Ego - the biggest hurdle for progress | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.208

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Ego - the biggest hurdle for progress | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.208
Recorded on 4 January 2025 with worldwide participants.
0:00 Intro
0:17 What is the ego and why is it the biggest hurdle?
2:14 Is it because we start defining everything we see as a reality and become stubborn in our thinking - is that ego?
9:01 To remove the ego and achieve the truth of existence, do we need to let go of all definitions in the mind?
15:08 Babaji's quote "actions prove who someone is, words just prove who they pretend to be"
22:55 If a student authorises the Guru to remove the ego, how does the Guru help to remove it?
25:07 How does the technique of meditation help to dissolve this ego?
29:54 If the ego is removed, does that mean everything disappears?
32:53 When Babaji says that He takes a risk when teaching the student - does that mean the teaching is an automatic thing that happens?
35:43 Throughout the day, what is the best way to be aware of the movements of the ego and transcend those ego movements?
37:19 Properties and relationships have given me comfort but not happiness. Yet I am attached knowing well that everything will go one day - is it all ego-doing?
38:45 How is ego different from confidence?
40:09 In relationships, how do we interact with ego-minded people, when in disagreements or arguments and not losing our own spiritual path?
43:15 Why does this Maya exist? How do childhood issues affect your spiritual journey?
47:55 How to overcome resistance, frustration, misery, distraction with our daily practice of meditation?
49:43 During meditation, eyes open halfway which distracts. How to avoid this?
50:53 How can I feel more love in taking care of elderly parents during the last periods of their life.
54:22 In what sense are we saying that the world is unreal?
57:19 How to detach from the constant narrative in the mind when meditating or chanting?
58:55 Is ok to use the breath to focus?
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