Nayaswami Hriman
Nayaswami Hriman and his wife, Nayaswami Padma, are Spiritual directors of Ananda Washington State. Prior to this, Hriman served as financial director at Ananda Village while Padma helped publish Swami Kriyananda’s books.
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Answers to Spiritual Questions
How to Overcome Jealousy and Stop Being Possessive?
Dear Friend, Jealousy and attachment will ruin a relationship, for they are like rust to iron: corrosive. Think of a positive expression of the opposite and work on that quality. Instead of being jealous, affirm acceptance and calmness. There’s a
Treatment of Widows in India
Dear Friend, Paramhansa Yogananda made the statement that every country and culture has its own misery-making karma. The treatment of widows in India is one such misery-making cultural practice. Reformers and public awareness have both attempted to erase this tragic
What Is Meant by High or Low Vibrations?
Dear Mary, Here are some ways to think about the gradations between low and high vibrations: Thinking about, feeling, or being aroused by physical (sensory) impulses and desires would constitute a relatively low vibration. But, for example, merely feeling normal
Where Are Our Departed Loved Ones?
Dear Rimpa, Our departed friends and loved ones remain in our hearts. That is how you know they are with you. We are not mere bodies, the product of minerals and chemicals: “tat twam asi” — we are THAT —
Law of Karma – Success
Dear Friend, Yes indeed: as one sometimes hears the wailing cry….”It is all karma!” Well, nevermind that because what we ourselves have created we can uncreate. The slow, “bullock cart” approach is “brick by brick” by self-effort (ego) alone. The
Can I Know the Exact Karmic Cause of Suffering?
Dear Jehangir (“Normal Man!”), Your question reveals in part, the specific answer: the hidden psychic mysteries of karma are usually veiled to the “normal man,” meaning one who does not possess such subtle powers of perception. Sometimes “normal” people go
Where Are the Saints?
Dear Jehangir, Such great souls as Paramhansa Yogananda, Lahiri Mahasaya, and others come to earth and reveal their presence publicly only rarely. They are like lighthouses to show the fleet of soul-ships the way Home. Many, though not all, come
