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Special Instruction – Ashtavakra Samhita – Q&A, No. 258
Recorded on 4 January 2026 with US participants 0:00 Intro0:10 Desire is the root of indiscrimination, Chapter 16, verse 73:54 What causes attachment?5:42 Why does desire arise in the first place?6:45 So desire is not the problem, it’s the attachment to the desire?7:45 Is a Self-Realized Yogi free of desire or just free of attachment?8:57 … Read more
Invitation to Maha Shivaratri with Shri Babaji
Sunday February 15th at Shivabalayogi Ashram Devarayasamudra
Thoughts – Q&A, No. 257
Recorded on 11 January 2026 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:06 What does Babaji mean when He speaks of thoughts?1:22 Is there a seed that starts the thoughts?2:00 Are thoughts the act of creation itself?2:48 Do thoughts spring up in relation to the imprints from previous experiences6:08 Why can’t we control our thoughts if they are … Read more
Yoga Vasistha – Creation – No. 256
Recorded on 3rd January 2026 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:11 When grace meets maturity of discrimination then dispassion is generated within the heart.1:18 The relation between non-dual point of view of the Self – everything is within the Self, and how the mind has started creation with thoughts.4:15 Why has creation happened?6:56 Why is it … Read more
Karma Yoga- Q&A, No. 255
Recorded on 27 April 2024 with worldwide participants. 0:00 Intro0:07 What is Karma Yoga?1:00 Is Karma Yoga the same as Dhyana Yoga, but in activity?13:40 Do we need to lose the idea in our imagination that an outcome of our action is either good or bad?17:02 Babaji’s natural love and surrender to Swamiji that allowed … Read more
Purpose of Life – Q&A, No. 254
Recorded on 6 December 2025 with worldwide participants. 0:00 Intro0:06 Does life have a purpose, and if so what is it?2:55 In our society a purpose is generally not clearly defined, or they say it is to be a good citizen, have a good life etc. Is this wrong?5:23 Is grace of God or Divinity … Read more
“The Universe in a hair” from the Yoga Vasishtha – Q&A, No. 253
Recorded on 22 November 2025 with worldwide participants. 0:00 Intro0:38 “Universe in a hair” – Universe is how you perceive it.3:51 Is there a separation in consciousness to make an individual consciousness?8:06 So is the world a projection of the mind?9:28 Is the mind a separation from the higher consciousness?11:13 Is it possible to experience … Read more
Shri Babaji’s Message on World Meditation Day
Shri Babaji’s message for World Meditation Day, celebrated on 21 December 2025.
Meditation, Karma, Divine Grace & the Peace Within | India Retreat Q&A, Feb 2025 – Day 1 Morning
A series of Q&As filmed at the Shivabalayogi Devarayasamudram Ashram in South India during a meditation retreat with Shri Babaji over the course of 10 days. Recorded in February 2025. 0:00 Intro0:11 Why does watching in meditation dissolve thoughts and burn acquired habits so successfully?5:00 Who is doing the watching in mediation?5:44 Jangama Dhyana means … Read more
Knowledge of the Self – Ashtavakra Samhita – Q&A, No. 252
Recorded on 10 August 2025 with US participants 0:00 Intro0:55 Chapter 15, verse one, “A student whose mind is pure and calm learns easily..”2:09 Chapter 15, verse one – Babaji’s comments3:44 What is a corrupted mind and what causes the mind to be corrupted?5:22 How can you uncorrupt the mind and pay attention?6:10 So you … Read more
Meditation session in Perth, with Shri Babaji
Photos from a meditation session in Perth, Australia, December 2025 with Shri Babaji.
The Real Meaning of Faith and Devotion – Q&A, No. 251
Recorded on 8 November 2025 with worldwide participants. 0:00 Intro0:07 What is faith and why is it so important?5:28 Faith does not depend on any result.8:45 Without a guru would it be very difficult to overcome the ego?11:45 How does one get attracted to a real Self-Realized guru?14:20 If we follow the practice as taught … Read more
Devotee who has studied Jyotisha astrology for many years gives detailed horoscope of Shri Babaji
A devotee who has studied Jyotisha astrology for many years has sent the following message to Babaji giving a detailed horoscope of using Babaji’s birth data. We thought it might be interesting for seekers and devotees to read: The horoscope confirms Sri Babaji to be not just enlightened but also a Great Soul. There are … Read more
The Great Knowledge of the Sages in Ancient India
Babaji talks of the knowledge of the great sages who enquired into the Self to find from where the ‘I’ feeling was coming. Within this mind-bogglingly vast universe, they went for the root cause.
Creation – Q&A, No. 250
Recorded on 25 October 2025 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:14 When a thought pops up in the mind, what is it that has created that thought?1:42 Has the mind created that thought within itself?4:02 Everything we perceive of as the world, that is entirely within our own mind. Does the world exist outside of our … Read more
