Thus Spake Babaji

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Mind's detachment, the real vairagya | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.227Recorded on 31 August 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:06 The real vairagya is of the mind.3:43 How can we achieve genuine vairagya in the world?7:40 How can we reach that variagya, is it destiny?11:08 What are the signs that we are progressing with vairagya?13:26 How important is it to achieve vairagya while in the world?17:01 How does vairagya create attachment to the Guru?20:55 Why does vairagya not affect attachment to the Guru?24:08 Why Swamiji trained to remove the attachment towards the Guru's physical form.29:21 What is the connection between faith and vairagya?30:51 Is the final vairagya achieved at Self Realization?31:41 When this final vairagya is achieved, how does a person function in the world?33:33 What is the relationship between vairagya and the doership?34:55 How does the mind of a Yogi behave in the world?39:24 Yogi's teach through their daily lives.44:07 Whom should I take as a Guru, Swamiji or Babaji?45:15 What is the significance of watching in between eyebrows?45:49 As you gain vairagya do you become more of a witness?46:50 When we experience physical or mental illness, how is it possible to cultivate vairagya in those situations?48:06 Vairagya through contemplation versus directly through tapas.51:32 Watching in meditation is like staring at a wall, is there something I should see?54:21 How to practice vairagya in dealing with pain?55:28 With vairagya, how to explain to family members when they notice a change in your behaviour?57:17 How to respond to family members who think salvation is to be found only through Jesus.1:01:44 How to give up attachments and to see that it is the Divine that both gives and takes.1:03:11 Can the desire to earn money be an obstacle on the spiritual path?1:05:25 Should you sit in any particular direction in meditation?1:06:21 Can we only lose ego by doing seva?1:08:09 As Babaji cultivated vairagya did Babaji lose interest in art, books and movies etc?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang How can we change ourselves? | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.226Recorded on 21 December 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:06 What does Babaji mean by the term devotion?2:30 What part does faith play in devotion?4:15 What was Babaji taught about devotion by His mother?5:39 How did devotion evolve and increase in Babaji's life?6:41 Are rituals in the various religions around the world useful?8:20 Could Babaji explain the technique by which prayers are useful?11:57 If we perform devotional rituals, does that remove a person's karma?13:30 What is the meaning of Aarati?15:09 Why did Swamiji use the term Bhakti Marga for spirituality?17:00 "Of all those means of attaining liberation, Bhakti is the highest means...  ...Bhakti can also b described as the search for one's own true Self." quote from the Viveka Choodamani18:12 It is possible to reach the ultimate truth without any devotional aspect to one's sadhana?20:06 Is it true that not everybody's devotional tendency is the same?22:11 Is there a way one can increase one's level of devotion?23:30 Are there character traits which are apparent in a person who is truly devotional?24:33 What is the place of gratitude in Bhakti Marga?25:26 What is the meaning and purpose of the concept of Ishta Devata?26:58 What is the concept of Shiva Lingam?28:23 What role does body - mind play on the path of Bhakti Yoga?31:24 How to overcome laziness which becomes a big hurdle in Bhakti Marga?32:36 In meditation is there a difference between falling asleep and falling into tantra? What can I do to stay alert?34:16 There are so many gurus around, how do I know my guru?35:09 Is Self Realisation possible without rituals?36:33 Many times I surrender to the Almighty but some times my mind becomes judgemental.  Is that correct or not?37:24 A personal question regards seeing suffering and illness of family members.41:12 Why do I hear a constant sound during my brain during sadhana.  What should I do?41:58 A quote from Ramakrishna, a question regards whether God's Grace works even if one if not devoted.43:50 By taking the name of the Divine, how can the burden be His?45:12 Why do we show reverence to Ardhanarishwara at the end of the Aarati?50:18 Ravana did meditation for many years but still had faults and arrogance, why was that?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang How can we change ourselves? | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.225Recorded on 18 April 2025 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:07 Why is it so difficult to see our own faults and put in efforts to change ourselves?6:07 If we don't see change in our character even though we are practicing sadhana - why is this?22:15 Does spiritual yearning come to all of us eventually?27:02 How do we overcome difficulties in life?28:44 Should we concentrate on ourselves instead of trying to change the world?33:07 Even if a Self Realised Yogi does not come out into the world, are they still helping the world in some way?34:25 The thought of letting go of attachment to worldly things makes me angry and fearful even though I know there is no lasting joy in these things.36:25 How to get rid of bad, negative, ugly and repetitive thoughts and the guilt trip thereafter?37:46 How to protect ourselves from negative energy when meditating in different places?38:40 Are all the paths of bhakti yoga, karma yoga and jnana yoga needed to achieve Self Realization?41:06 If one experiences expanding beyond the body and the body dissolving, should one still focus in between the eyebrows?42:10 Is the state of samadhi and deep sleep the same?43:33 What is the point of trying to change oneself if the goal is not person-hood? Is trying to be a better person not an ego?45:38 The mind jumping into arguments uncontrollably due to ADHD.47:38 Feeling demoralised when mind is distracted many times during meditation and inability to become the desired personality.49:00 Can we meditate on the bare floor?49:44 Can meditation help criminals change?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Droplet and the Ocean | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.224Recorded on 29 March 2025 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:07 What is the droplet and what is the ocean?2:47 Everything that we think we are as an individual does not actually exist?3:57 Would it have been a very long journey to reach the situation we are in now where it's difficult to think in any other way?9:07 A passage from the Viveka Choodamani - do we have to accept the world as it is and not go into a collision with it?15:25 I it because we hold on to the thoughts and imaginations that we remain as a droplet?20:50 Can a Yogi have a thought and still remain as the ocean?24:18 Nothing has happened to the ocean of the Self, it remains intact.34:18 Does the quietness have to be more interesting than the world?38:49 What are the efforts that need to be made to return to the ocean, the Self, in addition to meditation?41:12 Is there no in-between state between being Self Realised and not being Self Realised?41:32 Does the Self have intelligence?42:49 Does silence have a sound or a texture? How to recognise it?45:44 Should I sit in meditation more than doing japam?46:44 How can we achieve through paths other than meditation like Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga?48:33 The more I am silent and meditate, I am unable to connect with family members.49:45 Are animals and plants droplets also?50:43 Does the space or ocean have some divine law or rules which we have to adhere to?55:58 Is it the patterns and habits of the mind that go on as a seed to the next birth - is that the individual soul?57:43 Although many masters have appeared throughout human history to bring everlasting peace, why is work still in progress?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Yoga Vasistha, Vairagya Part 3 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.223Recorded on 3 May 2025 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction0:38 "All hopes of man are consistently destroyed by time."  If time is unreal, how can something unreal be indestructible?7:26 What is the relation between silence and time?9:53 Are time and space different aspects of the same thing?11:52 Has a Yogi has overcome the effects of time?14:17 Lord Yama as the presiding deity of time.17:09 "Only that thing which cannot be lost I can regard as a gain, but such a thing does not exist in this world."23:28 One who has given up everything but has not yet reached the Truth.26:27 The story of Shuka Maharaj and King Janaka.34:33 How can we perform Guru Seva when we are staying away from Babaji?35:36 How can we have a two-way communication with God?36:09 A feeling that something is spinning on the head during meditation.37:00 Meaning of the Sanskrit term chid vyoma.38:59 The concept of Mother kali in relation to time.40:06 For a Yogi, time does not exist? Was it bondage of mind and thus time that made Shri Rama feel acute vairagya?42:30 How to know if there is progress from meditation into samadhi?  Is then self awareness effortless or is still effort is needed?43:40 Why does the mind not let the body be disciplined?44:42 Is it possible to divide the meditation into two parts, morning and evening?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Viveka Choodamani - Impermanence of the Physical Body | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.222Recorded on 10 April 2025 with Malaysian participants.0:00 Intro0:06 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 13 - The impermanence of the physical body, verses 72 & 731:34 How in the first place did the misidentification of consciousness identifying as the body and mind happen?3:15 Do we also need to detach ourselves from people in our lives in order to achieve peace?5:13 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 13 - The impermanence of the physical body, verses 74 & 756:30 What is the connection between jeevatma, mind and consciousness?8:42 Are the brain's reflections just past imprints of the mind or are they fresh imaginations?  