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The mind and the Self | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 259
Recorded on 17 January 2026 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:07 The feeling that we exist, beyond the thoughts.
3:30 Your existence beyond your thoughts.
7:05 Applying the mind to itself, the infinite entity.
10:17 How is the imagination within the Self, but also away from the Self?
15:38 The vastness of the universe is only in relativity.
17:15 Why there is a feeling of individual consciousness, within the all-pervaded consciousness.
20:36 To be quiet in the mind, does the ego have to completely disappear?
23:56 Only because of the existence of the brain, the consciousness gets sucked into it, and then it becomes an obstacle.
29:15 Science does not understand what anything is.
30:26 You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.
33:01 Once Self Realisation is achieved, how is the connection between the consciousness and brain maintained? Why does the body not drop?
40:28 If one is not supposed to react to anything during meditation, why did Babaji interact with the manifestations of HIs Guru during Tapas? How did He know not to ignore them?
42:13 Does meditating regularly help to eradicate fearful thoughts?
43:07 How can we develop wisdom to differentiate between true and false and moral versus immoral?
44:08 Did Babaji face challenges when He started on His meditation journey and how did He overcome them?
45:16 Is ok to tell myself to 'just watch' during meditation?
45:56 Does karma of our last birth affect this birth if we are going for Self Realisation?
47:04 After the Self has been experienced, do we have to make effort everyday or only have to sit still and calm the mind and Self will be experienced again?
48:09 Does the boundless space also only have appearance value?
49:05 The diffenrence between the mind and the brain and how they diffently play upon the consciousness.
50:23 When you are asleep and dreaming, is the power of creation the energy part of the consciousness?
51:09 Is the awareness of the Self the same for all human beings?

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'Special Instruction' - Ashtavakra Samhita | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 258
Recorded on 4 January 2026 with US participants

0:00 Intro
0:10 Desire is the root of indiscrimination, Chapter 16, verse 7
3:54 What causes attachment?
5:42 Why does desire arise in the first place?
6:45 So desire is not the problem, it's the attachment to the desire?
7:45 Is a Self-Realized Yogi free of desire or just free of attachment?
8:57 What use is the body for someone who is free of attachment?
9:47 Chapter 16, verse 7. A Yogi is free from the dualities of likes and dislikes.
13:44 A Yogi is not attached to interesting places
15:00 How did Babaji get on this call without a resolution in the mind?
16:49 When you're completely in the moment, there is no resolution. There is just awareness of the present.
17:21 When you make a resolution, consciousness seems to automatically provide to fulfill that resolution.
18:57 Chapter 16, verse 9 "One attached to the world wishes to give it up in order to avoid its miseries, but that One who is free of all attachment is free from those miseries, even if he is moving in the world."
20:51 How the world appears as a dream for the Yogi.
26:46 So we have to quiet the mind, silence the mind, and then what's left is your own consciousness of existing?
27:37 Chapter 16, verse 10 "True knowledge is that state where the imagined individual self, the ego, no longer exists."
29:32 Does "the knowledge" mean Self knowledge—awareness that you're the Consciousness of Existence?
31:16 Chapter 16, verse 11. "Even if the gods, Shiva, Vishnu or Brahma, become your teacher, until you forget everything, you cannot become settled in the True Self."
42:20 "The yogi who is liberated while alive, after dropping the physical body, will become one with the ultimate Truth." Wasn't he already one with the ultimate Truth?
43:57 Somebody who hasn't attained Self Realization may not be able to imagine a level of Supreme Peace. They might think they are enjoying their body and the world fully, so they might not want to give them up.
46:15 Did the creation or bodies, these humans and all of creation come as a result of a desire, or was it just a spontaneous uncaused manifestation?
46:37 Baba, is desire something for a more evolved nervous system? Did creation begin with desire?
52:06 Imaginations eventually develop into desires, and eventually reach the desire that we want to know the Self, and if it is strong enough, we dedicate ourselves to discovering the Truth.

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Thoughts | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 257
Recorded on 11 January 2026 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:06 What does Babaji mean when He speaks of thoughts?
1:22 Is there a seed that starts the thoughts?
2:00 Are thoughts the act of creation itself?
2:48 Do thoughts spring up in relation to the imprints from previous experiences
6:08 Why can't we control our thoughts if they are in 'my mind'?
12:52 A study done by the national science foundation suggests that 80% of our thoughts are negative and 95% of our thoughts are repetitive. Can Babaji speak about this?
20:09 Western neuroscience suggests that thoughts are caused by electrical activity in the brain. Could Babaji discuss this?
24:08 Are thoughts always about the world?
24:50 What is the space in-between the thoughts? Is that the Divinity?
28:29 Does the purification process that happens in meditation also happen in other sadhanas like karma yoga or bhakti marga?
35:30 Some people experience their mind's becoming quite when in the presence of Babaji - is this a long term effect or a temporary tranquilliser?
38:05 Is the mind being quiet the same as the mind being concentrated?
40:13 A feeling of emptiness when meditating.
43:01 What is the difference between Akasha and Brahman?
43:53 When we sit for meditation, external sounds trigger more thoughts.
45:15 Where should focus when chanting mantras?
45:54 The feeling of merging with god before sleeping.
46:58 My practice is progressing but the feeling of doership is still there and fear arises?
50:44 ASMR and meditaiton
52:30 Consciousness and the brain
53:20 There is an awareness of 'I am meditating' during meditation - where should we put our main focus when meditating?
57:27 Why is meditation only taught in a positive way, not the negative aspects?
59:30 Not knowing if one if meditating or not.
1:00:23 If due to busy life, one skips a day of meditation, does it affect progress?
1:01:30 The closer you are to the Self, the quicker desires are manifested if those desires are beneficial - so why are my prayers not being answered?
1:03:49 Does there need to be a problem in life first for it be solved and only then one can achieve happiness?

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