I’m 19 years old and have been a Catholic/Christian my whole life but as of late I’ve been questioning my faith. I’ve read a good number of your books including your depictions of Jesus and Buddha and both of those have really helped my focus on my spirituality. In doing so, I question has arisen in my thinking and may also be a little Christian and Buddhist influenced; If God is Just, Caring, Loving, Understanding, etc. why does being a part of a specific religion influence whether you’re going to heaven or hell? Christians believe that in order to be accepted into heaven you have to become a Born-Again Christian. From what i know about Buddhism, it’s about achieving inner peace within yourself, in turn the earth, and coming to terms with your soul. So what happens to people who aren’t Born Agains and can’t achieve the inner peace to realize that the bigger picture is out there? Do Jews and Atheists just fall into hell because they’re not Born -Agains? And this even works both ways with most religions, they either ask people to convert or to accept what’s happening around them. So where is the actual truth? I’m having a hard time looking through the politics of my question and needed some insight into this. I believe throughout every religion there is an ounce of truth that can be used for the tons. I just don’t understand how a specific religion can be favored into heaven; It seems counter-intuitive for what God offers to us and the gifts he’s already given.

When meditating, especially in relation to the law of attraction, should one focus on the feeling of the fulfillment of one’s desire? Or should one focus on the feeling of Oneness? Or should one focus merely on love? Or all of these (as wordless feelings)? Or should one focus on nothing at all, simply existing within the realm of inner silence?

I believe I read somewhere that you didn’t think remembering earlier life-times was important – and only a few person do.
But – since I actually remember more than one past-time life, I would like to ask you why I do?
I don’t really see the full meaning – but perhaps I can “lean” myself against these inner memories to enrich my present life, and to bring these experiences conscious in order to learn something.
But – I am far from those “lucky meetings” I hear read other people have done with their past-time lovers etc – because when I confront people I recognize from before they don’t seem to remember anything, and don’t even seem to be interested in these issues.
The only thing that is between us is a sort of – often strong – “attraction” that doesn’t lead anywhere.
With one certain person I have experienced a very strong and confusing kind of “presence” after meeting him abroad in practicing my work. This presence was very strong, loving, sometimes he was even close to “materialize” lasted for about two-three years. Meanwhile I tried to contact him by writing letters – but it wasn’t very successful. I closed down myself and stopped this contact at the end, because I didn’t feel well not getting any kind of contact.

And, yes, all these experiences have made me “close down” myself – because I don’t know how to react, how to act and how to handle this. I have nobody to speak with and I admit I feel quite weird and lonely. When feeling this special kind of presence from this man – I sometimes believed I was insane. Now I know I’m not, but still I cannot understand. Can you please help me?

I have been meditating for a few years on and off,  I sometimes see images in my meditation, and
some people that I do not recognize, and also sometimes one is usually moving their lips as if they
are talking. Is this normal? Or is it an illusion of my mind thanks

How can I maintain a good meditation practice during and especially after my pregnancy. I took the PSM class a few months ago and have been meditating twice a day for 30 minutes. It’s been going great although lately, especially after finding out about my pregnancy, my mind is pretty scattered and I find it hard to focus on my mantra. How can I maintain my practice and still enjoy it after the baby is born and I will be extremely tired? This is my second baby.