How do we get out of this delusion?12:30 Through meditation can we change our destiny?16:18 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 14 - Rejecting the impermanent, verses 76 & 7717:51 How can we keep the senses engaged in the world and at the same time keep them withdrawn?23:01 If we have the mind under our control, the brain can be the best friend otherwise it can be the worst enemy31:20 How does learning to control and withdraw our senses to live a better life in this dangerous world of ill-minded people?38:35 Outro___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The mind, the brainand its reflections | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.220Recorded on 5 April 2025 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:06 The mind has come out of the Self6:10 Is the mind and the Self the same substance?12:06 The unique relationship between brain and mind21:45 The brain needs more than blood and electrical impulses to function26:10 Does the mind also need a brain to exist as a mind?29:01 If the brain becomes damaged, does that damage the mind?31:32 When we become happy, is that simply when the mind becomes more quiet?33:51 Is the mind being quiet the same as being focussed or concentrated?45:20 How to get free from bodily identification also doing the waking state?48:14 Who is at peace if we do not have sense of self?49:35 When the imagination is stopped, what is there?50:30 An out-of-body experience53:42 "just like a crow alights on the tree, a coconut falls - this happens in mere coincidence" quote from Sage Vasistha - with respect to unreality of the world___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Keeping quiet mentally | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.220Recorded on 15 March 2025 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:14 Why does Babaji recommend that we put in efforts to become quiet in the mind?5:55 Is the concentration of the mind the same as the quietening of the mind?7:40 Why has it become so difficult for the mind to be quiet?10:11 Do we need to let go of desires and expectations in order to become quiet?13:39 Is the recommendation not to be too attached to things?17:54 What should we be doing in the meditation for the mind to become quiet?26:37 So during meditation we should not worry about whether we are quiet or not, just apply the method?27:06 A Yogi may appear to be acting in a normal way but inside is totally different?32:36 Outside meditation, when active in the world, how can we be quiet?34:28 When staring off into space and not thinking, is that laziness or something else?35:52 Can we use the mind in the same way we use a switch to turn a light on whenever we need it?37:19 While reading Ashtavakra Samhita, I experience an attachment to god for a short while, is that ok?38:13 If 100 people in the world become Self Realised and the world collapses, what about the rest of humanity - what will happen to them?38:45 How is the Ultimate Truth of the mind and the Divinity the same thing?40:09 At the end of the meditation, how do I know whether my attention slipped off during the meditation?41:46 How to achieve being mentally quiet through Bhakti yoga and Karma yoga?42:53 I experience short periods of silence during meditation, how to prolong the silence and reduce the chatter?43:48 When getting up in the morning, the mind starts overthinking and gives discomfort to the body in meditation.45:00 Until we perfect holding the eyeballs in between eyebrows, the eyes are still active in meditation - is purification still happening?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Judgements and Discrimination | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.219Recorded on 1st February 2025 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:07 What is the difference between judgements and discrimination?2:14 Are discriminations always for a larger cause and judgements are made for narrow-minded personal choices?8:32 How can a common person discriminate properly without making judgements and impressions in the mind?17:19 How not to be judgemental to ourself and be more compassionate to ourself?18:52 What is a judgement and what is discrimination?22:11 Should we give someone who has done wrong another chance?  How many times should we give fair chances?23:23 Should we always avoid making quick judgements empowered by our emotions?27:42 When we forgive without judgement, is this not justified?28:13 How does ego impair our judgements?29:24 How do we judge our own actions in the right way so we don't underestimate our own abilities?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Jangama Dhyana - the method | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.218Recorded on 22 February 2025 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:18 1st instruction: to sit comfortably and keep the back and neck straight1:10 2nd instruction: to close the eyes2:44 Focusing the eyes and sight in between the eyebrows6:02 When we are watching in meditation, is it the same as watching an object with eyes open?8:52 Difference between watching in everyday life and watching in meditation13:08 As our mind becomes quiet in meditation, do we start to become aware of our real existence?15:28 What is the meaning of Jangama Dhyana?16:32 The importance of a gentle approach in meditation26:42 The thoughts are not separate from you29:59 Why is this one method taught to advanced meditators and beginners alike?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Viveka Choodamani - Essence of Direct Experience | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.217Recorded on 20 March 2025 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Intro0:07 Viveka Choodamani, chapter 12, Essence of Direct Experience1:54 Everybody talks of peace but nobody wants to work for peace, why is this?6:15 What is holding back spiritual aspirants from finding a Self Realised master?13:20 Why are some seekers attracted to fake masters?17:49 Viveka Choodamani, chapter 12, Essence of Direct Experience - verses 67 & 6819:24 What is the importance of experiences in our sadhana?21:01 What are the bondages that hinder our peace?26:17 Viveka Choodamani, chapter 12, Essence of Direct Experience - verses 69 & 7028:21 What is detachment in our spiritual sadhana?30:49 What really happens to a disciple who enjoys the serenity and true message of a Yogi in silence in their presence?33:37 How to achieve tranquility and self-control?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Yoga Vasistha - Vairagya / Behaviour of the Seeker | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.216Recorded on 22 March 2025 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:18 The restless mind is unable to find happiness in the world3:02 The cravings of the mind lead to unhappiness10:21 How important is it for parents and schools to teach spirituality from a young age16:08 Why do we seek wealth and power when we know those things will not stay with you at death26:52 A child is innocent but vulnerable like an animal33:41 Youth is subjected to the fire of lust and short-lived pleasures39:00 In old age, unable to satisfy desires, one asks 'who am I' but at that stage is unable to change the life's course.45:17 Which English version of Yoga Vasistha is recommended?46:10 How to deal with other people's distress when more detachment comes from meditation?48:00 Should we contemplate the beauty of god in nature or should we see the transience in all things - or do they go together?48:55 How can we know the difference between the real Guru and the false prophets?49:45 What is the difference between detachment and indifference?51:27 How to deal with situations where we need to be involved with people who are not good?52:50 How do we avoid being lazy, avoidant and fearful and be more selfless in our efforts?53:38 How can we avoid dilemmas in life?54:14 What does duality mean?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Devotion - is it necessary? | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.215Recorded on 8 March 2025 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:06 What does Babaji means when He speaks about devotion and devotional practices?1:20 How did devotion manifest in Babaji's early life?4:10 Some aspirants feel that devotion is an inferior path to meditation - how would Babaji reply to this suggestion?16:24 Babaji narrates an event with Swamiji after being with Him after a few years.20:28 Is meditation not enough by itself, but is devotion necessary also?31:00 How can we develop devotion?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Going on the right path | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.214Recorded on 19 October 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:07 What is the right path to take in life?2:30 Why is it that many people seem to chose the wrong path in life?5:49 Is it necessary to have the intelligence to realise we have to go for the permanent truth, the permanent happiness?11:11 What is the importance of finding a master, a guru, to show us the right path?17:08 Why do we not go for god itself? 22:42 How can we remain inspired and motivated to stay on the spiritual path?29:16 What is the importance of adopting the right technique?36:07 Do we need to understand all the time in our lives that we need to silence our mind?38:21 Should a person directly activate the third eye using the shambhavi mudra?41:46 How long should we be doing the meditation for?43:28 In meditation my body starts to rotate anti-clockwise, why is this?44:27 When Babaji was being trained by Swamiji and was, for example, doing cleaning, did he imagine Swamiji at the same time?45:25 Vendanta emphasises viveka and vairagya - how does one fully live in the world and at the same time practice vairagya?47:31 Is it the brain that gives us trouble and is it the brain that carries karma?48:38 How to be fearless and face things in life outside the practice of meditation?49:38 Will our karma reduce as we practice meditation?50:56 What about the karma that has already accumulated, how can this be reduced?51:31 What is paravak or Dakshinamurthi, silence?52:41 In what way should thinking be used?  Should we simply follow silence?53:15 Thoughts about what we need to do in the day keep coming in meditation55:49 Head moves to the left side during meditation57:06 During recovery after illness the mind is very fuzzy and meditation is difficult59:23 What is the eternal truth?1:00:08 Experience of hair-twirling on top of head during meditation___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Importance of Knowledge of the Self | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.213Recorded on 20 February 2025 with Malaysian participants0:00 Intro0:07 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 11, Verse 59, 60 & 611:30 What is the real nature of the Aatman?3:25 How do we get to be at Babaji's Lotus feet?5:30 What should our sadhana be to keep this blessing of being able to be in Babaji's presence to learn?7:33 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 12, Verse 628:24 How is it that we are ignorant?  What it is that we are ignorant about?11:25 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 12, Verse 62 contd.12:26 How should we apply this knowledge of the all-pervaded Self as space - the only thing that exists in itself?17:41 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 12, Verse 62 contd.18:14 To remove ignorance we have to become aware of the permanent thing in life, the Self?23:02 Viveka Choodamani - Chapter 12, Verse 63 & 6424:17 Why do we get attached to the impermanence of the world?29:25 Is it correct to say that all that exists in our mind is an illusion?32:49 How to stop analysing and making unnecessary judgments in daily activities?