Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Nayaswami Anandi
Question from Raymond: Did Yogananda ever speak or refer to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in his teachings?
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Metaphysical cause of ignorance
Nayaswami Hriman
Question from william: I have several questions but I will start with one. the buddha and several hindu masters teach that the origin of our suffering is ignorance. my question is what is the origin or the meaning of that ignorance. if it exists it had to come from God because God is all and all meaning infinite. I am a spiritual seeker…
What causes bad dreams?
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from Karen Lawrence: Hello. Recently I’ve been having dreams that are not scary but have me in a situation e.g. wanting to find or do something and just keep getting stopped or lost and becoming frustrated and upset. I have recently come out of a bad time at work and am a new Kriya Yoga initiate. I understand these images come from my…
Follow the Guru’s teaching
Nayaswami Devarshi
Question from Jason: Hello friendly Ananda people, Recently, during the day I feel a very negative uncomfortable pressure on my third eye. I practice Kriya and another technique called Surya given to me by my Guru. What is this weird sensation?
What are “entities?”
Nayaswami Savitri
Question from Amber: Namaste, I keep hearing about “entities” and people being possessed by entities. What exactly IS an entity, how do people get possessed, and how can they rid themselves of them?
How to avoid reincarnating again
Nayaswami Devarshi
Question from Neil: Is it OK to remain attached to (i.e. love) people, or will it cause me to reincarnate again and again? and What steps should I take during life to ensure that I never have to reincarnate again?
Leaving the body consciously
Nayaswami Seva
Question from Tammy: I wanted to reply to my question abut leaving the body early. Siva thought I meant suicide, but I was referring to a passage in A. Y. where the Alma’s husband was prophesied to die soon as Yogananda had mentioned this to his sister Alma, and her reply that since it was customary in that society for the women to…
Ignorance in Dwapara Yuga (present age)
Nayaswami Gyandev
Question from Vinay: Greetings… I just wanted to ask the role of ignorance in this Dwapara Yuga. We’ve all read of what evolutionary changes come in the yugas, but what about the behavior of ignorance. I’ve already had good share of ignorance being in the form of “Scientific truths” and “laws of this and that”. Are these the version of ignorance in this…
Is Suicide Acceptable?
Nayaswami Seva
Question from Tammy: Is it acceptable if we choose when our soul leaves the body?
Attraction in relationships
Nayaswami Anandi
Question from carrie: my partner feels deep love and attraction toward another female friend of ours. recently his feelings intensified and he became confused as to what he should do. we realized that it was karma being released from within us both. although the intensity of feeling has subsided his fondness towards her is still true. i want to be supportive and give…
