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Babaji’s Life Story – Q&A, No. 265

Recorded on 21 March 2026 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:07 What were the characteristics that Babaji’s parents demonstrated that helped impact the development of His character?
7:57 Innate characteristics of Babaji’s personality as a young boy that were unusual compared to those around Him?
13:24 After Babaji first heard the song ‘Bhaja Govindam’, would the people around him have noticed a change in His behaviour or temperament?
19:43 What was the attraction that Babaji had to the Hanuman temple near His home?
37:18 How Babaji came to enter Swamiji’s service after waiting for 3 years.
46:16 Stories that there are other lokas where you can achieve god realisation.
49:42 How to get over the fear that one will be reborn into the world again.
52:59 If we want Self Realization will we all have to do Tapas for many years?
55:39 How should one look at an appearance of either Swamiji or Babaji in a dream?
56:52 For Babaji, what kind of association is there to the memories of early life, considering that no ego is now left?
59:14 During Babaji’s 5 year Tapas, did Babaji stretch out His legs, changing posture?
59:53 An experience of hearing a heavenly voice chanting ‘narayana’ – what was that?
1:01:11 Why did Babaji seek a Guru and not god?
1:02:13 The difference between a devotee and merging with the Self.
1:03:09 The worry that moving the eyes to the centre and meditating is unsafe for people who are impure.
1:05:25 In meditation, how to go beyond the witness, the observer.
1:06:04 How to overcome past sing and guilt?
1:07:22 Who was Swamiji’s master?

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