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Gita

  1. How to attain God-Realization?

Hinduism

  1. Do you believe in caste system?
  2. Meaning of 'Hari OM' from Advaita Standpoint
  3. What is the meaning of word 'Darshan'?
  4. Who is Brahmin?

Meditation

  1. At present I understand, but when the moment comes, I blend with the situation, and realize much too late, what must be done?
  2. How can I get rid off the clatter in my mind?
  3. How to let our spiritual practices (sadhana) be free of doubt?
  4. I become entangled and blend with the clatter in my mind. What should I do ?
  5. Is light music / incense / candles helpful in mediation?
  6. My Mind Started Chatting even more loudly during meditation, what should i do?
  7. Should I use alarm clock to time my meditation?
  8. What is meditation?
  9. What is the Purpose of mind?
  10. What is the difference between prayer and meditation?
  11. What should we do to control our mind and stay detached? - New!
  12. What will change in my life if I start meditating?
  13. Why do I feel afraid during Meditation
  14. Will my mind calm down?

Mind

  1. At present I understand, but when the moment comes, I blend with the situation, and realize much too late, what must be done?
  2. How can I get rid off the clatter in my mind?
  3. I become entangled and blend with the clatter in my mind. What should I do ?
  4. My Mind Started Chatting even more loudly during meditation, what should i do?
  5. What is the Purpose of mind?
  6. What should we do to control our mind and stay detached? - New!
  7. Will my mind calm down?

Paramhansa Hariharananda

  1. Do you believe in caste system?
  2. How do I develop love in my daily life?
  3. What is Love?
  4. What is the difference between calmness and divinity?
  5. Who is Brahmin?
  6. You always instruct us to meditate with love, but what does that mean?

Paramhansa Prajnanananda

  1. How long will it take to know who I am?
  2. My Mind Started Chatting even more loudly during meditation, what should i do?
  3. What is meant by Christ-consciousness?
  4. What is the Purpose of mind?
  5. What is the difference between prayer and meditation?
  6. What should we change in our daily life to reach the goal?
  7. What will change in my life if I start meditating?
  8. Will my mind calm down?

