Articles, teachings and quotes about meditation and the mind as taught by Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi (Babaji).
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Meditation Master Shiva Rudra Balayogi (Babaji) says, “If you look into your mind, the constant cravings of the mind is the basic reason for unhappiness, tension or fear, so many…
We must be alert during meditation (short video)
When we sit for meditation we must make sure we are alert. If we fall asleep then we won’t be getting the benefits of meditation. Make sure you take sufficient…
Only the mind can control itself
Meditation Master Babaji speaks about how control of the mind only really comes when the mind becomes quiet. “It is recommended that in the meditation you be gentle, relaxed –…
The real symptoms of change while meditating (short video)
Good and bad situations come and go in life. Even when we adopt a meditation practice, these can occur in our lives in the same way. However, the important difference…
You can be your best friend or your worst enemy
The mind when it becomes purified of its thoughts and imaginations, it becomes pure consciousness. Until then, these imaginations appear constantly in the mind, and we become either our best…
Improving ourselves and becoming more mature through meditation
If we practice meditation, it means we are concentrating on improving ourselves and making ourselves more mature. The mind can be kept non-violent and restrained so we don’t lose control…
‘It’s a great thing to stop the mind and just be able to watch the mind.’
The watching process in meditation is vital to purify the mind of its constant imaginations which are the cause of tension, anxiety, fear and stress. Since the mind is so…
The cleansing process for the mind
Here is Meditation Master Babaji talking on how meditation is the cleansing process of the mind if we can ‘just watch’. ‘When we close the eyes for meditation, thousands of…