Who Are You, Really? Discover Your True Self Beyond the Mind

Who are you—really, beyond your thoughts, roles, and identity? What if everything you believe about yourself is only part of the story?

This Baba Talk by Maetreyii Ma points you to a direct experience of who you are. Most of us live through the mind—through thoughts, memories, and identity—but your true self is not limited to any of these.

As the mind quiets, you can notice something simple: you are aware. You are the one who knows your thoughts, not the thoughts themselves. This is what lies beyond the mind.

This talk guides you to discover your true self through this direct noticing. This is the heart of self realization—recognizing the awareness that has always been present.

As this becomes clear, the sense of separation begins to soften. You may begin to experience non-separation, a natural feeling of connection with all of life.

This also leads to ego transcendence, where the small “I” relaxes and something deeper is felt. In Yoga philosophy, this is called moksha—a deep inner freedom and peace.

You can begin to notice this for yourself in a simple way:

Next time a strong thought comes up, just try:

“This is just a thought… I’m aware of it.”

“I don’t have to follow it—I’m not my thoughts.”

Pause for a moment.

That small gap—that’s the beginning of freedom.

About  Maetreyii Ma Nolan, Ph.D.

Maetreyii Ma Nolan, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, psychologist, and expert in consciousness and holistic healing. With a rich background in psychology and spirituality, her work has positively influenced many people's lives. Maetreyii Ma Nolan's wisdom and teachings garner recognition worldwide, making her a respected voice for inner transformation and spiritual awakening. 

She is trained as a licensed Psychologist, an Acharya or Ordained Minister of Yogic Meditation, a certified IAYT Yoga Therapist, and an EYRT 500-hour Yoga Teacher with many years of experience with deep meditation and yogic wisdom.

You can visit her website here: https://www.yogama.org 

About Maetreyii Ma’s Works
Over the past decades, Maetreyii Ma has delivered thousands of presentations to various audiences. Her latest project is to make those presentations available to the broadest possible audience.

Maetreyii Ma’s talks fall into six main categories:

1. The Power and Nature of Love
2. Self-realization, Spirituality, & Awakening
3. Dharma, Society, & Karma
4. Working with the Mind & Emotions
5. Relationships & Samgha
6. Science & Cosmology 

The Baba Flow

Maetreyii Ma’s talks are based on a spiritual process called Baba Flow. The Baba flow is an intuitive flow of spiritual guidance and teachings from the deep inner essence, the one essential Source known by many names. In the Baba Talks, Maetreyii Ma, in a deep state of Bhava, or devotional absorption, opens to this Source and allows the teachings to flow through.

Since 1969, Maetreyii Ma has been a student of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, affectionately known as Baba. In 1970, she began to have profound mystical experiences of the Divine and experienced the inner presence of her Guru. Baba's inner presence brought a deep knowledge of the endless love and compassion of the Divine, perfect beauty and wisdom, and the unconditional love and overflowing grace of the Sadguru.

About Ananda Gurukula

Maetreyii Ma is President of Ananda Gurukula, a non-profit organization dedicated to awakening the human spirit and sharing the ancient mystic wisdom of yoga. 

Through Ananda Gurukula, Maetreyii Ma is able to offer meditation practices, mentoring (https://www.yogama.org/mentoring.html), meditation and yoga wisdom retreats, and webinars and workshops on the ancient knowledge of yogic teachings, in addition to local weekly Sunday evening meditations, called Dharmachakra (https://www.yogama.org/dharmachakra.html), a third Friday Kirtan (https://www.yogama.org/kirtan.html), and a Saturday morning Satsanga (https://www.yogama.org/satsanga.html).

All are invited to attend our events at the Ashram in the Santa Rosa area. 

For those who do not live in the local Santa Rosa area, Maetreyii Ma offers her Baba Talks for free on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@maetreyiima7) and Podbean (https://www.babatalks.info/). 

Ananda Gurukula also publishes books and the Baba inspirational writings on many subjects. See more about Maetreyii Ma’s books at https://www.maetreyiima.org/shop.html.

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