Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang We have forgotten who we really are | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.152Recorded on 3 September 2023 with US participants0:00 Introduction0:06 Who are we, why do we not know who we are and how do we discover who we are?7:13 Can self-enquiry lead to awareness of the Self?12:57 What is detachment and why is it important?15:10 Awareness of 'I am' without thoughts being there19:13 Can you practice detachment?23:25 As you practice meditation does detachment come?24:31 Requirements when looking for a guru28:00 What Babaji wanted in a guru30:23 How do we become aware of supreme energy and that energy and consciousness are one and the same thing?36:03 Are all dreams just imaginings or can the divine guru give darshan in dreams?39:49 Experiencing fear during meditation when mind becomes more concentrated41:57 What gives us authority to pray for others?43:38 Will it be difficult for a householder to do meditation and achieve Self- Realisation?  [In Hindi]45:47 [In English]46:51 South Indian temple Chidambaram teaching the secret about consciousness beyond form and formlessness___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 Watching | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.151Recorded on 7 October 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji1:13 What does Babaji mean by 'watching' in meditation?5:24 In the instructions Babaji directs us to 'concentrate the mind and sight between the eyebrows' and then 'keep watching there by focusing the attention' - are these two different steps?9:45 The position to concentrate in between the eyebrows11:12 If you steadily watch, will the position take care of itself in time?12:09 What do we do when sound effects come up in meditation?13:48 How does meditation compare to watching a photo of guru or the divine?17:06 Can we employ the technique of 'watching' when we are moving around in the world?19:19 Why does it seem like a black void when all visions go, but feeling of existence is still there?20:32 Do impressions register with the 'watcher' or is the 'watcher' free of all such samskars and is it just awareness?22:01 How to heal ourselves of painful memories and what is the meaning of true forgiveness?24:16 What does it mean to 'watch the thought'?28:32 Is the gap between the thoughts the consciousness of existence?30:03 Steadiness of eyeballs33:09 Anxiety from letting go of things you previously thought were true, when on the spiritual path36:59 How to stay focused on watching in meditation39:20 If one is watching, will the thoughts not form?41:32 Is it ok to concentrate on the peace between the thoughts?43:24 When experiencing difficulty with watching, can one revert to a different technique?45:33 What to do when breath almost stops in meditation?46:42 It takes effort to stop the mind and when there are no thoughts a sleepy state comes.___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 How to overcome stress and worry with meditation | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.150Recorded on 7 September 2023 with Malaysian participants0:00 Introduction0:06 How can we avoid stress while fulfilling worldly responsibilities?7:40 How can we be aware of the supreme consciousness where nothing can trouble us?13:46 Is the real challenge for a human being in the mind rather than in the world?19:09 How to differentiate whether losing memory of past events is due to cleansing of the mind in meditation or simply forgetfulness?28:19 How can one gain self-confidence in decision making?34:22 How was Babaji able to accept any situation at the Ashram while serving Swamiji?40:50 How to deal with someone who doesn't like you and you can't avoid them?___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-satsangThe Divinity |  Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.149Recorded on 16 September 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction0:05 Why does Babaji generally use the world divinity as opposed to god?1:18 Why neither atheists or theists know what god is.7:30 If we believe in god in a particular form, how does that help us in finding divinity itself?12:43 It seems that the space is a void in which objects can exist, how can this space be the divinity?23:04 Is meditation the method to enable the mind to become that space, that divinity?28:24 In Indian literature, when giving clues to the divinity, they use the term sat chit ananda.  What do they mean by this?29:42 Is the space fully conscious and if so, does it have power to construct and destroy?36:24 In books is it written that god is inexplicable, so why does Babaji take such effort to explain that divinity?37:25 In the example of standing in front of the sun to receive the light, is it the same as quieting the mind to receive divinity?37:59 Does remembering the divinity help the mind to go quiet and is this the same as meditation?41:30 Babaji's closing words ___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 Your Conscious Attention |  Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.148Recorded on 17 September 2023 with US participants0:00 Introduction0:06 What is the attention?7:38 The mind produces all imaginations but it also has the ability to watch them?9:42 Does the attention become the 'I am' state?10:48 When the mind becomes almost completely silent, unbounded, do you have awareness of your existence?12:34 Does the mind eventually get absorbed into the Self?13:46 Once the merger happens, what happens to the mind as attention and imaginations?15:07 Once the mind goes back the Self, it won't get drawn back into the illusion?17:59 What is the purpose of human existence?20:06 Is spirituality about moving beyond the dualities?22:27 Is the state of the Self aware of anything?23:26 How does a Yogi rise above suffering?25:59 Is a Yogi always aware of the unbounded awareness, even while acting I the world?29:25 Anything the mind creates is not the truth, so how do we know the truth of existence?37:47 What is the relationship between attention and the present moment?40:17 What is the importance of patience?46:40 If the mind is not Self-Realised, what happens when the body dies?47:32 How can one get a deep peaceful experience back?49:29 Does Brahman not witness the world because the world is created by individual minds?53:27 Are presence and watching the same thing?54:18 When the individual self merges with the Self, is this like a white spot merging with a white background?56:23 If there are loud sounds or a pain in the body, if the attention is on the Self, do these disappear?58:39 Being present is easy when in presence of Babaji, but how to be present when in the world?