Is Western Philosophy Really Western? | Thinking Bhakti Podcast EP9

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In this episode, Swami Akash discusses how Eastern Philosophy is often dismissed in the Western hemisphere and elucidates the reasons behind this dismissal.
Is it dismissed due to competition?
Are there any similarities between the two, and what sets both philosophies apart? Finally, we delve into the origins of society and examine the differences between understanding and rejecting ideas.
Swami Vishwaakashananda met Paramahamsa Vishwananda in 2016 and in 2022 he was initiated as one of the twelve appointed swamis of Bhakti Marga, responsible for the countries of Czech Republic, Slovakia, Albania, Sicily and North Macedonia.
Born in Italy, Swami Akash has a university background in western philosophy, which when married to the extensive training he has received under Paramahamsa Vishwananda, makes him a highly qualified teacher.
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0:00 Intro
2:14 Life of Swami Akash
5:50 Meeting the Guru
9:30 Introducing to Philosophy
13:30 Which Philosophy is right?
19:55 Dismissing Eastern Philosophy
22:00 Values of Western Culture
27:35 Influenced or Not?
32:00 Who decides what to believe?
35:00 Western Insecurity
37:10 Colonization
40:00 Similarities of East & West
43:00 Tell Me More
46:30 Simplicity at the Cost of Truth
51:30 What are the Morals?
56:30 Loosing of Expertise
59:30 Theory & Practice
01:03 Bhagavad Gita as a Contrast
01:10 Universally Available?
01:16 Clarifying Misconceptions
01:21 The Absence of God
01:24 Semantics
01:27 Origin of Ideas in Society
01:37 Request to the Listeners
01:41 Understanding vs. Rejection
01:44 Our own interpretation
01:47 Have you seen Krishna?

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@psroutine7132 6 месяцев назад

This conversation itself can be a book with several chapters

@badrinathtalwar2281 6 месяцев назад

1:03:25 Swami Revatikaanta: "There cannot be a higher practicality than the highest available human experience." Mind blowing🤯

@prithubraguin 6 месяцев назад

I love the way that Swami Akash builds the sentence amazing live thank you. 🎉

@mulabhutadasi 6 месяцев назад

Jai Gurudev, it brings us so much joy to reflect on our education, which often seems to be with no use, and bring it to life through the lens of Eastern philosophy. Thank you!

@user-wp7cw2cx3s 6 месяцев назад

Jay Gurudev, Danke das war super interessant und Lehrreich. Gerne mehr.. ❤😂

@psroutine7132 6 месяцев назад

Im a political science student. While reading wester thinks, especially Aristotle and Plato, it was unbelievable how similar it was. Like three gunas in Hinduism ie satva raja tama. He also talked abt three value and based on which, he distributed duties. Exactly like Hinduism

@BULLoorBEAR 5 месяцев назад

Bro many Greek used to come to India like Pythagoras because bhramacharya discover Pythagoras theorum before Pythagoras but he didn't recognise for his work because west work on Greek philosophy.

@ChristianaVegan 6 месяцев назад

ChatGPT is not a reliable source, it often hallucinates but it is great for your first research step. However, it should not be taken as a reference. Give us more cool perspectives from the Hindu point of view that help on the spiritual path and can be applied. Eastern vs. Western philosophy/mentality in a reconciling way - I want to see the similarities! Show us the great philosophical tools! I definitely want to see more of this👍🙏🙏🙏

@Ragnar638 6 месяцев назад

The Shape of Ancient Thought by Thomas C McEvilley is a great book on this topic.

@MariaSilva-bi5fw 6 месяцев назад

Keep up the good work. Jai Gurudev 😊

@princessap9635 3 месяца назад

This was one of the most insightful and interesting podcasts I’ve ever heard. Thank you

@mikaelnilsson4935 6 месяцев назад

Jai Guru Dev Very nice, absolutely more!

@tareqbouyakhf4884 2 месяца назад

Namaste! Excellent podcast, as usual :) Would definitely love to have your insights on Nietzsche and the way he's been influenced by Eastern philosophies/spirituality. Looking forward to it! Thank you!

@siddhalakshmidasi108 6 месяцев назад

Thank You Swamis Revati and Akash for this superb discussion, bringing into focus so many important philosophical concepts of our societies and sometimes distorted world views. Really helpful for building awareness 🙏🏼

@kaushalyajustinelevitan6913 6 месяцев назад

So interesting… yes more please 😊

@jaychetra3250 6 месяцев назад

Excellent work! Continue clarifying the the misconceptions about Hinduism. You are very good in Argumentations.

@iryna108 5 месяцев назад

Great episode! Really! It would be nice to see some more philosophy topics! 💚

@ninacapoeiraful 6 месяцев назад

Jai Gurudev ❤️

@psyfreeman 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. It was very helpful!

@jatinrawat7415 6 месяцев назад

Jai Gurudev ❤

@cristinagarrido3153 6 месяцев назад

Jai gurudev! I love the podcast, and it would be good if you have more talks with the philosofy theme. 🙏

@AtindriyaDas 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Swami!

