Question from Dilip Shankar: Are all souls the same whether in an ant or in a human-being? Is it possible for the soul in an ant to be born as a human being and vice-versa? Is God also a soul? Is the number of souls in the universe a constant or do God keep on creating new souls?
Question from manohar: respected teachers pls advise me how to come out of problems in my life. how to get advise or help from spritual masters, i have sufferd a lot in life, there are too many problems and i feel exhausted just thinking about them. i have become too low in self confidence, what ever i do has not succeded, if possible…
Question from Vidya: Namaste, What does it mean to be true to oneself? My vague understanding of the phrase is that one should always stand by what one believes in. But then, what if we are believing in something that is not right, to begin with? How can one be true to oneself in the right way?
Question from Kerey: It is said that the disciple needs at least one physical contact with the Guru (or guru’s earthly representative), Is it possible that one could have had this contact in a previous incarnation and would that count for the current incarnation? I ask for those that are not able to travel to Ananda centers or otherwise are unable to receive…
Question from Jim: Did Yogananda put a special spiritual charge into the portrait on the cover of his autobiography?
Question from sharon: Swami Kriyananda said in order to know love, you’ve got to give it away. That’s the whole secret. it makes no sense; you give something away then you don’t have it. But these are intangibles. They exist independently of us and they exist everywhere. But in Yogananda’s beautiful song he says Ask of salvation but not my love. For if…
Question from vamshi: what exactly is the difference between love and attachment…is it a subtle one?…please elaborate on this…
Question from manasi: hi i am a medical student just finished my MBBS n working as a intern n also studying fr my PG entrance here there s a neck deep competition about it. i hate myself fr being jealous of others who have done good previously in the exams i also want to do good in the exams i have started meditating…
Question from Stacia: I have an astrological bangle from Ananda and often the copper turns a dark color around the sides, while the gold and silver remain shiny. Recently I cleaned it with a soft toothbrush and Comet, scratch free cleaner (contains bleach also). It made the copper clean and shiny, but I wanted to ask if it is ok to clean the…
Question from Cyril: There is a line in Autobiography (maybe chapter 12 ) where Yogananda says that Sri Yukteswar could have been a mighty warrior ( or words to those effect ) if he chose but that in this life he chose to defeat the inner warriors ( or words to those effect ) and to storm the “inner citadels whose fall is…