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Mystery of Existence | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.212Recorded on 14 September 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:28 We think of our existence as the body - is this our real existence or is it something else?3:38 Is existence always in duality, or does it not need a second thing to exist?5:09 Are existence and awareness the same?5:34 Is awareness permanent but existence not permanent?6:56 What is the source of existence?7:51 Is this awareness which gives the sense of existence the same as the consciousness of existence?10:20 Where has this mind come from and what is its existence?13:16 Is this feeling of existence the source of my entity?15:03 What is this awareness and how can I become aware of it?17:52 Is my consciousness and your consciousness two different things or is it one single mass?19:18 Is it because we thing our appearance in this world as our existence that prevents awareness of our permanent existence?22:08 Even if I go to Mars or the Moon, if my mind is not under my control, I will always be unhappy?24:15 Are human beings the most vulnerable beings because we are always dancing to the emotions of the mind ?28:37 Every time we make a judgement are we going away from our existence?31:06 Having value for every life at the same time as awareness of the permanent existence.35:46 Purification of the mind allows consideration of people around you.39:30 My existence as an individual brings lot of desires - how to overcome this drama of my own emotions?42:54 As it is described in the Yoga Vasistha, how time and space are in the illusion.46:55 Are time and space the same or two different things?48:52 Is existence beyond time and space?50:05 If there is no birth or death, where is there a place for rebirth, and why would the soul want to play the game of birth and death?52:58 If all consciousness is the same, why do we have to be physically here?54:52 Why does the mind create all these emotions and how to transcend all the emotions?58:25 How has the pure consciousness become 8 billion minds?1:00:40 What is maya and how is it different than visions and dreams?1:05:23 What does Yoga Vasistha mean by 'no mind'?1:06:15 In the context of existence is everything pre-determined?1:09:40 Is karma in the brain and the body or in the mind?1:10:18 Does Swamiji come in bhava samadhi?1:11:54 A fear and body movement when sitting for longer meditations.1:12:58 How long does it take to realise the Self?1:14:26 Is consciousness and the Self the same?1:14:55 Should we continue to follow a previous Guru?  Is it ok to follow more than one Guru?1:15:54 Headache when practicing meditation.1:16:52 How to progress in spiritual path when experiencing obstacles in life.1:17:42 Does our consciousness still experience individuality when it merges with the Self?1:19:53 If we have dreams, does that mean our minds are not pure?1:21:15 A strong identification of the body outside meditation.1:22:17 A pressure felt in between eyebrows during meditation and outside meditation - is that normal?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Mind and its Imprints | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.211Recorded on 10 August 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:10 What is the technology by which the mind perceives the object matter in the world via the brain and the sensory organs?3:43 Is a judgement when we take something as real instead of just an imagination?14:25 How can objects in the world which appear so solid be an imagination in the mind?19:52 How do the imprints evaporate from the mind?32:18 When we are watching in meditation, are we restraining ourselves from judging what we are seeing?33:27 Is the only way a thought can disappear when we are not affected by the thought?38:11 What is the difference between imprints and memories?40:30 How a Yogi acts in the world - is it like acting out a role in a movie?44:35 "Who does good, never comes to grief" - quote from the Bhagavad Gita.48:23 In daily life what can we do to fight the temptations of this world?52:03 What is the significance of the physical form of the Guru?53:17 What does Babaji mean by "Swamiji is always with me"54:43 Position of the central focus in between the eyebrows in meditation.56:33 The mind's imprints can last a lifetime - how to overcome them?58:08 Humans are emotional beings, how to overcome imprints in everyday life?59:54 What is meant by 'mastering the senses' in Yoga Vasistha?1:01:28 Why does anger and frustration crop up after being in a longer peaceful state from sadhana?1:03:33 Is it the mind or brain which attaches an emotion to every object?1:05:21 Scared of meditating due to strain on the brain which might be causing seizures due to a neurological condition.1:07:38 Is mind space itself?1:09:33 Not able to feel senses and body, feeling of dying and dizziness in meditation.1:11:47 Position of concentration in between eyebrows and using a sensation of breath to help achieve this.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/online-satsang Peace: The Recommended Goal | In Quest of Truth  - Q&A, No.163Recorded on 09 December 2023 with worldwide participants.Read the full transcript at https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/qa/peace-the-recommended-goal-online-qa-no-163/0:00 Introduction from Babaji2:40 What is peace and why is it the recommended goal?3:58 Can there still be peace when the mind is active?5:05 Are happiness and peace related?7:20 How the truth of existence cannot be found through thinking 10:46 How when you stop the mind you find out who you really are14:47 Is the 'matter in the mind' the imagination habits which have to dissolve?19:50 First the mind has to be stronger than the thoughts in the mind, then does the mind have to be stronger than the world?21:17 How is the peace in the mind maintained when a Yogi moves in the world?28:06 Is Babaji aware that this world is not a reality?30:13 Is pain and suffering two different things?31:12 How to achieve peace when working in the world, should we remind ourselves that we need peace or is practice of meditation the only way?33:37 Should we accept the desires we have since they are habits out of our control?34:50 How to encourage newcomers to stick to the meditation practice even though they have yet to experience peace in the mind___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Who am I - mind, body, brain | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.209Recorded on 23 November 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:25 Is it correct to say that when we observe the mind, we are observing data that has been sent to our brains from our senses?5:06 Is there a difference between the expressions 'not real' and 'impermanent'?13:19 Is the brain our enemy which is deceiving us?17:29 when we sit and try to meditate is there something different between the mind and brain?22:31 When the mind is observing, watching the screen, is that then the I?24:04 How did Babaji come to recognise the relationship between the mind and the brain?32:29 Thoughts seem to spring up from nowhere. How do they come about?39:01 With continuous practice will we start to understand the mind, body and brain in its true sense?40:33 A steam of consciousness of 'Who am I' arose but it is very transient - how to make it consistent?43:04 Is boht the mind and the Self, consciousness and energy?43:07 Can the higher potency consciousness influence the lower potency mind or brain?44:50 How can one get influenced by a Guru's vibrations?45:55 When going to divine places, the mind becomes quiet and it is easier to meditate there.  Why is this?46:57 Is there any difference between Shankaracharya's philosophy and the Yoga Vasistha?48:16 As long as there is the body will there always be some suffering?49:13 As long as the physical appearance is there, is it possible to have absolute peace?51:37 In deep sleep there is world or experience at all, similarly for a Realised Yogi is there any experience at all?53:32 Will our skill and knowledge carry to the next body?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Ego - the biggest hurdle for progress | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.208Recorded on 4 January 2025 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:17 What is the ego and why is it the biggest hurdle?2:14 Is it because we start defining everything we see as a reality and become stubborn in our thinking - is that ego?9:01 To remove the ego and achieve the truth of existence, do we need to let go of all definitions in the mind?15:08 Babaji's quote "actions prove who someone is, words just prove who they pretend to be"22:55 If a student authorises the Guru to remove the ego, how does the Guru help to remove it?25:07 How does the technique of meditation help to dissolve this ego?29:54 If the ego is removed, does that mean everything disappears?32:53 When Babaji says that He takes a risk when teaching the student - does that mean the teaching is an automatic thing that happens?35:43 Throughout the day, what is the best way to be aware of the movements of the ego and transcend those ego movements?37:19 Properties and relationships have given me comfort but not happiness.  Yet I am attached knowing well that everything will go one day - is it all ego-doing?38:45 How is ego different from confidence?40:09 In relationships, how do we interact with ego-minded people, when in disagreements or arguments and not losing our own spiritual path?43:15 Why does this Maya exist?  How do childhood issues affect your spiritual journey?47:55 How to overcome resistance, frustration, misery, distraction with our daily practice of meditation?49:43 During meditation, eyes open halfway which distracts.  How to avoid this?50:53 How can I feel more love in taking care of elderly parents during the last periods of their life.54:22 In what sense are we saying that the world is unreal?57:19 How to detach from the constant narrative in the mind when meditating or chanting?58:55 Is ok to use the breath to focus?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Eligibility of the Disciple | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.207Recorded on 12th December 2024 with Malaysian participants.0:00 Intro0:20 Viveka Choodamani Chapter 4, Verse 172:55 With constant meditation, will the mind slowly recede and start detaching from the worldly illusion, and start longing for Liberation?13:04 When in Babaji's presence, the mind is peaceful and the longing for Liberation grows but when we are back to our daily lives, we get consumed by our responsibilities and the longing for Liberation lessens.20:32 In ancient scriptures there are instances when Self Realized masters lost control of their mental desires and emotions. How is this possible?26:36 Viveka Choodamani Chapter 11, Verse 5627:52 How to stay sustained in our daily sadhana and eventually attain Liberation?35:23 What is the concept of Advaita and how to gradually move from duality to non-duality?41:32 What is the analogy of the earthen pots as individuals within the space?45:32 Viveka Choodamani Chapter 11, Verse 57 & 5846:49 We know how crucial our daily sadhana is yet we sometimes slip - why is this?54:26 Why is the Truth bitter? Is it because we are always looking for quick solutions or an easy way out?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang What is Consciousness? | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.206Recorded on 30 November 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:20 How has consciousness arisen within unconscious matter?7:19 Is consciousness beyond the experiences of thoughts and sensations from our sensory organs?9:00 Are there different individual consciousnesses within the one consciousness?16:11 When the mind is still, you become aware of the real Self, the pure consciousness?17:43 Is the instruction to 'just watch' in meditation the same as being aware of that consciousness of existence?19:21 When the mind is totally quiet, does one experience anything in that state?20:30 Many people are scared of no longer experiencing anything.25:35 Is the goal of evolution of living organisms to develop a brain intelligent enough to realise that we need to become peaceful?28:30 Does anything exist outside of our consciousness?35:13 Do we have to stop making assumptions about anything?39:48 What happens to the consciousness at the time of birth and death?40:32 Within scientific community it is said that, "no science achieves maturity without a system of measurement."  