What is Consciousness? – online Q&A, No.206
Recorded on 30 November 2024 with worldwide participants. 0:00 Intro0:20 How has consciousness arisen within unconscious matter?7:19 Is consciousness beyond the experiences of thoughts and sensations from our sensory organs?9:00
Shaping a Better Future – onlineQ&A with Babaji, No.205
Recorded on 31st December 2023 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:08 How do we shape a better future for ourself?1:27 How can we remove or change our latent tendencies?5:19 Should we
Bhakti Marga: The Devotional Path – online Q&A, No.204
Recorded on 7th December 2024 with worldwide participants.Questions asked by Babaji’s head disciple, Amba Shivaranjani. 0:00 Intro0:05 How do you define bhakti? Ramana Maharshi has said that bhakti is the
DSM Ashram Meditation Retreat 2024: Day 7, Evening 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 Intro0:07 During meditation
Viveka Choodamani Ch.4, vv.14-17 | In Quest of Truth – Q&A with Babaji, No.203
Babaji’s commentary on the Viveka Choodamani is available to buy.A Modern Exposition by Shri Babaji of Adi Shankara’s famous commentary. This book contains the teachings that Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi
Ashtavakra Samhita – Chapter 2, verses 1-6 – online Q&A, No.202
Recorded on 15 September 2024 with US participants Babaji discusses the importance of faith, devotion, and attention in Self-Realization. He emphasizes that Self-Realization is not a gift but a result
The Mind in Peace and Happiness – online Q&A, No.201
Recorded on 2 November 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 Introduction from Babaji on deepavali1:45 What does Babaji mean when He uses the term ‘mind’?4:25 Explanation of the ‘Falsely imagined individual
DSM Ashram Meditation Retreat 2024: Day 7, 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 Intro0:07 How can
Maya – the endless illusion, part 2 – online Q&A, No.200
Recorded on 9 November 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:26 Babaji comments on extract from Yoga Vasistha: “The unreal jeeva perceives the unreal world on account of the unreal influence
Tapas – the highest pitch of meditation – online Q&A, No.199
Recorded on 16 November 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 Intro0:07 What is Tapas?1:54 Why does Babaji call Tapas the highest pitch of meditation?3:45 What defines how long one needs to
Human birth – the rarest of rare gems – online Q&A, No.198
Recorded 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
Meditation is Easy – online Q&A, No.197
Recorded on 5 October 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 Introduction from Babaji1:44 “If you say that meditation is hard, it is hard, if you say it is easy, it is
DSM Ashram Meditation Retreat 2024: Day 6, 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 Intro0:07 Will the
Ashtavakra Samhita – Chapter 1, verses 14-20 – online Q&A, No.196
Recorded on 1 September 2024 with US participants 0:00 Intro0:08 The sword of knowledge slays ignorance of Self. Consciousness misidentifies itself as the body. Meditation shifts the attention from imaginations
How to stop continual thoughts in meditation
Babaji explains how through the instruction ‘just watch’ in meditation, you can get out of the whirlpool of continual thoughts. [See the full Q&A session here]
Maya – the endless illusion – online Q&A, No.195
Recorded on 12 October 2024 with worldwide participants 0:00 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
The total security of the Self – online Q&A, No.194
Recorded on 7 September 2024 with worldwide participants 1:10 Everybody tries to find security for themselves in this world – how is the total security found in the Self different
Ashtavakra Samhita Chapter 1, verses 8-13 – online Q&A, No.193
Shri Babaji answers questions and comments on chapter 1 verses 8 through 13 of the Ashtavakra Samhita, followed by general questions on spirituality, ego, meditation, Self Realization and Supreme Peace.
