Why do we get what we want—and still feel unsatisfied?
This talk explores why we suffer and how to live with more clarity and purpose. It shows that when we follow every desire, we often feel pulled, stressed, and off track.
In this Baba Talk by Maetreyii Ma, you’ll hear a simple teaching from Yoga philosophy. Your dharma, or your duty in life, isn’t about giving up desire—it’s about choosing what is true and steady.
Some desires align with dharma—like wanting to grow, help others, or create something meaningful. These feel ...
Why do we get what we want—and still feel unsatisfied?
This talk explores why we suffer and how to live with more clarity and purpose. It shows that when we follow every desire, we often feel pulled, stressed, and off track.
In this Baba Talk by Maetreyii Ma, you’ll hear a simple teaching from Yoga philosophy. Your dharma, or your duty in life, isn’t about giving up desire—it’s about choosing what is true and steady.
Some desires align with dharma—like wanting to grow, help others, or create something meaningful. These feel calm and clear. But when desire becomes controlling—driven by fear, ego, or “I must have this”—it leads to suffering.
This is why following dharma matters. It helps you act from clarity, not pressure.
Over time, this leads to self-realization—seeing that you are more than your desires and changing life.
Pause and ask:
“Is this just what I want—or is this what is right?”
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:
- The Power and Nature of Love
- Self-realization, Spirituality, & Awakening
- Dharma, Society, & Karma
- Working with the Mind & Emotions
- Relationships & Samgha
- 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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