Articles, teachings and quotes about meditation and the mind as taught by Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi (Babaji).
Looking within ourselves
Many of us when we feel stress or mental suffering may feel like accusing the world around us. What happens in the world is not in our control – it…
Go beyond the dualities
This world is made of dualities; good and bad, right and wrong, pleasant and unpleasant, happiness and unhappiness. One is there because of the other. In a movie, a hero…
Life is the testing ground for our practice
Each day can bring up challenges for us as we live our lives. If we have a practice such as meditation, where we are trying to purify and bring the…
Patience – everything happens in its own time
More and more in the world today, people have high expectations that things should happen instantly. When it doesn’t one is likely to lose patience. But everything takes its own…
Freedom from the brain’s clutches
The brain is an amazing physiological organ in the body. Through the brain we can think, act, apply wisdom, and achieve many things. But if we simply go on believing…
The Six Shapes/Enemies of the mind
The ancient sages of India said there are six ‘shapes’ or ‘enemies’ (Arishadwarga) that the mind goes into. Greed, anger, stinginess, false pride or ego, attachment to materialistic things and…
The mind in the present moment
The mind often loses its peace because it is either brooding about the past or is anxious about the future. But the past has finished – it is not going…
When the mind stops then there is peace
It’s only when the mind relaxes that we get that happiness, peace and a moment to enjoy. If the mind stops on a flower, thinking, “Oh how beautiful it is”,…