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Who am I – mind, body, brain – online Q&A, No.209

Recorded on 23 November 2024 with worldwide participants.

0:00 Intro
0:25 Is it correct to say that when we observe the mind, we are observing data that has been sent to our brains from our senses?
5:06 Is there a difference between the expressions ‘not real’ and ‘impermanent’?
13:19 Is the brain our enemy which is deceiving us?
17:29 when we sit and try to meditate is there something different between the mind and brain?
22:31 When the mind is observing, watching the screen, is that then the I?
24:04 How did Babaji come to recognise the relationship between the mind and the brain?
32:29 Thoughts seem to spring up from nowhere. How do they come about?
39:01 With continuous practice will we start to understand the mind, body and brain in its true sense?
40:33 A steam of consciousness of ‘Who am I’ arose but it is very transient – how to make it consistent?
43:04 Is both the mind and the Self, consciousness and energy?
43:07 Can the higher potency consciousness influence the lower potency mind or brain?
44:50 How can one get influenced by a Guru’s vibrations?
45:55 When going to divine places, the mind becomes quiet and it is easier to meditate there. Why is this?
46:57 Is there any difference between Shankaracharya’s philosophy and the Yoga Vasistha?
48:16 As long as there is the body will there always be some suffering?
49:13 As long as the physical appearance is there, is it possible to have absolute peace?
51:37 In deep sleep there is world or experience at all, similarly for a Realised Yogi is there any experience at all?
53:32 Will our skill and knowledge carry to the next body?

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