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Spiritual Advancement and Its Obstacles – online Q&A, No.186

Recorded on 26 May 2024 with US participants 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 … Read more

Babaji tells the story of Shivabalayogi’s Tapas

Shri Babaji lovingly narrates in detail the events around His Divine Guru Shri Shivabalayogi’s amazing, gruelling, 12 year Tapas. 7th August is set aside in the calendar to particularly recall and commemorate Shri Swamiji Maharaj’s astonishing attainment of this Highest of Goals through His efforts and the Divine’s Grace, and the enormous blessing we have … Read more

Invitation to Swamiji’s Mother and Babaji’s Parents Aradhana August 11th

Sunday 11th August from 10:00 AM You are cordially invited to join us with family and friends on the special occasion Aradhana for Pujya Guru Matha Allaka Parvathamma (Shri Swamiji’s Holi Mother) and Shri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj’s Parents, Shri Shankara and Sharada Venue Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj Ashram DEVARAYASAMUDRA Kolar Dist, Karnataka, India  Contact Satyanarayana Dikshit … Read more

Overcoming Karma – online Q&A with Babaji, No.185

Recorded 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 … Read more

Mind, Brain and Meditation Pt2 – online Q&A, No.184

Recorded on 1 June 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 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 … Read more

When Babaji first met His Guru, Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj

Babaji recounts the first time He met His Guru, Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj. It’s quite difficult, even now… I saw Him; I think that glow, those amazing vibrations which is inexplicable. Only anybody who would have experienced will understand, will know. So that simply attracted. Like, we saw in those days people got simply attracted, they … Read more

Guru Purnima celebrations in the benign presence of Baba Shivarudra Balayogi (photos and videos)

Sunday 21st July 2024 at Shivabalayogi Ashram Devarayasamudra   Photos of the event   Videos of the event https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_3bb226bf.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_a0444187.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_f59e3955.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_56c0c4a2.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_cb73bf25.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_097dcd11.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_d792e8be.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_2030ddeb.mp4https://shivarudrabalayogi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-21-at-18.16.52_e99fcdd7.mp4 Shri Babaji’s Guru Purnima Message

Invitation to Guru Purnima celebrations at Shivabalayogi Ashram DSM

Sunday 21st July 2024 On 21 July Sunday,  join us in the Shri Guru Purnima celebrations at Shri Shivabalayogi Ashram, DEVARAYASAMUDRA, Mulbagal Tq, Kolar Dist.  Satsang from 10:45 AM, Mahaprasad.  All are welcome to come in the presence of Shri Shiva Rudrabalayogi Maharaj, and obtain Guru Maharaj Shivabalayogi Maharaj blessings.  Devarayasamudra Ashram contact details

Meditation, Consciousness of Existence & Self Realization – online Q&A with Babaji, No.183

Recorded on 23 June 2024 with US participants 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 … Read more

Efforts towards Self-Realization – online Q&A, No.182

Recorded on 23 May 2024 with Malaysian participants 0:00 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 … Read more

DSM Meditation Retreat 2024: Day 4, Morning Q&A with Babaji

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. 0:00 Intro0:12 Can Babaji explain the Deities at the Ashram Temple and why we worship them?11:18 What is the significance of Shiva and Parvati entering Swamiji at the end … Read more

Myths and Misconceptions about Spirituality – online Q&A with Shri Babaji No.181

Recorded on 8 June 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:11 What is the basic aim of the spiritual path?2:22 Is the spiritual practice to bring the attention away from the thoughts?5:05 Should we expect experiences within our meditation?13:17 Would a real miracle make one go towards peace?16:23 What is a real spiritual awakening?25:09 Have we … Read more

The Six Enemies of the Mind – Arishadvarga

Babaji explains the six enemies of the mind, the arishadvarga, which the ancient sages identified as the six extreme negative emotions which, whenever anyone experiences them, they become the first casualty. Taken from ‘The Mind – Its Shapes And Experiences – online Q&A, No. 114’ 0:00 Intro0:44 1: Kama – Greed1:58 2: Krodha – Extreme … Read more

Understanding Impermanence and Attaining the Eternal – online Q&A, No. 180

Recorded on 9 June 2024 with US participants 0:00 Intro0:09 What is the ‘love of being’ that makes one get through life’s unsurmountable difficulties?5:05 Is it because we have wrongly identified ourselves that we develop a need for things in our life?7:18 Overcoming the idea of ourselves as a person with the practice of meditation.11:22 … Read more

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