Themed Q&A: Spirituality and The Self
Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A No. 65
A themed Q&A recorded on 26 September 2021, with US participants.
In this session Shri Babaji gives guidance on the following:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 'Spiritual experiences' versus the Self
10:59 Among all the thoughts of the mind there is one thing that is not a thought
12:59 How does Babaji see the world?
14:45 Why are we not aware of the consciousness of existence?
18:04 How to become aware of the Self
18:56 The analogy of the movie projector
23:53 Switching off the mind during daily life
25:15 The 'light' in the movie projector analogy
26:45 The application of the mind keeping your thoughts alive
33:17 Is there a universal mind that runs the show?
33:36 The Parabrahman
35:12 Abiding in the Self in our daily life
38:07 Is it necessary to sit in meditation after achieving awareness of the Self?
39:41 Does abiding in the Self automatically take care of the physical body?
41:33 The difference between the path of knowledge and the path of meditation
45:55 Going beyond experiences, thoughts and mantras in meditation
50:35 Can we heal the physical body by doing meditation?
51:25 Transcending the 5 coverings of ignorance from Adi Shankara's Viveka Choodamani
55:30 The creation manifesting due to the Parabrahman, not according to the wishes.
64:24 A Yogi's attention
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