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 Rectifying our own faults | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.147Recorded on 19 August 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji0:55 Why is it necessary to look at our own faults?4:20 Are people not willing to look at their own faults and try to hide them?5:14 If there is some stress in the mind, does that mean there is a fault that we need to rectify?10:11 By practicing to become quiet in the mind through sadhana are we automatically rectifying our mistakes?18:41 For a disciple if the attention is on the Guru would they know the dharma automatically?21:11 Do our faults automatically get rectified through sadhana or does it require separate reflection and effort?22:39 Is life the testing ground to see if the fault has been rectified?24:00 Why is it so difficult to change oneself?27:21 When a Yogi makes decisions, how is that different to when regular people make decisions?29:07 What is conscience?32:25 When people get confused on the path, are they cheating themselves?33:01 How do we lose our ego?35:48 Can anyone recover from any sin?38:32 Is taking care of each other a sign of maturity?39:41 What other activities other than meditation can we do to strengthen our conscience?40:24 How to remove feelings of guilt?41:15 Is it possible to burn our karmas in this birth?42:03 How to maintain peace in the work place?__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 Mother Concept and the One Single Space | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.146Recorded on 17 August 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction0:11 How can we practice unconditional love in our daily lives?21:05 The concept that we all exist and belong to one single space28:03 How can develop the mother concept within us?32:15 Mother's Kunti and Gandari, who is right and wrong in their behaviour?34:26 How do we prevent hating people who do wrong to us?36:16 Why does our body move or shake 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 Real and Unreal Pt 2 | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.145Recorded on 09 September 2023 with worldwide participantsWatch Real and Unreal Pt1| Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.79here: https://youtu.be/TH_tCum7tX00:00 Introduction0.05 What Babaji means by 'real'4:50 Am 'I' real?7:55 Does this realness have characteristics?16:32 What is creativity?20:15 Is there a connection between our attention and being aware of our reality?21:30 How can we avoid being sucked into the world when it seems so real to us?28:16 Can we say that the experience of the unreal is itself also unreal?29:55 Are our close human relationships also unreal?32:39 In the world, when we have to react to this unrealness, what should we do?___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 Silencing the Mind | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.144Recorded on 16 July 2023 with US participants0:00 Introduction0:05 The strength of our concentration versus trying to see in meditation4:40 Are there other ways to silence the mind besides meditation?7:39 The path of knowledge 11:26 Inspiration to reach the truth13:30 What the mind gives cannot give us the truth15:27 Does a Yogi rise above all suffering?17:28 Who is thinking if a Yogi's mind has stopped?19:25 What happens when Babaji answers a question21:33 Permanent happiness is not an imagined thing26:56 Why does my mind not stop when it is brought between the eyebrows?27:57 How to not be bothered by the world29:21 What happens when the mind stops?32:35 Can an experience of sight and sound progress towards Self-Realization?34:05 Pulling of the head downwards during meditation35:42 Is it correct that no lasting peace and happiness can come from an experience within the mind?37:33 Is it necessary to see thoughts or visions in the mind in meditation?38:39 Does a Yogi still have pure peace when the body experiences pain?39:33 Can one still stay in the state of stillness when in activity?45:57 How can one overcome the thought 'how much more time is left in this 1 hour meditation?'47:03 How many minutes of silence can be a good start in meditation?47:25 Sitting quietly for some time before sitting49:15 Constant thinking that creates a vibration in the mind, a habit to think51:05 If you have a desire for Self Realization, is this also a vasana?52:25 Definition of vasana and samskara54:04 A habit to be quiet in tasks during the day___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 Intelligence | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.143Recorded on 29 July 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji1:37 Wordly intelligence versus spiritual intelligence9:40 Where does the intelligence to go on the spiritual path come from?15:48 "Our intelligence must be above our ego"17:45 The story of two brothers who were sent to know about god.22:04 Do we still need to apply intelligence when take up meditation?25:20 Is the brain there for us to realise that we must become quiet?27:10 What is the relation between intelligence and emotions?31:05 What role does intelligence have when Divine work is at play - do we have any control?32:55 Is there an intelligence in consciousness itself or only when in touch with the brain?35:55 If a computer has enough intelligence would consciousness arise within it?42:04 Is there an infinite numbers of ways to arrive at peace in the mind?43:50 Although inanimate matter has energy, it won't have any intelligence?