What is a Yogi, Anyway?
A yogi is one who practices yoga. Yoga is more than physical movements and postures; it includes meditation and other practices whose purpose is to achieve a harmony of thought, feelings, and actions that leads toward calm self-awareness. By stilling the natural turbulence of the mind, one gradually feels one’s unity with all life and with the Giver of Life.
The “Ask a Yogi” newsletter gives readers the opportunity to ask questions to Nayaswami Hriman McGilloway, co-spiritual director of Ananda Washington. Hriman has over 50 years of experience meditating with a technique called Kriya Yoga.
Below, you can subscribe to the newsletter, ask a question, or browse Hriman’s answers to previous questions.
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Previous Questions
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How Can I Know My Past Life?
How can I learn about my past life? Should I even try? Yogananda gave some suggestions.
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A Reincarnation Story?
This is an interesting story that suggests the reincarnation of a relative as one’s own child.
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What if I Can’t Find a Job in my Field?
Often when we choose a skill or degree to obtain, we don’t really know whether that field is the right one for you. When this…
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Does Non-attachment mean Indifference?
If enlightenment includes dropping ego-motivations and desires, what is a devotee then supposed to do? Fear not! As we attune to the Divine Presence we…
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How can we be free of past hurts?
Releasing past hurts depends in part on whether we are conscious of the hurt or whether their evidence comes from subconscious responses over which we…
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Should I Pray to Regain My Health?
The challenges of life are there to remind us that in God-alone lies our freedom from suffering. Suffering is part of this world and we…