Prayer

  1. What is the difference between prayer and meditation?

Q and A

  1. After becoming God’s (with unswerving devotion) is no work remaining for us to do?
  2. Alas, I am a sinner, how shall I attain liberation?
  3. Am I following a correct path?
  4. At present I understand, but when the moment comes, I blend with the situation, and realize much too late, what must be done?
  5. Can Man really help the world?
  6. Can a Doer be a Witness at the same time?
  7. Can everyone comprehend Brahman?
  8. Can everyone comprehend Brahman?
  9. Can realize God while performing one's duties?
  10. Can the devotee obtain happiness?
  11. Can't we realize God without complete renunciation?"
  12. Death - 2
  13. Desires
  14. Desires - II
  15. Desires and Renunciation of desires
  16. Do not become happy or unhappy when situations arise - can you elaborate?
  17. Do you aspire for God Realization?
  18. Do you believe in caste system?
  19. Does a man after Samadhi speak anymore?
  20. God has form and is also formless
  21. Has God forms or has He none?
  22. Has God forms or has he none? - Is God formless or with different form?
  23. How can I develop love for God? - New!
  24. How can I get rid off the clatter in my mind?
  25. How can one have unswerving devotion for God at all times?
  26. How can one see God?
  27. How can one see God?
  28. How can one see God?
  29. How can we become more deserving of God’s grace?
  30. How can we experience the one (Atman) who does not change?
  31. How can we experience the one who does not change?
  32. How can we know we have exclusive and unswerving devotion?
  33. How can we remove the impressions on the mind, intellect and ego?
  34. How did the ego arise?
  35. How do I develop love in my daily life?
  36. How do we detach ourselves from our lower nature and attain Brahman? - New!
  37. How do we detach ourselves from our lower nature?
  38. How does one develop devotion (Bhakti)?
  39. How long is the interval between death and re-birth?
  40. How long will it take to know who I am?
  41. How the Self (soul) which is sentient, becomes the onlooker of the insentient intellect etc?
  42. How to Attain Real Peace that is everlasting?
  43. How to Pray?
  44. How to attain God-Realization?
  45. How to attain God-Realization?
  46. How to control the mind?
  47. How to let our spiritual practices (sadhana) be free of doubt?
  48. How to ward off negative thoughts?
  49. I become entangled and blend with the clatter in my mind. What should I do ?
  50. In the end, will Self merge in the Supreme or is a part of it or remains separate - New!
  51. Is Chanting God's Name Enough?
  52. Is God With or Without Form?
  53. Is God with form or without form?
  54. Is assuming this world as illusion or unreal enough? Does it not contradict day-2-day experience? - New!
  55. Is bhakti alone sufficient for the attainment of God, for His vision?
  56. Is chanting of God's name enough?
  57. Is it ever possible to realize God while leading the life of a householder?
  58. Is it necessary to practise discipline all through life?
  59. Is it not possible to have the vision of God without the help of a guru?
  60. Is it possible for one to see God? If so, why can't we see Him?
  61. Is it possible to see God?
  62. Is it possible to see God? - 2
  63. Is light music / incense / candles helpful in mediation?
  64. Is spiritual practice necessary?
  65. Isn't our personality beginningless?
  66. Meaning of 'Hari OM' from Advaita Standpoint
  67. Must we give up our activities until we realize God?
  68. My Mind Started Chatting even more loudly during meditation, what should i do?
  69. Nature of Man - Condt.
  70. One cannot teach men without a direct command from God
  71. One cannot teach men without direct command from God
  72. Q & A on Attachment And Mine-Ness
  73. Should I use alarm clock to time my meditation?
  74. Should one choose path of knowledge or devotion?
  75. Sri Ramakrishna explains two ways that lead to moksha
  76. Sri Ramakrishna on Bhakti and Importance of Vairagya - New!
  77. Sri Ramakrishna on Bound Soul, Renunciation and way to achieve Liberation
  78. Sri Ramakrishna on Importance of Renunciation condt.
  79. Sri Ramakrishna on Importance of Renunciation in order to achieve liberation
  80. Sri Ramakrishna on Jnana and Bhakti
  81. Sri Ramakrishna on Prema
  82. Sri Ramakrishna on being the servant of God
  83. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Death
  84. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Heart
  85. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Many Gods, Relative Existence and Supreme Truth - New!
  86. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Suffering and Grief
  87. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Suffering and Grief - 2
  88. Sri Ramana on Choice of Merit and Demerit after death
  89. Swami Ramsukhdas ji on Satsang - New!
  90. Swami Ramsukhdasji on Yogi
  91. The Nature of Man
  92. The world - Real or illusion??
  93. We are sinners, what will happen to us?
  94. We are sinners. What will happen to us?
  95. We do not commit any sins, then why should we be in remembrance of God? What benefits do prayers and worship of God bring?
  96. What are Vasanas?
  97. What are seven planes (chakras) where the mind dwells?
  98. What are the different kinds of desires?
  99. What are the means by which one can see God?
  100. What does a man see when he attains the Knowledge of Brahman after reaching the seventh plane?
  101. What is Bhakti?
  102. What is Death?
  103. What is Love?
  104. What is a way to Realize God?
  105. What is meant by Christ-consciousness?
  106. What is meditation?
  107. What is the Purpose of mind?
  108. What is the difference between Bhakti (devotion) and Sharanagati (taking refuge in God) ?
  109. What is the difference between Master, Guru, Swami, Acharya?
  110. What is the difference between calmness and divinity?
  111. What is the difference between prayer and meditation?
  112. What is the difference between pure Happiness, Peace and Bliss?
  113. What is the difference between worldly happiness and transcendental Bliss?
  114. What is the form of exclusive and unswerving devotion?
  115. What is the good of holy company?
  116. What is the meaning of the realization of God?
  117. What is the meaning of the worship of the Personal God and God without Form?
  118. What is the meaning of word 'Darshan'?
  119. What is the relation between my freewill and God's will
  120. What is the root cause of bondage?
  121. What is the way to realize God?
  122. What should a devotee do to express his devotion for Bhagavan?
  123. What should a devotee do to express his devotion?
  124. What should one do for salvation (Kalyan and Mukti)? - New!
  125. What should we change in our daily life to reach the goal?
  126. What should we do first – get rid of attachment or develop love and devotion for God?
  127. What should we do to control our mind and stay detached? - New!
  128. What will change in my life if I start meditating?
  129. When I seek the 'I', I see nothing.
  130. When a man becomes liberated?
  131. When one sees God does one see Him with these eyes?
  132. Who is Brahmin?
  133. Who wishes to chant God's Name?
  134. Why are there so many different opinions about the nature of God?
  135. Why are we bound in Maya? Why don't we see God?
  136. Why are we bound like this? Why don't we see God?
  137. Why do I feel afraid during Meditation
  138. Why does a man have sinful tendencies?
  139. Why doesn't God free us from the world? - New!
  140. Why has God put us in the world?
  141. Why shouldn't one be able to realize God in this world?
  142. Will my mind calm down?
  143. You always instruct us to meditate with love, but what does that mean?