___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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Renunciation | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.142Recorded on 27 July 2023 with Malaysian participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji  1:08 Krishna's teaching on not defining your dharma11:25 How do we know we are doing the right thing, in reaction to what others are doing?18:21 How do we know when to accept the results or when to keep putting in efforts to achieve something?22:45 Are we able to achieve Self Realisation by doing the minimum practice?26:31 What is the difference between mental and physical attachments?32:38 Were the teachings in the Bhagavad Gita simplified for humankind?38:44 Why is the ego present in someone even if they have been meditating for years/decades?43:27 Why is there is so much suffering and so few who reach Self Realization?46:04 Is it the will of god that we either take a Master's teachings positively or negatively?___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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Judgements and the Illusion | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.141Recorded on 22 July 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji on putting in efforts one at a time1:49 What does it mean to make a judgement?3:22 Do we get lost in an illusion as we make judgements in the world?7:09 Why is it that we do not see the absolute, all-pervading truth?10:35 Do we have likes and dislikes because we identify ourselves as the body?12:15 Do we make less judgements if we go on meditating?15:07 The difference between a Yogi and a common person in making judgements16:44 Is a Yogi totally secure?18:09 Where does a faith come from?20:55 Is Tapas practiced to remove the strongest judgements?23:25 How is Babaji able to be in this world without making judgements?27:43 Why do some people not recognise the greatness of a Yogi?35:40 What is the role of the sadhak when undergoing tests in daily life?37:30 Making judgements in the world while remaining unaffected mentally39:53 Can we use judgements to make our faith stronger?40:55 If I make a judgement and I don't take it as a truth, then it won't make an imprint?41:17 Does the brain reflect emotion or is that an imagination in the mind?42:07 Is it possible for a person, if they leave one Guru, to find another Guru?42:41 What are the sheaths of the body that the scriptures refer to?43:43 Why, when we see others physically, do we form our opinions and judgements?___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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang The Permanent and the Impermanent | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.140Recorded on 2 July 2023 with US participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji on putting in efforts one at a time3:06 The difference between the permanent and the impermanent10:23 "The Self is neither thought or silence, motions or stillness, something or nothing"14:17 Do you have be 'that' to know 'that'?17:15 Is pure consciousness beyond the sense of 'I am'?19:37 What is the proper way to use the mind to aid us in liberation?26:54 Can the mind only be aware of itself in duality?28:22 What is our obligation to share the teachings and heal other people in the world?32:13 How to stop internal conversations in meditation33:43 Intensity of thoughts, impressions, karma, are these all different terminologies of the same thing?38:38 Pure love as a function of pure consciousness39:55 On the use of prescription drugs46:00 Is it possible that impressions can be removed outside meditation?47:28 The importance of the Guru___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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Concentration | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.139Recorded on 8 July 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Introduction from Babaji on Kshetra Kshetrajna yoga4:04 When we concentrate in meditation what is it we are concentrating?9:45 What is the difference between concentrating on an object and concentrating in meditation?14:17 When the mind is concentrated to a single point does it become all pervaded?16:13 Do we first achieve concentration and then meditation happens?18:05 How, by simply watching in meditation, is concentration achieved?23:58 If Babaji is all pervaded, who are we asking questions to?25:26 When the mind is restless in meditation how can we improve concentration?29:49 What Swamiji said on concentration in meditation32:30 Babaji's advice on using the internet and new technologies37:06 If the Self is one, should I consider a person harming me as me also?38:39 If the mind becomes concentrated, what is the effect on the brain?___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 Destiny and Renunciation | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.138Recorded on 13 July 2023 with Malaysian participants0:00 Intro0:09 Babaj's experience the moment of completing tapas5:55 What is the meaning of dreams?  9:55 With each reincarnation does our mind lose potency?  if so, how can we be guided to the Truth?17:05 Can we achieve Self Realization by doing just 1 hour of meditation each day?25:03 How can we accept the biggest and most tragic events in life?30:29 What is the biggest vasana?31:40 What is the best quality to have for sadhana?32:35 Closing words from Babaji___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/

