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How to Know that Yogananda Is My Guru
Nayaswami Pranaba
Question from Linda: I felt drawn to Yogananda, his book appeared to me at a time that I knew nothing about him. I have found a fellowship meditation group and have been a couple of times and have felt very welcome. I have spent a long time searching for a spiritual home and have struggled with my Christian culture. With Yogananda i love…
A Golden Orb Seen During Meditation
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from Owen: Dear All, On two occasions during my life I have experienced the presence of a golden orb during meditation. It was an vivid and intense feeling of safety and joy. I would have stayed there had I been able to. I spoke to a Buddhist monk about it recently and he said it was a grace which I shouldn’t try…
Does the Guru Kiss the Initiate’s Right Ear?
Nayaswami Gyandev
Question from sandy: For Nayaswami Gyandev — read with interest your comments on listening to the sound of AUM from the right ear. Have you ever heard of a Guru kissing an initiate on the right ear? If so, it’s meaning. Thanks.
Thoughts Are Universal
Asha Nayaswami
Question from mihir: I have read many articles related mental telepathy, like in book Think and Grow Rich, it says our brain broadcasts thoughts and receives others’ thought through subconcious mind, please elaborate.
Where Do Souls Begin Their Journey?
Nayaswami Parvati
Question from Brandon Olivares: Namaste, Do all souls start out on the physical plane? The reason I ask this is that I am curious where such spirits as angels and demons fit into this equation. Are there spirits that simply start out in the astral plane? On a related note, is it common to receive glimpses of one’s previous life in the astral before…
The Role an Avatar Plays in This World
Nayaswami Parvati
Question from Brandon Olivares: Namaste, I, of course, believe Yoganandaji to be an avatar. However, it brings up several questions in my mind. When Yogananda met Sri Yukteswar, he made him promise that he would reach God realization within this lifetime. But if he was an avatar, did he not already reach this state? Also, after his guru died, he said that a blackness…
Uncomfortable Feelings in Meditation
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from tracy: I have been practicing meditation for about three months now and up until now they have felt quite good and relaxing. The last few meditations I have done have felt really strange and uncomfortable, just as I feel as though I am in a deep state my body goes numb, Mr heart starts racing and the only way I can…
Is the Year 2012 the End or a Beginning?
Nayaswami Byasa
Question from Nethra: Sir, we are in year 2012 and everywhere there are talks of apocalypse and possible end of the world on 26 Dec 2012. I had read one of the chapters in “The Divine Love” where Yoganadaji had given a speech on end of the world and going by the contents I dont think anything catestrophic will happen in 2012. Year…
Where Is the Subconscious Mind Located?
Nayaswami Anandi
Question from cyril paul coakley: Hi, Does the conscious, subconscious mind have seats in the body and if so where are they? I once read in a New Thought book that the subconscious mind has its seat in the solar plexus chakra. I thought they would be suituated in the brain or frontal lobe like the superconscious mind. Thanks C