Ramakrishna Kathamrita

  1. Can Man really help the world?
  2. Can everyone comprehend Brahman?
  3. Can everyone comprehend Brahman?
  4. Can realize God while performing one's duties?
  5. Can't we realize God without complete renunciation?"
  6. Does a man after Samadhi speak anymore?
  7. God has form and is also formless
  8. Has God forms or has He none?
  9. Has God forms or has he none? - Is God formless or with different form?
  10. How can I develop love for God? - New!
  11. How can one see God?
  12. How can one see God?
  13. How can one see God?
  14. How to Pray?
  15. Is Chanting God's Name Enough?
  16. Is God With or Without Form?
  17. Is God with form or without form?
  18. Is bhakti alone sufficient for the attainment of God, for His vision?
  19. Is chanting of God's name enough?
  20. Is it ever possible to realize God while leading the life of a householder?
  21. Is it necessary to practise discipline all through life?
  22. Is it not possible to have the vision of God without the help of a guru?
  23. Is it possible for one to see God? If so, why can't we see Him?
  24. Is it possible to see God?
  25. Is it possible to see God? - 2
  26. Is spiritual practice necessary?
  27. Must we give up our activities until we realize God?
  28. One cannot teach men without a direct command from God
  29. One cannot teach men without direct command from God
  30. Should one choose path of knowledge or devotion?
  31. Sri Ramakrishna explains two ways that lead to moksha
  32. Sri Ramakrishna on Bhakti and Importance of Vairagya - New!
  33. Sri Ramakrishna on Bound Soul, Renunciation and way to achieve Liberation
  34. Sri Ramakrishna on Importance of Renunciation condt.
  35. Sri Ramakrishna on Importance of Renunciation in order to achieve liberation
  36. Sri Ramakrishna on Jnana and Bhakti
  37. Sri Ramakrishna on Prema
  38. Sri Ramakrishna on being the servant of God
  39. We are sinners, what will happen to us?
  40. We are sinners. What will happen to us?
  41. What are seven planes (chakras) where the mind dwells?
  42. What are the means by which one can see God?
  43. What does a man see when he attains the Knowledge of Brahman after reaching the seventh plane?
  44. What is a way to Realize God?
  45. What is the good of holy company?
  46. What is the meaning of the realization of God?
  47. What is the meaning of the worship of the Personal God and God without Form?
  48. What is the way to realize God?
  49. When a man becomes liberated?
  50. When one sees God does one see Him with these eyes?
  51. Who wishes to chant God's Name?
  52. Why are there so many different opinions about the nature of God?
  53. Why are we bound in Maya? Why don't we see God?
  54. Why are we bound like this? Why don't we see God?
  55. Why does a man have sinful tendencies?
  56. Why doesn't God free us from the world? - New!
  57. Why has God put us in the world?
  58. Why shouldn't one be able to realize God in this world?

Ramana Maharshi Life and Works

  1. Alas, I am a sinner, how shall I attain liberation?
  2. Can the devotee obtain happiness?
  3. How did the ego arise?
  4. How long is the interval between death and re-birth?
  5. How to control the mind?
  6. In the end, will Self merge in the Supreme or is a part of it or remains separate - New!
  7. Isn't our personality beginningless?
  8. Nature of Man - Condt.
  9. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Death
  10. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Heart
  11. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Many Gods, Relative Existence and Supreme Truth - New!
  12. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Suffering and Grief
  13. Sri Ramana Maharshi on Suffering and Grief - 2
  14. Sri Ramana on Choice of Merit and Demerit after death
  15. The Nature of Man
  16. The world - Real or illusion??
  17. What is the relation between my freewill and God's will
  18. When I seek the 'I', I see nothing.

