Zen Grisdale
A talk by Shiva Rudra BalayogiPerth, Australia in 2018 The world always seems to be into conflicts caused by selfish and immature thinking of human beings. As Babaji clarifies in this beautiful public discourse given in Perth Australia in 2018, we all talk of peace but don’t practice peace. Since ancient times, spiritual exercises have … Read more
Recorded on 16 July 2022 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:16 What was the ‘restlessness’ that Babaji experienced as a child and is it necessary for spiritual transformation?4:38 How can consideration to others be helpful for spiritual transformation?12:25 Is it better to get away from people and the world or is it better to stay amongst … Read more
Recorded on 18 June 2022 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:17 How can this world, which seems so real, be an illusion?6:39 What does Babaji mean by ‘existence value’?13:41 Science says that we should be able to measure anything that is real. But Babaji says that the one thing that is real is the one thing … Read more
Recorded on 8 May 2022 with US participants 0:00 Intro 0:16 Mother and the Divine Mother in personified and unmanifest form 7:09 What is love? 9:16 Is pure love just pure oneness?13:20 Explaining consciousness16:42 Thoughts and consciousness21:00 Spirit and Soul25:59 Chanting the Gayatri mantra for a dying person27:44 Spiritual beings having a human experience29:48 Difference between … Read more
Recorded on 5 May 2022 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Intro 0:16 What is prayer? 2:27 If we practice regular meditation, are we still required to perform prayer? 4:56 Is prayer to be focused on God? 6:28 If the ultimate goal is to silence the mind and realise the Self, what should our prayers be like? 8:54 … Read more
Recorded on 24 April 2022 with US participants 0:00 Intro0:17 “Thinking will never give us the truth of who we are”4:40 Is the consciousness of existence the same as pure awareness?5:25 Knowing the Self6:34 The difference between individual consciousness and pure consciousness7:35 Pure love10:25 Definition of meditation13:31 How did Babaji imagine His Guru when Swamiji … Read more
Recorded on 15 January 2022 with worldwide participants 0:00 Introduction0:16 What is selfless service?1:46 Can one become Self-Realised through the practice of selfless service?3:32 What can we do to make our service selfless service?10:00 When we serve relatives, friends and others, how we do we make sure we are not exploited?12:39 If people perform genuine … Read more
Recorded on 2 January 2022 with US participants 0:00 Introduction0:16 Do all the benefits of meditation including Self- Realization come from silencing the mind?2:04 What is the attention of the mind?6:43 As we progress in meditation does consciousness start to watch itself?8:16 Is consciousness of existence a permanent thing?9:07 is consciousness the basic material of … Read more
Recorded on 12 December 2021 with US participants 0:00 Introduction0:21 The difference between the eternal existence and consciousness10:51 Once the mind becomes totally still does it transcend consciousness?15:15 If the mind creates the illusion does it all disappear when you quieten the mind?17:32 Is mind an imagination?19:30 Is there a universal mind?22:24 The essence of … Read more
Recorded on 09 December 2021 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Intro0:17 What is meant by surrender?1:47 What are we expected to surrender?3:30 What is spiritual achievement, and how is it measured?6:17 What spiritual sadhana is recommended apart from meditation?11:12 Is there a difference in to whom or how we pray14:09 After we surrender what should be … Read more
Recorded on 5 December 2021 with US participants 0:16 Clarification on the meditation technique 2:52 To know the truth of who we are do we have to stop thinking? 4:27 Is it possible to have an uncaused happiness? 9:35 Do we need body and mind to discover the Self?11:09 Do we need the body any longer … Read more
Recorded on 25 November 2021 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Intro0:16 If we have unwavering faith in god and guru does that mean we also have unwavering faith on ourselves?2:18 Difficult things always somehow work out in the end, is this a sign that my faith in god and guru is being answered?4:35 When we experience … Read more
Recorded on 21 November 2021 with US participants. 0:00 Introduction0:15 What is meditation?1:02 What is the attention?1:50 What is unique about Jangama Dhyana that Babaji teaches?3:47 What are the obstacles to meditation?5:24 The mind hindering the ability to become quiet7:36 What watching in meditation means9:22 The instruction to focus the mind and sight in between … Read more
Karthik Purnima Tapaspurti Mahotsav – 22nd anniversary of the ‘Accomplished Tapas’ of Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi celebrated in Dehradun Ashram. All Dehradun DSM Perth, Australia
Recorded on 11 November 2021 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Introduction0:15 How can a layman understand the True Self?3:54 Who is the “I”? How to ensure we are progressing in the right way?10:11 What is the monkey mind?13:12 How does the monkey mind overshadow the Self?17:55 After many years of struggling with the traits of the … Read more
Recorded on 26 September 2021 with US participants 0:00 Introduction0:17 ‘Spiritual experiences’ versus the Self10:59 Among all the thoughts of the mind there is one thing that is not a thought12:59 How does Babaji see the world?14:45 Why are we not aware of the consciousness of existence?18:04 How to become aware of the Self18:56 The … Read more
Recorded on 23 September 2021 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Introduction0:32 What is meant by ‘just do your best and leave the rest to God’?7:22 How can we be sure that we have done our best?11:54 How should we manage our feelings when we are not appreciated for our efforts?16:25 In every form of happiness we … Read more
Celebrations on the auspicious occasion of Shri Babaji’s 67th birthday in Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj Ashram, Dehradun. All Dehradun Morning Puja Other
Recorded on 12 September 2021 with US participants 0:00 Introduction0:14 Jangama meditation technique of focusing the mind between the eyebrows4:09 To have the consciousness of existence do you need the body?6:08 Fixing the eyeballs in between eyebrows in meditation8:37 How to remember the consciousness of existence outside of meditation15:13 Some advice for a newcomer on … Read more
Recorded on 26 August 2021 with Malaysian participants 0:00 Introduction0:29 Stress due to tug of war between worldly responsibilities and the spiritual path4:35 A fear of a change of attitude as a result of acquiring wealth6:26 Is it ok to claim ownership of our own properties and to defend it if necessary? If so how … Read more
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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
Leo, a Romanian devotee, talks about the time he visited the Dehradun Ashram 27 years ago in November 1998 and witnessed Babaji sitting in Samadhi
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Shri Babaji tells the story of Jadabharata, which His Master Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj used to narrate. The story warns that having attachments to the world
Babaji narrates the story of the Tapasvin and the rat, a story that Swamiji once told to a sanyasin who had a desire to own
Babaji narrates the story of the monk and the prostitute which His Guru Shri Swamiji used to tell countless times about how we waste our
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