Effective Prayer
Question from Simon: Should mankind pray like the jews do and only praise/worship god or is it ok to ask for personal things (isn’t it “overbearing”)? E.g.: Why pray for a special person. Why not pray for whole mankind?
Question from Simon: Should mankind pray like the jews do and only praise/worship god or is it ok to ask for personal things (isn’t it “overbearing”)? E.g.: Why pray for a special person. Why not pray for whole mankind?
Question from Simon: Hello again, two further qeuestions, please. 1) Should mankind pray like the jews do and only praise/worship god or is it ok to ask for personal things (isn’t it “overbearing”)? E.g.: Why pray for a special person. Why not pray for whole mankind? 2) Is God almighty? When yes, how can you explain evolution? Why does God need such regulation/circumstances?…
Question from Aditya: One of my friend is addicted to drug,lives tamasic life,keep her room always very dirty. Many times i have read if you pray to the divine self of the person whom you want to change help’s. Will it help in this case too!
Question from Shruti: Hello, My marriage was going through difficult times and recently things have been smooth.Now we were planning for a child.I am already 33 and am worried that time/health may not permit me to conceive later.My husband got an offer to do an MBA and for nearly 20months or so I will have to postpone thinking about a child.I am supporting…
Question from jeff wells: for a few years when I meditated energy would raise up my spine and circle around my head.it pulsed up and down around my head for a while. I liked it. is that normel?should I expect it or was it something unrelated?
Question from Neil: Can one visit departed loved ones during Samadhi? (i.e. is it a near death experience)
Question from Don: Do either Kriyananda or Yogananda, in writing, or speaking, about small spiritually centered communities, address whether large cities and other social and political structures are a necessary infrastructure for the small villiages to survive. Is there an expectation that a few of these can serve as “antibodies” toward the eventual more peaceful world, or will all need to be in…
Question from TC: What do you do, when you are starting to lose faith in God ?
Question from Melissa Bunt: How does one know, when on the journey towards self-realization, when they should let someone pass out of their life- is there certain hallmarks in a relationship that will give straight forward guidance (for one can also see a difficult relation as an opportunity to learn and grow from)? How does one know if a relationship is helping ones growth…
Question from ellsj: I’m Jewish. I do believe in God, but as a people, we believe the Messiah has not yet come. Therefore, while I believe that Jesus was probably a great man and leader, I do not believe he was the Messiah. I have a deep apprecation for Paramhansa Yogananda, meditate and practice yoga, but want to deepen my spirituality. Can I…