Removing the ego, the Guru's surgery | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.231

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Removing the ego, the Guru's surgery | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.231
Recorded on 20 July 2024 with worldwide participants

0:00 Introduction from Babaji
2:00 What is the ego and what role does it play?
2:45 Why does every soul have that ego?
4:43 How can we understand the ego in its right sense?
6:63 How important is it for us to understand the ego and to be able to overcome it?
12:48 Why is it that everyone tries to see the faults of others rather that our own?
17:58 How are we imagining something that is not real?
22:37 Can we try to understand the way that the Guru works on the disciple or is it better to surrender to whatever happens?
27:49 An experience with Babaji when cooking couscous
30:43 How important is it in progress of sadhana to follow the instructions in daily life from the Guru?
38:41 Is the surrender to the Guru a mix of following instructions from the Guru in every situation in daily life and faith in the Guru's teachings?
41:42 Is the level of the surrender we have that determines how deeply the Guru will work on the ego of the disciple?
46:06 How much impact does the food we eat have on our ego?
47:47 I get easily triggered and am unable to control myself and only realise afterwards
50:12 While meditating in the breath or on a word I'm able to meditate for longer but if I observe in between the eyebrows I get a little jerk from the body.
51:55 I can love my family members but how to really love the Guru or God?
55:18 My body and head becomes very heavy in meditation and this produces some anxiety in the mind.
58:48 The feeling of staring into the darkness in meditation
59:50 Is connecting with the master online working or is physical presence a must?
1:00:59 What is better to  remove the ego, meditation or seva - or both?
1:01:47 Can Babaji give an example of arguing with the Guru?
1:03:20 If a person finds a Guru that is not Self Realised but serves that Guru with all their love and devotion, will that still put them on the spiritual path?
1:04:36 While reading a book, my mind is completely quiet, but the minute I sit in meditation, all these random thoughts come up.
1:07:14 Does it affect us spiritually if we always dark clothing like we often do I the west?
1:09:23 Is the soul within us and the witness consciousness one and the same?
1:10:36 Does the soul have attributes like love, knowledge, power etc?
1:11:52 Sometimes during meditation I get distracted out of impatience and restlessness - what is the surgical antidote to this?
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