Podcasts about Vairagya

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/

What if starting over wasn't a sign of failure… but an act of courage?This episode dives deep into the emotional and psychological journey of beginning again—whether it's a new habit, role, relationship, or mindset. It explores how fear of failure often blocks us from saying “yes” to new opportunities, and how adopting a beginner's mindset can help us stay curious, resilient, and open to growth.Through personal reflection and a story about volunteering at a yoga festival, the speaker shares how keeping a simple “Courage Journal” helped transform habitual “no's” into brave “yes's.” The episode weaves together yogic philosophy (like svadhyaya and abhyasa), Zen teachings (shoshin), and neuroscience (neuroplasticity) to illustrate how starting fresh isn't weakness—it's wisdom in action.You'll be guided through reflection prompts and a short breath-based meditation to reconnect with the idea that it's not only safe to begin again—it's brave.

 We are less than two weeks away from the start of Thom's Australia visit. We have a range of tour events scheduled, including free introductory talks and a learn to meditate course for those who are new to Vedic Meditation. If you've completed a qualified Vedic Meditation course, we invite you to join Tom for knowledge sessions, group meditations and a one-day retreat he has scheduled in Sydney.  Thom is also offering a five-day four-night retreat in Gerringong, south of Sydney, as well as private mentoring sessions throughout the month.  You can find out more about all of these offerings at thomknoles.com/sydney. Detachment is frequently sold as a necessary step for spiritual progress. We're taught that attachment is often the root of our suffering, so it stands to reason therefore, that detachment will bring about the opposite of suffering.But as Thom explains in this podcast episode, it's an understandable yet inaccurate conclusion that actually causes more suffering.Thom brings clarity to the subject, using the Vedic concept of vairagya, a state of being that allows us to fully enjoy the fruits of life, without the bondage of attachment.Episode Highlights[00:45] Maharishi Patanjali's Yoga Sutras[02:56] Siddhis - Developing Extraordinary Human Capabilities[05:36] A Spontaneous State of Non-attachment[09:48] A Witnessing Phenomenon[12:55] A Consequence of the Practice of Vedic Meditation[16:23] An Indication of Cosmic Consciousness[19:08] The Freedom of Spontaneous Non-attachmentUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

May 22,2025 Thursday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 13

May 17,2025 Saturday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran

May 16,2025 Friday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran Sarg

May 15,2025 Thursday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 04

May 14,2025 Wednesday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 03

May 13,2025 Tuesday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 2

May 12,2025 Monday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Sandhya Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 01

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/

Jai Guru Deva.We just wanted to remind you that you currently have two opportunities to spend some quality time with Thom at his upcoming retreats in Sedona, Arizona, from May 22-26, and Gerringong, Australlia from June 25-29.These retreats are your chance to get away to rexperience deep rest, industrial-strength stress release, quality company, and higher states of consciousness.Most importantly, you'll have close-up access to Thom at his famous lectures and Q&A sessions.Whether you are troubled by the changes the world is experiencing right now, or simply looking to fast-track your evolution, quality time with Thom is the ideal opportunity to tap into the wisdom you need at this time.Thom looks forward to seeing you in Sedona or Gerringong!Find out more at thomknoles.com/retreats. That's thomknoles.com/retreats.The role of desire is one of the most misunderstood facets of spiritual evolution. Some schools of thought argue that we should transcend desires altogether, leading followers down a path of denial and disciplined detachment. This leaves many in a quandary, wondering why we are put to the test, surrounded by so many temptations.In this episode, Part One of a two-part series, Thom holds forth on the Vedic worldview with respect to desire and how we can live a life without regrets for desires unfulfilled. Discover why both obedience to desire's guidance and non-attachment to its fulfillment create the perfect balance for spiritual evolution. It's a revolutionary approach that transforms our understanding of what it means to want.Part Two of this series will be the next episode of The Vedic Worldview.Episode Highlights[00:45] Unfulfilled Desires[03:11] Reincarnation - Unfinished Business[06:18] Liberation from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth[09:00] Authorship of Desire: The Cause of Suffering[12:54] Percival from Arkansas Goes to the Cinema[15:31] Why am I having a desire?[18:18] Nature's Business[21:22] Filled with Fulfillment[24:56] Asteya and Vairagya[28:02] The Pollution of Unfulfilled Desires[31:31] What Are You?[34:22] Human Doings[38:48] Empirical Evidence Through Direct ExperienceUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

Episode 0916 - April 2025 Update (Vairagya) (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Brief comments on geopolitical, geofinancial & collective human conditions, integrated with discussion of personal process. Detachment, disinterest, disgust & dispassion from engagment with 3D affairs, and the natural movement from desire to renunciation.   References from Pali Buddha-Dhamma,

Bhrathari Vairagya : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Bhrathari Vairagya : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Bhrathari Vairagya : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

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 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/

