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Purpose of Life | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 254
Recorded on 6 December 2025 with worldwide participants.

0:00 Intro
0:06 Does like have a purpose, and if so what is it?
2:55 In our society a purpose is generally not clearly defined, or they say it is to be a good citizen, have a good life etc. Is this wrong?
5:23 Is grace of God or Divinity necessary to know this purpose of life?
10:18 The vast majority of people do not have the wisdom to have the purpose of life that Babaji talks of. How can they get out of this trap?
15:39 Is there an ideal age when we should start striving for this purpose in life?
21:04 In India there is a notion that one goes for Self Realization and God only in old age. Is this a right or wrong cultural norm?
28:18 If one is unlucky, having only started on the right purpose later on in life, what should we do in this situation?
31:34 Is there an advantage depending on the situation, ie what nationality, religion, gender, wealth etc you are born into?
35:26 Is the purpose of life common for all, including animals, plants and all living beings - is there an advantage in being born as a human being?
40:52 If the purpose of life is to know the truth of one's existence, should we drop everything else and concentrate just on this?
44:15 Is this purpose to know our true Self a purely selfish pursuit or is there a value to others also?
46:53 If death claims the body before we are able to achieve this purpose in this lifetime, is this effort wasted?
49:29 Can one achieve worldly things through the power of positive thinking?
51:45 How to balance the inner journey and the outer journey?
53:43 Practice of Yoga Asanas to help body to sit for longer periods.
54:39 Does Brahmacharya arise through willpower or sadhana?
55:42 If there are 172 people here, are there 172 different imagined universes meeting with you here?
56:43 What did Babaji experience in Tapas that gave him a firm conviction that reincarnation exists?
57:34 Is putting effort to achieve silence in the mind the path to the highest possible purpose and the meaning of life?
58:14 How to cultivate a non-corrupt mind?
59:40 How long do you need to keep a mind without thought in order to become Self Realized?
1:00:50 What is the diffference between the brain and the mind?
1:02:00 What is the relationship between your consciousness and the thoughts?
1:02:45 How to counsel someone who is suffering from trauma, loss and hardship and wanting an escape through unhealthy habits like addictions?
1:04:03 How do we know that we are on the right path and we will reach Self Realization in this lifetime?

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"The Universe in a hair" from the Yoga Vasishtha | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 253
Recorded on 22 November 2025 with worldwide participants.

0:00 Intro
0:38 "Universe in a hair" - Universe is how you perceive it.
3:51 Is there a separation in consciousness to make an individual consciousness?
8:06 So is the world a projection of the mind?
9:28 Is the mind a separation from the higher consciousness?
11:13 Is it possible to experience the undivided space with the mind?
13:43 Is it possible to live in the world but at the same time being unaffected by the duality of the world?
14:16 How can one be in the world, unaffected by the world?
17:32 Does it help to be indifferent to the world in order to be detached?
23:18 If you pray to someone else then you become separate from that entity.
24:19 What should we have faith in?
25:33 So there is only one consciousness of existence?
26:22 It is there all the time in the purest conscious form?
26:22 Is that pure consciousness, god?
27:34 Why did the droplet separate from the ocean of consciousness?
31:10 So the universe expands according to my mind's capacity?
35:09 If the individual 'I' is removed, the universe also disappears?
38:25 'The salt doll, wanting to know the depth of the ocean, jumped into the ocean and become one with it."
39:22 'Watching' in Jangama Dhyana.
42:10 Out of body near death experiences or seemingly spiritual experiences due to psychedelic drugs.
46:17 What is the relationship between our mind and the pure consciousness?
47:59 What about physical space and time, how does that relate to consciousness and our perceptions?
49:48 Does time and space exist?
50:31 The doubt arising of why do I bother to do things in life if they don't matter?
54:08 Who's consciousness is expanding when the universe expands?
54:52 When we see someone else suffering is it necessary to show our compassion to them?
56:15 How to be that sakshi, a witness to this world?
57:15 How does a Yogi dream but still be a witness to it?
58:00 So a Yogi never sleeps?
58:25 The 'watching' in meditation.
59:41 Can we use the breath in meditation?
1:00:23 When we use the breath in meditation, should we keep the breath between the eyebrows?
1:00:52 Is it our perception whether time and space is a prison or a portal?
1:01:54 Are all positive characteristics the same in a greater sense?
1:02:57 And are all negative characteristics also the same thing?
1:04:09 Is it necessary that devotees wear white and also chant a specific mantra?
1:05:25 In all techniques of meditation do we observe the sensations in different places?
1:07:10 Once we reach a higher level are all meditation techniques the same?

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Knowledge of the Self | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 252
Recorded on 10 August 2025 with US participants

0:00 Intro
0:55 Chapter 15, verse one, "A student whose mind is pure and calm learns easily.."
2:09 Chapter 15, verse one - Babaji's comments
3:44 What is a corrupted mind and what causes the mind to be corrupted?
5:22 How can you uncorrupt the mind and pay attention?
6:10 So you need a sincere desire to learn, to know?
6:55 "Non attachment to the illusory objects gives liberation. Attraction to the illusory objects leads to bondage."
8:32 Chapter 15, verse two - Babaji's comments
11:19 Verse two speaks of gaining liberation, through non attachment to illusory objects. What is liberation in this context?
12:19 The knowledge in these ancient texts help us to understand the need for sadhana - what else can we do to inspire ourselves to do sadhana?
14:06 What does sadhana mean?
15:05 Verse three.
18:50 You have confidence when you realize that happiness is within yourself and you have access to it.
19:24 What is the spiritual path?
21:53 Nothing in the mind can bring satisfaction or lasting peace.
22:33 Verse four.
27:42 What happens when the body dies?
28:53 Verse five.
31:55 What happens to the mind after Self-Realization?
32:49 Do thoughts no longer arise in a Self Realized person's mind?
35:27 Verse six and seven.
40:26 Verse eight. "Have faith, my dear child, have faith. Don't be confused in the slightest in this. You are Knowledge itself, Lord of everything, the Pure Self, beyond the illusory universe."
43:20 How to overcome this continuous struggle of again, going back into the mind?
44:29 Does it take time to establish oneself in the Self, so that you don't go back into the mind and get pulled down?
45:45 So you never use the mind for ordinary transactions, unnecessary transactions?
46:19 Does it have to do only with the imaginations, or do we also not interfere with other people, and we mind our own business and stay to ourselves?
46:48 Do Self Realized people always stay quiet without interfering with anybody?
47:26 We all have our own perspective of the universe because of the body. When Self Realized, is this perspective somewhat lost?
48:37 Gurudev, if the last thought is that of our guru, is it the same as no thought, or is this truly the boost I need in the next life to attain your lotus feet?
49:16 After the mantra and also after the meditation thoughts become so less.
50:26 In Nirvikalpa Samadhi, when the "I" disappears, does not consciousness of existence also disappear?
50:50 How we can overcome our samskaras, to have more utilization of the body itself?
52:32 Verse nine.
57:00 Verses 10 and 11.
1:00:25 Even if it is an imagination of something good, then you fear losing it.
1:01:08 How important is it to talk to other members of the house who are addicted to their screens?
1:02:26 What happens to memory after Self-Realization?
1:03:52 Baba with the death of the body and the brain, those memories all go?
1:05:48 Is the fundamental character or qualities of the person or soul carried on to another birth?
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