In Conversation with Babaji

Namah Shivay,

From the Master has posted an excellent 6 part Videos of Babaji explaining various aspects about Shivyog Sadhanas like Sri Vidya, Durga Shaptashati, Healing, dos and donts for a Shivyogi. Some of the questions which Babaji has lovingly answered are as follows:

• Should Durga Saptashati should be done with aggression.
• Guidelines for a Shree Vidhya sadhak
• How one creates same vibes of shivirs in daily life.
• What if one goes into “deep sleep” during sadhana.
• Can Durga Saptashati be heard on an ipod while travelling.
• Can Durga Saptashati Sadhana be done in groups.
• Can Durga Saptashati be recited with uninitiated family members.
• Why Babaji prohibits doing Advait Shree Vidhya sadhana in groups.
• Whether initiation (deeksha) is required for Durga Saptashati Sadhana.
• Every shivir sadhana is different. Which one to be followed?
• Can one who wandered off the path get back on track?
• Babaji’s view about the web communications with sadhaks.
• About sadhana at divine places and Jeeva Samadhis.
• Any other sadhana other than Advait Shree Vidhya?
• Can Durga Saptashati be recited in areas of negativity.
• What happens in the places where Durga Saptashati is recited.
• Why Durga Saptashati/Shree Vidhya sadhana were kept in secret.
• In case of mispronounciation during recitation of Durga Saptashati.
• On people from India and abroad practicing Advait Shree Vidhya.
• How the sadhana of Advait Shree Vidhya helps one in life.

The Videos as follows:

Siddhas say…

Q: May one have more than one spiritual master?
A: Who is a master? He is the Self after all. According to the stages of development of the mind the Self manifests as the master externally. The famous ancient saint Dattatreya said that he had more than twenty-four masters. The master is one from whom one learns anything. The Guru may be sometimes inanimate also, as in the case of Dattatreya. God, Guru and the Self are identical.
A spiritually-minded man thinks that God is all-pervading and takes God for his Guru. Later, God brings him in contact with a personal Guru and the man recognises him as all in all. Lastly the same man is made by the grace of the master to feel that his Self is the reality and nothing else. Thus he finds that the Self is the master.

– Ramana Maharishi