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How can we change ourselves? – Q&A, No.225

Recorded on 18 April 2025 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:07 Why is it so difficult to see our own faults and put in efforts to change ourselves?
6:07 If we don’t see change in our character even though we are practicing sadhana – why is this?
22:15 Does spiritual yearning come to all of us eventually?
27:02 How do we overcome difficulties in life?
28:44 Should we concentrate on ourselves instead of trying to change the world?
33:07 Even if a Self Realised Yogi does not come out into the world, are they still helping the world in some way?
34:25 The thought of letting go of attachment to worldly things makes me angry and fearful even though I know there is no lasting joy in these things.
36:25 How to get rid of bad, negative, ugly and repetitive thoughts and the guilt trip thereafter?
37:46 How to protect ourselves from negative energy when meditating in different places?
38:40 Are all the paths of bhakti yoga, karma yoga and jnana yoga needed to achieve Self Realization?
41:06 If one experiences expanding beyond the body and the body dissolving, should one still focus in between the eyebrows?
42:10 Is the state of samadhi and deep sleep the same?
43:33 What is the point of trying to change oneself if the goal is not person-hood? Is trying to be a better person not an ego?
45:38 The mind jumping into arguments uncontrollably due to ADHD.
47:38 Feeling demoralised when mind is distracted many times during meditation and inability to become the desired personality.
49:00 Can we meditate on the bare floor?
49:44 Can meditation help criminals change?

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