Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on May 27th, 2018
List of Questions with Timestamps:
Q.1- 1:05 - What is the recommended approach to teach “Vedanta” to the children?
Q.2 - 5:16 - Is the concept “Ekajeevavada” connected to the “Hard problem of Consciousness”?
Q.3 - 15:14 - Since it is a way to reach God by serving the suffered has God created suffering in this world? Is he not biased then?
Q.4 - 26:05 - Is it the mind watching the thoughts without generating further thoughts (subsiding other thoughts) or is it the witness consciousness? If it’s mind why can’t watch the absence of thoughts in the Deep sleep state?
Q.5 - 32:49 - According to ‘Mandukya’, when try to focus on the sense of “I” find focusing on ‘Ego’ somewhere in the chest, who is sensing it?
Q.6 - 34:22 - The knowledge of “I” gives enormous peace, but how to live life in the light of this knowledge? How is it relevant in the struggle of life?
Q.7 - 46:06 - What kind of tools be needed to lessen the guilt that felt if can’t serve your close people in the way it should be?
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Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
26 май 2018