Register your free place for the weekly live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Sadhana | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.137Recorded on 15 July 2023 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:13 What is the meaning of the word 'sadhana'?1:20 A time when Swamiji asked a man if he was doing sadhana.3:14 What is the technology of karma yoga?8:22 What is the technology of bhakti yoga?15:31 Is acceptance and the mind settling also aspects of dhyana yoga?18:19 Does sadhana also have an effect on our life in the world?20:03 Through sadhana does one mature in a moral sense automatically?20:25 How to practice selfless service to others while facing obstacles to our service.23:09 It seems meditation is more difficult that any other sadhana, so why is it recommended so much?27:23 How Lord Rama achieved Self-Realization through listening to Yoga Vasistha.33:05 Can I get rid of all bad karmas in this life?  What kind of person should I become to accumulate good karmas?35:49 The story of Krishna, Arjuna and the farmer.39:19 Does sadhana stop when Self-Realization is achieved?41:07 How to make an emotional connection with god.42:18 By silencing the mind can you stop acquiring future karmas also?___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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Thinking of a Larger Cause | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.136Recorded on 1 July 2023 with worldwide participants.0:00 Intro0:05 Could Babaji explain the significance of Guru Purnima?6:30 What does it mean to think of a larger cause?8:14 Does a Yogi automatically think of a larger cause?11:39 Why is it a tendency for human beings to selfish?15:22 Swami's quote, "If you live for yourself it is life, if you live for others it is Mission."16:33 Swami's quote, "If you cannot help anybody, at least do not hinder them"22:53 When you are serving the master should you always think of the larger cause?26:05 Is immersive renunciation the correct way to live in the larger picture of life?27:52 How to avoid negative influence from others when on the spiritual path.29:22 Babaji explains how you should not define your dharma, with a story in the Mahabharata.32:33 Thinking about future generations on earth.35:25 How to trust in yourself despite criticism from others.38:27 How to avoid getting attached to objects around us.___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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Babaji talks about the teachings of his master Shri Shivabalayogi MaharajO:05 How Swamiji taught, emphasising the importance of your own experience7:49 How Swamiji taught in a unique way to bring meditation to every doorstep14:22 The two paths in life20:13 How can we develop the 'do or die' attitude that Swamiji had?29:40 The meaning of 'Atma sakshatkara'36:21 The need for a Guru and 'Aham Brahmasmi'38:26 Once merged with the Self, can an individual be reborn?___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 individual and the one true Self | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.134Recorded on 08 January 2023 with US participants.0:00 Intro0:06 Babaji conveys a message for the new year5:17 Is the purpose of meditation for the consciousness to become aware of itself?6:44 How do we overcome the misidentification of the individual imagined self?9:35 What is consciousness's attention?11:59 Concentrating the mind and sight in meditation?15:56 What else can someone do to avoid being distracted by thoughts?16:39 Watching vs thinking18:21 Do Realized masters feel fear?19:04 Are we holding our own dream by our imagination, making each moment ever new?21:40 What is the Sanskrit word for awareness and consciousness?22:14 What is chitta?22:53 In meditation my attention between the eyebrows falls down to a lower position and distracts me24:05 Is it right to call god a cosmic mind?26:37 A passage from the Avadhuta Gita28:36 What is unlearning in the context of spirituality?30:26 Does the sense of who I am disappear in meditation?32:25 Is concentrating on the Shambhavi Mudra the same as what Babaji teaches?33:47 Babaji used to watch Swamiji so intently - was that like a 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/

Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang How can we resolve our karma in daily life? | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.133Recorded on 03 November 2022 with Malaysian participants.0:00 Intro0:18 How does karma affect our life?4:32 Is it important to be aware of our karma in daily life?6:17 How do we release ourselves our from past life karma?7:53 If we do something with a good intention but the result of our action is otherwise where do we stand in terms of karma?11:06 Does being engaged in spiritual activities help to deplete bad karma from the past?14:33 What happens when a karmic cycle ends and how will we know when it ends?15:54 How do we spiritualise our daily activities?19:51 Does spiritualising our daily activities help in clearing our past karma or does it only prevent formation of new karma?25:07 Can anyone practice spiritualising daily activities easily?29:27 If one is immersed in thinking of Babaji does that help resolve our bad karmas?31:45 For a beginner of meditation, will making the effort to sit regularly have a positive effect even if one is unable to meditate and is caught up in thoughts?32:46 What are the benefits a person derives from darshan, being in the physical presence of a yogi?34:26 Does good karma of a previous life make it possible for someone to come in contact with a yogi?36:05 Closing comments from Babaji___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/