Here you will find a lovely resource of articles by Asha previously published on the Times of India’s spiritual pages, The Speaking Tree. Many of the articles were re-edited by Asha and published in her book, Ask Asha: Heartfelt Answers to Everyday Dilemmas on the Spiritual Path. The Times of India is the world’s seventh-largest daily circulation newspaper, with over 7 million readers. Asha’s blog currently has a small but dedicated following.
- Jesus Brought a Promise of Truth and Grace — Even for Our Lives Today. Asha explains the meaning of Christ’s promise which has been expanded by Paramhansa for a dawning age of energy-awareness.
- How Should We Respond to the Atheists? Shortened version of a Heart to Heart article published on Speaking Tree (India).
- The Love that Satisfies Our Restless Hearts. Shortened version of Heart to Heart article published on Speaking Tree (India).
- How Can We Rise Again When We’ve Fallen? Published simultaneously on The Speaking Tree.
- Humility and Receptivity — The Central Keys to Knowing God’s Love. A shortened version of How can we change and become more inspired and spiritual?
- A Simple Attitude that Will Carry You Through Life’s Challenges. This is a shortened version of The Prodigal Son — Lessons for Us All.
- To Find Happiness, Attune Yourself to Lifes Natural Laws (11/17/2014).
- Be Natural With God (11/04/2014. The link is to a longer version of the article posted on Speaking Tree.)
- Four Signs That Your Intuition Is Correct (10/27/2014)
- “All Your Children, Mother, Call You” (10/22/2014)
- “Boing-Back Yoga” — How to Have Common Sense in the Spiritual Life (10/22/2014)
- “I Don’t Feel Close to My Parents” (10/22/2014)
- A Comforting Saying of Rajarsi Janakananda (10/22/2014)
- A Common Problem for Meditators: “Some Days I’m Restless, some days I’m Calm (10/22/2014)
- A Good Way to Think of the Body in the Spiritual Life (10/22/2014)
- A New Monastic Order for a Scientific Age of Energy-Awareness (10/21/2014)
- A Painful Divorce — When Family Life Disappoints Us (10/21/2014)
- A Secret Key for Expanding Our Awareness to Include Others (10/22/2014)
- A Simple Tip for Attracting Friendship and Success (10/22/2014)
- A Touching Spiritual Lesson From a Friend Who Lay Dying (10/22/2014)
- A Tour of War Memorials, and Thoughts on the Spiritual Role of War (10/22/2014)
- Alien Invasions in Ancient Times — Are They Real? (10/21/2014)
- Answering a Monk’s Question (10/22/2014)
- Avoiding Failure, Dealing With Failure, Rising Again (10/22/2014)
- Big, Important Questions Often Have Small Answers (10/22/2014)
- Can Disembodied “Tramp Souls” Harm Us? (10/21/2014)
- Can Humans Help Animals Evolve Faster by Spiritual Means? (10/22/2014)
- Can Politics Help the World More Than Faith Can? (10/22/2014)
- Can Successful People be Successful in the Spiritual Life? (10/21/2014)
- Can We Be Practical and Also Dedicated to High Ideals? (10/21/2014)
- Can We Be Successful in This World Using Spiritual Principles? (10/22/2014)
- Can We Gain Greater Compassion for Those With Bad Habits? (10/22/2014)
- Can We Help Relieve Suffering by Prayer and Meditation? (10/22/2014)
- Days When the Spiritual Path Is Hard, Days When It’s Easier (10/22/2014)
- Do I have to Leave My Job If I Want to Seek God? (10/22/2014)
- Don’t Be a Spiritual Beggar — Learn to Accept With Love What God Gives (10/22/2014)
- Don’t Let People Push You Around; It Isn’t Spiritual (10/22/2014)
- Family Feud! How to Deal with Inharmony in the Home (10/22/2014)
- Fear — The Best Remedy (10/21/2014)
- Finding God Means Living at the Innermost Chamber of Your Own Heart (10/21/2014)
- Finding Perfect Love Inwardly, in the Depths of the Human Heart, in God (10/21/2014)
- Finding True Love at Last (10/22/2014)
- Getting Along With Difficult People (10/21/2014)
- God Asks Only That We Take One Small Step at a Time (10/22/2014)
- Happiness Comes When We Accept Life Exactly As It Is (10/21/2014)
- How Can I Be True to My Ideals in This Modern, Matter-Obsessed World? (10/22/2014)
- How Can We Find Protection in Hard Times? (10/21/2014)
- How Can We Give Our Hearts to Life, But Seek God? (10/22/2014)
- How Can We Welcome God — With All Our Imperfections? (10/22/2014)
