Advaita vs Bhakti - Is Devotion Compatible with Non-Duality? 

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Through mathematical reasoning, science (theoretical physics) HAS discovered an indivisible, nondual reality from which everything we experience in the universe comes! This is the Unified Field Theory and one of its leading proponents (John Hagelin) has a number of lectures on RU-vid where he draws remarkable comparisons between this modern theory and advaita vedanta. Amazingly, I first heard about both in the very same week! Hearing two very different yet very similar explanations for the universe - and being a scientist myself - helped me understand the truth that underlies advaita vedanta and gave me a spiritual path to follow that had eluded me for many years. It was also because of the discovery of bhakti chanting that I was driven by curiosity to understand its purpose - and that is what led me to advaita vedanta.

My personal reply to the question of Bhakti vs. Nondual is that they gorgeously compliment each other, and I don't really see either as complete without the other. We are worshippers and we are One.

didnt ever think someone could teach principles of advaita vedanta better than swami sarvapriyananda. Pranamam Swami ji

Honestly this video is an excellent summary of fundamental understanding of Adi Shankara's Advaita and i will recommend this video to anyone who wants to get a accurate overview of classical Advaita Vedanta.Thank you Acharya ji for this wonderful demonstration 🙏🙏🙏

Very interesting: levels of realness! I actually understood this, I think. I’m happy about the conclusion, because I don’t think I could stop praying and worshipping God 🙏🏻 Thank you very much, Swami T 😊

Thank you, Swami. You have been so helpful to me on my journey: when I had my spiritual awakening (I realized my Oneness with God, rather than separateness) your channel was one of the first ones I found, and I know I was guided to exactly the perfect place. Your explanations are clear, precise, and relatable, and your topics are always deeply meaningful. Multiple of your videos I have come back to again and again, and received deeper and deeper understanding. This topic in particular is one I’ve been sort of wrestling with lately: to specify, I have been struggling with the desire to “escape” life/the world/suffering, a kind of romanticism of for example monastic life. But I have a partner I love dearly, and truly, I don’t think God created the universe just for us to run away from it! So I am seeking instead to become “better” at living in “real life” through my spiritual practice. And the key, the most important thing, has definitely been love. Devotion, Bhakti, etc. seeing the absolute beauty, glory, perfection, wholeness in everything, is so much more powerful, in my personal experience, than trying to deny or shun the world. And I am finding I actually feel less overwhelmed by life as well. Anyway. Thank you again so much for your teaching, namaste.

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Wao Swami Ji, Thank you very much ... Great teachings... that was very illuminating... your documentaries were missed ... May Iswara continue to fill you with a lot of Light and that Infinite Love that you share with us ... I had a feeling that you would surprise us with something like this ... thanks 🙏💜🕉🌄 I'm so Happy 😄

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Pranam Swamiji. As usual, you have explained it so clearly and beautifully. Even I has this confusion. Now I can pray to God, Ishwara with renewed and strengthened devotion. Thanks a lot.

Brilliant teaching as always - thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏! I think the confusion about "illusion" and "reality" is also because of the different interpretation and definition of the term "reality". We in the west or modern science define "reality" differently than in the Vedas. In the Vedas "reality" is ALWAYS EXISTING, NEVER CHANGING. Something which is changing and only temporally existing (like this world), is in the terms of the Vedas and from their understanding "not real" (=not always existing) and therefore an "illusion" - even if it`s "real" in the sense of "temporally existing" from the perspective of the duality. Sorry for my bad english - I´m German

Most strong and remarkable lecture of my life. Shat Shat Naman Swamiji🙏

What a beautiful and simplistic way to explain such a difficult dilemma. I have learned and understood a lot today. Thank you, Swamiji.

This was a very helpful video for my understanding of Brahman and Ishwara, and the various other topics that form such a necessary base of the teachings. Thank you for explaining such a nuanced topic in a way that common people like me can understand and benefit from.🙏

The clarity is astounding!

Salutations, Guruji. Thanks for a masterful job of providing clarity, in as concise a manner as possible, to one of the most basic, confounding issues for someone pursuing Self enquiry. Your special skills in producing such videos are greatly appreciated. Om Shanti 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

This Swamiji has truly changed my understanding of Vedantic teachings wow the clarity is superb !

Very very clear interpretation about the dual worship in advait. Actually I was in doubt abt this concept but you cleared my doubt . My true desire fetched me towards your preachings and blessed me with clarification.

