Salutations Preyong! Thank you for your reply. :) It is benefitting you that you have taken a positive step of checking Ananda Seva's website and joining...
Thanks Jeff- I think I understand what you are saying but I would like to clarify. Basicly, there is a part of me, in my nature, that retains this anger and...
Hi, Ben I think what Jeff means is that it's not the experience of clairvoyance that's the potential trap, but rather one's attachment to it. Is that right,...
... I don't want to to add confusion, but your "nature" is not angry and anxious. That is learned behavior and reactionary rather than original thinking. What...
... attachment ... Yes, that and the fact that the "ego" can come with "imaginings" disguised as clairvoyance. And this can lead back to the place where we...
Thank you very much Jeff and Aideen- I understand what you are saying and will take the advice to heart. What you are saying is true Jeff... it has been a...
Please take this life seriously. For billions of years you were not here and for billions more, you will not be here. You are running out of a very brief...
Hi, I'm relatively new to meditation myself, but from what others have told me, this could be your ego rebelling against meditation, as the ultimate goal of...
*Hi Yeshwanthi (and Stephen), First of all 35 mins is not a milestone which has to be crossed. As soon as as there is a sense of a milestone which has to be...
Hello Yeshwanthi, Now I am by no means a master but I am an experienced meditator and work in the mental health field. I am not certain but it sounds like you...
I am also a novice where meditation is concerned (only meditating since January)and by far am no master, however, I had experiences similar to what you...
Hi everyone ive really just started meditating. i mean to be honest this is my second week of practicing the 'inner light ' meditation which is recommemded on...
Please read Sandeep's recent post and I'm sure you'll see why I'm suggesting that you check out his web site, which I consider one of the best anywhere....
The process of meditation is nothing but trying to renew that contact which ever was and shall always be within me. In our modern lifestyles, most of our time...
Meditation teachers are teaming up with Personal Trainers to offer holistic approaches to fitness and vitality. I am a serial entrepreneur/meditation teacher ...
Hello All, I was meditating yesterday and had yet another experience, afterwords I was inspired to write this. It occurred to me how naturally universal...
True devotees never do penance for Siddhis. Radha, Gopikas did not achieve any Siddhis. Demons like Raavaa, Indrajit etc., did penance for only Siddhis i.e.,...
Yeshwanthiji : Why not to accept the reality ? Continue your meditation of just being aware of whatever is the reality of the moment. And react not by desiring...
I am not asking for all to ask for powers from anything, simply pointing out that the experience has the ability to unify. Encouragement to spread the ...
Often at atmajyoti.org, readers will send in questions regarding meditation and spiritual life. The following excerpted question and answer may be of interest...
Ben, just keep meditating and allowing what happens to happen. You are on the right path. Pay no attention to people who insist on talking in flowery language...
Ben , Des is right on. Follow your heart and you will only do the right thing. People have a tendency to follow others. This isn't wrong if they can't or just...
dear Ben & friends sorry for the late reply. First i want to reply the objections by our other two friends. My straight forward question to them. Did Lord...
Prakki Surya, I understand what you are saying. However, the world does not move to the beat of just 1 drum. What might be right for you, may not be right...
Thank you Ben for putting this so perfectly. You do Know my friend and your world will always be brighter by seeing the whole picture and not just a corner ...
Hi During meditation are there any dangers or disadvantages in sitting in a half-padmasana pose (for a beginner) for prolonged hours? yeshwanthi ... Here’s...
Hi.While I am not an expert,I notice my legs get numb.What I do is change.I usually put my right foot on top my left.When it gets numb,I change to having my...
To please the Lord you have to surrender your words by singing about Him, the mind in His devotion and the intelligence in His discussions. However these three...