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Taking on Another Person’s Karma

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Lee: I have an incurable genetic disease. I told my yoga teacher about it when I started her class, and she told me she is a spiritual healer and convinced me to do sessions with her. She told me that she knew a “method” and could take away people’s karma. I spent 2 1/2 yrs. with her & paid $100 a…

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Where Are Seeds of Karma Stored?

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from sandy: In a heading under “can kriya burn up karma” it is stated that karma is stored in the astral spine as Vrittis. I have read in spiritual texts that karmic record is a part of the causal body — seed body — as the name implies. Please advise the source of information on which the above statement of it’s being…

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What is the Right Attitude Toward Those Who Mistreated Us?

gopal

Question from FM: What is the right attitude to have towards those that mistreat(ed) us? It is difficult for me to feel love toward them like Swamiji feels toward Daya Mata,for ex. On one hand everything that comes to us is from Divine Mother, on the other it’s from our karma. It is difficult to be grateful for certain hurts and to see…

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Is My Karma Good Enough to See God?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from R.Nandini: Hi , It is said that we should have accumulated a lot of good karma in our past births and present to be able to see God. But will we be able to see him through continued meditation, even if our karma might not have been that good in the past or present? Does meditation and true love in God…

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The Law of Karma and the Law of Attraction

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Michael Hamlin: There have been many teachings over the last 100 years on “The Law of Attraction.” Meaning, what we think about, reinforcing it with emotion, will materialize in our lives. This has been taught in Unity & Religious Science Churches in the United States. My question is, is the “Law of Attraction” the same thing as Karma? They seem very similar…

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An Ugly Divorce

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Sandilion: How is it possible to forgive or to let go of fear and anger when the person who hurt you continues, deliberately and unrelentingly, to do so? An ugly divorce, in which I did my utmost to remain civilized, has devolved into guerilla warfare where my ex uses our kids to “stick it to me.” Particularly when my children are…

Helping a Loved One Grow Beyond Their Limitations

Question from Rekha: My husband is quite an introvert and once he faces a tough situation with people I tend to see him quit or withdraw. I have been trying to encourage him to stay in the situation and be positive but am unable to. It is not like I don’t want to accept this part of him but I see him wanting…

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Yogananda’s Thoughts on Suffering and Karma

Nayaswami Devarshi

Question from John C: Namaste. I believe PYji has said many things related to suffering & happiness, including: 1) Suffering is (solely) a result of man’s transgressions of God’s laws (or Will), 2) Man should recognize & embrace one’s God-given role, whether that of a king or servant, whether that of happiness or sorrow. The latter implies that suffering can also be due simply…

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Giving Up a Child for Adoption

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Sophie: I would like to ask a question regarding Karma. I was wondering, when a mother gives up her child for adoption, does that count as negative karma? What if the child was a result of a violence? would that still count as bad Karma. What should a person do in such a situation? Any advice. Thank you.

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Is the Law of Karma Different for a Young Person?

Nayaswami Savitri

Question from PTP: Do law of karma acknowledge act as misdeed or immoral(which is actually) in persons life which he performed during his age of 10 year to 15 year? He/she is not only matured physically nor mentally so to understand that such act are immoral.On attaining maturity and attaining mental as well as spiritual development looking at past worried about its outcome.They…