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The thought of death, the trigger for Vairagya – online Q&A, No.189

Recorded on 15 June 2024 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:18 What is death? Who is it that dies?
2:47 Why do people want to avoid thinking about death and don’t want to find out the truth?
5:48 Why doesn’t everyone ponder about what is going to happen after death?
9:04 What effect did the thought of death have in Yogis such as Buddha, Nachiketa, Adi Shankara etc?
19:51 What is vairagya and its connection with the thought of death?
24:51 How should we enquire about death to understand the impermanence of the world?
28:10 What connection is there between the thought of death and meditation?
36:18 Why is it that for Yogis, the strong thought of death came at an early age?
40:33 Why is there a fear of death?
43:13 How can we overcome that fear of death and teach the next generation?
45:47 How important is it for society worldwide to get exposed to spirituality?
54:50 When close to death, does a dying person see people that have departed in their lives?
55:24 Are there many different layers of the body or koshas?
57:48 Does the body of a person who has died need to be put in a particular posture?
59:21 Is the idea of heaven a myth?
1:01:01 Is it because we are in the age of the Kali Yuga that we there are so many distractions and less opportunity too know the Truth?
1:03:06 How to develop vairagya in relationships?
1:04:39 The name of Lord Murugan
1:06:30 Meditation is better when on Babaji’s online session. How to achieve the same level of focus when meditating alone?
1:07:17 Does meditation purify the body as well as the mind?
1:08:59 Is it possible to meditate when in the lying posture?
1:10:05 Could Babaji clarify about why we don’t see relatives when close to death?
1:12 :58 When we sleep are we unconscious?
1:13 :41 How do dreams happen?
1:15:27 Before we die how can we ensure that we are the best moral person?

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