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A departed loved one

Nayaswami Seva

Question from karen l davis: I was on Del Mar Dog Beach with my dogs one October windy day at sunset. As i was walking back, towards my vehicle there was my mothers name LEONA printed perfectly in the sand. There was no one there at all except myself and my dogs. The sand was hard with a low tide. My mother had passed years…

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Should I end a friendship to please my fiance?

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Abha: Which is greater: maintaining a pure friendship with someone (of the opposite sex) who I believe has been a dear friend in past lifetimes, or satisfying the insecurity of my fiance by ending all contact with the friend?

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Extreme Emotions

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Bharath: Off late I’m sensing a lot of hate within me…seems like I had it within me from a long time..It is eating me up from inside.I’m hating people whom I like very much and now I hate myself for such an act..I dunno what to do..need your help badly.

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Joining a spiritual path

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Abhishek: I perceive myself as one who has lost every battle in life. I want to give up everything (except my family) and join the path of Paramhansa Yogananda. How can I do this.

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Death of a loved one

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Kurt Koch: I am sitting at my fathers death bed. He had a massive stroke yesterday. Can you help me with a special meditation or prayer or mantra. I cannot cry anymore. Thank you, grieving so hard right now.

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Satan is a conscious force

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Zenith hlanjwa: Ive read that satan does not exist, but wat about people who are said to be possessed by demons, and why are people suffering?

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Spiritual name

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Mary: I have attended Ananda all my life and only in the past year have I really thought about and believed the teachings that are offered here. When I was younger I thought that a spiritual name from this path would be really cool. My desire for one has mostly dwindled since then, but the thought still apeals to me. People…

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Proper practice of Energization Exercises

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Tony: recently I have been practicing energization with concentrtion and will alone. I am not physically tensing but sending energy mentally only. Is this practice in line with masters teachings? It does feel to me that it is.

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If you find yourself on a desert island…

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Craig Berry: Hi, I am just learning the energization exercises. I have limited time in the morning to both meditate and energize. Right now I am doing some of the exercises and then meditating for 20-30 minutes. What is more important? How long will it take to learn them all? After I have learned them all, about how long will it take…

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Overwhelmed by information

Nayaswami Seva

Question from warren wagner: I thought I was practicing meditation until I started the Meditation course. There is so much information here on this sight that I FIND my head spinning . I am like so many that I let my thoughts control me. Amazing what the mind can come up with. I like the thought that the breath is like the ocean waves…