Question from James: Now with the internet, it seems that people in very remote places can have the virtual darshan of great saints and spiritual figures. My question is that how important is it for people to actually be formally initiated to advance to serious levels of realization?
Question from Brandon Olivares: Namaste, Do all souls start out on the physical plane? The reason I ask this is that I am curious where such spirits as angels and demons fit into this equation. Are there spirits that simply start out in the astral plane? On a related note, is it common to receive glimpses of one’s previous life in the astral before…
Question from Brandon Olivares: Namaste, I, of course, believe Yoganandaji to be an avatar. However, it brings up several questions in my mind. When Yogananda met Sri Yukteswar, he made him promise that he would reach God realization within this lifetime. But if he was an avatar, did he not already reach this state? Also, after his guru died, he said that a blackness…
Question from Rajesh: Guruji, thanks for answering my question on living with Karmic Scars. Guruji, I have another question, I have been observing from my childhood and with many cases, I have a firm beleif that people who are good die early. Is it so? I knew many people who were very good human and died earlier than normal age. Can you pour…
Question from maia: What is the purpose/function of candles/fire during ceremonies and specifically when we receive the “touch of light?” Thank you.
Question from rachel: Hello, I am a 21 year old female who has been raised Christian. During my formative years and through High School I had very spiritual experiences included prophetic dreams, speaking in tongues, hearing someone speak in tongues and it then being immediately translated verbatim. I backslid. I am now at a point where I found the same God-presence in Kundalini…
Question from debbie: Hi, Please would you specify the term “living in the spine,” especially explain where exactly the astral spine is located. Thank you very much Debbie
Question from Som: Hi, Till now, I’ve understood that the world is made of consciousness, and is an illusion, which I accept, and am experiencing entirely. But, Why/how does consciousness/spirit itself exist ?
Question from K: I have been in despair and feel deep regret over this. I was once granted a scholarship for a discipline I never considered studying, but, even on the advice of parents, I took another path I always wanted and instead studied something else. This led to an odyssey of disasters, which was a learning process, only to make me realize…
Question from MJO: When working with other people and I disagree w/ their opinion, how can I know when to go along w/ them vs try to persuade them or tell them they must do it my way? Even when I am the boss, I want to create harmony and be open to other ways but I often have anger for many days…