Will science have to change in order to understand consciousness?42:25 By a tiny part of Parabrahman's imagination, the world appeared as his dream?44:07 Is it important to think of consciousness in Indian yogic terms?46:48 What does Babaji mean by the consciousness dilutes from birth to birth?48:16 Is science as it exists now, also a product of imagination, creativity?49:50 What is happening to the consciousness in someone who is mentally challenged?51:50 What is the difference between the state of unconsciousness and pure consciousness?53:29 Can quietness of mind take us to understanding the consciousness?55:02 If I pray, does my individual consciousness link to the all-pervaded consciousness?58:23 Is consciousness the same as Atma?1:00:38 When a Self Realised master drops the body, are there no longer any thoughts?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Shaping a better future | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.205Recorded on 31st December 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:08 How do we shape a better future for ourself?1:27 How can we remove or change our latent tendencies?5:19 Should we focus on our Self rather than the body and mind?7:33 So how we perceive ourself is important?8:40 Do all bodies and beings exist in one consciousness?11:58 The Truth of our Existence revealed when we silence the mind.15:30 Mind when it is silent it is pure consciousness and when it moves it is mind?18:12 Knowledge requires a mind but awareness does not?19:34 The wheel/axle analogy - what is beyond the almost stationary point at the middle of the axle?24:46 Are awareness and existence the same?26:26 Is it ok to consider consciousness as a field of all possibilities?26:45 At every moment we have a chance to be aware of the Self as opposed to the mind and body?28:33 What is everywhere, we don't notice.33:27 Latent tendencies, acquired habits and previous resolutions.34:54 Do we hold our current situation by holding on to our thoughts?38:55 Having a silent mind versus changing our thinking when in the world.43:41 How do we know when we are Self Realised?45:31 Do we have to keep our mind quiet at the time of death?47:59 What is the true meaning of dharma?  Is it a part of Brahman or is it an imagination?51:29 During the five year Tapas, was it the higher consciousness that prompted Babaji to be brought out of samadhi?53:22 Is the state of enlightenment permanent or does it have to be worked on all the time?58:20 Are there samskaras that continue to come up fro the past that we need to deal with consciously?1:02:33 Our final experiences are not happy ones, with the body failing, in pain.1:05:00 What causes the realisation that the world is not going to give what we are really seeking?1:08:17 How to work with Swamiji's image?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Bhakti Marga: The Devotional Path | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.203Recorded on 7th December 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:05 How do you define bhakti?  Ramana Maharshi has said that bhakti is the mother of jnana.4:46 How can one devote their total attention to the Divinity which is all around?  Is bhakti possible with or without image?8:04 Is it possible to have devotion to the Divinity without taking a deity as your focus?12:10 If I do rituals to one particular deity, can that benefit my mind and how can it expand my love to the pure formless Divinity?19:35 When in the duality and you perceive your Deity as higher than you, does it help the mind or is it also a process of going to the ultimate?23:40 For busy householders, can everyday rituals to a deity purify the mind?30:15 Is it wrong to worship deities with certain expectations of results which that particular deity can bring?43:27 What are the stages of the devotion path?46:55 How do bhakti and dhyana (meditation) support each other?49:29 Is everyone capable of feeling that love in bhakti?51:34 Is love absent if I just practice meditation, without following the bhakti marga?52:54 Is it ok to focus our prayers to particular deities according to our needs?54:53 What is the difference to the bhakti Babaji had to Swamiji at the beginning compared to now?57:07 When Babaji talks about all the sages and deities, is that all Swamiji to you?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Viveka Choodamani Ch.4, vv.14-17 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.203Recorded on 21 November 2024 with Malaysian participantsBabaji's commentary on the Viveka Choodamini is available to buy.A Modern Exposition by Shri Babaji of Adi Shankara's famous commentary. This book contains the teachings that Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj gave to Babaji during the twenty years of selfless service to His beloved Guru in the Dehra Dun Ashram.Digital version https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/product/viveka-choodamani-the-crest-jewel-of-discrimination-digital-pdf/Physical version: https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/product/viveka-choodamani-the-crest-jewel-of-discrimination/0:00 Introduction0:13 Viveka Choodamani, Chapter 4 - Eligibility of the Disciple1:41 Despite being sincere to Babaji and Swamiji as Gurus in life, why do we sometimes fail to practice meditation diligently?  How to develop sincerity in one's thoughts and actions?7:04 The only person who can determine our sincerity is we ourself, as we know where our thoughts. are?8:03 Chapter 4, verse 149:05 What is the importance of auspicious time and place in reaching the Ultimate Truth and how do we convert the atmosphere into a conducive one?16:41 Chapter 4, verse 1518:04 Can one use the mind and its imaginations for self-inquiry towards Self-Realization?  Does that mean that those who do not have a Guru can still achieve Self-Realization?26:05 Chapter 4, verse 1627:44 Can one gain real intelligence through meditation alone or are there other factors like reading, studying, observing, to gain such intelligence?34:34 There are many intelligent individuals who lack spiritual growth and focus on worldly achievements - does this mean they are intelligent but lack spiritual wisdom?46:54 Chapter 4, verse 1749:19 With constant meditation, will the mind slowly recede and detach itself from worldly illusions and only when we start longing for liberation, we are on the right path of spirituality.___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Ashtavakra Gita - Chapter 2, verses 1-6 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.202Recorded on 15 September 2024 with US participantsBaba discusses the importance of faith, devotion, and attention in self-realization. He emphasizes that self-realization is not a gift but a result of following the master's teachings with seriousness and reverence. Baba explains that Self-Realization involves understanding the supreme consciousness and becoming quiet, which leads to the realization of the Self. He clarifies that Self realization and God realization are the same, as they both involve merging the individual self with the ultimate truth. 0:00 Intro0:08 Introduction to the Asthavakra Gita0:43 Chapter 2, verse 1 - How do faith and devotion, attention and listening to Truth benefit us as well as meditation for silencing the mind to achieve Self Realization?11:11 "Though all the universe is within me, nothing is really mine as the real Self."17:02 Verse 3: "My consciousness has given up the universe as mine and the body as me, my total attention is on the awareness of existence which is the supreme consciousness and peace."24:26 The grace comes spontaneously if you have faith.26:02 What you think, it manifests.27:28 "The objects of the mind are not different from the mind, this universe is not different from the Self."30:09 Consciousness is the Truth and as that expands the universe expands?30:44 Verse 5: "On examination a cloth is found to be only thread, in the same way, on close examination the universe is nothing but the Self."34:43 Babaji's commentary on verse 5.37:55 How does a Self Realised person see the world?42:10 A Yogi doesn't get carried away, does not lose the conscious awareness of the Self.43:29 Can we endure the prarabdha karmas through daily practice Jangama Dhyana?45:52 The temporary nature of the universe, appearance value vs existence value.49:03 Is space ultimately also just a concept?50:00 Force is required to bring eyes and mind in between eyebrows in meditation.51:57 How personalities start and change.53:03 Babaji quote 'Everyday when you get to face tests and life, only then your worthiness is proven.'54:43 What is the difference between Self Realization and enlightenment?55:38 Where can one find the story of Ashtavakra and Shiva as the villager with the country made alcohol.56:46 Instructions come up in the mind in meditation like a mantra.57:49 In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna asks Arjuna to surrender on the battlefield, does this mean silencing the mind?59:32 Can meditation be concentrating on a feeling of the Self and trying to stay there?  And to think of that feeling ourself meditation, reminding oneself that you are that Divine?1:00:52 Meditation technique is a balance of focusing with will power but also relaxing and surrendering?1:01:42 Difference between Self Realization and God Realization?1:02:21 Experiencing deities in meditation.1:04:48 A verse from one of the upanishads.1:07:25 A sensation which flows form the centre of my forehead to the centre of my head like something is being released?  Is this good or am I overthinking?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twittRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Mind in Peace and Happiness | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.201Recorded on 2 November 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Introduction from Babaji on deepavali1:45 What does Babaji mean when He uses the term 'mind'?4:25 Explanation of the 'Falsely imagined individual self'9:04 What is happening in the mind when we are unhappy?16:52 Are we happy simply when a desire is being fulfilled?19:59 Is peace when we are not particularly happy, and not particularly unhappy?21:37 Is it correct that everything we do is simply aimed at being in peace and happiness?26:07 When I think of peace going on and on, it sounds bit boring?29:18 What is the meaning of 'Sat chit anandam'?36:25 Does one need to do longer meditations for the mind to stop over chattering in meditation?38:40 When one wakes up in the middle of the night and gets anxious, what to do at that time?38:33 If I am neither the doer or the enjoyer, who is it that is doing and enjoying? How to differentiate mind from the soul?42:41 Can one lower position of focus of attention in meditation if pain arises in the head when concentrating in between eyebrows?44:39 How can one overcome not recognising thoughts in meditation?48:15 Unless consciousness is connected to mind and body it cannot experience pain or pleasure, so who is experiencing mind or Atma?49:31 When we know we are not supposed to do something but can't restrain ourselves from doing it, how to control the mind?51:04 Advice on living with someone who suffers a lot and is confused.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Maya - the endless illusion, part 2 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.200Recorded on 9 November 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:26 Babaji comments on extract from Yoga Vasistha: "The unreal Jiva perceives the unreal world on account of the unreal influence of the unreality."3:38 Babaji comments on extract from Yoga Vasistha: "The energy of this consciousness is able to create the entire universe and then entertaining the notion 'this is not', reduces everything to a state of void."5:13 After the dissolution of the universe, how can that consciousness recreate that cosmic universe?10:55 What happens to the individual soul when it merges with the Self?  