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Can Angels Be My Guru?

Mary Kretzmann

Question from Daniel: Can angels play the role of someone’s guru ?

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The Guru’s Ray, Flowing Through Disciples

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Kristy: Hello. I understand that disciplic lineage is important in finding a guru, a teacher. How do I go about doing this, or is this one of those when the student is ready, the teacher will appear situations? Thank you for your time.

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The Touch of the Guru

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Amor: Greeting to Yogis of Ananda, I met Swami Kriyananda on his birthday in 2008. I had long wished to meet him as he wrote that a physical contact with your Guru is important. I touched his feet and Swamiji touched me on my forehead saying Aum. The next moment, I feel a sensation in the the pineal gland and between…

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Including Anandamayi Ma with the Self-Realization Line of Gurus

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from Trajan: Hello i am wondering would it be wrong of me to include Sri Anandamayi Ma with the Gurus ( Yogananda, Sri Yukteswar, Babaij, Jesus Krishna and Lahiri Mahasaya) even if she is not one of the SRF or Ananda gurus? As I feel a connection with Anandamayi Ma as I do with the Gurus.

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Meditation Instead of Sleep?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from marlo: When I first read Autobiography of a Yogi, I was inspired to know that some saints had transcended the need for sleep and were able to use their nights instead for communion with God. That sounded so delightful to me and I decided I would try to use my nights for meditation instead of sleep because my days are so…

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Can We Clear Our Karma?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Hari Prasad Sahu: What are the symptoms, when one undergoes the process of karmic clearing? How long does the process continue? Does it happen phases? If so, how many times ? How could we know that the karma ended ?

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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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Spiritual Life – Without the Support of Family

Nayaswami Seva

Question from A.P: JaiGuru I sometimes miss my mediations in the evenings. Im guilty about it. I’m currently suffering from low self esteem as my relatives never considered me as their own. I dont meet their standards of materialistic life and they feel im good for nothing. Ive been meditating since a decade but I dont see any results. All I know is…