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YOUR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED
by
Swami Krishnananda
The Divine Life Society
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India
(
Internet Edition: For free distribution only
)
Website: www.swami-krishnananda.org
CONTENTS
Preface
5
Dr. Faust
6
Chapter 1: On Free Will
8
Chapter 2: Beauty And The Psychology Of Desire
20
Chapter 3: On Meditation And Service
27
Chapter 4: Total Thought And Meditation
34
Chapter 5: What Is The Self?
39
Chapter 6: The Higher Self
44
Chapter 7: The Good And The Bad
47
Chapter 8: Where Is The Soul?
51
Chapter 9: The Absolute
52
Chapter 10: Tapas Or Austerity
56
Chapter 11: Universal Action And Duty Towards Others
59
Chapter 12: How To Let God Into The Heart
64
Chapter 13: Wanting Only God
67
Chapter 14: The Inadequacies Of Science
70
Chapter 15: Sexual Impulse Versus Meditation
73
Chapter 16: Diagnose The Illness Of Life And Go Beyond
78
Chapter 17: Energy Conservation
81
Chapter 18: Looking For Happiness
82
Chapter 19: Spiritual Atmosphere & God-World Relation
84
Chapter 20: Concepts Of God
87
Chapter 21: The World’s Movement From Materiality To Spirituality
90
Chapter 22: The Phenomenon And The Noumenon
94
Chapter 23: The True Heart
97
Chapter 24: The Connection Between Body And Mind: The Ishtadevata
99
Chapter 25: God And Liberation
102
Chapter 26: The Last Thought
105
Chapter 27: Female Mountains
107
Chapter 28: Religious Consciousness
109
Chapter 29: Beautiful Thought
110
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Chapter 30: Eastern And Western Thinking
112
Chapter 31: The Senses: Two Kinds Of Sacrifice
119
Chapter 32: Intellectual Understanding
122
Chapter 33: The Tenth Obstacle
125
Chapter 34: Four Kinds Of Conflict
127
Chapter 35: Activity After Enlightenment
128
Chapter 36: On Patanjali’s Yoga
135
Chapter 37: Satsanga
139
Chapter 38: Test Of Our Progress On The Spiritual Path
142
Chapter 39: After Self-Realisation
144
Chapter 40: Creation Of The World
150
Chapter 41: Karma
152
Chapter 42: Queries Of Seekers
155
Chapter 43: Hindu Gods And The One God
160
Chapter 44: On Work And Meditation
166
Chapter 45: On World Crisis
167
Chapter 46: The Self In The Deep Sleep State
168
Chapter 47: Knowledge And Material Power
170
Chapter 48: The Relationship Between Brain And Mind
174
Chapter 49: The Higher Reality And The Eternal Impulses
177
Chapter 50: What Is Yoga?
183
Chapter 51: Methodist Ministers
185
Chapter 52: Who Is Your Neighbour?
188
Chapter 53: War
191
Chapter 54: Who Is A Guru?
193
Chapter 55: The Necessity For A Guru
196
Chapter 56: After The Guru Has Left The Body
197
Chapter 57: The Guru-Disciple Relationship
199
Chapter 58: Living The Truth
202
Chapter 59: Devotion And The Nature Of Ignorance
203
Chapter 60: When God Wants You
205
Chapter 61: Degrees Of Karma
206
Chapter 62: The Aim Of Education
209
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Chapter 63: The Balance Of Nature
211
Chapter 64: Three Kinds Of Meditation
213
Chapter 65: The First Thought And The Great Thought
216
Chapter 66: Sadhana Can Be Done Anywhere
218
Chapter 67: Renunciation And Transformation
219
Chapter 68: Fear Of Losing The World
222
Chapter 69: The Seven Stages Of Enlightenment
225
Chapter 70: The Blessings Of Swami Sivananda
230
Appendix: Marriage: What Does It Mean?
234
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PREFACE
The daily sessions which the Swamiji holds with varieties of visitors to the Ashram
attract people from different parts of the country and abroad, since these occasions
provide to people a homely atmosphere to express their longings, their questions, their
enquiries and their difficulties which range over a wide area of human life. This book
consists of the answers that Swamiji furnished to the queries of the visitors during a
period of several years, which have been tape-recorded, transcribed and edited for the
purpose of publication, since it was the wish of everyone that a book of this kind, when it
reaches the hands of seekers of knowledge, would remain as an interesting guide-book,
a medium of reference, and even an entertainment on an intellectual and spiritual level.
It is hoped that this new publication, novel in its kind, will adequately bring relief to the
seeking spirits who long for enlightenment.
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
Shivanandanagar
17th March, 1997
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