Articles, teachings and quotes about meditation and the mind as taught by Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi (Babaji).
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…
A new year, a new start
When we meditate we give ourselves the opportunity to bring attention to our own mind. Instead of the mind constantly getting involved into its own imaginations and becoming a restless…
Meditation can be fun (video)
Establishing a daily meditation practice requires a positive attitude. When we sit and start to meditate, many thoughts may rise up which try to disturb us. But, as Meditation Master…
Don’t let things play on the mind
Sometimes we may find we are unable to let go of a thing that happened in the past. It plays on our mind and gives us so much stress. How…
Let’s be grateful that the thorns have roses
The way we see the world can differ from person to person. One may be negative, picking up only on the bad points and brooding about them, or another may…