Dedicated to the lotus feet of the divine Guru Shivabalayogi Maharaj

Devotion and Surrender – Q&A, No. 278

Recorded on 30 May 2026 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
4:43 Why is devotion considered an essential part for spiritual growth when knowledge and meditation also exist as the path to liberation?
11:16 Before surrendering to God or Guru, why not first start devotion at our home, to our wife, son, father, or surroundings etc?
13:49 So to accept, “Nar mein hi Narayan hai” (God resides within every human being”)?
14:12 How can we differentiate from genuine devotion from emotional attachment or blind following?
16:30 Difficult to surrender but easy to meditate, or to read books. What is holding us back, the ego?
19:07 We use ‘I’ as the body, not the true Self.
19:39 When we consider ‘I’ as the body there is a lot of gratification, but when that is dropped, there is no gratification. How to start in dropping the ego?
22:30 What the world cannot give us, only devotion and surrender can give us?
25:04 Does surrender mean giving up desires, ambitions and plans?
25:41 The concept of dharma, arth, kama, moksha.
27:09 People who go to temples for worship but don’t have faith.
28:25 Does devotion create surrender or surrender create devotion?
29:02 Like a baby in the womb who is connected to the mother via the placenta, are we surrendered to the guru in the same way?
33:23 Unless and until the Self is experienced, you don’t get it.
35:39 When we are not meditating how can we keep our consciousness at a very high level? Can mantra japa be done?
36:38 How do we remove imprints and tendencies from our previous life? Are they in the brain or in the mind?
37:49 Is Babaji a man or a deity?
39:46 How to pray to all the deities in the same breath?
40:50 If an appearance comes in meditation
41:36 How can I make devotion as a practice everyday?
43:08 Can I adopt a reminder to continuously be devoted throughout the day?
43:40 When we act with devotion can you talk about Svadharma and Paradharma activities?
44:49 Difference between nirvikalpa and sarvikalpa samadhi.
46:27 People take advantage of my tolerance with them. Is it ok not to talk to those people? Is that wrong?
49:26 What is the difference between Hanumanji and Parabrahma?
50:11 How has Hanumanji become such an important part of people’s lives?
50:50 Would there be any impact from new moon or full moon days on the ability to concentrate in meditation?
53:32 How do I convince my mind to have faith in the divinity and accept whatever is to happen in life.
59:47 The moment I put in efforts, the results are conceived by my mind also. What is the trick to avoid this?

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