Articles, teachings and quotes about meditation and the mind as taught by Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi (Babaji).
When the mind is cleansed, the truth of its own existence is revealed
Once the mind is cleansed of its chattering habits, then the truth of its own existence is revealed Meditation Master Babaji talks about how the truth of existence can be…
Just jump into it.
When we sit to meditate, we just need to jump into the practice. That is, we get into the action of ‘just watching’. As Babaji says, “Always an action has…
Always living happily in the world (short video)
Mental health is so important. Just like we take care of the physical health of the body, we need to take care of the mind also with proper exercises. As…
A separate world is sitting in the mind
In our daily lives, we go on making judgements about things. We conclude ‘this is it’, ‘this is bad’, or ‘this is good’, without trying to understand that it is…
Steady the eyeballs, steady the mind (short video)
In this technique of Jangama Meditation, the instruction is “Closing the eyes, focus the mind and sight inbetween the eyebrows”. Initially some may have a bit of trouble trying to…
Living life peacefully with the mind under control
Meditation Master Babaji explains how by analyzing and making a judgement about a thing, we absorb it as an imprint in the mind so that it stays in the mind…
Happiness is not in the object (short video)
“Happiness is not in the object. It is in your mind accepting and becoming quiet, getting satisfied for a while. That’s what gives you happiness actually.” ~ Shiva Rudra Balayogi…
Gently, politely, in a relaxed way
Meditation Master Babaji gives advice on the importance of being patient with ourselves in our practice and not to be in a rush and force anything. In meditation we should…