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Keeping in Touch with a Departed Loved One

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Naga: MY wife departed after a long traumatic suffering of more than 10 years of reccuring brain tumor. I was very confident of saving her as I tried different techniques. Unfortunately her soul departed in an unimaginable manner. After lot of analysis, I found that the root cause for her departure was she wanted to be relieved. And hence whatever effort…

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Building the Power of Perseverance

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Anitha: For about 15 years I have never been consistent. I start to do something, but give it up half way. I have never completed anything that I started enthusiastically;This is a huge obstacle to my spiritual progress. Please give me some suggestions to overcome this problem.

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How to Develop a Healthy Sexual Connection in a Relationship

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Arya: I am in a relationship with this girl and we are get along very well. We give good company to each other but one major problem in our relationship is that I am not attracted to her. I do not find her attractive. Should I continue my relationship with her or look for someone else who I feel strongly attracted…

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Karma Is Like Debt

Nayaswami Sadhana Devi

Question from Aditya Bhargava: Respected sir,Just want to confirm that is it in the hands of God to grant some extension of age to any physical body or it doesn’t matter to him weather some one lives or dies on this earth..no matter how religious or unscruplous a person is?when does he show mercy on good people on this earth?Suppose I am th onlyone…

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Meditation and Japa

Joseph (Puru) Selbie

Question from Neha Pai: Can meditation be substituted for japa? What ideally constitutes daily spiritual practice?

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A Vision of Babaji

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Priya: I am a spiritual seeker and i do not follow any particular guru. Couple of days ago early in the morning i saw vision of Mahavatar Babaji. He looked radiant with golden hair, golden glowing face and background also glowing. He blessed me by raising one of his hands high and I felt a deep peace all around me also…

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Must a Guru Be a Jivan Mukta?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from A: Is it necessary for a Guru to be a Jivan mukta? How can a person, who is not free himself, liberate others from bondage? How do you identify such great souls?

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Feeling Anxiety During a Breathing Meditation

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Karla: Hi, I’ve just started a breathing meditation, where I focus my breathing, and count on my exhale, counting to 5, then start back at one. I felt like I was swaying, rocking, as if I was getting a massage. I opened my eyes and I was swaying, in a relaxed mannor. This feeling made me feel quite anxious, and unable…

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Spiritual Consequences of Suicide

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from D.P.: I am only asking this out of curiosity so please don’t get worried. What did Paramhansa Yogananda say would happen to those who commit suicide? What is S.K. views on this subject? I am just curious as to what kind of suffering is entailed for those that take their own life.