instead of speak) because I am tense and/or nervous. I have been trying some breathing/yoga techniques to fix my nervousness. However I wanted to know if…
Question from Chris: Hello, since I was a child I have felt a gentle tingle, throb and pressure as the point of my third eye. When I was a child I could not stop it and it used to irritate me if I wanted to sleep. After undertaking meditation I can make the sensation happen and also turn it off at will. I…
