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Why is God Not Protecting Me from My Bad Karma?

Nayaswami Parvati

Question from Ram Tej: I am a devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba. I am a bit fickle minded and leave everything at half done. I lost my job dependent upon my wife earnings and take care of kids @home while she works. Question is: Why God is not protecting me by melting my Bad Karma. I have a relationship with a married lady in…

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Karma and the Mentally Disturbed

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Magnus Reuterswärd: Jai Guru, Are the karmic consequenses in any way affected if the doer of some evil is in fact mentally ill or mentally disturbed?

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Would the Removal of God From Our Society Benefit the World?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Siobhan: Hello, I’m a dissertation pupil in my last year of High School and was wondering if you could answer a question or two from your spiritualist viewpoint. Do you think the removal of God(s) from our society and world would benefit the majority and why? Thank you very much Siobhan

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Untangling the Knots of Co-Dependency

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Rush: Regarding co-dependence in relationships: I grew up as an only child in a slightly volatile household, and often felt that I was responsible for my parents happiness. I thought that as long I was a ‘good child,’ they would stop fighting and love me. As an adult, I find it hard to assert myself, because I feel my feelings are…

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How Do You Deal with Unwanted Guests?

David Eby

Question from Som: There are 3 stray cats using my home as their residence. One of them has given birth here twice! The cat & its kittens now run around the home, mewing from behind the bookshelf etc. I want them out. Is it wrong to do so ? I don’t wish to harm them, but they’re inadvertently creating a general nuisance! If…

Distinguishing Bad Karma from Spiritual Tests

Question from Alexandra Baez: While all results of bad karma are also surely spiritual tests, my understanding is that the reverse is not necessarily true. When caught in a trying situation, I often wish I knew for sure the root cause. If it was bad karma, then I would be prompted to introspect as to what I did wrong and strive to avoid similar…

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Discomfort in Sitting Position for Meditation

Nayaswami Diksha

Question from Truthseeker: I have been practicing Hong-Sau for a year now, and I’m experiencing a problem I faced in the beginning — to sit upright without causing pain in the back! It’s been a week now and I’m getting disappointed, as this spoils my meditations, which were so peaceful a week back. I tried to relax and check myself in the mirror…

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Are Psychic Phenomena Significant Spiritually?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from sharmila chakravarty: Jai Guru, Whenever I think about someone whom I may or may not be knowing personally, I will come across some piece of information about him, if he is a celebrity then on television or if someone of a passing acquaintance then over the phone or some piece of information through someone about him. This takes place whenever a passing…

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Sex Consciousness and Restlessness

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from sharon: In a recent talk, Swami Kriyananda was interrupted when he was explaining something about restlessness. He said “I think restlessness comes from sex consciousness to a large extent”, and then he was diverted to another direction in the conversation. Could you expand on what he might have explained if he had continued on that thought?