Ashtavakra Gita - Baba's Commentary - ch 1 vv 14-20 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.196

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Ashtavakra Gita - Baba's Commentary - ch 1 vv 14-20 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.196
Recorded on 1 September 2024 with US participants

0:00 Intro
0:08 The sword of knowledge slays ignorance of Self. Consciousness misidentifies itself as the body. Meditation shifts the attention from imaginations to the True Self.
6:07 How have we misidentified ourself from birth?
8:11 Until you regain consciousness of your real Self ignorance will be there.
8:59 By watching, the mind eventually becomes quiet and goes back to the Self, rather than imagining. Without paying attention, you cannot gain awareness of what you are. "Just Watch" explained.
13:11 Eventually the consciousness of existence will be there always, it doesn't disappear. The process of gaining awareness of the Self: watching, paying attention, and awareness.
15:55 When you just watch, thoughts and visions dissolve within the mind and it returns to where it came into existence. Purnamadah Purnamidam sloka explained.
18:19 Truth was always there, it didn't appear. 
18:39 Space is the only thing which exists in itself. It doesn't need anything else. Both, Meditation and knowledge of the Absolute can attune your mind to the Truth.
22:11 Having knowledge, you begin to notice things you wouldn't notice otherwise.
22:57 The master prepares you to stop giving attention to thoughts and visions which are in your imagination.
23:34 The Truth of Existence is always there. It won't disappear. Only what is imagined can disappear. You loose the "I" consciousness  when you go to Nirvikalpa Samadhi.
26:21 The Truth of Existence is not a void, it is Consciousness. Divinity can give blissfulness and eventually supreme peace. Only in that which is all pervading, like space, can appearances exist.  It is not religious thinking, it is discovery of the Truth of Existence. Thru the culture of Spirituality the Truth of Existence can be realized and its nature is supreme peace.
31:57 Ashtavakra Gita verses 17-20 recited.
33:08 Desire arises because the body has needs. Realizing the Self doesn't need anything for its existence, mentally all desires subside. If the mind can keep quiet when death occurs, that is a practice known as tapas. Meditation is all that is needed. The difference between desire and craving. 
37:36 What is "knowledge awareness"?
40:32 Does time only exist in the physical world?
41:40 Is it possible to go into Samadhi very quickly?  
42:47 Along with theoretical knowledge you must meditate to improve your consciousness.
44:27 Desire is not a problem. Greed is the problem.
45:51 To know the Truth, theoretical knowledge is not enough. You must meditate to experience and gain the practical knowledge.
47:51 Why a person not following and spiritual practices can have strong spiritual tendencies.
49:36 What is the difference between space, emptiness, and the divine?
50:49 Baba explains the Gayatri Mantra.

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