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Being with a Dying Loved One – as a Kriya Yogi

Ananda Sangha Worldwide

Question from Diana: I have been a nurse in both oncology and the ICU for most of my career. I am “comfortable” with death of the body, and have witnessed many. Several were quite significant gifts to me spiritually. My question now, as a kriya yogi, is, what is the “best” way to be with someone who is dying? On what, or where…

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The Meaning of a Vision

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Marcus: Hi, and first of all thank you for this wonderful site and community. I am not looking to be distracted by phenomena, but I did have a strange and unexpected yet wonderful experience. After practicing Hong Sau and then followed by the OM, During which I saw a vision of a woman with several arms and some kind of head…

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A Dream of Samadhi

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from Buntur: Friends, I had a dream in which I achieved samadhi. After waking, I felt like I had tasted the best thing in the world, and now it was gone, leaving an intense longing for it behind. For one day I could remember a little bit of the feeling. Then it became a memory, and then the memory of a memory….

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Emotions and Thoughts During Meditation

Nayaswami Sadhana Devi

Question from minismom: dear sir/madam i am not able to meditate more than 15.20 mins a day. and long stretches become disguised thought awareness programs. yesterday however i noticed the emotions behind my thoughts, the emotions or feelings preceded the thought and were usually starting from the stomach!! that was good in a way since the thoughts would go away once i tracked…

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You Don’t Need to Accept Poor Behavior

Hanuman Baughman

Question from Rekha: I have a lovely niece who is now turning out to be rude and arrogant with me.My sister tells her negative things about me.My niece feels that we are attacking her mom and overreacts for everything.Last night I was tired of her arrogance and told her to either speak to me politely or stay quiet.I love her dearly but am…

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Is it Cowardice Not to Protest?

Nayaswami Parvati

Question from maia: (from a friend living in Egypt:) the feeling of helplessness is soooo bad … I wish this is all over though i don’t know how but I also feel bad about myself and feel ashamed that my life is almost normal … I go to work,study,eat, drink while people are raped &murdered.am I a coward to start planning to immigrate???…

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Transforming “Useless” Thoughts and Fear Thoughts

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from shyam: My question may be very basic, I have lots of things in my heads in which almost 90% percent are useless thoughts. I have a fear in me, always thinking something bad might happen and I have not been able to fully utilize my strength… I know this but I still go the other way. Is it possible that through…

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Life on Other Planets?

Joseph (Puru) Selbie

Question from TRANEA: Did Yogananda say anything about life on other planets ? Of parallel universes ?

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Meditation on the Spiritual Eye, and AUM

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Santanu Mukherjee: Sir, without having received/learnt any technique of meditation/Kriya Yoga i simply try to concentrate or meditate in the Agya Chakra (Dwidal Chakra) in ‘aum’ mantra. The time for such concentration depends on when i desire to perform this (during day or night time). No fixed time is maintained. i would request you to enlighten me whether such practice is correct,…