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Sexuality and spirituality

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from beatrice: I am a disciple and recently I met a new companion For the first time in my life ( I am 55 ) we have a excellent physical relationship Why is sex supposed to be a bad practice ? Personally I feel sex as a spiritual practice.

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1) Do I need satsang? 2) Finding help with Hong Sau

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Prashant Malik: Sir, I have two questions : a) Is it necessary for a person to get involved in Satsang etc. in order to please God? b )For the past 2-3 years I used to try to control my breath by taking breath in and out conciously, but now it is causing me problems. Every time I meditate, using the Hong Sau…

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Position of Eyes in Meditation

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from beth: I have practiced Zen meditation in the past, sitting in the floor and focusing my eye sight on the floor as well, with eyes half open. I had a difficult time meditating at the Self Realization Temple b/c I am not used to sit on a chair and was not sure of whether to close or open my eyes, look…

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Past lives?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Jorrdan: I wanted to ask, is there anyway I can find out my pastlife?, I really want to find out because I feel like it’s holding back my life, and it feels like that the only way to move on, is to know who I was in the past.

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Challenges on the spiritual path

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from rajesh: How does one enter into the path of realization? What kind of hindrances and temptations does one face in this path of realization? In which way can we be assured that we are treading on the right path?

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Seeing the Inner Light

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from rajesh: This is my childhood experience and continues even now. When I am calm and still, with my palms gently pressed on my eyes, I see a big light green hole with a dark green spot in its centre. What does this mean? Namaskar

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Is it healthy to spend time alone?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from James: Mostly you hear it stressed to “spend time alone”. How much is good and practical, and how much is unhealthy?

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Signs of Progress in Meditation

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from mrudula kelkar: After we start doing meditation, what is the way to find that we are doing it correctly?

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Loyalty in the workplace

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Dm.: Many companies value loyalty and long tenure in the employees. How does this correspond to Babaji’s statement to Lahiri Mahasaya “Work is for man, not man for work”? Not acting against your company’s interest is reasonable, but how about leaving for a better place? Thank you!

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The AUM vibration

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from tyler: How come the OM vibration is so much easier to hear at Ananda Village than in my house in Orange County?