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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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The mind, the brain and its reflections | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.221

April 28, 2025 • Shiva Rudra Balayogi • Season 1 • Episode 221

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The mind, the brainand its reflections | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.220
Recorded on 5 April 2025 with worldwide participants.

0:00 Intro
0:06 The mind has come out of the Self
6:10 Is the mind and the Self the same substance?
12:06 The unique relationship between brain and mind
21:45 The brain needs more than blood and electrical impulses to function
26:10 Does the mind also need a brain to exist as a mind?
29:01 If the brain becomes damaged, does that damage the mind?
31:32 When we become happy, is that simply when the mind becomes more quiet?
33:51 Is the mind being quiet the same as being focussed or concentrated?
45:20 How to get free from bodily identification also doing the waking state?
48:14 Who is at peace if we do not have sense of self?
49:35 When the imagination is stopped, what is there?
50:30 An out-of-body experience
53:42 "just like a crow alights on the tree, a coconut falls - this happens in mere coincidence" quote from Sage Vasistha - with respect to unreality of the world

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