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Tips for Becoming Less Introverted

Nayaswami Sadhana Devi

Question from Kisan: I always stay at home. I have lost confident in interacting with people. How do i socialise with people and stop people from saying that i dont talk?

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The Building Blocks of Right Attitude

Nayaswami Seva

Question from M: Master said right company is very very important. And that the company we keep is key to attunement.We also learn about the right attitude in service and meditation: always joyful with out expectation of the fruits of those actions. I find it is hard to maintain all of it. I have fallen off my path more times than I can…

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Two Questions About the State of Samadhi

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from livehho: hello. I have two questions: – while in meditation, when you concentrate deeply in the point between the eyebrows and finally see the spiritual eye and merge with it and feel this immense ecstasy or bliss.. is this state samadhi or superconsciousness? – if you reach samadhi do you become free from reincarnating in the physical plane?

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Devotion Leads to Reason

Joseph (Puru) Selbie

Question from mk: For Self Realization we hav to reach a stage where our brain is perfect.Does it mean that we have to achieve a level where our intellect becomes strong&does all kinds of reasoning.I sort of hav a lazy attitude toward reasoning.I’m more devotionally inclined.But I realize that some of my friends have better reasoning ability&do math questions quickly.I’m not stupid but…

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Kindling One’s Devotion with Chanting

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from poorvi: If enlightenment is reached because of intense personal effort in meditation, why is singing the praises of the Lord given so much importance? Why cannot meditation suffice? Does God need us to sing his paeans? Is his ego so fragile? Buddha never spoke of God but yet reached the highest state any man can. Why should one technique of meditation…

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Feelings of Jealousy

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Asha Rodriguez: I am the sole caregiver of my mother, who suffered a stroke 10 years ago. My husband cannot take vacations because I don’t have anyone I can trust to leave her with. I have two sisters and one brother who have gone on with their lives. Is it wrong for me to feel a little jealous when they bragg to…

Raising Your Engergy to Meet Life’s Battles

Question from Cyril: Hi, Where does the Energy go when a person becomes ” withdrawn ” and feels like life is too much and its too difficult to fight the battle on good side. If its not being withdrawn into the deep spine where is it going? Is it shrinking in the base chakra or just trying to retreat back into infinite from…

Attunement with a Guru

Question from Jala: How should I communicate with my Guru? and How can I make relationship with my Guru stronger?

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Positive Thoughts Create Positive Magnetism

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Manohar: Problem in Relationship, we have been married, i had to come out my parents for her. Now some other person has come in to her life, she is not showing least of intrest in me, due to which iam now getting very bad negative thoughts about her, i dont want to think any thing negative about her, some times feel…