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The ego, the body, and the astral plane of existence

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from George: 1) When the physical body dies, the ego and consciousness go the astral plane. This implies the astral plane is able to be visited upon organic bodily death. Isn’t “death” here a metaphor as Jesus said “let the dead bury the dead?” Therefore only when the person is physically alive and the ego (consciousness) — Self (astral plane) axis can…

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An Antidote for Loneliness

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Nilima: I see only suffering and despair in my life. I’m 41, was widowed at 36. Although I come from a large family, I’m living all alone in an alien country. I have gone through lot of hardship dealing with my loss and finally decided that I had to find a companion but I have utterly failed. Everyone seems to move…

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Organ donation and the astral world

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Bhushan: Nowadays we see that appeal is made to people at large to donate eyes or other vital organs of our body after death which if removed in reasonable time can give new life to others who are suffering.My question is do one need this organs after death say in astral world or which ever world the soul remains for whatever…

Sex in Marriage

Question from Mary: I would like to know if there is a Yoga Technique to neutralize the sexual desire…I know that Yogananda used to say that couples should only have intercourse with the sole porpuse of procreation and always keeping God on their minds but how can you move the energy that concentrates in the sex chakra when you feel the sexual desire…

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Tantra Yoga

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from John: Did Yogananda say anything about Tantra Yoga?

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Lack of Faith

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Neena: Aum Guru I purchased Ananda Course part I & II, 5 months back & practice EE & meditation regularly. I want to take discipleship & kriya intiation. 1.I suffer from lack of faith. Its as if, there is always a small voice telling me ‘what if all this is false?’. Please help me anchor my faith once & for all….

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Effective Prayer

Nayaswami Shivani

Question from Simon: Should mankind pray like the jews do and only praise/worship god or is it ok to ask for personal things (isn’t it “overbearing”)? E.g.: Why pray for a special person. Why not pray for whole mankind?

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Life on Other Planets

Nayaswami Jaya

Question from A devotee: Hello, This question has always bothered me lot…All the great masters claim that there are innumerable planets where one can incarnate or re-incarnate. If so, then why don’t they ever talk about someones re-birth or a past life in a planet say in the ‘Andromeda Galaxy’ or in the virgo constellation etc..?? They only talk abt past life’s on the…

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To Know God Is to Love God

Nayaswami Jaya

Question from KJ: How can we love God without experiencing him? We can experience and feel God in Meditation. Meditation as Yogananda Jee says is like experiment within our self to find God but until we we are successful in meditation and have that experience…. loving him will not be just blind love? And how can we pray with devotion chants like ‘Oh…