Can it not come back to this creation?13:00 Why is that in the beginning when we were one with the Self, that we could separate from that?17:12 The concept of Virat, the cosmic person.21:06 When the experience happens that the mind becomes purified and the seeker feels as if they are at the crown of the head.23:28 Can Babaji recollect at what point it happened that He felt His location at the crown of the head during tapas?24:30 After that state is reached, is it not possible to go back?25:05 What is the force that is dragging us to the illusion?29:03 "Manifest consciousness is the universe and manifested universe is consciousness."31:27 What is the meaning of "it is neither real nor unreal".34:25 'The seer the seen and the sight' - what is the role of this in the preservation of the illusion?41:49 "Whatever is seen here or thought of 'you exist' - all that is pure consciousness alone, there has never been a reason why anything else should have come into being." 43:55 Consciousness of inert objects or when in deep sleep.48:59 The state of a Yogi50:16 Fading of awareness and consciousness towards the end of a person's life.52:32 What can one do to help someone who is nearing the end of life.53:14 How to handle fear in the world and be more present.55:00 How does biological reproduction of our parents create our physical existence and its consciousness?56:11 When does a human being start to exist as a person?56:58 How to deal with regret.58:56 How did Babaji feel when His Guru Swamiji dropped the physical body?1:00:05 What is the experience of deep sleep for a Realised person?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Tapas - the highest pitch of meditation | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.199Recorded on 16 November 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:07 What is Tapas?1:54 Why does Babaji call Tapas the highest pitch of meditation?3:45 What defines how long one needs to do Tapas?5:44 Do we have to meditate until every imprint in the mind has been purified?11:01 In Tapas, does everything disappear? Is this what samadhi is?12:22 What is the meaning of the many visions that appeared during Tapas?18:29 As we go deeper into meditation, do the tests increase?21:11 Do we need to have a desire to do Tapas?21:27 How did Babaji go into Tapas?  Was there a desire to do Tapas?26:11 Can we say that Babaji's selfless service also a form of Tapas?30:18 Did Babaji have awareness of any discomfort in the body or the passing of time during Tapas?36:01 Would all Masters have practiced this meditation to achieve Self Realization?37:52 Can the practice of 1 hour meditation take one to samadhi?39:01 What does karma by thought and action do to our conscience?41:23 How do traumas play a role in the visions in meditation?43:33 Babaji received different mantras during Tapas, but in the meditation instructions we are told not to repeat mantras.45:41 What do the various samadhis mean, ie sarvikalpa, nirvikaklpa?47:26 How can a normal householder cultivate patience for sadhana?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Human birth - the rarest of rare gems | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.198Recorded on 26 October 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:15 What is special about being born as a human being?5:48 Through our thinking capability, humans can elevate themselves or go away from the Self.8:08 What is our duty as a human being?14:56 "If humans are wise, why are we so stupid?"27:55 Consciousness and the brain.37:52 Why are some attracted to spirituality and some are not?44:11 What will happen if I am unable to achieve enlightenment in my current life?47:26 If the 'I' is never born what gets born and reborn?48:50 How a Self Realised master can affect the minds of others50:34 How to protect the purity of Ashram and Babaji and His teachings.55:16 Can we take harsh measures to prevent people from disturbing the peace?57:10 Is the subconscious mind the same as the brain?57:26 What does it mean to invoke the spirit?58:06 What are the ways to purify the mind other than meditation?1:00:50 A jerk in the body is felt when Babaji chants at the end of meditation.1:02:33 How to prevent the mind from going away from the Divine.1:03:23 If consciousness is already within ourselves, why do we have to be born and reborn?1:08:50 How to deal with people with rigid views without losing our peace.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Meditation is Easy | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.197Recorded on 5 October 2024 with Worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji1:44 "If you say that meditation is hard, it is hard, if you say it is easy, it is easy."10:13 Why do more and more thoughts seems to come in meditation?17:32 Is it a normal part of the process at the beginning, for thoughts to come in meditation?21:20 "Every time we sit to meditate, there is some progress."24:24 Babaji's mantra of 'dedication, discipline and patience'.35:38 What is Babaji's advice for those who find meditation difficult?39:12 Babaji comments on an extract from the Bhagavad Gita.41:33 When going to the temple, practice of meditation declines.42:42 If meditation is going well, should one not be able to hear the alarm?44:01 Pain in the eyes when lifted up to concentrate in meditation.45:45 Is it almost like watching nostrils or tip of the nose?46:09 Is it necessary to use a mudra?46:34 How to let go of problem solving during meditation?47:19 Meditation has become deep so for the rest of the day the mind is quiet, which is unnerving.50:05 Something is pulling me deeper, should I hold on to the professional life?50:59 When surrounded by angry people, how to stay quiet amidst this disturbance?52:32 After meditating for a year, thoughts still come up - how to know if I am progressing?54:27 It is always a struggle in meditation, am I really progressing?55:16 Should I do mantra japa meditation or continue with Jangama Dhyana?56:21 I have a fear that Self Realization leads to termination of the physical body.58:21 When someone becomes Self-Realized, what happens in terms of mind and body?1:00:33 Will meditation allow me think creatively?1:04:30 How much pranayama to do?1:05:11 Many teachers and scriptures talk of the breath stopping in deep meditation, does this happen?1:06:40 Is it ok to meditate lying down with eyes closed?1:07:27 Is there any specific diet or discipline to follow?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Ashtavakra Gita - Baba's Commentary - ch 1 vv 14-20 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.196Recorded on 1 September 2024 with US participants0:00 Intro0:08 The sword of knowledge slays ignorance of Self. Consciousness misidentifies itself as the body. Meditation shifts the attention from imaginations to the True Self.6:07 How have we misidentified ourself from birth?8:11 Until you regain consciousness of your real Self ignorance will be there.8:59 By watching, the mind eventually becomes quiet and goes back to the Self, rather than imagining. Without paying attention, you cannot gain awareness of what you are. "Just Watch" explained.13:11 Eventually the consciousness of existence will be there always, it doesn't disappear. The process of gaining awareness of the Self: watching, paying attention, and awareness.15:55 When you just watch, thoughts and visions dissolve within the mind and it returns to where it came into existence. Purnamadah Purnamidam sloka explained.18:19 Truth was always there, it didn't appear. 18:39 Space is the only thing which exists in itself. It doesn't need anything else. Both, Meditation and knowledge of the Absolute can attune your mind to the Truth.22:11 Having knowledge, you begin to notice things you wouldn't notice otherwise.22:57 The master prepares you to stop giving attention to thoughts and visions which are in your imagination.23:34 The Truth of Existence is always there. It won't disappear. Only what is imagined can disappear. You loose the "I" consciousness  when you go to Nirvikalpa Samadhi.26:21 The Truth of Existence is not a void, it is Consciousness. Divinity can give blissfulness and eventually supreme peace. Only in that which is all pervading, like space, can appearances exist.  It is not religious thinking, it is discovery of the Truth of Existence. Thru the culture of Spirituality the Truth of Existence can be realized and its nature is supreme peace.31:57 Ashtavakra Gita verses 17-20 recited.33:08 Desire arises because the body has needs. Realizing the Self doesn't need anything for its existence, mentally all desires subside. If the mind can keep quiet when death occurs, that is a practice known as tapas. Meditation is all that is needed. The difference between desire and craving. 37:36 What is "knowledge awareness"?40:32 Does time only exist in the physical world?41:40 Is it possible to go into Samadhi very quickly?  42:47 Along with theoretical knowledge you must meditate to improve your consciousness.44:27 Desire is not a problem. Greed is the problem.45:51 To know the Truth, theoretical knowledge is not enough. You must meditate to experience and gain the practical knowledge.47:51 Why a person not following and spiritual practices can have strong spiritual tendencies.49:36 What is the difference between space, emptiness, and the divine?50:49 Baba explains the Gayatri Mantra.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/online-satsang Maya - the endless illusion | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.195Recorded on 12 October 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:24 What is maya?2:25 What's the difference between maya and samsara?5:25 What is the power of the illusion that makes it appear as a reality?11:20 "The appearance is latent in the infinite consciousness"15:04 Can the illusion go on and on endlessly until we get out of it?20:56 Why does the Yoga Vasistha refer to waking, sleeping and deep sleep states as the three worlds?27:24 Is it important to think of the wakeful state as like the dream state?33:43 What happens when we awake from this illusion?35:35 What is the cosmic creation and cosmic dissolution?38:15 Yoga Vasistha extract: "Dissolution of the world appearance that has never been, is not and it will never be.  All this is pure consciousness and supreme peace. It exists as the infinite."41:05 "Logical or physical conditioning is an appearance like the sound that is heard when the wind blows, which is heard though it is not there at all."44:26 Is it ok to believe that we are totally protected by god and guru as we go through this?45:05 What about the spirit world, star beings, guides or mediums?45:53 How to avoid compulsion for food?47:20 What is the prime maya?48:28 How can anyone get liberated unless he drops his ego and personhood?49:15 How can truth be experienced?  50:22 Withdrawing the mind through meditation - a questioner asks about her elderly mother.53:00 A story from the Yoga Vasistha about the illusion - we believe and see whatever our mind tells us.59:18 Is there no truth in trying to reason out what the mind is showing?1:00:36 Unable to gather the strength to do something challenging.1:01:32 What is the difference between Turiya and Nirvikalpa Samadhi?1:01:55 Why is fear not included as one of the six shapes of the mind?1:03:20 Doing puja for ancestors - how does this work?1:05:56 Is whatever is playing out in this birth carried over from the previous birth's resolutions?1:07:32 Does this meditation in Babaji's presence serve as initiation?