Aug 9,2024 Friday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 23

Aug 8,2024 Thursday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 20

Aug 7,2024 Wednesday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 17

Aug 3,2024 Saturday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 26

Aug 2,2024 Friday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 23

Aug 1,2024 Thursday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 22

Jul 31,2024 Wednesday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 17

Jul 30,2024 Tuesday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 15

Jul 29,2024 Monday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 13

Jul 28,2024 Sunday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 12

Jul 27,2024 Saturday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 9

Jul 26,2024 Friday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 6

Jul 25,2024 Thursday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 4

Jul 24,2024 Wednesday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 2

Practicing the Yoga Sutras by Carroll Ann Friedmann combines clear explanations of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with prompts for personal discovery and reflection. The concise instructions and explanations offered by the Yoga Sutras are still powerful and exceedingly valuable for moving toward peace and knowledge of the Self. Practicing the Yoga Sutras also offers space for personal reflections and self-study notes. I recently had the chance to talk to Carroll Ann about her book and practical ways to apply its teachings and The Yoga Sutras to your daily life. She shares insights about specific group of sutras including samyama, abhyasa, and Vairagya and how they can influence our attitudes and behaviors. She also talks about her background as the owner and yoga teacher at Ashtanga Yoga Charlottesville and the Ivy Yoga School. I have had my own personal yoga practice now for close to 11 years and found her insights about yoga and the Yoga Sutras to be practical, ways to enhance my own yoga practice, and deepen my connection to my spiritual Self. One of my favorite parts of the conversation with Carroll Ann is talking about how to deepen your own yoga practices by focusing on the spiritual aspects of yoga. She provides clear explanations of how yoga not only affects us physically, but also on a spiritual and emotional level too. For more information you can visit her website at: https://www.practicingtheyogasutras.com

Jul 6,2024 Saturday : Misc : Shri YogVashistha MahaRamayan Vairagya Prakaran Sarg 13

Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 26, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.

5th Niyama is Isvara Pranidhana complete surrender to the God head of your understanding. To have complete faith in the guiding and protective power of absolute reality behind all life and manifestation. Whatever is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. Yoga is not a religion, however a ‘Spiritual' practice.The teachings suggests we surrender our fruits of our actions, give all of our self over to this Grace that we entrust in and we stay open to what life has to offer. Starting thinking about what you are trying to control, be powerful over? Person, place or thing? Kids, finances, relationships, work outcomes…Or better yet, what would you like to let go of? Fear, anger, envy, resentments…Vyasa one of the commenters of the Yoga Sutras, stated that a mind that is disturbed, distracted and stupefied is not fit for reaching Samadhi. It is only reachable by Yogis who have cultivated a one-pointed and complete still mind, Nirodha. In our focused, diligent practice (Abhyasa) we refine our awareness (Viveka) to observe what arises, discerning our choices in practice. Vairagya is a practice of letting go of sensory observation, training the mind to detach from what arises, distracts or motivates the activity of the mind that prevents it from stillness. This becomes a repetition of mind to practice the art of surrendering that which doesn't serve the practitioner in their pursuit of attaining the state of Yoga.To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Apr 16,2024 Tuesday : Morning : Sandhya GurubhaktiYog Leelaramji Ka Tivra Tyag Aur Vairagya Bhag 7

Apr 15,2024 Monday : Morning : Sandhya GurubhaktiYog Raja Bhartruhari Ko Sansar Se Vairagya Kaise Huaa Bhagh 6

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Gyan Aur Vairagya 2 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 1 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 2 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 1 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 2 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 2 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 1 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

Gyan Aur Vairagya 1 : Pujya Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Satsang

This discussion was recorded in London at the new Mission studio where Jason led Module I of his hybrid YTT a few weeks ago. Together, Jason and I explored the question -- Is this thing that we're all doing still actually yoga? Our power-hour or our 30-minute glo class or our rolling on foam rollers with some poses sprinkled in -- are those still yoga? Or has yoga in the West evolved into something else altogether?A few tidbits that we discuss in the episode:The fact that the word "yoga" has more than 350 definitions in Sanskrit, revealing its diverse nature.The belief in a singular, authentic yoga tradition is challenged throughout history.Swami Vivekananda's influence on bringing yoga to the United States and his perspective on Hatha Yoga.Different yoga traditions, like Iyengar and Ashtanga, were once considered radical innovations.The long-standing tension between "head up" and "head down" yogas: intellectual vs. physical practices.The importance of focusing on one's practice and impact rather than judging others' practices.The five common denominators of yoga traditions, including liberation teachings and philosophical infrastructure.The significance of Abhyasa (effort) and Vairagya (letting go) in all yoga practices.Yoga as a gradual process of replacing unconscious patterns with conscious beliefs aligned with self-realization.Jason will be back at Mission in London in October -- join him for a 6-day immersion or for Module II of his Hybrid YTT. Get the details at: jasonyoga.com/londonYou can find shownotes for this episode, including links to the books mentioned at: yogalandpodcast.com/episode304If you'd like to support the podcast, join our Substack here -- it's a great way to connect with other listeners and get more of us in your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.