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The Quickest Way to Moksha (Liberation)

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Seeker: What is the quickest way to be liberated/ salvation? Does it differs for householders vs monks/ nuns?

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How You Can Work with the Subconscious Mind

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from A: Pranam! Please clarify: Q1. Is liberation for ever? or does it have a definite time period? Q2. How can we connect consciously with our subconscious mind? Thanks

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How to Protect Yourself from Negative Influences

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Kavitha: Dear Ananda, My husband recently met with an accident with minor injuries in the month of August, and then in the last week, two times again he had very small bike accidents. Also, in the past month, his bike tires were punctured three times. I am worried that maybe someone has done black magic to him. Is it possible and…

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How Should I Visualize the Spiritual Eye?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Patricia: I have been renewing my efforts to keep my attention on the spiritual eye and visualize it for myself as it becomes more and more apparent to me that this is a vital tool or maybe step in the spiritual path. I find that the physical image which occurs to me is much bigger than something which could actually fit…

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In Meditation, Focus on the Medulla Oblongata?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Vikash sharma: How to concentrate on agya chakra (spiritual eye) having conciousness on medulla oblongata..is dis method really taught by lahiri mahasaya and gurudev..if so why it is not taught in ananda classes?

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How to Develop Confidence

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Geetika: I am a dancer, and always set a standard of perfection and the highest for myself. As a result, I am always stressed. I reject programmes and shun public performance many times as I think I am not well prepared. I am always scared of performing less than perfect, and as a result, half of my life is already wasted…

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How to Deal with Anxiety

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Geeta: Hello. I have been having anxiety concerning being left alone since many years. I have a job. My parents and I were living together but my father passed away last year. My mother and I still live together. I send good wishes to my father in the astral realm and want to meet him again very much. I do chant…

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Are Conditions Always Neutral?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Nirmal: Yogananda said that “conditions are neither good nor bad; they are always neutral.” I understand that morality is relative, but that doesn’t mean it’s subjective. Isn’t it true, for e.g., that harming an innocent child for pleasure is objectively bad? We have a moral duty to do good. Kriyananda also said that morality is directional in its relativity. So how…

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Tips for Experiencing the Spiritual Eye

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Sudip: I often feel a problem in gazing at the spiritual eye; during the practice of the Hong-Sau technique my gaze often moves towards the movement of the breath. I also find problems in sighting a source of light from the spiritual eye. Please help with my problems.