Q & A with Aiya

Aiya & Amma

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Questions & Answers with Aiya:

Why Do We Tie Our Hair In The Temple?
How To Keep Going If You’re Discouraged?
How To Keep Opinions of Others From Effecting Your Practice?
Why Are Names Important When Telling Stories?
How To Do Puja With A Clear Mind?
What Is The Proper Attitude & Mindset When Talking to A Deity?
What Does Introspecting Mean?
What Can We Do To Help Others During COVID?
How Do You Express Love At Home ?
What Is True Love?
How Can We Be More Patient Without Giving Up?
What Should I Do When I’m Drowning In Doubts?
Why Do We Sprinkle Turmeric After A Funeral?
How Do Mula Mantras Work When We Chant Them?
What Is The One Piece Of Advice You Would Tell Yourself If You Could Restart Your Sadhana?
Why Can’t I Think Of A Question Around My Guru?
What Is The Effect Of Eclipses On The Body And In The Temple?
What Should You Do In Situations That You Can’t Change or Control?
Have You Experienced Anything Similar To This Virus?
How Do You Deal With Lack Of Interest In Conversations?
What Is The Meaning Behind The Guru Mudras?
How To Maintain A Healthy Attitude With The Push & Pull From My Guru?
How Can We Practice Seeing Others Without Any Bias?
What Should You Do When You’re Doing Puja And Someone Is Telling You How It Should Be Done?
How Would You Describe An Earth-Shattering Experience?
What Is The Evil Eye & What Can We Do To Protect Ourselves?
What Differentiates A Puja & A Homam?
When Homam Is Complete, What May One Do With The Extra Ghee From The Ajya Patram?
Why is 1008 A Special Number?
How Do I Work On Hearing My Guru When I’m Not In His Physical Presence?
What Is The Best Way To Keep Motivation Going In Reaching For A Goal?
How Can We Practice & Develop Shraddha (Attention To Detail)?
What Are Practices One Can Do In Their Daily Life To Constantly Develop Intuition?
What Are The Similarities Between LSN and Shivapuranam?
How Do You Store Energy In A Yantra?
How Should We Interact, Show The Proper Respect & View What Our Guru Says?
What Is The Difference Between Enjoying What’s Being Heard VS. Your Own Voice When Chanting?
How Do We Be Ok With Saying No To People?
Why Do We Have Devi Worship, Why Can’t We Directly Worship Our Guru?
What Should We Be Vigilant Of In This Practice?
Is There A Specific Incense To Burn For Each Deity?
Does Aikya Sandhanam & Advaitam Have The Same Meaning?
If You Start To See Patterns In Your Mind, What Is The Next Thing To Be Aware Of?
What Does Your True Self Mean?
What Do You Mean By Chanting Dispassionately?
When Doing Japam, Does Your Mind Quiet Down As You Do More Japam?
Is Guru Mantra or Mula Mantra Preferred?
How Do We Share, Grow & Live In Harmony With Someone Who Is Not Part Of This Practice?
Aiya, Did You Always Want To Be An Architect? What Guidance Would You Give For Choosing A Career?
Why Does Time Of Day Matter When Offering Naivedyam?
What Are The Rituals That Need To Be Performed When A Parent Passes Away? And For How Long?
How Can We Avoid Falling Into “The Deep End”?
What Can You Chant If You’re Not Initiated Into Anything?
How Do You Live In Society Being A Male & Not Showing Yourself As Being Weak?
During Puja Should We Be Focused On The Deity Or Is It Ok To Be Blank?
For Chanting Vana Durga Mantra, Is There A Way To Intensify That?
What Is The Deeper Meaning To The Puja Sequence?
How Do We Do The Same Puja Daily & Not Allow It To Become Robotic?
What Is The Significance Of Wearing Panchakacham & Saree?
Can You Do The Pitru Tarpanam For Other People That Have Passed, For Example Large Numbers Of People Dying Of Covid-19?
“Avan Arulaale Avan Thaal Vanagi” What Does It Mean To Have His Grace?
How Is One Supposed To Identify With The Specific Image Of the Devi As Described in The Lalita Sahasranamam?
Why Are Raisins Special?
Is Vishnu…Devi?
Why Do I Feel That ‘Completeness’ When We Meet?
Who’s Your Divya Guru?
Where Do Thoughts Come From?
What Can I Do If I Have The Constant Urge And Desire To Save Animals?
After Hearing Stories About Kanchi Periyava, How Can We Go On The Same Type Of Journey In Our Lives?
Why Do We Chant Sanca Me, Before We Start Chanting Namakam?
Can You Please Explain The Line: Nal Irulil Nattam Payin Radum Nathane Thillai Ul Kuththane Thenbandi Nattane?
Can You Tell Us About The Kamakshi Peetam?
How Do You Establish Goals For Yourself Without Being Affected By The Opinions Of Others?
What Is The Right Attitude To Have When We Are Faced With A Challenge?
Could You Please Share The Story Behind The Yajna Phala Stotram?
Could You Please Speak About The Phrases: Aham Brahmasmi & Tat Tvam Asi?
Is The Kalasam At A Wedding Supposed To Have Any Deity Installed?
Can We Offer Any Sweet? Like Pongal?
Who Is Turiyamba, The Deity At The 10th Avaranam?
Who Is Vana Durga & How Is She Related To Maha Pratyangira?