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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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The Real Meaning of Faith and Devotion | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 251
Recorded on 8 November 2025 with worldwide participants.

0:00 Intro
0:07 What is faith and why is it so important?
5:28 Faith does not depend on any result.
8:45 Without a guru would it be very difficult to overcome the ego?
11:45 How does one get attracted to a real Self-Realized guru?
14:20 If we follow the practice as taught by the guru, does our faith and devotion increase?
16:00 As we progress on the spiritual path, does the Divinity throw us test to see if the devotion is genuine?
27:09 Is it our attention that needs to be more complete to have surrender?
31:15 How do we cultivate and keep our faith as we go about our daily lives?
36:36 The remembrance of the guru comes as we go on practicing.
37:51 Ramana Maharshi said, "It is by god's grace that you think of god." Is this true?
40:35 Seeking validation after praying to there Divine.
44:44 Is true guru the knowledge such as forbearance, acceptance, detachment, optimism and endurance that we gain while doing sadhana?
45:44 How important is it to have a living guru?
47:02 Not exactly focusing on one point in meditation.
48:16 How to stop worrying about the health one's mother.
49:48 Is tirobhava or concealment a function of the Divine or a consequence of our ego?
51:35 Are we getting more in touch with the cerebellum and not the cerebrum?
52:20 Faith that a surgery will go well but also fear as one cannot predict the outcome. Is faith still there in the midst of fear?
54:08 Faith in the Guru-Disciple relationship.
55:07 Faith in our actions and expectations of the outcomes.
57:37 Surrendering to the universe to achieve Self-Realization.
1:00:46 How to get rid of the ego.

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Creation | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 250
Recorded on 25 October 2025 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:14 When a thought pops up in the mind, what is it that has created that thought?
1:42 Has the mind created that thought within itself?
4:02 Everything we perceive of as the world, that is entirely within our own mind. Does the world exist outside of our own mind?
10:09 Is the creation in the mind the same technology for which this world has been created by a higher potency mind?
12:58 Can we say that a higher potency consciousness has a thought and within that thought a consciousness has arisen?
14:58 In the universe was the creation a single event, or is it continuously creating within that universe?
28:55 Is the practice to ‘just watch’ the practice to stop the creation of thoughts?
30:27 Why do I feel God created me to perform certain karmic duties in this world, but as I grow older I feel I want to abandon my worldly desires and society to follow in Babaji’s footsteps?
38:37 What is the difference between consciousness and attention? Who directs attention to the Self?
40:03 Do circulating thoughts come from our memory?
42:49 Is our ability to think of something in the mind simply due to the brain?
44:18 In the great beginning, was there a visualization before the first concepts came into universe?
44:40 Some people have aphantasia, where they have no ability to have a picture in the mind’s eye – is this just an effect of the brain?
45:11 For Ramakrishna, Kali the Cosmic Mother was so real, but when He reached Nirvikalpa Samadhi did She disappear, was She an imagination?
46:20 Are places like Vaikuntha where they say Vishnu resides real places or imaginations?
46:43 When sitting in meditation there is no experience, so how do I know if I am in samadhi, or sleep, or trance, what is the difference between them?
49:22 How do I know when I get out of meditation whether or not I was in a trance or sleeping?
51:35 How does the higher consciousness help us deal with the everyday life that is in the dream?
53:02 If the consciousness is not applied, does the imaginative world get reduced?
54:44 Though Babaji’s mind is completely silent, is the appearance of this world still strong?
55:31 So after Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the Yogi doesn’t pay attention to the universe, but it is just there?
56:20 Are vasanas the acquired habits of the mind?
56:50 Babaji's closing words

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Quietude - Ashtavakra Samhita Ch.10 | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 249
Recorded on 4 May 2025 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:24 What is the nature of quietude?
4:35 With meditation, by just watching, it brings the mind to silence and everything disappears, and only the Self that you are remains?
9:03 Does a Yogi have a thoughts?
12:30 Chapter 10, Verses 1 and 2 "Give up desire, wealth, even the scripturally commanded good works..."
14:20 Not to hold onto things in the mind
14:50 Meditation, the tool that can turn off the mind
15:09 Chapter 10, Verse 3 - "Wherever here is desire, there is the world."
15:29 Chapter 10, Verse 4 - "Bondage is made from desire alone, the destruction of desire is liberation."
17:35 So is the problem that consciousness, through mistaken identity, imagines itself as the body or the mind, and it gets stuck in that and desires are arising as a result of that bondage?
21:28 Chapter 10, verse 4 - "Only by detachment to the changing world does one attain the unceasing joy of realization of the Self."
21:45 Even wanting good for other people, you get attached to that too.
22:20 "It's better if you don't need anything of this world and do not entertain any desire to obtain such prosperity."
24:29 Is Babaji advocating indifference?
27:58 "There is no peace ever in obtaining worldly objects."
34:49 Chapter 10, Verses 5 - 8 "For how many births you have worked hard and painfully with your body, your mind and speech? So today, finally, let it cease."
38:50 "The Self, as Pure Consciousness, is the real intelligence. It has the power to imagine, which is creativity."
44:57 "Only those alive, keep remembering the dead and experience emotions of sorrow and misery. Get rid of this imagination and become aware of the Self by coming by becoming quiet in consciousness."
47:45 "Mental attitude gives rise to more births and deaths."
52:02 What can we do besides meditation to develop a loving, life supporting attitude towards life, and people?
56:07 "It's time to stop this process of consciously undergoing births and deaths. Now work one last time to get liberated"
1:00:03 Babaji's closing words

