In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri 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 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 textRegister 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 textRegister 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 textRegister 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 textRegister 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 textRegister 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 textRegister 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.com/shivaruRegister 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 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/

Send us a textRegister 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/

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 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/

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 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/