Question from carrie: blessings. many times when i meditate i have been feeling pain in my head. specifically around my temples, above my right eye and sometimes behind at the medulla oblongata. it seems to be very distracting to me and i try not to let it divert my focused attention but many times i get agitated about it. and this only makes…
Question from cheryl: i have had a dream every night and its always about my dead relitives,but they are alive in my dreams,and a lot of the dreams that i have,have some sort of evil spirit or ghost in them,the only time i can get peace in my dreams is if i medicate myself and dont dream or at least dont remember them.and…
Question from amit: Swami ji always tell us to have an attitude of acceptance in life and at the same time he stresses to avoid acts that take us deeper into delusion. In that light I am confused sometimes to take a decision while accepting any assignment.I am a doctor by profession and a member of Ananda for last about 3 years. and…
Question from Ashwin: I recently watched a documentary showing people suffering from even slight damage to their temporal lobes experience immense spiritual awakening and visions of saints etc..The scientists concluded saying perhaps all spiritual experiences are but a byproduct of the mind and not something from beyond the mind. and that spiritual experiences are caused manly by faulty wiring in the brain and…
Question from kp: I have been doing kriya for about a year. I wanted to know if kriya is known to have any specific effect on lowering of blood pressure. Also are there any specific yoga postures or breathing techniques related to our practice that are specifically meant for addressing hypertension? Thanks
Question from Josh: I recently had a headache and wanted to take some asprin to help it, but I didn’t because I thought that maybe it wasn’t a “natural” solution. So my question is, are there medicines that are recommened by Yoganandaji or Swami Kriyananda for various illnesses,or should I let it “run its course”?
