Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | September 29th, 2024
Description
Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Sep 29th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:04 - Can atheists achieve enlightenment?
09:17 - If the body is inert (jada), how is it able to generate thoughts?
19:03 - If our real nature is prakash (light) does prakash need to be self-aware?
33:57 - Does removal of ignorance require free will?
46:36 - If Brahman is fulfilled, why does it need to appear as Jiva, Jagat, Isvara?
58:19 - What proof is there of awareness in deep sleep? If deep sleep is the awareness of absence, what is death?
01:10:50 - What should I do if the power of discernment in Vedantic practice is diminished?
01:14:00 - Is breathing Atman? Can the soul depart if it is Brahman?
01:19:41 - My heart is troubled by the suffering around me. How can I hold on to Advaita?
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