Spiritual Advancement and Its Obstacles | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.186

In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri Babaji

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Baba discusses the significance of meditation in gaining one's true identity and overcoming the obstacles to gaining Self-Realization. He emphasizes the need for the mind to become silent in order to find fulfillment . Questions exploring "Who Am I" and how experiences, meditation, and self-awareness are keys to understanding this relationship.
0:00 Intro
0:07 Main obstacle for advancing spiritually and attaining Self Realization.
1:39 The ultimate goal of meditation.
4:52 Self Realization - the droplet uniting with the Ocean.
6:09 You are the watcher not the movie.
7:51 Difference between watching and witnessing.
8:56 Just silently watch and all will dissolve; you don’t remain a witness.
12:40 Can a person become lazy while practicing meditation?
13:38 Why people may practice meditation for a long time and not seem to progress.
14:37 A person must stop all thinking, analyzing and judgements to realize the Self.
15:30 Can a person be too vigilant trying to meditate?
17:56 What is life and does it have a purpose?
20:34 Everybody is too busy with the world.
21:49 Consciousness has imagined this world. You have to come to the infinite to find permanent happiness.
24:00 If you care for the world it will never let you settle down peacefully.
25:09 Having achieved peace in your Self, you are not indifferent to the world.
25:56 Prayer can be very effective if you concentrate with total faith.
26:49 Understanding the technique, and purpose of meditation. Meditate to silence the mind and become aware of the SELF. Just watch explained.
30:22 Why have we forgotten our connection to the Divine?
33:36 With thought we anchor ourselves and find support in this world and we forget our Self.
36:35 Is it necessary to choose between practicing meditation and worldly involvement?
40:03 Attend to the world inside of you first. It is the one troubling you. Understand the outside world is impermanent.
42:45 How to overcome random thoughts in meditation.
45:00 How to pray.
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