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AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York.

religion & spirituality hinduism

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Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | June 15th, 2025

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2025/07/20

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 15th, 2025.List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro00:48 - What is the difference between the soul and awareness?10:39 - How do we break the link between the real and reflected consciousness? 27:44 - How is knowledge different from experience?36:02 - Is enlightenment obtained during meditation or while interacting with the world?49:38 - Is artificial super-intelligence a feasibility? Could this lead to

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87:11

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | May 11th, 2025

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2025/05/27

10,864 views May 25, 2025 AskSwami Q&A | Swami SarvapriyanandaQ&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on May 11th, 2025.List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro05:02 - At death, does a fully realized Jivatman merge with Brahman, or does it maintain its identity?16:11 - The Nasadiya Sukta says there is neither existence nor non-existence. But Swami Vivekananda said that creation is eternal. How can these be reconciled?24:29 - What is this ignorance

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90:18

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 23rd, 2025

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2025/05/01

24,905 views Apr 15, 2025 AskSwami Q&A | Swami SarvapriyanandaQ&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 23rd, 2025. List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:43 - Explain the two ways of approaching non-duality: “I am all of it” vs “I am none of it”?15:24 - Is devotion (bhakti) merely an aid to knowledge in Advaita, or something more?29:58 - Is the intense love of God (parabhakti) a form of insanity or mysticism?36:16 - Is Advaita Vedanta

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94:13

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Feb 23rd, 2025

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2025/05/01

40,831 views Mar 3, 2025 AskSwami Q&A | Swami SarvapriyanandaQ&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 23rd, 2025. List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:10 - How should we pray? What should we pray for?07:19 - I intend to become a monk. How can I maintain inner peace in the midst of the world before joining?14:48 - What is the best way to read through a text with others?18:50 - Is reflected consciousness the same as witness

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102:14

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Jan 26th, 2025

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2025/05/01

45,947 views Feb 5, 2025 AskSwami Q&A | Swami SarvapriyanandaQ&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jan 26th, 2025. List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro06:25 - How do I see myself as Brahman but still act ethically and lovingly in the world?22:50 - How do I know that I, this Awareness, am Everything?43:45 - If Consciousness is the ultimate reality, is God imaginary?53:35 - How can I think of and worship God when I state that He is only

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115:41

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 24th, 2024

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2025/01/21

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 24th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:44 – How can Shri Ramakrishna’s statement “only God is your own” be reconciled with Holy Mother’s “everybody is your own”?17:51 – Does stopping all thoughts reveal pure witness consciousness and lead to realization?32:18 – Is the gap between two thoughts where pure consciousness shines, and can it only be noticed afterward?38:43 – How to address fear of

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86:43

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Nov 24th, 2024

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/20

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 24th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:53 - How can I reconcile devotion and non-dual knowledge? 23:27 - If I realize I am pure consciousness, do I also have a vision of God with form? 31:21 - What is Mahat (universal intelligence) in the Samkhya philosophy? 34:24 - Is it possible to practice Bhakti without God or deities? 36:28 - Can you talk about your experience with the monk who said

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85:20

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 20th, 2024

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/19

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life. 13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self? 19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness? 31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’? 41:17 - How can I

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84:44

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | September...

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/17

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

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83:41

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | June 23rd, 2024

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/16

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 23rd, 2024. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - What is the difference between Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga? 12:54 - What should I do to make my buddhi accept the truth? 24:54 - Why are we told to practice dharma when Brahman is in everything? 32:10 - How can we recognize our true nature in everyday experience? 44:16 - Even with many practitioners, how many are really practicing Sanatana

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96:30

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | April 21st, 2024

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/15

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 21st, 2024. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - What is the nature of sorrow? 23:00 - What is the difference between Samsara in Buddhism and Vedanta? How does progress in modern medical science relate to Brahman? 32:06 - If I am Brahman then why should I worship God or do karma yoga? 38:32 - Does Advaita claim that it is evolving, or does it claim to be complete? 42:50 - When do we know that

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95:45

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | March 3rd, 2024

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/14

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on March 3rd, 2024. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - Where is ignorance? Is it separate from Brahman? 23:41 - What is the difference between consciousness, awareness, and mindfulness? 32:10 - Is Vrittijnana the same as reflected consciousness? 32:29 - Is Consciousness static, or is it a process? 35:51 - Does existence manifest from consciousness? 37:24 - Who is it that goes from birth to birth;

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60:18

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 3rd, 2023

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/13

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 3rd, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - How can a devotee of God say I am That? 18:34 - Can we say that God as consciousness is within us? 21:07 - Are Bhakti and Janna two sides of the same coin? Is one higher than the other? 32:21 - Can Nididhyasana be considered as a series of small awakenings? 37:44 - Is Advaita profoundly different from Western views? 46:02 - Is the ultimate goal of

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89:26

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | June 18th, 2023

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/12

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jun 18th, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 04:17 - All knowledge depends on the knower, known, and instrument of knowledge, yet we are taught that we are none of these. How can this be reconciled? 19:48 - If science can be used to know the self, does this mean that Vedanta is not a unique instrument for self knowledge? How can science be used for the study of something without objective qualities

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90:42

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 5th, 2023

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/10

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 5th, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Why do we need to search for the unchanging self? 13:06 - Is it ok to pray to God to satisfy our desires? 26:48 - If avidya (ignorance) is in Brahman, isn't it real? 32:07 - What is Vedanta's view on vegetarianism? 34:35 - How can I develop pure love? 40:07 - Can pure consciousness change the appearance of reality? 48:13 - Can God be both

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90:23

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | May 28th, 2023

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/10

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on May 28th, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Is it correct that Turiya is witnessing and illumining waking dreaming and deep sleep? 16:47 - Is enlightenment spontaneous? What is the difference between an enlightened and non-enlightened person? Can an enlightened person see past, present and future? 33:57 - What is the connection between the reflected consciousness and the ego, body, and

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90:01

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Feb 26th, 2023

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/09

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 26th, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 03:17 - How does one love consciousness? 20:04 - What is the purpose of professional ambition and duty? 28:46 - In our waking state, is there a way to find the unity of pure consciousness? 52:15 - Isn't consciousness interrupted in deep sleep? 57:01 - How do you overcome sorrow that comes from seeing the suffering of others? 01:04:28 - How has Karma

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97:18

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Jan 22nd, 2023

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/08

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jan 22nd, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:22 - Can Brahman be equally immanent and transcendent? 21:37 - Who is the doer of action? 33:15 - Swamiji, what is your daily routine? 34:34 - Can art lead us to the infinite? What is the nature of abhyasa? What is the nature of vairagya? 54:20 - If Buddhism believes in reincarnation, why not the Atman? 01:01:40 - What do you mean by an appearance in

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Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | June 5th, 2022

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/07

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 5th, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - How is it that the self is in all beings from the chit (consciousness) perspective? 18:37 - Where is my consciousness when I am sleeping? Can I use sleep as a spiritual practice? 26:55 - Will a realized person retain their individuality after enlightenment? 40:38 - Why do we call this world false? 55:53 - What does Sri Ramakrishna mean by going

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Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Apr 10th, 2022

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda ·

2024/02/06

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 10th, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:24 - Isn't enlightenment part of Maya? 16:05 - The witness consciousness, sat, chit, ananda, the basis of all truths, cannot perform any action. The mind removes its own veil. How can we turn this understanding into meditation? 34:10 - In the Gospel, Sri Ramakrishna says to "dive deep". What does this mean? 50:05 - What does Sri

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