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Was Yogananda, in His Past Life, Swami Vivekananda?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Bhushan: I wish to ask that often I have an intuition that Sri Yukteswarji and Paramhansa Yoganandaji must have been in their immediate previous lives, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Sri Swami Vivekanandaji. I may be wrong since I don’t know the latter’s birth dates and their nirvana(mahasamadhi) dates from this earth. Can you help me? If it is so — is…

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Professional Relationships

Badri Matlock

Question from A: Hello, I am a graduate student at University and every week my colleagues and I go out for drinks after work. I am not at all interested in drinking but I feel obligated to join in..and so I tag along and have a drink or two just to be polite. Here people seem to take offense if you don’t join…

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Gum Infection… and, God Is in Everything

Tyagi Shanti, M.D.

Question from carrie: blessings. I have an infection in my gum and have been trying to heal it more naturally than with antibiotics. the holistic dentist I saw says it would be best for me to take antibiotics. I feel like I am giving in to taking the antibiotics and not trusting the higher healing energies within this body. I do feel however…

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Dealing with Unwise Attractions

Asha Nayaswami

Question from V: Hello, I need some help in regards to human relationships. Recently I found myself being attracted to this woman who works in my office. She is a very nice person at heart but her interests and personality is so very different from mine. Yet I cannot help being drawn to her..Day and night my mind is raked by fierce storms…

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How to Deal with Differences of Opinion

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from T—: Both my partner and I are spiritual, but he is not vegetarian. He said he would not have a problem to go hunting, since it would be hypocritical of him not to if he eats meat. And he would try other meats, such as dog or whale, as it would be no different from eating cattle. I strongly opposed his…

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How to Become Free from Karma

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Piu banerjee: Do the karma of past life affect this life also? What is the remedy of getting out of past life karma?

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I Want to Stop Reincarnating, and Find God

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Bill: How can I jump out of this cycle of lives on earth and elsewhere? I wish to go direct to God, the creator, for eternity.

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Meditating in darkness

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from S: Nayaswami Anandi, In a recent answer u said “Swami Kriyananda mentions that it is better not to meditate in total darkness.” Can you please elaborate why? Thanks

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Soul, Spirit, and Life After Death

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Souvik Biswas: its always said “ur soul”..etc..my question is if i am the soul why is it said “your soul” ?what is the difference between ego(my self awareness)and soul(true self)? what is spirit? is it another name for god?? at death(if i have done a good few years of kriya yoga) what happens to my identity of self.my I ness?? do i…

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How Can I Find My Soul Mate? – Affirmation vs. Prayer

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from KP: Yoganandji recommended an Affirmation to attract perferct soulmate. “Heavnly Father, Bless me that I choose my life companion according to thy law of perfect soul union”. Here are we affirming that we choose a perfect soul mate? Or are are asking for divine help so that he arranges for us perfect mate?Affirmation is something when we want to chnage our…