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang 1:10 Everybody tries to find security for themselves inn this world - how is the total security found in the Self different from this?3:48 Is it because we have identified ourselves as this physical body, that all the problems start?9:33 How do the cravings of the mind start?15:07 Is it when we don't need anything that security is there?16:14 Is contentment an imagination?17:13 Is total contentment different from an experience?18:24 How can one abide in the real Self as a body in this world?22:27 Is it also important to learn acceptance in the world?24:38 Could Babaji explain the security He had at the Lotus Feet of His Guru?26:53 Is the devotional path alongside the meditation the strongest way to achieve the Self?30:43 Do we need to give up our exceptions to have real love to the Guru?31:13 Is there always contentment in that surrender?31:43 "What you are is more important than what others think of you"39:30 Faith in the mantra is important42:08 Is the problem in the mind or in the five senses?43:18 How to overcome discomfort experienced from the problems of the world45:24 What will help deepen meditation to remain in the Self?47:32 Does one need to force non-attachment or let it happen naturally?49:41 What is the real meaning of buddhi in relation to meditation?51:24 What is the role of self-control in relation to Self consciousness?52:39 Should one keep focussing in between eyebrows if the focus starts moving upwards?53:55 When Babaji used to meditate and read scriptures outside the Ashram55:23 Did Babaji use to experience contentment throughout the day?56:17 Physical eyes are seeing darkness in meditation58:53 How can people overcome past experiences of trauma to feel total security in their bodies in the present moment?59:48 As we progress in meditation into tapas, will we get some indication of the next steps to take?1:01:16 The flow of thoughts and visions don't seem to stop in meditation - how to know if I am making progress?1:02:49 Why have we forgotten who we are?1:03:45 When asking inside for certain guidance, how to know if this is intuition or the imagination - how to dissolve the doubter?1:05:16 If experiencing back pain in longer meditations.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Baba answers questions and comments on chapter 1 verses 8 thru 13 of the Ashtravakra Gita, followed by general questions on spirituality, ego, meditation, Self Realization and Supreme Peace.0:00 Intro0:06 Agastya introduces the Ashtavakra Gita.1:34 Ego falsely imagines it is the doer.5:20 Mind is infinite, it is your Self. Faith is necessary. Meditate to focus on the Self, your attention is preoccupied with imaginations.7:56  When your consciousness is not into any type of imagination, know that as the truth of existence.10:41 Mind gives only what it imagines, it can never give the Truth.14:09 Time and space are imaginations; meditation is to stop imagining. Just watch and thoughts will disappear.16:13 Due to imagination only, a false thing appears to be true.17:17 Baba recommendation, the need for meditation.18:08 Misunderstanding what the Self is, what the mind is.20:54 Baba explains ego in detail.23:25 What is true spirituality. The need for direct experience of the Self. Importance of having the right teacher.26:33 Siddhis, celestial worlds, and super powers cannot give Self Realization. To know the Self is the greatest miracle, with it comes supreme peace. 31:24 Meditate to quiet the mind, overcome the ego, and attain liberation. Story of Astravakra commanding King Janaka to "Stop" mentally.36:04 In addition to meditation, the practice of acceptance (karma yoga) can contribute to Self-Realization. Baba explains how mental attitude aids in spiritual growth.40:48 Purpose can be more important than the act of doing.43:37 How can a person be devoted to the path, perform karma yoga, and serve selflessly, without the quality of love? Devotion, service and acceptance.47:05 The importance of learning from the knowers of Truth. True peace is within you only.  Purushartha - individual effort is needed.51:30 How can I wake up every morning inspired to live a spiritual life?53:08 Space doesn't need anything for its existence, it is holding the entire universe.55:38 How do we turn our attention from the world to our Self?57:41 While keenly observing in meditation, if there are no thoughts can we know that as the Self?58:31 Seeing the Self but again slipping back into thinking.59:06 Why is our mind is working against us, rather than for us?1:00:36 Does food play an important role in controlling the mind?1:01:47 How to sustain thought free focus during meditation.1:04:04 Celestial appearances are a distraction to meditation and a much higher reality.1:05:59 Advice to someone who meditates a lot and does not need much sleep.1:07:00 Is not reacting mentally or physically to external stimulation the same as withdrawing the senses, and quieting the mind?1:07:57 When focused between the eyebrows, how do you get into samadhi? How to transcend body consciousness?1:09:19 By theory alone you cannot know with certainty what is positive or negative behavior. Meditate to purify the mind and negativity will disappear.1:11:28 Does Absolute Consciousness have the  power to think of and manifest beautiful or ugly things?1:14:43 Is consciousness or mind evolving?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.coRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Efforts and Acceptance | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.192Recorded on 27 July 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji3:05 Can Babaji elaborate on the idea of acceptance?8:59 If the results don't come from our efforts, do we just give up?11:23 After facing repeated failures, when to know when to persist or to give up and accept the results?12:32 When we accept the results, is there a danger that we weaken our efforts?15:33 Can Babaji talk about the importance of focus when putting in efforts.19:14 Does our focus when putting in efforts become sadhana?22:02 Can this focus also generate a peace?23:08 How can Grace be related to our efforts?30:20 How Babaji applied efforts and acceptance in His years as a student monk with Swamiji.41:19 If you lose a million dollars how is it possible to quietly accept this?43:00 If we always choose good karma then do we always get good results?48:26 If you are putting in efforts should it be put in with discrimination, or can Yogis follow their desires mindlessly?51:28 For every action is there a reaction?52:10 For grace is faith, dedication and determination required?52:48 Are there alternative options to sitting for Tapas to achieve Self Realization?54:18 How to make hearltful effort with full focus without thinking about results at all?1:00:23 Advice for someone suffering from depression1:02:29 Can one reach Self Realization by practicing 1 hour meditation daily?1:04:13 Mind slipping into thoughts continuously throughout meditation1:08:43 Position of the eyeballs in meditaiton1:10:04 Position of the head in meditaiton1:10:54 For a failed marriage or critical illness for example how can one accept such things?1:15:51 My mind is judgemental, how to be more accepting of what happens?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Teaching Spirituality to the Younger Generation | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.191Recorded on 13 July 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji0:44 How can we protect young people from distractions in the modern world and guide them to spirituality?13:18 Is it important for spirituality to be taught at school?  Can it be taught without a religious connection?23:13 When should parents start teaching their children meditation, and are there some preliminary exercises for them to start with on the spiritual path?27:59 Babaji talks about His upbringing and what He learnt from His mother33:16 What is the importance of in-born qualities on the spiritual path?37:58 What is the foundation on which to build a spiritual society?42:52 How can a human being avoid laziness and be disciplined in any path?46:51 How to talk to a son who has stopped communicating and is always on the phone?48:32 How to deal with family members who are afraid that I might go too deep into spirituality?49:18 How to receive initiation from Babaji50:22 Visiting Babaji51:40 What is the origin of this dhyana and is there a connection with advanced practices from Yoga Sutras called Samyama and Shambavi?53:57 What to do if light, heat and sounds increase in meditation?54:44 What about art, is it an imagination and could it be a source to keep the mind quiet as well as meditation?56:42 Aham the individual and Aham the cosmic Self.58:09 Until there is Self Realization then there is no peace. 1:00:16 How can one proceed in life without any desires?1:02:36 How to introduce a son who is going to college to spirituality?1:04:51 How to differentiate between ego and self-respect?1:07:57 Is the Self different from the mind?1:10:42 How does meditation purify the mind?1:11:50 Does one have to look upwards to keep the eyeballs in between eyebrows?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Divine Mother: Exploring Meditation and the Journey to Self-Realization | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.190This profound Q&A session with Baba delves into the concept of  Divine Mother, explaining the symbolic significance of Hiranyagarbha (the golden womb) as the source of all creation. The discourse details meditation, higher states of consciousness, the journey to Self-Realization, and transcendence of the mind to realize one's true Self, beyond the illusions of the material world.0:00 Intro0:07 How and why Divine Mother came into existence.3:59 Story of Vishnu and Narada, why Mother comes first.7:02 he concept of Hiranyagarbha, "The Golden Womb" from which all creation has emerged. There you realize your real Self.9:21 What appears in the mind is a stumbling block for Self Realization.10:19 The technique of "Just Watch" to regain Pure Consciousness and attain Nirvikalpa Samadhi.11:24 For Self Realization, Consciousness has to watch itself, not what appears in the mind.12:21 Meditation is to stop the mind from thinking or imagining.13:20 I no longer have many flashy experiences in meditation, only peace and expansiveness. Am I progressing? 15:04 "I assure you, you can't make your Self disappear."15:44 What happens to the person after Self Realization?17:09 The body is for others to watch and  recognize; it is just a media to talk to you.18:01 It is like entering the dream to awaken someone who is dreaming.18:13 Is Self Realization like waking up from a dream? Self Realization explained.20:07 As you continue meditating are there signs of progress?21:36 The world cannot contribute anything to the real Self, because matter cannot touch or give anything to infinity. Self doesn't need anything else for its existence.24:01 Absolute or zero, both our imaginations.(Truth) It is simply there.24:31 After Self-Realization, at all times only the absolute is visible, we see only the Self. 25:51 How did Rudra become associated with your name?29:11 Tapas, the final step to Self Realization, can be achieved by meditation or action.32:52 Developing an attitude of silently watching while you're in activity.34:01 The concepts of Mother and Father.35:55 The distinction between emptiness and the Absolute. In Nirvikalpa Samadhi all imaginations have disappeared.38:30 Is the principle of male and female present on all planes of existence? 