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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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Freedom from False Identification | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 281

August 16, 2026 • Shiva Rudra Balayogi • Season 1 • Episode 281

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Freedom from False Identification | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 281
Recorded on 13 June 2026 with worldwide participants.

0:00 Intro
0:31 How can this mind be the consciousness as it seems to be just a mixture of thoughts?
10:06 If mind is always in the duality, how can the mind be the Self?
15:31 Are thoughts the by-product of the mind?
16:26 How do we stop getting fooled by the refections of the brain?
22:40 If you can use the brain's capacity with the help of our conscious energy, anyone can be a champion or a genius?
24:45 The brain can take us away from the truth and also take us towards the truth.
31:35 How does Babaji identify Himself? How does Babaji's mind operate?
34:54 Is Babaji's mind ever in duality?
35:20 How does Babaji see god?
37:46 When the mind is silent, it is in the Divinity, when it is in duality it is in confusion.
39:29 Just watching and becoming silent in meditation
42:10 If the Atman is just a witness, where do I get my answer from?
44:09 In day to day life, when you don't know what actions to take, where do you get the guidance?
45:03 In meditation you become better only through practice
46:12 What is the anchor when you concentrate in between the eyebrows in meditation?
47:07 What is the difference between awareness and consciousness?
47:40 In between the soul, Atma and supersoul, paramatma - the bridge is consciousness?
48:44 How to make sure the physical body does not go into sleep mode during meditation?
50:56 What is Tapas?
51:28 Can we reach Tapas by doing 1 hour of meditation?
51:47 When somebody abuses us, where does the abuse go?
53:03 When you sat for 6 hours meditation before your Tapas, did you split the sessions or sit continuously?
54:24 How to approach Jangama Dhyana in a devotional way?
56:27 How to deal with the experience of losing a loved one?
58:46 Is praying to Babaji mentally the same as messaging Babaji?
59:29 How does the 'I' turn its attention towards the source of it?
1:01:03 In meditation one day if I am able to quieten my mind, does the subtle body disappear, but you are left with the gross body?
1:02:12 I have been unable to surrender myself to any deity or guru - should I try to find the right guru or will the right guru find me?

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