Spirituality

  1. Am I following a correct path?
  2. Meaning of 'Hari OM' from Advaita Standpoint
  3. What are Vasanas?
  4. What is the difference between Master, Guru, Swami, Acharya?
  5. What is the meaning of word 'Darshan'?

Swami Rama

  1. Is light music / incense / candles helpful in mediation?
  2. Should I use alarm clock to time my meditation?
  3. Why do I feel afraid during Meditation

Swami Ramsukhdasji

  1. After becoming God’s (with unswerving devotion) is no work remaining for us to do?
  2. At present I understand, but when the moment comes, I blend with the situation, and realize much too late, what must be done?
  3. Death - 2
  4. Desires
  5. Desires - II
  6. Desires and Renunciation of desires
  7. Do not become happy or unhappy when situations arise - can you elaborate?
  8. How can I get rid off the clatter in my mind?
  9. How can one have unswerving devotion for God at all times?
  10. How can we become more deserving of God’s grace?
  11. How can we experience the one (Atman) who does not change?
  12. How can we experience the one who does not change?
  13. How can we know we have exclusive and unswerving devotion?
  14. How can we remove the impressions on the mind, intellect and ego?
  15. How do we detach ourselves from our lower nature and attain Brahman? - New!
  16. How do we detach ourselves from our lower nature?
  17. How does one develop devotion (Bhakti)?
  18. How the Self (soul) which is sentient, becomes the onlooker of the insentient intellect etc?
  19. How to Attain Real Peace that is everlasting?
  20. How to attain God-Realization?
  21. How to attain God-Realization?
  22. How to let our spiritual practices (sadhana) be free of doubt?
  23. I become entangled and blend with the clatter in my mind. What should I do ?
  24. Q & A on Attachment And Mine-Ness
  25. Swami Ramsukhdas ji on Satsang - New!
  26. Swami Ramsukhdasji on Yogi
  27. We do not commit any sins, then why should we be in remembrance of God? What benefits do prayers and worship of God bring?
  28. What are the different kinds of desires?
  29. What is Death?
  30. What is the difference between Bhakti (devotion) and Sharanagati (taking refuge in God) ?
  31. What is the difference between pure Happiness, Peace and Bliss?
  32. What is the difference between worldly happiness and transcendental Bliss?
  33. What is the form of exclusive and unswerving devotion?
  34. What is the root cause of bondage?
  35. What should a devotee do to express his devotion for Bhagavan?
  36. What should a devotee do to express his devotion?
  37. What should one do for salvation (Kalyan and Mukti)? - New!
  38. What should we do first – get rid of attachment or develop love and devotion for God?
  39. What should we do to control our mind and stay detached? - New!

Yog

  1. How do I develop love in my daily life?
  2. Swami Ramsukhdasji on Yogi
  3. What is the difference between calmness and divinity?
  4. What should we change in our daily life to reach the goal?
  5. You always instruct us to meditate with love, but what does that mean?

advaita vedanta basics

  1. Is assuming this world as illusion or unreal enough? Does it not contradict day-2-day experience? - New!
  2. Meaning of 'Hari OM' from Advaita Standpoint
  3. What is the meaning of word 'Darshan'?

bhakti

  1. After becoming God’s (with unswerving devotion) is no work remaining for us to do?
  2. How can one have unswerving devotion for God at all times?
  3. How can we become more deserving of God’s grace?
  4. How can we know we have exclusive and unswerving devotion?
  5. Sri Ramakrishna on Jnana and Bhakti
  6. Sri Ramakrishna on being the servant of God
  7. What is Bhakti?
  8. What is the form of exclusive and unswerving devotion?
  9. What should a devotee do to express his devotion?
  10. What should we do first – get rid of attachment or develop love and devotion for God?

vedanta

  1. Is assuming this world as illusion or unreal enough? Does it not contradict day-2-day experience? - New!

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