{"id":40304,"date":"2016-06-30T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T23:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ananda.org\/?post_type=ask&p=40304"},"modified":"2019-03-19T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T00:33:30","slug":"discovering-inner-guidance","status":"publish","type":"ask","link":"https:\/\/www.ananda.org\/ask\/discovering-inner-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Inner Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Nirja,<\/p>\n
All the questions you\u2019ve asked refer back to the topic of inner guidance. When we finally come to the point where we are seeking a deeper understanding of how to live our lives in a better way, we need to know where to look. The answers to the questions that you\u2019ve asked all lie within your own Self, which of course refers to your higher Self. It\u2019s not that we won\u2019t ask for guidance from others who may be able to help us, but the answers they give need to find a resonance within us or we won\u2019t be able to use them.<\/p>\n
Inner guidance comes when we have a daily practice of inward listening, which is also called meditation. As you quiet your mind, and begin to still your restless thoughts, then answers to questions such as the ones you\u2019ve asked will begin to come. This is the listening aspect of meditation.<\/p>\n