AUM is God’s conscious, loving presence in creation. AUM is the bridge that unites human and cosmic consciousness. AUM is the music of all atoms and the cosmic melody of love vibrating in the superconsciousness. When one communes with AUM, he enters into, and flows with, the stream of God’s love. You can read more about what AUM is in AUM: The Melody of Love by Joseph Bharat Cornell

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Blessing of Aum

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Lahiri: I want to ask that one night when i was meditating i felt strongly aeolian sound ,just through my right ear.it was just like a flash of wind which could not be felt but it was strong enough to be heard. kindly guide me what does it mean?

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Dreaming of the Spiritual Eye

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Vaibhav: I had a dream in which I was sleeping, and I was concentrating on my spiritual eye. Suddenly I felt a bright white light (too dense) in which I was completely absorbed. I found my body was being uplifted, and I could hear an unusual sound (bell type) and feel a sensation in my 3rd eye. I felt so much…

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Hearing Sounds from the Chakras

Nayaswami Seva

Question from ruchit: When i’m calm and meditate i can hear some sounds and there’s an starting sound like piinggg is what i experience i kept wondering about that sounds after sometime i came across to an expert he said that it’s really very good if i can hear those sounds he said when you are calm and again when meditate try to…

What is the Point of Prayer?

sahaja

Question from jon: Hi,What is the point of praying when Yogananda says that you can not get more then you deserve? If I deserve little I will get little. It doesn’t matter how much I pray or meditate. It’s all a waste of time. Am I wrong? Did I misunderstand something?

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Does the Guru Kiss the Initiate’s Right Ear?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from sandy: For Nayaswami Gyandev — read with interest your comments on listening to the sound of AUM from the right ear. Have you ever heard of a Guru kissing an initiate on the right ear? If so, it’s meaning. Thanks.

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Smelling Incense While Meditating

Nayaswami Bharat

Question from pankaj: Namaste, One of our devotee smells incense during Aum Technique. Any correlation of Aum technique and smells? any guidance we can share with him to put him at ease? aum guru pankaj

Being with a Dying Loved One – as a Kriya Yogi

Ananda Sangha Worldwide

Question from Diana: I have been a nurse in both oncology and the ICU for most of my career. I am “comfortable” with death of the body, and have witnessed many. Several were quite significant gifts to me spiritually. My question now, as a kriya yogi, is, what is the “best” way to be with someone who is dying? On what, or where…

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Suggestion for the Best Sequence of Meditation Techniques

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from Bhushan: OmGuru, I do meditate regularly but often i am confused rather not sure whether my technique is correct. Sometimes i concentrate at chakras one by one from down moving upwards energising them chanting Aum, sometimes i practice Hong su, sometimes i concentrate at spiritual eye, sometimes i feel breathless, sometimes chanting mantras or sometimes combinations of above. I meditate for…

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Becoming One with AUM

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from rajeev: I want to know that while practicing to listen the sound of Aum what does it means to become one with the sound we hear. How can we become one with the sound.

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During Meditation, I Hear a Ringing Sound

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Lorenzo: During Hong-Sau meditation I often hear a delicate “ringing” in my ears. It is a relaxing sound, but I don’t feel any special bliss associated to it. Should I try to concentrate on this sound, or just ignore it?