Thoughts and the Consciousness of Existence | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.132

Thus Spake Babaji

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Thoughts and the Consciousness of Existence | Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No.132
0:00 Intro
0:10 Babaji talks about the meditation retreat in India
2:36 Can we function without thoughts? Is there much need for so much thinking?
4:58 Is 'watching' simply being aware without thinking?
6:28 How much thinking does Babaji do?
8:42 What does Babaji mean by 'watching through the eyeballs'?
10:27 It seems the eyes see things in the physical world and the mind's eye sees things in the mind
11:35 Once you realise your true Self, does that remain while you are having thoughts?
13:49 The state before the merger with the Self
15:10 Once the merger fully happens, is it permanent?
17:11 Is love what makes two things become one?
18:48 What is the difference between the watcher and the witness?
20:30 For there to be a 'watcher' does the 'I' have to be there?
24:02 As long as there is some residual 'I am' then is Self-Realization not yet complete?
26:23 Should we be listening out for answers to our problems in meditation?
29:37 "if you are not doing anything mentally, there is nothing you have to do to abide in the Self"
31:34 Difficulty in focusing the eyeballs in between the eyebrows
33:51 Is time the culprit to why we see the world as a reality?
38:50 Why does Babaji use the world 'eternal' with existence?
40:32 The playfulness of the Divine
42:05 If you just watch an object do we see the existence value?
43:21 If the objects which have emotional involvement creates impressions, should we just be a witness in order to live a life free of this karma?
46:45 If two people do the same action and one person feels a greater shame than the other person, is the karma the same in both cases or is it how much the mind reacts to the action?
48:16 On some level are all different things the same if we are not thinking?
51:28 Is it only through our imprints that we see the world around us?
52:38 Can we create good imprints to shape a better future and also go for the ultimate with silent meditation?
1:01:25 Is it ok to start meditation by praying to deities?
1:02:55 What approach should we have to forms of a deity?
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