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How to Develop Deepening Stillness Through Meditation

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Arjun: Hi I am confused about what exactly stillness and thoughtlessness mean. I read that we should not be blank while meditating but should concentrate on the Lord…how do I do this ? Is it okay to talk to God and yourself? Or repeating a mantra? Also, how do I sit in stillness after meditating? My deep regards and gratitude Arjun

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Overcoming Thoughts in Meditation

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Suraj Shahapure: Hello, Thank you very much for your help. How to get rid of thoughts in meditation? Is half hour meditation daily helpful enough to give us the result? Why meditation becomes painful, if it is a divine act? Thanks

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How to Have Fewer Desires

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from navi: Having less desires is something which is emphasized by all great teachers of the world. But recently I have across so many law of attraction teachers who say that all our desires are achievable and we can ask universe for more and more. So I am torn between the idea of whether to desire something or not .

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What It Means to be Pure-Hearted

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from S: There are so many versions of what it means to be pure hearted..Could you tell me what are the traits of a pure hearted person and apart from meditation, what are the ways to achieve it..Also with life and experiences, is it truly possible to be aspure hearted as a baby or a child?

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Tuning in after Hong-Sau

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Kailash: Hello everyone! My doubt is regarding Hong Sau. I feel very clear and peaceful while doing Hong Sau, but when I end it and move to concentrate on the spiritual eye and forget Hong Sau, as the procedure in the site, I lose that peace and seemingly concentrate with an empty feeling without that joy. Is that normal or am…

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How to Still the Mind in Meditation

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Prince sharma: When I sit for meditation, I’m not able to silent my mind completely. I have thoughts coming in and out and a lot of self dialog and I’m off the track. Most of the time, instead of being calm and Joyful, I feel irritated about this and quit. Others may see me sitting with my eyes closed and say that…

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Divine Grace Defined

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Oscar J: What exactly does Divine grace or God’s grace mean? What are its spiritual components. Shall it be understood as an ever flowing energy that one needs to learn to receive, or perhaps to vibrate in the same wave length? Many thanks in advance for your words!

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Protecting Yourself from Dark Energies

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from pradip chaudhary: I did meditation 3 months continuously. I was feeling good; many goods things happened, and I felt happy, but I was Lord Shiva, dead people, spirits, in my dreams. I felt scared and I leaved. Then one week ago my exams came and I again started meditation so that I can make my mind peaceful again. I saw dead people…

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How to Be a Channel of Blessing to Others

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Kane: Peter Singer says if we see a toddler drowning in a pool we would be morally obligated to save it and to not do so would be grotesque. He then argues that there is no difference between this and a starving African child whom you could save through donations to charity, and to not save the toddler is effectively murdering…

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How to Handle Betrayal

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from anvita: Earlier this year a friend of mine, who was very close to me for the last twelve years, betrayed me and since then I have been trying to forgive him. But for the last nine months this person’s memories have been haunting me every minute of the day. I can’t get my mind off him. What should I do ?