Silencing the Mind | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.144

from In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri Babaji · host Shiva Rudra Balayogi

Send us Fan MailRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Silencing the Mind | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.144Recorded on 16 July 2023 with US participants0:00 Introduction0:05 The strength of our concentration versus trying to see in meditation4:40 Are there other ways to silence the mind besides meditation?7:39 The path of knowledge 11:26 Inspiration to reach the truth13:30 What the mind gives cannot give us the truth15:27 Does a Yogi rise above all suffering?17:28 Who is thinking if a Yogi's mind has stopped?19:25 What happens when Babaji answers a question21:33 Permanent happiness is not an imagined thing26:56 Why does my mind not stop when it is brought between the eyebrows?27:57 How to not be bothered by the world29:21 What happens when the mind stops?32:35 Can an experience of sight and sound progress towards Self-Realization?34:05 Pulling of the head downwards during meditation35:42 Is it correct that no lasting peace and happiness can come from an experience within the mind?37:33 Is it necessary to see thoughts or visions in the mind in meditation?38:39 Does a Yogi still have pure peace when the body experiences pain?39:33 Can one still stay in the state of stillness when in activity?45:57 How can one overcome the thought 'how much more time is left in this 1 hour meditation?'47:03 How many minutes of silence can be a good start in meditation?47:25 Sitting quietly for some time before sitting49:15 Constant thinking that creates a vibration in the mind, a habit to think51:05 If you have a desire for Self Realization, is this also a vasana?52:25 Definition of vasana and samskara54:04 A habit to be quiet in tasks during the day___Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YHFKcPK_XT96VO7xuk6RQWebsite: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/

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