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I Feel Responsible for My Parents’ Deaths

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from alia: I lost my father suddenly in April 2020. Due to Covid chaos, we couldnt get hospital admission & lost him after 2 days of trying to get medical care. I felt deep regret for not being in India & saving him. In Dec 2021, my mom had a heart attack. After 2 weeks in ICU & consulting top notch cardiologists,…

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With So Many Negative Events in My Life, What Can I Do?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Veronika Millonig: There is a lot of negative events in my life, as soon as I resolve one there is already the next one, a never ending file of problems. I have no regular spiritual practice, I pray and also try to meditate but those negative events interrupt my daily routine, create chaos and such fear in me that I am unable…

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Can Meditation Pose a Threat?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Inam: I meditate for last 8 years and I have encountered several benefits. These days I have reached a point where I see meditation as dangerous and intolerable. When I meditate long enough a few hours actually I feel a v.v.very strong feeling intolerable. I feel I am going to die I am going to enter another world. I feel v.very…

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I Feel a Particular Sensation at the Heart and Spiritual Eye During the Day

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Alim Bhanwadiya: I have started meditating since the last few weeks. I have had quite a sudden blissful experience during the first week. Now, since last few days I feel some kind of sensation/awareness/physical-fullness in my heart area (it isn’t pain) during some parts of the day. Is that normal? Also i feel a soothing sensation between my eyebrows throughout the day,…

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How Is the Human Body Formed, According to Yoga?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Andreas: In yogic texts I read that life current (from Brahma) is introduced into the human body through the crown chakra (and the equivalent causal region) and from there it descends downwards in the body. Other times I read (like in kriya yoga) that the life current starts from the sacrum and flows upwards through the spine/shushumna/brahmanadi and then through the…

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Calming Anxiety and Grief in the Present Moment

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from A.J: How to live in the present moment? I always find myself either grieving over the past or terrified of the future. i practice mindfulness but is there any other way?

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Should I Meditate Facing North or East, or Would Northeast, too, Be Beneficial?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Kenzo Cervoni: Hello, I was wondering how much difference it makes to face exactly east, or any of the other four directions, in order to reap their benefits. For example, I’ve heard that it is beneficial to study facing the north east direction, if not just north or east, which are both not possible for me. Is it crucial to face exactly…

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How to Hold on to the Bliss of Meditation?

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Aila: Hello, I have tried to keep a meditation practice many times (mantras and hong sau techniques). During meditation, I feel deep peace, joy, and love. Then every time, after about a week, I become extremely vulnerable and depressed. I feel that my attachments are getting stronger and thoughts of death and loss settle in me and I become very sad…

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Dealing with Disappointment and Fear of Failure

Nayaswami Mukti

Question from Sean Kernan: I am 21 years old man and little bit stuck,I wanted to ask how to deal with disappointments , especially when those around you are highly dependent on you and you fail miserably when you didn’t even try hard enough? And How to accept responsibilities when you always had fear of failure ?