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Religion vs. spirituality

Asha Nayaswami

Question from april: How do I find my spirituality? I am looking for something that has to do with beliefs in karma, being at peace within self, embracing the simple beautiful things in life. I am having a hard time finding my spirituality due to past experiences with RELIGION.

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How to find happiness

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Prashant Malik: Sir, I am graduating student.I have enough with me to live a good life but I have found that I never feel happy or you can say that I dont have a sense of joy inside me. I never get satisfied with my marks no matter wether I am topper or not I just want more. I have seen other…

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Falling in Love

Asha Nayaswami

Question from N.: I fear I am becoming increasingly attracted physically to a friend of mine who is not on the spiritual path. However, I don’t want to pursue this relationship as my goal is to seek God. I cannot stop thinking about this individual as the desire is strong; it can therefore be distracting and even upsetting at times. How can one,…

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Chakras alignment

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Vijay: How important is the alignment of chakras in the person’s spiritual progress? I was not able to meditate for a longer duration, and my guru suggest me to took kirlian photo scan. In the report the chakras seems to be inclined more towards physical space. Please advice.

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How to hit the right note

David Eby

Question from Jaya: I am an aspiring singer. I put in a lot of hardwork for my music. In addition, during meditation, I use the prayer demand from the whispers of eternity which says ” Every sound that I make let it have the vibration of Thy voice” to get the Lord’s grace. Will it help? Also whenever I am not able to…

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Measured breathing and a racing heart

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Connor Burke: When beginning meditation I use the Measured Breathing Technique of inhaling a certain count, holding the same count, and then exhaling for the same count. However, often after I do the last inhale and exhale where the breath is thrown out for as long as comfortably possible, my heart is beats rapidly and I’m find it very difficult to settle…

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Social media and spiritual search

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from ryan: i have been talking with people on the internet,on different forums,and they all follow different paths to God. at the end of my conversations i feel very confused,i find myself thinking a lot about what was said to me. at the end of it all,i am left uncertain about what is the right path for me,also the question arises as…

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Human brain, spiritual awakening, and science

Tyagi Shanti, M.D.

Question from Ashwin: I recently watched a documentary showing people suffering from even slight damage to their temporal lobes experience immense spiritual awakening and visions of saints etc..The scientists concluded saying perhaps all spiritual experiences are but a byproduct of the mind and not something from beyond the mind. and that spiritual experiences are caused manly by faulty wiring in the brain and…