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  1. I would like to investigate the movement of Prana more precisely; what is the most helpful practice for this?

    You should sit and watch the breath; there are so many things about it. What you do on the Advanced Program is already very helpful and useful; the Hollow and Empty Meditations are about polishing and observing the breath. The breath has been bu ...
  2. Gurudev, how to keep the Prana (subtle life-force energy) level high even after the Vignana Bhairava Advanced Course?

    The key is Seva. I would suggest you keep doing some Seva, and stay engaged in knowledge. Tell others about this beautiful knowledge and inspire others about attending Satsang and doing Seva. All this will help to keep the energy levels high. And suppos ...
  3. Gurudev, what is the importance behind Anna-daan (donating food grains in charity)? Is there any special significance of doing Anna-daan on specially auspicious days such as Shivaratri, or Navratri?

    See, the very first layer of our body is the Annamaya Kosha (the gross or outermost layer of the body nourished and sustained by food). Food affects the prana (subtle life force) and our prana has an effect on our mind. The mind is ...
  4. Gurudev, what is meant by the rise and fall of energy within us, and what effect does one experience because of this?

    When energy rises in you, then there is joy and enthusiasm. When your energy levels go down, then a person feels dejected, like a punctured flat tyre. This is what happens.When energy rises in you, then you feel good and everyone around you seems ...
  5. Gurudev, I don’t understand the relationship between the prana (life-force), body and soul. When an accident happens, the prana gets into problem. As soon as the Prana leaves the body the soul also leaves. So the soul is bound to the body and body to prana?

    Yes, you have said it. Prana connects the soul with the body. Prana leaves with the soul. Now, when there is smoke, there is fire. When there is fire, there is smoke. The relationship between soul and prana is like that of fire and smoke. ...
  6. Gurudev, could you please talk about the way prana prathistha is done? I have heard they put the idol into grains and water? Could you talk about the significance?

    Yes, the aagama literature has a lot of knowledge about it, how the prana (energy) is induced into a statue or an idol. In a temple, there are statues all over, everywhere, but they are not really worshipped. The one which is worshiped i ...
  7. Gurudev, do you read books?

    Usually I don’t read books at all but last year when I was taking a long flight, from Japan to Canada, I read a book someone gave me called The Proof of Heaven. This was written by a doctor who went into coma for 7 days. People thought his brain wa ...
  8. Gurudev, can you please talk about the Devi (a Divine stone bought to the Bangalore ashram)

    How many of you saw that? It is a stone, and if you ask it a question, such as, ‘Will it snow tomorrow? If it will snow then you become heavy, and if it will not snow, then you become light.’ Then the stone will become very light if it is going t ...
  9. Dearest Gurudev, where do emotions and prana (life force) fit in the 7 layers of existence, and how do the 7 layers connect to the panchakoshas (the five sheaths)?

    Where do you want to fit it (emotions)? Mind is emotions and intellect is thoughts. Love is our very nature, it’s not just an emotion. Devotion is a flavor of love. Life is complicated. You cannot fit them in some structure. It is only a gentle unders ...
  10. Gurudev, what are the Panch Prana?

    The five types of prana in the body are Prana, Apana, Udana, Samana and Vyana. Prana is the energy in the upper part of the body, in the region above the heart. If prana is too high or is imbalanced you cannot sleep. Apana ...