40:25 Illusion was created so creation could continue.41:44 The yogi is neither attracted or repulsed. He is neutral.44:44 Impermanence makes you attracted or repulsed.45:25 Baba gives advice to someone with an abusive mother.48:40 Meditation is to turn off the projector. Baba explains Consciousness as the watcher, brain as the screen and mind as the projector.52:21 While living, can a person affect the existence of a departed loved one, such as a mother or father?54:10 Why is the Divine not telling us, "I am here and I am giving you everything?"___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The thought of death, the trigger for Vairagya | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.189Recorded on 15 June 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:18 What is death?  Who is it that dies?2:47 Why do people want to avoid thinking about death and don't want to find out the truth?5:48 Why doesn't everyone ponder about what is going to happen after death?9:04 What effect did the thought of death have in Yogis such as Buddha, Nachiketa, Adi Shankara etc?19:51 What is vairagya and its connection with the thought of death?24:51 How should we enquire about death to understand the impermanence of the world?28:10 What connection is there between the thought of death and meditation?36:18 Why is it that for Yogis, the strong thought of death came at an early age?40:33 Why is there a fear of death?43:13 How can we overcome that fear of death and teach the next generation?45:47 How important is it for society worldwide to get exposed to spirituality?54:50 When close to death, does a dying person see people that have departed in their lives?55:24 Are there many different layers of the body or koshas?57:48 Does the body of a person who has died need to be put in a particular posture?59:21 Is the idea of heaven a myth?1:01:01 Is it because we are in the age of the Kali Yuga that we there are so many distractions and less opportunity too know the Truth?1:03:06 How to develop vairagya in relationships?1:04:39 The name of Lord Murugan1:06:30 Meditation is better when on Babaji's online session. How to achieve the same level of focus when meditating alone?1:07:17 Does meditation purify the body as well as the mind?1:08:59 Is it possible to meditate when in the lying posture?1:10:05 Could Babaji clarify about why we don't see relatives when close to death?1:12 :58 When we sleep are we unconscious?1:13 :41 How do dreams happen?1:15:27 Before we die how can we ensure that we are the best moral person?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang How to live a Spiritual Life? Pt2 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.188Recorded on 25 July 2024, with Malaysian participants.0:00 Intro0:08 How can one develop awareness of the Self while carrying out day to day activities?4:36 Advice to newcomers to meditation on how to avoid anxiety and outcomes in daily life.6:53 If we become unattached to the world, how to handle being perceived as cold-hearted or not responsible?12:05 To experience life fully should we experience the full array of emotions in this world?16:20 Is it correct that emotion itself is not right or wrong, but we shouldn't get too attached?17:18 What can we do to increase willpower to practice meditation?24:35 What to do when the mind drifts away in meditation when concentrating mind and sight inbetween eyebrows?25:53 Is the space between two thoughts the same as the space around us and throughout the universe?27:14 What is the difference between the space, brahman and parabrahman?28:51 The head tilts during meditation, what is the explanation for this?29:51 If I sit crosslegged in meditation, after a while the legs become numb.  Should I avoid sitting in this way?30:36 Could peace be an imagination?32:00 How not to lose heart if things don't turn out as expected?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang A purified mind while living in the world | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.187Recorded on 22 June 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Introduction from Babaji1:55 how do we achieve a purified state of mind while living in the world?9:24 We shouldn't indulge in unnecessary negative thoughts.11:11 Why is a daily practice of meditation recommended?16:40 Is it the ego that makes us believe we don't need to make efforts to change?25:18 When Babaji says 'be sincere' does that mean to put in all efforts into the practice?29:32 Is a Jeevanmukta the highest, most purified state of a human being?34:12 How important is it to have a Jeevenmukta as a Guru?39:00 Why is it more difficult to overcome thoughts when in the world compared to in meditation?40:00 When there is a mental disorder, is the mind or the brain damaged?40:45 Is it possible for a Guru and a disciple to have telepathy?41:27 The mind as energy and consciousness42:51 Are we silencing the energy part of consciousness in meditation?43:26 What is Babaji's experience of Self Realization and how to switch between Self Realization and living in the world 46:31 Is it difficult to hold onto the body after Self Realization?47:25 When the body is in intense pain, what is the best practice?48:25 How important is it to make a certain time for your meditation practice?49:42 How is the mind's experience different from the mind's thoughts and imaginations?50:31 How is the imagination so real that creation could happen?  54:16 The ego of not wanting to have thoughts in meditation56:11 How long does it take to erase the negative thoughts in the mind?57:42 What can we do when anxiety or panicky thoughts come up in meditation?58:55 If someone cannot do silent meditation, is japa ok as an alternative?59:49 Is it important that a mantra is given by a Guru?1:00:55 How can one strengthen faith?1:02:21 How to be more disciplined with meditation practice when stuck in a rut?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Baba discusses the significance of meditation in gaining one's true identity and overcoming the obstacles to gaining Self-Realization. He emphasizes the need for the mind to become silent in order to find fulfillment . Questions exploring "Who Am I" and how experiences, meditation, and self-awareness are keys to understanding this relationship. 0:00 Intro0:07 Main obstacle for advancing spiritually and attaining Self Realization.1:39 The ultimate goal of meditation.4:52 Self Realization - the droplet uniting with the Ocean.  6:09 You are the watcher not the movie.7:51 Difference between watching and witnessing.8:56 Just silently watch and all will dissolve; you don't remain a witness.12:40 Can a person become lazy while practicing meditation?13:38 Why people may practice meditation for a long time and not seem to progress.14:37 A person must stop all thinking, analyzing and judgements to realize the Self.15:30 Can a person be too vigilant trying to meditate?17:56  What is life and does it have a purpose?20:34 Everybody is too busy with the world.21:49 Consciousness has imagined this world. You have to come to the infinite to find permanent happiness.24:00 If you care for the world it will never let you settle down peacefully.25:09 Having achieved peace in your Self, you are not indifferent to the world. 25:56 Prayer can be very effective if you concentrate with total faith. 26:49 Understanding the technique, and purpose of meditation. Meditate to silence the mind and become aware of the SELF. Just watch explained.30:22 Why have we forgotten our connection to the Divine?33:36 With thought we anchor ourselves and find support in this world and we forget our Self.36:35 Is it necessary to choose between practicing meditation and worldly involvement?             40:03 Attend to the world inside of you first. It is the one troubling you. Understand the          outside world is impermanent.42:45 How to overcome random thoughts in meditation.45:00 How to pray.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Overcoming Karma | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.185Recorded on 4th July 2024 with Malaysian participants.0:00 Intro0:22 Is there a connection between parents and children when it comes to karma?3:35 Do rituals and prayers help to reduce karma?5:37 How can we free ourselves from the distractions through modern technology and go into spirituality?17:39 How can we prevent feeling disappointment from failure?27:30 How can we overcome Karma through reverence to the Master and by practicing meditation?34:33 What can we do in our daily lives outside meditation to be one with the Atman?35:44 How to not be affected by undesirable people who are a part of our lives?39:22 Feeling a jerk in the body during meditation.___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Mind, Brain and Meditation Pt2 |  In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.184Recorded on 1 June 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0.08 What is the mind and brain and the difference between the two?1:38 What does Babaji mean by the Divine and the mind?9:13 Are we only aware of the mind when there are thoughts in it?11:40 What happens to the mind when it's happy?17:00 Are thought processes voices and sounds that we hear when we think?21:37 When we have an emotion, it seems to be drawn out over a long period of time - are emotions different to thoughts?27:21 If we try to calm the mind down ourselves, is that a genuine improvement or are we fooling ourselves?28:37 When we try to meditate, what is happening in the mind and the brain?32:18 When thoughts come up in meditation, is it a failure or is it a part of the process?41:46 When I get tired when working, it feels like, rather than the body getting tired, it's the brain that gets tired?46:53 When the brain reflects on the mind, does the mind have the capacity to decide whether it is good or bad?48:10 Does Babaji experience fear in the mind?49:30 How to purify the soul?50:56 How to overcome unknown fears?51:58 Is the time for the mind to operate through the brain limited?55:25 Visions of seeing things before they happen - is this a coincidence?57:39 Our mind can create illusions when in the world, how to distinguish what is real or unreal?59:20 Is the energy and consciousness that Babaji talks about the same as how they explain it in science?1:01:18 How can we utilise the power of our sub-conscious to manifest our dreams?1:03:24 Are there any other wasy to purify the mind other than meditation, for instance seva?1:04:48 During meditation I try to find solutions to the problems in my life.  How to avoid this?