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Getting Past Troublesome Attachments

Nayaswami Sabari

Question from ivan: i am experiencing a moment of extreme delusion and i would like some answers as to how can i overcome this delusion. i do not have a problem with sharing my money with others; in fact, i am quite generous, but i am experiencing difficulties with being able to share my new car. just at the mere thought of sharing…

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Are Resistance and Acceptance Contradictory?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from w: There are a lot of spiritual teachers that have the path of non-resistance to what IS as a teaching. Accepting everything as it is, without trying to change it, anchored in the Now, etc. In a lot of Master’s teachings there are references to resistance, both of negative thoughts, actions, and many other things. This creates confusion for me, as…

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Being Flexible and Discretionary with Non-Vegetarians

Nayaswami Sadhana Devi

Question from anitha: Is it okay to offer our guests non-vegetarian feasts? Do we gain bad karma by offering them such dishes? What can we do when they are very particular about having non-vegetarian dishes?

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A “Straight” Spine Should Retain Its Natural Curves

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Cyril: Hi, Is the objective to straighten out the spine completely? I ask only because again there are diagrams of the spine in yoga books with the centers where the spine has the characteristic elongated “stretched out S” shape. Thanks for your clarification. Cyril

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Suggestion for the Best Sequence of Meditation Techniques

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Bhushan: OmGuru, I do meditate regularly but often i am confused rather not sure whether my technique is correct. Sometimes i concentrate at chakras one by one from down moving upwards energising them chanting Aum, sometimes i practice Hong su, sometimes i concentrate at spiritual eye, sometimes i feel breathless, sometimes chanting mantras or sometimes combinations of above. I meditate for…

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A Dharmic Spider Trap

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from A.: Back to the topic of ahimsa, if there are bugs in ones home- particularly in one’s bedroom and particularly spiders- what is the proper way of dealing with such a situation. They seem to sit mainly in their web, but it is still quite discomforting having multiple, fairly large spiders just hanging out in a place where I sleep.

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Expansive vs. Contractive Love

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Maia: I was trying to find information on codependent relationships for a friend of mine who meditates with me. Is there anything related to this topic from Swamiji or Master? I searched but it returned no results. Thanks. :)

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The Various Benefits of Kriya

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from n.mathan kumar: I am Mathan form Chennai, India. very interested in Kriya yoga, i heard doing kriya ther will be finance loss as side effect of burning karma?, can kriya yoga will help me to improve in material world too?, i having hypertension and dyslexia will kriya yoga help me? can i practice with reiki or pranic healing? please clear my doubt,…

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Difficult People are Our Companions in Delusion

Asha Nayaswami

Question from CJ: To whom it may concern, There is a person that I have known for a while in businese. Somehow the more time I spend with the person, the more I dislike the person. I do my best to find the good qualities in this person but, in the mean time, I feel like my effort is failing. One of the…

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Progress in Meditation, With AUM

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from sandy: How to surrender one’s mind to God or Guru. I have been blessed with AUM continuously at all times. I can sit in meditation on AUM for several hours. I love to meditate. However, I cannot control the mind. I pray to God within to help me to offer my mind to Him. Alas, nothing happens. In this life, all…