Anyone interested in meditation will find this series of questions and answers of interest. A Realized Meditation Master, Shri Babaji (Shri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj), answers questions from people around the world on meditation and spirituality. His spontaneous answers are based on the wisdom gained from his own direct, first-hand experience of years of intense meditation (Tapas) and the teachings of his Guru, Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj. He explains how meditation works and the purpose and benefits of spirituality in clear, simple terms. These recordings are taken from a live online meditation class that Babaji holds every Saturday. They are precious opportunities to receive direct guidance from a Realized Master.
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Thus Spake Babaji

Themed Q&A: How to live a spiritual life | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q and A, No.39

In the first of a series of themed Q&A sessions with Babaji, the topic 'How to live a spiritual life' is explored.

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0:00 Introduction
0:06 What are the characteristics of a spiritual person?
1:43 What does Babaji mean when defining people's behaviour as being either mature or immature?
5:20 Can a spiritual person get involved in helping people or is there a danger in getting too involved?
6:39 How do we get the balance between being compassionate and detached?
10:18 The fear that not being emotional will make us lose the sense of love in our life.
13:33 How does a spiritual person handle people who behave wrongly?
18:27 Should we always accept the results of anything that happens to us?
19:43 Karma or destiny, which is it?
22:51 What is it from within that comes up with excuses not to do meditation or spiritual practices?
26:00 Does it take a super-human effort to achieve Self-Realization?
29:03 What inspired Babaji as a young child to adopt the spiritual life before meeting Swamiji?
31:10 What did Babaji do as a young child while spending time alone in the temple?
33:57 How can people with worldly responsibilities be spiritual outside of meditation practice?
37:08 Should we give up the world?
40:37 How do we maintain mental peace whilst in the world?
45:41 Not being critical of others, but critical of ourselves

Themed Q&A: How to live a spiritual life | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q and A, No.39

Themed Q&A: Karma | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q and A, No.44
A live online Q and A session, recorded on 24 June 2021, with Malaysian participants

The next in the series of themed Q&As, Babaji answers questions on the topic of karma.

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In this session Shri Babaji gives guidance on the following:

0:00 Introduction
0:06 What is karma yoga and how to adopt it in our daily life?
11:01 What is good karma and what is bad karma?  Is it subjective?
16:20 How do thoughts and feelings affect our karma?
17:14 Does having a guru and doing sadhana reduce one's bad karma?
19:05 Does a person have to go through the consequences of his/her actions irrespective of their sadhana?
22:48 If children disobey parents does this generate karma? How are parent and child affected?
27:32 Does past life karma exist, if so how do we get rid of this? Is it fair to us if we don't know what we did in a past life?

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Themed Q&A: Karma | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q and A, No. 44

Shri Shiva Rudra Balayogi is a Self Realized Yogi addressed as Babaji by his devotees. A direct disciple of the renowned Guru Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj, He selflessly served His Guru for 20 years at Shri Shivabalayogi’s Dehradun ashram in the serene foothills of the Himalayas. After such time, He entered into the “highest pitch of meditation”, called tapas. He performed tapas for 20 hours a day continuously for five years, culminating in Self Realization. Now He resides in His Guru’s Dehradun Ashram and Devarayasamudram Ashram near Bangalore, traveling the world to continue the Mission of teaching meditation to all.

Shri Shiva Rudra Balayogi was born Srinivas Dikshitar in 1954, affectionately known as ‘Seenu’. From a young age he felt keenly aware of life’s transitory nature. He pondered, "Do we come into being with our physical body, and do we die with this body?" "If one is truly the Immortal Soul, the Consciousness beyond birth and death, why is it that we are unaware of it?"

In this detached mood, Seenu dedicated his teenage years to various forms of sadhana (spiritual practice) while searching for his Guru. He was looking for a Guru of the calibre of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Ramana Maharshi; a Guru who had achieved Liberation and who could lead him to Liberation.

He finally met his Guru, the great Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj, at the age of sixteen. Upon hearing that Seenu wanted to join his Guru's Mission, his mother made him wait three years to make sure his feelings were genuine.

At the age of 19, he entered into Shri Shivabalayogi’s service. Balancing both meditation and karma yoga (path of service), he maintained a gruelling schedule managing the Dehradun ashram. 

Shri Shivabalayogi attained Mahasamadhi (dropped his physical body) in March 1994, after Seenu had completed twenty years of service to His Guru. In November of that year, Seenu entered the highest stage of meditation known as tapas.

He sat meditating in perfect thoughtlessness for an average of 20 hours a day for five years.

On November 23rd, 1999 He emerged Self-Realized as Shiva Rudra Balayogi. Thenceforth His mission has been to teach the Jangama Dhyana meditation technique given to Him by His Guru and which He used to achieve Self Realization. He is the embodiment of the Vedanta and His teachings radiate the simplicity of one who has mastered the Truth:

"Efforts can bring miracles. Achieving Supreme Peace through sadhana is the real miracle. Rings and chains cannot give Peace to this world and are easily available in shops. For a few hundred dollars one can fly in the air. I have always said that if someone can wave the hand and give Peace to the world, that day I will consider it a miracle."

"Permanent peace and happiness only comes when you become the master of your mind."

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