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Discussions with Shiva Rudra Balayogi on spiritual growth, consciousness, and the true nature of the Self. Baba emphasized the importance of meditation and self-awareness. He delves into the idea that the Self is the source of creation and true freedom lies in recognizing this reality. Insights on the path to self-realization and spiritual growth, highlighting the significance of listening and absorbing teachings into the mind. Also discussed is the role of meditation in quieting the mind and focusing on the Self.Recorded on 23 June 2024 with US participants0:00 Intro0:09 What is meditation and how it helps achieve the goals of spirituality and of life?3:29 Meditation is to bring the attention onto the your Self.4:56 The distinction between mind and what appears in the mind.8:17 Meditation quiets the mind and reveals the Conscious Existence as our Self.9:36 You are not a body, a thought, an idea, or an ego.10:05 Distinction between Consciousness and Existence.12:19 How important is discernment? Can it bring detachment?14:05  Consciousness is what gives value to the body.15:53 Illusion continues until Truth is discovered?17:03 Is it true a Ghani (Knower of Truth) ) has no limitations, no boundaries, no definitions.20:05 Does the universe exist outside of me?21:45 Hearing Wisdom about the Self is life transforming. It make me go for what's permanent.23:54 Shravana (listening), Mañana (absorbing into the mind), Nididhyasana (practice) (the 3 pillars of Vedantic Practice).24:56 During meditation should we take the attitude that anything we see, recognize, visualize or imagine, is not real?26:16 I realize I have been writing my life script but I don't know how it ends, and it frightens me. What should I do?26:58 There is Consciousness and Energy but where is the Light?27:36 Supreme Peace is beyond light and bliss.30:57 I feel pain when concentrating between my eyes.32:16 Importance of dedication, discipline and patience.33:04  Is the experience of becoming one with the Ocean of Pure Consciousness the same for everyone?34:55 A Self Realized person feels silence as ones Self, not the minds thoughts.35:26 Age is a factor with meditation but attachment can be a barrier.37:14 Mind has to stop writing the script, then you are there. Trust is necessary.37:58 Story of Angulimala and Buddha. Importance of ripeness in taking up the spiritual path (right purpose).   41:11 It's not necessary for a person to undergo bad and harsh things. Inner purification can take care of that.42:10 Once the thought of death comes, a person may become restless until they know the secret of birth and death.43:13 During meditation my breath is constant but I feel sleepy.44:55 Can we have the feeling of joy or bliss we get while meditating by imagining the Guru or God?45:40 Does your Guru come to you? Everything is guru for me now.46:10 The role faith and freewill play in Spirituality.47:47 I have lost my motivation to meditate. How do I find it again?48:31 It is the guru who will tell you about the final goal you need to reach.50:41 You must be careful to overcome imaginations, then the truth will be revealed.___Website: http://www.srby.orgFB: https://www.facebook.coRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Send us a Text Message.Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Efforts towards Self-Realization | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri Babaji No.182Recorded on 23 May 2024, with Malaysian participants0:00 Intro0:21 Is the fact we are in 'Kali Yuga' why not many people are attracted to meditation?22:25 Can we say that challenging events are sent to us to push us towards god?29:28 How does one motivate oneself despite experiencing the discomfort of the bodily suffering.36:47 During meditation the mind gets sucked into the thoughts, how to avoid this?41:09 Why does my own mind want to disturb my efforts?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Myths and Misconceptions of Spirituality | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri Babaji No.181Recorded on 8 June 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:06 What is the basic aim of the spiritual path?2:17 Is the spiritual practice to bring the attention away from the thoughts?5:00 Should we expect experiences within our meditation?13:12 Would a real miracle make one go towards peace?16:18 What is a real spiritual awakening?25:04 Have we imagined consciousness to be in the body?35:37 When starting on the spiritual path, should one simply practice this meditation?40:29 Do we need to believe in anything in order to practice meditation?41:55 What is a Yogi?43:35 How does a Yogi operate in the world?48:55 Does a Self Realised Yogi stop having dreams?50:20 How and why did the Vedas come into existence?53:30 How to decipher incomprehensible spiritual experiences?56:29 What is purusharta, self-efforts?1:01:55 What is the heart?1:02:52 How to overcome fear?1:03:48 How to avoid anger?1:04:59 What are the benefits of worshipping deities?1:05:54 Is having a target in the material world counterproductive to spirituality?1:07:07 How to control the seemingly infinite thoughts in meditation?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Power of Imagination and Illusion | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.180Recorded on 9 June 2024 with US participants.0:00 Intro0:04 What is the 'love of being' that makes one get through life's unsurmountable difficulties?5:00 Is it because we have wrongly identified ourselves that we develop a need for things in our life?7:13 Overcoming the idea of ourselves as a person with the practice of meditation.11:17 Is it our mind that changes, not ourselves?11:50 The distinction between consciousness and mind13:03 Removing the sense of 'I am' to achieve Nirvikalpa Samadhi14:11 The word for 'I am consciousness' could just be 'mind'?15:05 At first you realise yourself as the 'I' and then when that goes away you become universal existence?18:08 Is the meditation technique is observing without analysing?18:30 What is a definition of the Self?19:17 What is a subtle body?20:45 What happens to the subtle body at death?21:53 Is the mind without a body what is called a soul?22:26 Could the rebirth happen anywhere, not necessarily in this world?23:29 Will your progress continue inthe next rebirth or do you have to start over?25:13 Is the highest goal of life supreme peace?27:14 Why does Tapas take so long before Self Realisation happens?28:14 Is meditation just about removing thoughts, or is it also about understanding and realisation?29:55 What is the difference between dreams and regular everyday thoughts?32:24 Is karma simply in the imagination, there is no good or bad?33:22 Can meditation practice go side by side with worldly activities?35:19 How to let go of the 'I' thought36:49 What is the choice that Swamiji made to come back to the world?38:33 The experience of a loved one leaving the body39:30 What is Siddhi and Samadhi?41:05 Is marriage necessary for a seeker who wishes to go into Tapas?41:38 What are two other things we can do during the day, like reading or service work?43:13 What is the difference between service work and karma yoga?44:30 Is there any hope for humanity?45:30 When we sit to meditate should we think of our individual 'I' that is trying to watch?46:54 For someone who does bad things but thinks they are doing good, will their actions be registered as a bad thing?47:48 Does a Yogi become everything in this universe, having lost the individual ego?49:27 Is Mahasamdhi the same thing as becoming a Yogi?50:30 Do we become shunya or nothing eventually?51:04 How do we spread awareness of Babaji's teachings?52:03 What are angels?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Power of Imagination and Illusion | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.179Recorded on 25 May 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:09 What is it that indcues the imaginations to come out in the first place?6:10 Would Swamiji's mind as a young boy have had such a strong potency for the Divinity to manifest?9:12 If we visualise about God, Guru or Self Realization, does it help us to get closer to that?16:51 Technically, how did the manifestation of the Divine happen for both Swamiji and Babaji?22:41 Is devotion connected to the yearning for the highest?24:42 Can the highest imaginations of God and Guru lift our mind our of lower, confused imaginations that we have?26:20 So should any tests, difficulties or suffering be welcomed?29:42 So should we not imagine things to be a certain way?30:58 Does the power of the imagination have to be totally controlled for the mind to merge back to the real Self?36:30 Does the bird exist of the One imagination or does it exist in the individual imagination?39:37 "The world is sitting in our mind"40:28 Is there any imagination for a Yogi?41:50 Mind has to become under our control, quiet, and then can merge with the Self43:52 Is devotion the same as demand?44:35 How to deal with auditory imagination in meditation?46:19 How does Babaji perceive us?46:51 Should one get up from meditation to deal with things in the world?49:18 Are karmas the mind's imprints?50:23 A Guru would not do anything to add to a person's karma, even when such a person has abused the Guru?53:30 The difficulty of taking the step to leave the home and devote one's life to spirituality54:25 If we come across people who are mentally or physicalyl ill, can we use the power of the imagination to inspire them to be healed of their illness?56:09 In real life can we use the power of imagination to manifest things for us and others?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/online-satsang Different paths of religion, different methods of sadhana and different Gurus | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.178Recorded on 25 May 2024 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:58 If someone is not born as a Hindu, can they still benefit from meditation?5:49 What difference does it make to have a Guru?7:42 Different Gurus may have prescribed different techniques, how do we know which one is the most beneficial for us?17:07 Is the physical Guru and the inner Guru the same?20:56 Ego vs the Guru28:58 Is the Guru-Disciple relationship like that of the mother and child?30:38 If we were to follow the technique that Babaji teaches, can we also achieve Self Realization?33:27 Is the Atma already enlightened?36:13 The feeling of 'I' and the Self, are they the same thing?39:03 Is there a mind in Baba's body or not?40:25 Is there any thought process in Babaji's mind or is it always silent?41:38 What does Babaji mean by "You can be your best friend and you can be your worst enemy"45:33 How to make sure our emotions don't override our decision?50:46 Swamiji used to show anger, why was that?52:22 Is it possible for someone to be a descendent of Lord Shiva?53:14 Can deep physical pain and suffering keep you in the moment?54:28 Is it possible to lose all the benefits from your sadhana?57:20 Is it the role of the Guru to bring the disciple back to the path?1:00:05 Is it possible to practice meditation with open eyes?1:01:35 If one is closely aligned with more than one Guru who teach slightly differing techniques, how does one handle this?1:03:26 When we see something in the world that is frightening, if we watch it, like in meditation, will it disappear?1:05:27 What does Babaji mean by conscience?1:07:34 How to control the ego which plays havoc in everyday life.1:09:58 What is the difference between Yoga and Hinduism?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/online-satsang To have Peace you need to practice Peace | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.177Recorded on 9 May 2024 with Malaysian participants.0:00 Intro0:15 How is religion the same as spirituality?7:37 What steps can we take as a society to promote peace in this world?12:33 What is the distinction between self-defence and being offensive?18:03 How do we balance between fulfilling our worldly duties and ensuring that we don't compromise our duty to our Guru?35:23 What is enlightenment and how do we know that we have achieved enlightenment?39:23 Can we say that consciousness is Divine? Do we need the physical body to experience consciousness?___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/