Question from H.W.: Yogananda said we should not drink any alcohol while on the spiritual path. Some recipes call for an alcoholic beverage as one of the ingredients, but the alcohol is burned off or evaporated in the cooking process. It is just to add flavor to the recipe. Is the use of alcohol in these recipes consistent with Yogananda’s teachings? Or should…
Question from daniel: I have been on Yoganandas path for many years and have a regular practice. Yet I can’t help the fact that i love other masters besides the Ananda lineage. I have always been very inspired by lord Buddha and i often pray for his guidance along with Jesus, Babaji, Lahiri, Yukteswar and Yogananda before meditation. I fear i am doing…
Question from m: How can I overcome lust?This delusion is very strong in me.I also have this tendency from the past of not looking into the eyes of men.This means I have been trying to overcome it in my past lives also.I try to avoid the company men to avoid any attraction.But in this world its not possible.Is this some past Karma?Can I…
Question from Jessica: How do you truly reach a level in life where there is joy and freedom of mind? We get stuck in so many things that seem so unimportant. So many people doing the same thing over and over… When will we stop trying to grow when the “growth” is actually making us fall further asleep. I dont know the question…
Question from Sara: What do you think Yogananda’s teachings would be on the use of LSD as medicinal and used as a sacred means to experience god. My partner and I have a difference of opinion and has caused many arguments. I think with great moderation it can be useful. But that Kriya is much more helpful in the path to god. LSD…
Question from Alex M: When an enlightened soul chooses to reincarnate on Earth in order to help humanity or for any other reason, does this being know he is enlightened since the moment he has consciousness after birth? Or, he is born ignorant of this and later in his life he realizes his true nature? How does this work?
Question from A: Dear Sir/madam, Could you explain the meaning of the “Samudra manthan or the churning of the ocean of milk” described in Indian scripture? Since it is related to snake, is it related to the awakening of kundalini? Also, finally amrit is obtained;Does this denote the secretion of nectar? Then what does swallowing of the poison by lord shiv depict? Also…
Question from Sara: What is the right attitude when your spiritual partner interprets the teachings as saying you need to be emotionless and he will not give you love and compassion when you are feeling soley because you “want” it. He says “even though I am not emotionless I want you to be. It is a delusion.” This is not the spiritual marriage…
Question from Abhishek Chaturvedi: Greetings! Is prayer for healing also not a type of “desire”? If we pray for someone with an illness, are we not trying to bypass the “karma” by virtue of which he/she is ill? Will it not have an impact on the “cause” and “effect” relationship of life?
Question from SK: I am going through an exceptionally difficult time right now. It seems that everything around me has a negative air. My parents have been fighting since I was a child and it has always gotten to me. I just graduated and I am living at home again and there is a lot of negative air in the house. My mother…
