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Send a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/online-satsang Purushartha - Self-Efforts | In Quest of Truth - Babaji Q&A, No. 261Recorded on 28 February 2026 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro from Babaji0:56 What does the word purushartha mean?3:34 How do we put in efforts to know Oneself? What is the process?14:37 If there is a single thought within the mind does that mean we still need to put in efforts until eventually the mind is purified of all imaginations?19:09 Some people might think that spirituality is something mystical where a power descends on us and we can immediately achieve Self Realization. Does it happen like this?32:06 If the guru is not physically there to scold you, how do we catch that grace? Is it through faith?36:10 Does daily meditation help us to not get too involved into the world?41:11 Can we use the mind to create our reality through imagination, or does everything just naturally unfold and we should simply let go and remain a witness to what is happening?42:24 If destiny is acting against us, how to exercise purushartha?45:04 If we want something to happen a certain way, we pray to the Divine or the Guru - is that ok, or should we accept whatever happens?46:03 While meditating do we need to stick our mind to god's name or chant god's name?47:50 Shravana, manana and nididhyasana48:27 Outside of meditation, we can analyse?48:48 Is worshipping with form easier than worshipping without form?49:42 Ultimately do you have to give up the form?51:47 Can purushartha lead to a better destiny?52:14 Does the word Niyati, as used in the Yoga Vasistha, mean destiny?53:05 We have to put in purushartha to achieve Self Realization, but at a certain point we need to have acceptance that it has not happened yet?53:49 When doing purushartha, I notice things come up in life with more intensity, stress and pressure becomes worse. How to stay motivated and inspired to continue?56:50 When I am quiet internally, how to have discernment on how to respond to things externally?57:58 Why does good and bad exist when the Divinity does not have discrimination and is all-pervading?59:34 How has the identity of the mind happened?1:00:49 Does the mind have a unique identity after the body dies or does it merge with the consciousness?1:01:57 Does the mind with vasanas have an identity?1:02:47 When my family go to wedding parties, my meditation routine gets disturbed - how to deal with this?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free pl
