What Are Thoughts? | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No. 62

Send us Fan MailShri Babaji answers questions on the topic of thoughts. Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No. 62 - A themed Q&A recorded on 23 October 2021, with worldwide participants.0:00 Introduction0:11 What are thoughts?1:01 Can we say our thoughts are from our mind or from somewhere else?1:54 What does Babaji mean by existence value?2:31 Will stopping the imaginations in meditation affect our creativity?3:48 Can an imagination be useful ie to find a higher goal for a spiritual life?5:05 Are good thoughts like kindness and happiness ok to cultivate?5:59 Why are some people prone to negative thoughts?6:33 Are the negative thoughts also the six shapes of the mind that Babaji talks of?7:51 Are there positive shapes to the mind?08:55 How to overcome the habit of worrying10:36 How can we deal with overwhelming thoughts?12:35 How to deal with a stronger attachment to worldly things, in spite of meditation14:12 How can we watch a thought without it becoming active, turning into a stream of thoughts?16:30 Is contemplation different from meditation?17:54 When practicing japa should you think of the mantra or the deity?18:34 Is multi-tasking in the mind really possible?19:59 During Babaji's 20 years of training, what was the mind focused on?21:00 Was Babaji trying to please Swamiji during this training?21:53 Is intelligence the same as the mind or the brain?23:25 Is intelligence necessary for spirituality?26:52 Should we use the mind to keep the mind under control?28:14 In daily life, how do we recognise which thoughts to act on and which thoughts not to act on?33:00 What should we do when our mind starts to stray from the spiritual practice?35:06 How can we disconnect from obsessive or foolish thoughts?Register to join the live online meditation classes with Babaji at 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/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/