- How Does God See Our Mistakes and Weaknesses? (10/21/2014)
- How Much Time Should We Spend Concentrating on the Bad In Us? (10/21/2014)
- How Should We Work With Negative Thoughts in the Spiritual Life? (10/22/2014)
- How Spiritual Friends Bring Us Closer to God (10/22/2014)
- How the Company of Other Seekers Can Help Us (10/22/2014)
- How to Be Honest With Your Feelings in the Love Affair With God (10/22/2014)
- How to Deal With Inner Obstacles in Meditation (10/22/2014)
- How to Deal with Unwise Personal Attractions on the Spiritual Path (10/22/2014)
- How to Develop the Important Power to Remember God (10/22/2014)
- How to Face God Without Fear (10/22/2014)
- How to Get Along With Difficult People (10/21/2014)
- How to Get Along With Others (10/22/2014)
- How to Get Along With People, and With God (10/22/2014)
- How to Know if He Is My Soul Mate? (10/22/2014)
- How to Love More Perfectly (10/22/2014)
- How to Overcome Spiritual Doubts (10/22/2014)
- How to Receive God’s Help for Life’s Trials (10/22/2014)
- How to Shield Yourself Against Negative, Unspiritual Influences (10/21/2014)
- If You Want to Be Close to God, Start by Being Natural (10/21/2014)
- If You Want to Make Spiritual Progress, Be Like the Honey Bee (10/22/2014)
- In Meditation, It’s Much More Important to Calm the Heart Than “Calm the Mind” (10/22/2014)
- Inner Peace Is Only a First Step on the Path (10/21/2014)
- Is It Spiritually Proper to Try to Take on a Loved One’s Karma? (10/22/2014)
- Is there an Airplane Route That Will Take Me Out of My Karma? (10/22/2014)
- It Is Simple to Be Omnipresent; the Problem is, We Are Complex (10/22/2014)
- Learn to Be Natural in Your Spiritual Search (10/22/2014)
- Little Answers to Life’s “Big Questions” (10/22/2014)
- Loyalty in Love — When Is It Misguided? (10/21/2014)
- Meditating Deeply Can Change Your Consciousness — and Your Future (10/22/2014)
- My Best Friend Resents My Spiritual Practice. Should I let Her Go? (10/22/2014)
- My Boyfriend Is Skeptical About My Spiritual Practices (10/22/2014)
- My Mother Is Bitter. How Can I Help? (10/22/2014)
- No Need to Hide our Mistakes and Weaknesses from God (10/22/2014)
- Predictions of Cataclysm: “Am I Not Always With You?” (10/22/2014)
- Public Worship Embarrasses Me (10/22/2014)
- Romantic Notions of the Spiritual Path Don’t Endure (10/22/2014)
- Sex in a New Relationship, a Spiritual Perspective (10/22/2014)
- Short List of Qualities of a Good Disciple (10/22/2014)
- Spiritual Advice for Overeating (10/22/2014)
- Spiritual Pleasures of Advancing Age (10/22/2014)
- Success and Happiness Come by Energy and Magnetism (10/22/2014)
- Swami Kriyananda Meets Swami Chidananda (10/22/2014)
- Swami Kriyananda, In Memoriam — Cherished Memories (10/22/2014)
- The Role of Feelings in the Spiritual Life (10/22/2014)
- The Saints Are Not Stupid, or Naive (10/21/2014)
- The Secret Happiness-Weapon of the Lovers of God (10/22/2014)
- The Spiritual Meaning of Death (10/22/2014)
- The Spiritual Teacher Comes for You Alone (10/21/2014)
- Tips for Developing Your Intuition as a Shortcut to Success (10/22/2014)
- To Find True Peace and Happiness, Live More at Your Source (10/22/2014)
- We Have Only Two Choices in Life: To Love God, or Not To (10/22/2014)
- What Do Negative Dreams Mean in the Spiritual Life? (10/22/2014)
- What Does It Take to Find True Happiness? (10/21/2014)
- What’s the Best Way to Deal With Karmic Bombs that Land in our Lives? (10/22/2014)
- When a Loved One Digs Herself Into a Hole (10/21/2014)
- When Fears Attack, Find Protection in God (10/22/2014)
- When Hard Karma Comes, Should We Stand and Fight or Run Away? (10/22/2014)
- When Life Gives You More Than You Can Handle (10/22/2014)
- When Negative Influences Surround Us, How Can We Protect Ourselves? (10/21/2014)
- When Saints Are Born as Babies, Are They Aware of God? (10/22/2014)
- When Spiritual Aspirations Conflict with Lower Urges (10/21/2014)
- When Trembling in Fear, Where Can We Find Protection? (10/21/2014)
- When We Make Foolish Mistakes, How Can We Recover and Go On Progressing Steadily on Our Spiritual Path? (10/21/2014)
- When We Want to Love More than We Are Able (10/22/2014)
- Why Do People Feel Ashamed of Believing in God? (10/22/2014)