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. Recorded in February 2025.

0:00 Intro
0:11 Why does watching in meditation dissolve thoughts and burn acquired habits so successfully?
5:00 Who is doing the watching in mediation?
5:44 Jangama Dhyana means meditation on the eternal existence. Can Babaji explain what this means?
6:34 What was Babaji’s mindset and emotional state after your Guru, Swamiji dropped the body?
14:37 Did you ever worry whether people would believe that Swamiji came out of the picture to take you into Tapas?
18:51 What is the technology of manifestation?
25:35 At the start of Tapas was Babaji able to reach the thoughtlessness state or did that come later?
31:26 Was there a time when Babaji felt grief and a little lost after Swamiji dropped the body?
32:07 Is there a way to practice Bhakti Yoga along with meditation?
34:11 In meditation are we silencing the thoughts or avoiding the thoughts?
35:16 Have I come here through my own choice or is the universe guiding me?
37:21 What makes a person to go into Tapas?
41:11 Do rituals like Maha Kumbh Mela or Shivaratri have any significance?
47:16 When not meditating, is there a way to still continue sadhana?
48:40 How does suffering connect the mind to Divinity?
53:21 What is Divine Grace? Is there any connection with karma?
54:18 Does that Grace help you to overcome karma?
55:33 If suffering causes one to go to the Divine, how come Babaji, who had a beautiful home, caring family, withdrew towards the Divine?