This is the most lucid , understandable, logical and enlightening explanation of this subject on the internet ( I’ve seen hundreds!) Mandatory viewing for anyone on the THE PATH! Thank you Swami!! 🙏🙏🙏

exceptional teaching of advait vedanta!i live in varanasi i have never seen such wonderful teacher(nazar na lage)

I have been struggling with dvaita and advaita recently, and this has given me a much clearer perspective. Thank you. Namaskar

This is the best and simplest way of understanding Advait and Bhakti that I have come across. Thank you Guruji 🙏

What a clear explanation from Swamiji. The best that I have ever heard. Tks !!

So thankful I found this channel! 🙏

Thank you Swamiji, for your gracious presence and this nectar filled lectures. Truly blessed and thankful to you for sharing this spiritual wisdome with us.❤🙏

I've got all answers to my questions. Thank you Swami Tadatmananda ji 🙏🏼

Such a clarity! Absolutely love your videos.

Very well explained and cleared lot of my doubts. Thank you Swamiji!!

Meu Deus, que profundidade de entendimento... complexo, porém atenuante da angustia quando começamos adentrar a não dualismo. Grato irmão por estes ensinos.

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What an excellent understanding and explanation of non dual advaitha vedantha in a very simple way with very very clear accent with an honest motivation of making listeners understand beyond doubts .An unparalleled presentation that can elivate a true non dualistic seeker's spiritual practice.

Great explanation. Thank you. Dreams are a real trip. I notice when I lay off the herb for a spell, dreams come back very vividly and they always amaze me, the details.

Excellent clarification about Advaita and Maya..explained in clear and simple manner these subtle concepts with metaphors…commonly misunderstood and confused by spiritual seekers. Thank you Swami Ji👍👍👍❤️❤️💐💐

Pranam Swami Tadatmananda. Thanks for your explanation of such an elusive concept of Advaita principle or Non-Duality . You made it so easy to understand with reference to the co-existence of duality and non-duality by using two concepts to empirical reality or name and the form. Thanks a lot again.

Swami tadatmanada, thank you so much for your teaching! I finally managed to understand what is the meaning of " everything is one, the illusion and mistakes of the understanding of it" you are the best teacher i ever seen!! I am looking for meditation but couldn't seem to understand the , all is one, so didn't want to start with something i don't understand. So i thank you verry much because you're way off teaching will change my understanding and life. I hope to see all your video's and hope to see much more 🙏 even if i am 51 years now...i know this is goig to change my mind and my family because i wil explain it to my sis and all the kids. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪. Peace, love and understanding to all people 🙏 😊 ❤

Nothing can be more explanatory than this. Swamiji brought a point which remains as a doubt in everybody and I can bet one who watches this video, his doubt will logically be eradicated forever. We r very grateful to Swamiji.

Dear Swami. You have resolved my adult lifetime dilemma of god as the creator of everything and the underlying support of everything (consciousness), also who, or what we could pray to for help etc. Thank you so much.

In one video I learned a lot about Vedanta more than any other. This cleared so much of my confusion.

Really clear to understand. I learn Advaita Vedanta from my acharya and Yoga and Ayurveda. I try to live a Vedic lifestyle. Much love. xx

Clear explanation, the aim of all these efforts is to realise the bliss or ultimate .

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! I am blessed today to hear and understand this knowledge.

Fantastic video. Love to you and love to all, from all and in all. ❤

Wonderful presentation One can feel Brahma and Iswara as the guruji explains their presence Thank you guruji Om Gurubyo Namaha

Pranam. Clear n lucid exposition of Non duality. ThanQ Sir.🙏🏻🙏🏻

Absolutely loved the talk dear swami. What you said at 22.20 blew my mind - had never heard it put that way !! Ionically, even THAT needs a word/ name to be defined or addressed in some way after all - Brahman. The world wouldn't exist without the will of Brahman. Brahman wouldn't be known without the tentacles of this perishable world. I wonder how this turned into a debate of superiority. To me there is no "vs".... Bhakti is a marg and Advaita is the underlying reality to be uncovered.

Thank you so much Swamiji, This video answered all my questions about duality and non-duality like no other videos that I have listened. I feel I have got the Bramha gnana.. Really👍

Thank you so much Swami ji ! Words will not be enough to express my gratitude to you for your amazing teachings.

