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In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri Babaji

Anyone interested in meditation will find this series of questions and answers of interest. A Realized Meditation Master, Shri Babaji (Shri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj), answers questions from people around the world on meditation and spirituality. His spontaneous answers are based on the wisdom gained from his own direct, first-hand experience of years of intense meditation (Tapas) and the teachings of his Guru, Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj. He explains how meditation works and the purpose and benefits of spirituality in clear, simple terms. These recordings are taken from a live online meditation class that Babaji holds every Saturday. They are precious opportunities to receive direct guidance from a Realized Master. To register please visit: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang

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Tapas - the highest pitch of meditation | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.199

November 25, 2024 • Shiva Rudra Balayogi • Season 1 • Episode 199

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Tapas - the highest pitch of meditation | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.199
Recorded on 16 November 2024 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:07 What is Tapas?
1:54 Why does Babaji call Tapas the highest pitch of meditation?
3:45 What defines how long one needs to do Tapas?
5:44 Do we have to meditate until every imprint in the mind has been purified?
11:01 In Tapas, does everything disappear? Is this what samadhi is?
12:22 What is the meaning of the many visions that appeared during Tapas?
18:29 As we go deeper into meditation, do the tests increase?
21:11 Do we need to have a desire to do Tapas?
21:27 How did Babaji go into Tapas? Was there a desire to do Tapas?
26:11 Can we say that Babaji's selfless service also a form of Tapas?
30:18 Did Babaji have awareness of any discomfort in the body or the passing of time during Tapas?
36:01 Would all Masters have practiced this meditation to achieve Self Realization?
37:52 Can the practice of 1 hour meditation take one to samadhi?
39:01 What does karma by thought and action do to our conscience?
41:23 How do traumas play a role in the visions in meditation?
43:33 Babaji received different mantras during Tapas, but in the meditation instructions we are told not to repeat mantras.
45:41 What do the various samadhis mean, ie sarvikalpa, nirvikaklpa?
47:26 How can a normal householder cultivate patience for sadhana?

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