@lotusflowerheart3981 6 месяцев назад

Nice discussion

@diogoafonso2378 6 месяцев назад

Please do more episodes about philosophy. 🙏

@sanvirbipulpersad6792 6 месяцев назад

Brilliant 👏

@ShriramjaiRam-ox5kn 6 месяцев назад

Jai gurudev

@planetwells 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful

@mojcasimonic2263 6 месяцев назад

I would also like to hear you again and more speak about philosophy in mentioned way🙏🏿

@m.shanthiprasadpadival298 5 месяцев назад

Philosophy is always keeps changing , Human brain is working on philosophy, Every human has once own liking for philosophy which molds one's habits , motivation and human brain gets programed depending on what type of physics one follows.

@nencypatel123 6 месяцев назад

I watch first' time it's amazing 😊

@Life_Is_Yog 5 месяцев назад

In Hinduism, in different sampraday, they may say they are telling the truth. But I think very rarely they claim that theirs statement is the only truth. Most of them inherently know that it's one of the way of reaching to the truth. And that's why, here in India they don't hate other sampradaya. On 22nd January itself, about 100s of sampradaya came on pran pratishtha of Ram ji and everyone was crying when they saw Ram's eyes for the first time. And having 100s of sampradaya has been beneficial for Hinduism survival even after 1000 yr of invasion. Bcz invaders couldn't know who is the single head priest of Hinduism after killing whom they can erase Hindu thought. Even after they killed millions, still someone from different sampradaya used to start new way of worship and used to be instrument for revival and spreading of Hinduism. Even during Christian missionaries, when they used to target Hinduism by pointing out something from somewhere, people from other sampradaya would not believe it bcz it wasn't what they were taught. Even Paramhansa yogananda in the very first paragraph of 'Autobiography of a yogi' he said we are the most ancient living civilization bcz our guru always came on the earth in human body and taught us to save it according to the prevalent belief of that time period.

@branimirkruzic9453 6 месяцев назад

next episode on nature yes would be great

@MarmitaVeganaPT 6 месяцев назад

Jai Gurudev! Great talk. On the issue of linguistics: from my understanding Sanskrit and other languages are rooted in the Aryan civilisation. Where did the Aryan come from? Talking about Plato, it would be very interesting to approach his relay of Atlantis and thus the idea of an ante-diluvian civilisation that spawned a lot of civilisations around the world, where I think Aryans played a role. I would believe it would go much further than the idea of a West or East philosophy. I much like the work of Graham Hancock (although not full agreeing with his ideas on some parts) and the anthropologist Robert Sephr (hes on RU-vid).

@GodsMysteryZone 5 месяцев назад

So beautiful 😍❤️

@trivenav 6 месяцев назад

🎉

@jatinrawat7415 6 месяцев назад

Yesterday one thought i was leaning on was to gain exterior knowledge , you know like reading more books about swami's or self realized masters or god realized masters , or gain more knowledge related to divine. Should I control this thing or do I keep chanting that time .what is your viewpoint On this swamiji ?

@Noname-oq9mk 5 месяцев назад

The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies Book by Thomas McEvilley. Read that book.... Greek and Latin philosophies are pretty much influenced by Indian philosophy... Of vedas and upnishad.....

@Ragnar638 6 месяцев назад

Atomism is in vaisesika philosophy of kanada mahrsi. Kana surprisingly means something similar to atom.

@Ragnar638 6 месяцев назад

Can you please tell your views or make a video on advaita vyakhyana of gita. Its there in the gita translation of paramahansa yogananda.

@SubstratumMaxima 5 месяцев назад

Please bring swami sarvapriyananda,an Advaita Vedanta tradition monk from Ramkrishna Math sect. His knowledge wrt Advaita is phenomenal

@sumitdutta7043 5 месяцев назад

See the thing is the Swamis in videos are of Vishistadwaita Philosophy, so its kinda difficult I think, but yaa Swami Sarvapriyananda won't have any problem.

@prajalpi 5 месяцев назад

32:00

@EthosAnanda 2 месяца назад

Very Juicy, moist with Nectar.

@user-fd1im6du8o 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for this revealing discussion, I really enjoyed it!

@OnTheBrightSide123 5 месяцев назад

Do you practice confession?

@OnTheBrightSide123 5 месяцев назад

What is your thoughts on same sex unions and polygamy?

@user-fd1im6du8o 6 месяцев назад

Yes! I would love to hear more about ancient Philosophy, and would like to know who I am, and why I am.

@TheConduit10 6 месяцев назад

Voltaire always thought western culture came from India.

@mlg1279 6 месяцев назад

The people, u mean? Culture changes with time

@harukodeisemarianakamura209 6 месяцев назад

Que triste que é em inglês 😢

@AAditya_108 6 месяцев назад

Use subtitles if available.🙏

@McRingil 6 месяцев назад

Isn`t it denigrating to great ideas to suggest that they must have spread through cultural appropriation and not arrived at by rational inquiry. That`s what philosophy was about. It would be good if greek philosophers arrived at monotheism by deductive thought and not by somehow learning it from Persian or Jewish traders. It would mean there are reasons to be a monotheist independent of the culture you live in. It would mean, as you say, that God is available universally. So I don`t see a point and a reason of suggesting that Greek philosophy took anything from Hindu.