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Myths, Miracles and Meditation | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 248
Recorded on 18 October 2025 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:20 There are so many myths about the powers that one can get through meditation. What powers can one get through meditation?
7:02 How can one be more successful in life when one meditates?
10:00 Is it possible for a Guru who has done a lot of meditation to resolve people's problems?
15:52 Superstitious beliefs of doing rituals or fasting on particular days.
24:18 Can one know the future?
26:27 What is the soul and can one's soul be read?
32:00 Is the soul and consciousness the same?
35:00 Some people who meditate claim they can heal people in the name of spirituality.
38:09 Meditation heals your mind and prepares you for everyday challenges in life.
38:58 Does Babaji have the power to produce something from thin air?
40:29 Through meditation one is protected from external influences that might harm one emotionally or physically, god intervenes at the last moment - does this happen all the time, or is it in the imagination?
41:46 I see blankness when meditating, am I doing it correctly?
43:05 What if our body moves forwards and backwards in meditation?
43:50 In day to day life, how to settle the mind - and what are the things that unsettle you from the Self?
45:30 When a blissful, joyful feeling in meditation comes, should we try to dissolve that feeling?
46:16 What is Dharma?
49:00 What does Babaji as a Yogi advise as the right path?
50:05 If the mind gets cleared, is whatever path one choses the right choice?
51:01 How to encourage open and honest communication with people?
52:26 What if the siddhi comes, unasked for?
54:25 Why is there more emphasis on 'neti, neti' (not this, not that) rather than all this, all that?
56:24 When I question my existence, I can't find it.
57:34 How to remain unaffected by people who live in the same household?

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Religion and Spirituality | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 247
Recorded on 11 October 2025 with worldwide participants

0:00 Intro
0:14 Do religions and spirituality lead to the same goals?
9:51 How do we choose which path to adopt?
11:30 Some religions say after death there is rebirth, others say there isn't - which is correct?
21:16 Is there a heaven and is the goal of life heaven or Self Realisation?
25:26 Some religions say there is one god, in some religions there are many gods, and some say there is no god. Which is correct?
28:34 Is god a personality sitting in heaven or is god formless?
35:14 If god is all-pervaded and transcending the forms is the goal, then how do we understand the appearance of Shiva and Parvati at the end of Swamiji's Tapas?
38:13 There are so many methods prescribed in the different religious and spiritual paths, are some better than others?
42:45 Do Yogis exist in all religions and paths?
45:08 There have been many wars fought in the name of religion - is religion actually helping or causing problems also?
46:46 So to conclude, we should focus more on the mind and meditation and leave aside all the differences in the religions and reach the goal of Self Realisation?
49:33 For those who believe that god is a particular form, have they simply not reasoned it out?
53:18 I understand that the Divinity is all-pervaded so why do we concentrate the Divinity into one form?
55:22 Why after Babaji has blessed an object, do I feel more attracted to it?
56:20 If god is pure consciousness, how can anything dark or evil come from purity?
57:26 If god is everything, why do we assume god is pure and bliss?

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Tranquility - Ashtavakra Samhita, Ch.14 | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 246
Recorded on 27 July 2025 with US participants

0:00 Intro
0:48 Chapter 14, verse 1
1:22 "The mind being fully settled in the Self" - what do you mean by the mind?
4:22 For a Self Realized person, do thoughts arise in the mind?
6:21 So thoughts arise as needed and then spontaneously settle down?
6:50 It seems that the nature of the mind is to have thoughts, but you've also said the nature of the mind is to be silent.
8:15 What makes creation start? What makes thoughts arise?
8:39 So could you say that creation in the mind is a second nature of the mind?
10:19 Once Self Realization has happened, will nothing make the mind go back to the world?
10:46 What is it about the unrealized person that keeps us involved in the Maya, unable to see the truth of our own Self?
11:30 The difference between an intention and desire is you want something to happen, but you have no attachment to it?
12:35 Babaji comments on the term in science, 'singularity'
15:56 For the Self Realized person, what happens to karma?
18:08 What is it that makes consciousness become mind?
18:42 Chapter 14, verse 1 - the indifference of a Yogi to the world.
20:24 Chapter 14, verse 2 - What keeps a Self Realized person functioning, if there is no attachment to the world?
23:10 For the Self Realized person the wisdom comes spontaneously.
24:16 So the scriptures and knowledge are really unnecessary?
25:15 What books would Babji recommend people to read for inspiration, besides the Ashtavakra Gita?
26:04 Chapter 14, verse 3 - Is a Self-Realized person just a silent witness to everything that's happening?
27:48 Chapter 14, verse 4 - the Self Realized person can be involved in thought, but never loses awareness that He's infinite, eternal, unbounded?
29:42 "For the Self Realized one, the mind will be infinite like space."
33:16 Seeing everything as divine, every atom.
33:58 "knowledge is self experience"
35:55 Consciousness has potential to express itself in some type of creation or imagination - when that's there, you call it mind, when it's not there you call it consciousness?
37:55 Science will never fully prove the Self because the only way to know the Self is to become the Self?
40:56 You can't tell who's an enlightened person by looking at them.
41:38 Babaji's use of word peace instead of tranquility.
43:18 Are the imprints in the mind, the habits and patterns we have adopted?
47:41 How to explain to others about the spiritual path.
49:38 Is our ability to understand from our karma?
50:17 In nirvikalpa samadhi Babaji observed matter disappearing - does that mean the universe doesn't exist without an observer to observe it?
51:19 What is on the other side of a black hole?
52:48 What is the best way to select and cultivate a purpose in life?
54:08 The role of enjoyment in a Self Realized being.
57:15 Should one sit in one place to chant mantra japa?
58:01 How to get rid of negative imprints of somebody?
59:09 Are peace and silence the only worldly imaginations of the space?
1:00:13 How to know whether a thought is arising from intuition or the imagination.
1:01:10 Can unhappiness return for enlightened ones?

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