Pure food for the soul. What a wonderful video.

Very well explained! So logical and appealing! Thank you!

A remarkable demonstration and illuminating topic, this video is an excellent summary of fundamental understanding of Advaita..

Pranam in to you,Swamiji,so amazingly explain, .Thank you and thank you,on Thanksgiving Day! Whole hearted gratitude un to you.🙏🕉

Thank you so much! 🙏⭐🙏

Awesome. Beautiful explanation. 🙏 Thanks you.

I don't know what to say. Thank you Swamiji So clear and insightful I feel like a burden has been lifted My inclination towards Bhakti always conflicted with my understanding of Advaita. But not now. (a little secret Today is my birthday and this a truly special gift) 🙏🙏🙏❤️

As usual, you have a clarity in understanding the Advaita Vedanta ! Thank you !! Same as you, we are worrying the plastic, toxic material's ocean pollution !

Thank you so much. How clearly you explained!!! Pranams to you🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much for this video

Blessed be🙏🙏🙏 This helps me greatly indeed in my spiritual searches. Satha Satha Pranam Guru ji🙏🙏

Beautiful lecture. Thank you.

best explanation ever, clarifying such a topic so easily

Explained so well in simple words. Life requires us to reconcile the opposites.

Thank you for this wonderful and enlightening lecture.

I bow in thy holy feet for explaining with so much clarity Brahman and Ishvara Pranaam Swami ji

Thank you Swami Ji. Very well explained. Clear & accurate explanation of advaita vedanta with examples

Pranam Guruji 🙏

You have outdone yourself. :D Thank you!

Great explanation of different realities. Thank you.

Brilliant Swamiji. Today the truth is understood frankly 🕉Naman🙏🏾

Pranams Swamiji. A perfect explanation of Advaita.

Dhanyavad 🙇‍♂️

Soo beautifully explained!

Of course I do appreciate his eloquent explanation of Advait Vedanta. 🙏

Pranam Swamiji this has opened many doors of my mind🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖

Nicely Explained . Pranam Swamiji .

Your lecture always make easy to understand toughest subject. Thanks Gurudev.

High admiration for swami ji...wonderful explanation through relative examples about Advaita. Its quite a difficult topic but listening to you made it easy to comprehend. Although it feels that I understood only a bit of it and its vast depth needs yoga mardarshan.

It was such a amazing talk,listeners who believe in Dwait as well as Advait will be indebited to you. Respected Swamiji,for simplifying such a debate ful,topic in such loving compassionate words

Excellent topic. Pranam 🙏🙏🙏

Impressive clarity of such a complex matter. Thanks a lot

Wonderful to listen to your talks Swami ji :) please accept my Pranam !

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and for making things much easier to explain and to understand. Thank you once again,

Thank you very much for giving and conveying such divine knowledge and clearing my each and every question... Thank you very much 💞💞❤ Om namah shivaya 📿

beautifully explained!! very much like madhyamaka and your sanskrit pronunciation is very impressive

Thank you so much, such a great and profound teaching again! Any more plans to work on bhakti videos concerning everyday life? Would be highly appreciated!

Super thanks to Swami for us to realize the reality of everything 😊

Thank you swami for this explanation. My understanding of advaitha is much better now. 🙏

Loved it!

One of the best videos on advaita I have ever seen.

Thank you Swamiji for explaining so well🙏

🙏♥️so so so grateful to this...✨🌼

Classic explanation of Advaita..Pranams to swamiji🙏

Very informative!

My humble pranams, Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks swami ji, you have solved one of my biggest doubt.

Swamy, Thank you for clarifying some my doubts regarding Eshwara and Brahmam.

Krishna says in the Bhagavid-gita: " By me in my unmanifested form ( Brahmanjoti ) this entire universe is pervaded" he also says,, " And I am the basis of the impersonal Brahman, which is immortal, imperishable and eternal and is the constitutional position of ultimate happiness." the absolute truth is om purnam ( the complete whole ) if it were just something impersonal it would be incomplete and if it were only personal it would also be incomplete so to be absolutely perfect the absolute truth must be transcendence that has a transcendental form as well as a transcendental effulgence ( Brahman ) To know of the absolute nature of Brahman would require a personality that is of Brahman and not the material world so Vishnu transcends the material world and is not " of " it.

You are amazing Swamiji ❤️

such a wonderful lucid explanation

Thank you Swamiji 🙏🙏