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Difficulty finding time and energy for meditation and Kriya

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from manjeri: I am a kriyaban and at times I feel I dont have enough energy to meditate or do my kriya. I Travel a lot have a full time job have a family I have at times very good vibration for meditation and at mostly in working days lack of energy to focus or do my meditation or kriya.

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Where are the chakras located?

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from SRKinra: Mostly, location of chakras as shown on various websites is along the spine. But in Ananda, these are shown as some where along centre of Body (astral spine). even on some kriya yoga sites, chakras are shown along physical spine. which one is correct? It will be better if some correlation from authentic texts is given.

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Knowing God

Nayaswami Seva

Question from Paul Smith: I have have a tremendous desire to know God. Unfortunately, my life circumstances have not been so helpful in aiding me in this direction, many of these, of course, are the result of my own wrong actions or decisions in the past. Often I could cry at my own ignorance and lack of effort in knowing God. Often I have…

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Mantra technique

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Prashant Malik: Sir, While we are reciting mantras what should be our major concern the meaning of mantra or the words we are speaking or the sound that is produced? If we are not able to recite a mantra propery can we use its meaning as a replacement of it(mantra)? Thank You

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Temptations

Nayaswami Seva

Question from rajesh: I am in the process of reading “Autobiography of a Yogi”. “…Face fear in its face….it will not trouble you…” conversation of Sri Yukteshwarji with Sri Paramahamsa yoganandaji. How to face temptations? Is there any such simple and effective thumb rule for the same? — — — — — — — — — -Pranams

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Position of Eyes in Meditation

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from beth: I have practiced Zen meditation in the past, sitting in the floor and focusing my eye sight on the floor as well, with eyes half open. I had a difficult time meditating at the Self Realization Temple b/c I am not used to sit on a chair and was not sure of whether to close or open my eyes, look…

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How Prana (life-force) enters the body

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Andreas: I am a Kriyaban in the tradition of Paramhamsa Yogananda. PY teaches that the life-force flows into the body through the medulla oblongata. There are 3 colours: White — consciousness beyond primal nature, blue — God involved with creation; gold — frequency of “OM.” Before I started the path of Kriya-yoga, I studied other systems. For years I have tried…

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Control of the chakras

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from tejpal: How long does it take to take control of all seven chakras in our body?

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Dealing with hatred

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from Prashant Malik: Sir, I have read in many books that if you have a feeling of hatred for anyone you will not be able to live happy and joyful life. But how can I forgive a person who is continuously repeating the same mistake again and again infront of me ,it really hurts me a lot. What should I do in order…

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Past lives?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Jorrdan: I wanted to ask, is there anyway I can find out my pastlife?, I really want to find out because I feel like it’s holding back my life, and it feels like that the only way to move on, is to know who I was in the past.