In the “Autobiography of a Yogi”, Paramhansa Yogananda asked his guru, Sri Yukteswar, when will I find God? Sri Yukteswar said that you have Him already. He is love, He is bliss, and seven other aspects. Read this book. You will be greatly encouraged and uplifted.
You must keep trying. Do not ever slacken your efforts. Sometimes it takes a life-time or many, but God is ever with you. We have to learn how to be with Him. Meditate daily – twice a day. Chant His name. And also open your heart to Him and the all whom you meet, not only your family and friends, but everyone. Serve them by feeling God is serving all through you.
Question from Raani: I am a vedantist. I am wondering how to reconcile that with “loving God” and devotion. Thank you.
Question from Vaibhav Agarwal: Even after acknowledging that a soul is part of the Supreme, what should a soul do in order to reunite with the Supreme? A person having strong desire to meet GOD in THIS LIFE, and is willingly to give up everything to attain Him, what should such person do? Meditation? Maybe… But then how many lives will it take to…
Nayaswami Jyotish talks about how to find true happiness, and tells stories about a friend, Haripriya, a devotee of Anandamoyee Ma who recently passed away. Nayaswami Devi gives a brief concluding talk.
Question from santanu mukherjee: Respected Sir, How to overcome boredom in one’s daily life when there seems no specific goal to attain/acheive. with regards, Santanu Mukherjee
Question from ZXZ: How can i feel God ? How can i know if i feel God ? And if i feel God how do i know it is real and not just my imagination ? And if i feel that i have lost God, How can i find back to God ?
Question from John C: Namaste. I believe PYji has described experiencing the state of oneness with God as infinite & eternal, but also as ever-expanding, unending, ever-new; the latter seems to suggest the notion of space/time; but I’m also under the impression that God as Spirit/Absolute/Sat-Chit-Ananda is beyond space/time? Perhaps related: Are all spiritual Masters/Gurus (such as of PY’s lineage) in exactly the same…
Question from Dilip Shankar: Are all souls the same whether in an ant or in a human-being? Is it possible for the soul in an ant to be born as a human being and vice-versa? Is God also a soul? Is the number of souls in the universe a constant or do God keep on creating new souls?
Question from Bhaskar: I have heard that the reason for our existence and taking birth in this world is due to our Karmas and We need to elevate ourselves to get back to the Divine in our life. But since we all are a part of The Divine, why in the first place we took birth Long long ago. ( As in the…
Question from Raju: My two sons left us following some disputes regarding elder son’s marriage. They are employed. Now I and my wife at this age (53 and 47) are thinking to leave this profane life and enter spiritual life. We do not have any bank balance. We were doing some work and earn for living. What can I do? I cannot pay…
Question from KJ: If God created this cosmic drama (he himself became the world as our masters said) that we are living in and we are the actors of the cosmic drama, then we should perform the act given my God and play this drama, why do we need to go back to him? Why are we sent if he wanted us to…
