Hriman

Too much will power at the expense of the heart’s natural love can create mental imbalance.

Are we ignoring God if our devotion and attention are centered upon our guru? “God is the guru” Yogananda taught. A true guru comes only to be a channel for Spirit. Short of fanaticism and sectarianism, a sincere devotee has nothing to be concerned about.

Churches are far too polarized in today’s world as to imagine any of them would be interested in teaching Kriya Yoga to their members. Too bad but that’s what it seems to be.

Meditation, and especially Kriya Yoga (an advanced meditation technique) can help develop concentration, will power, devotion and intuition: all the basic powers of the soul that help us find solutions to life’s never-ending “opportunities.”

Whether in meditation or activity, sometimes dark, evil or inappropriate thoughts can be a problem. There are simple ways to lift one’s energy upward and away from the subconscious mind.

Some people have a resistance to meditation based on a fear of the “dark”: the territory behind closed eyes where the subconscious mind can take control. There are ways to combat this simple fear and indeed there is nothing to fear!

A person wrote to me saying that in meditation an “unfamiliar old man” appeared to him. Do you sometimes see apparitions at night, in meditation, in your dreams?

Whether or not disincarnate entities can possess a person’s body and mind, there are lots of demons in the forms of self-doubt, negativity, critique and judgement, what to mention the darker ones of addiction, violence and sensuality!

It has been well said (and often) that “God cannot be proved by rational means!” Faith provides the answer. How then, can I have faith? Is faith merely belief? What are the ways one can experience the divine presence in one’s life?