Recorded on 21 October 2023 with worldwide participants

0:00 Introduction
0:12 What is the meaning of Tapas?
1:22 Is it necessary for Tapas to be sitting in meditation or can it happen while active in the world?
6:20 Does devotion have to be complete to be converted into Tapas?
11:45 Is total commitment and a ‘do or die’ attitude necessary for Tapas?
17:12 What was the significance of the tests that came in Tapas?
20:42 What causes one to fail to complete Tapas?
21:46 Is Self Realisation a permanent state?
24:22 Did an enormous determination come to achieve this?
26:15 Is it destiny for everyone to undertake Tapas at some point and become Self Realised?
28:23 Is Self Realisation and liberation one and the same thing?
29:08 If jeevanmukti is Self Realisation then what is videhamukti?
31:00 Is it the same effort for Babaji to bring the mind to the world, as it is for us to make the mind introverted to the Self?
31:59 In stories people have gotten liberated from listening to a Yogi, how is this possible without Tapas?
24:29 Why is the path of Tapas difficult?
38:20 Why did the lady who tried to help Swamiji get murdered?
39:20 How we should practice silence.
41:42 When will I devote all my time towards Realisation?
42:57 The effects of chanting as a sadhana
44:54 Did Babaji meditate for 2 to 3 days at a stretch before that time in Mysore after Swamiji’s Mahasamadhi?
46:32 Is always Guru Maharaj who guides to go into Tapas?
47:57 Which is more important, physical exercise or meditation?
48:58 When the body’s health is not so good, is there an alternative sadhana to meditation?
51:04 How do we know when we are ready for Tapas?