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Consciousness, the mind and meditation | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.169
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Consciousness, the mind and meditation | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.169
Recorded on 14 January 2024 with US participants.
0:00 Introduction from Babaji
0:29 Mind has to become quiet to know the Self
10:05 How can we strengthen our faith so we can realise the need for meditation and make more effort?
14:49 When the watcher no longer sees an object, what happens to the watcher?
15:55 Difference between consciousness and awareness
17:47 How can consciousness of eternal existence be aware of itself before Mahasamadhi?
19:03 'The present has no story'
21:09 Why is no target given in the instruction of Jangama Dhyana?
22:27 Why does matter appears within space?
24:10 Babaji's meaning of pure consciousness
25:32 Are we returning to consciousness from which we came or is that just what we are?
27:39 Is the experience of neutrality towards externals closer to wisdom than positivity?
28:33 Does spirituality play an evolutionary role?
29:28 is it ok to imagine a mental axe chopping the thoughts down in meditation?
31:46 How to deal with auditory distractions
32:45 Where does supreme consciousness stop and start in terms of Mother Nature?
36:17 Does being in nature help the process of Self Realisation?
37:19 The most amazing thing as described by Yudhishthira
38:58 A devotee's comment on Babaji's teachings
40:48 Do stronger thoughts come as we progress in meditation?
42:11 Is there a conscious mind and a subconscious mind?
44:15 Does the act of not following a habitual thought, take away the power of it?
45:49 So are samskaras not real?
46:38 Is every thought a vibration that is making our reality?
48:03 Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu translation
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