Interesting story about Sri Ramakrishna’s five days without sleep. I did that as a personal goal for 7 days in my late teens 25 years ago. On the 5th day without sleep, I was sitting on the ground and felt like my body was nothing but a conscious rubber pebble. On the 7th day, I tried to go to sleep, but couldn’t until the 8th day and only was able to sleep a maximum of 15 minutes; the 9th day I could only sleep for a maximum of 23 minutes; the 10th day, I could only sleep a maximum of 30 minutes… and so on. It took me the following week to readapt to sleeping longer, but I could only sleep in the end for around 6-7 hours the following years compared to the 9-12 hours I used to sleep for before that sleep deprivation experience. I later read something about how it can be dangerous and even lethal not to sleep for longer than 10 days. Meditation might help. I kept my body in a low active/energetic mode during that time. Almost meditation, but I did not know how to meditate at the time. But still it is not for everybody. It can be frightening having adapted to not being able to sleep anymore, and it is hard to return to sleeping the way you used to. On the other hand, imagine being stuck in a dream you are not able to wake up from. That might become a new reality. Maybe that is similar to how we perceive this life in our awaken state. And when Brahma awakens, our reality, his dream, dissolves. Which leads me to wonder… those who have gained enlightenment/self-realization and are no longer reborn, do they dissolve out of Brahma’s dream into non-being or something and will they return in the next cycle/round of existence-after Brahma wakes up and goes back to sleep to dream another cycle of reality? Could you please one day in a video go through the step-by-step deep meditation that you often mention Swami Vivekananda used to do and get lost in? Thank you for this lecture and for all your lectures on Advaita Vedanta, Swamiji! They are inspiring. Stay warm and be well!
@MathieuAlepin3 сағат бұрын
Oh, wait… I just realized… answering my own question from the end of my last comment… Those who become enlightened, realizing they are one consciousness… Brahma… even if they have escaped the cycle of rebirth in this sleep time period of Brahma, the rebirth cycle will restart in Brahma’s next cycle of sleep. So will Brahma’s wake/sleep cycle ever end? Sounds like it cannot. So, it sounds like we might be able to escape the rebirth cycle for the rest of this cycle of Brahma’s sleep, but we will automatically restart the cycle of rebirth in Brahma’s following cycle of sleep. Is that correct or am I overthinking the whole thing?
@conniecasas49554 сағат бұрын
Gracias Swami !!
@sergueiteterin6 сағат бұрын
57:56 How can pure, neutral, unlimited, unborn, complete consciousness "do" things or "speak" through body-mind ? Why it would bother doing anything or expressing thoughts (even thoughts about itself), when it's already full, at peace, vast and without attributs ?🤔💭
@DhruvMishra-ew9kw6 сағат бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@kerrydubord52737 сағат бұрын
Such a gracious talk that could have ended a long time ago, so eloquently said. May this be heard by its grace, by its grace, by thy grace within.
@kerrydubord52738 сағат бұрын
So as your consciousness is, Death is but a condiment. What eats the body, Is but a condiment to consciousness.
@kerrydubord52738 сағат бұрын
The subject of the meaning to all objects is awareness, within all images is Consciousness Itself.
@kerrydubord52738 сағат бұрын
All is awareness, This is the main embellishment of creation and also its equality.
@Shalabh-e3f8 сағат бұрын
Swamiji, i do get the meaning of all this. That god realisation is the true meaning of life. Have studied vedanta for the last 5 year. I am 31 now. I am satisfied with what i have, and am working at my own pace. But what do you do if your parents have high expectations from you to earn. They are never satisfied, always stressed that there children are not living life as per their expectations. If you talk to them about vedantic way of life, they dont get it. They just look it as i am wasting my potential. I am not affected easily by the external things in life. But when it come to my parents i do get affected. I am not sure where to go with this.
@kerrydubord52738 сағат бұрын
To see thee unborn within the birth. To see Brahman within the self. To see night within the day. To see thee Oneness within duality. To see the non dual season.
@mokshajetley924410 сағат бұрын
Pranam Swami Sarvapriyananda ji
@mokshajetley924410 сағат бұрын
Jai Swami Vivekananda
@mokshajetley924410 сағат бұрын
Jai Ma Sarda
@mokshajetley924410 сағат бұрын
Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna
@lokendraojha399311 сағат бұрын
Swami Ji Pranam.. How can I ask my question
@Pallasathena-hv4kp11 сағат бұрын
Rewatching in December 22, 2024. Truth never gets stale. Pranam, Swami 😊🙏 Jai Sri Ramakrishna 🙏🌺 Jai Maa 🙏🌺 Jai Swamiji 🙏🌺❤️
@erickbedoya43512 сағат бұрын
❤
@barundey307112 сағат бұрын
Pronam Maharaj 🙏🙏 One question please......if a person goes under Coma stage, does Conciousness work alive during that stage. Your kind reply will enlightend me....once again Pronam🙏🙏
@erickbedoya43512 сағат бұрын
❤
@carlosavila.29112 сағат бұрын
What an amazing talk Will or no will the hart feels it naturally
@lazitazen688212 сағат бұрын
This video is just excellent ❤ Thank you so much ⚘️
@tanmayapanda485713 сағат бұрын
22:00 Why bad things happen to good people?
@swapanchatterjee754213 сағат бұрын
PRONAM CHARONE MAHARAJ JI.
@billyranger262713 сағат бұрын
Modern day prophet. Brilliant. 🙏🏾🦋🙈🙉🙊🆒☯️🔔🔔🔔🕉️📢📢📢🥂👏🏾✅🕉️👃🏼
@JasZ888-p5s13 сағат бұрын
Pranaam Swamiji 🙏😊
@mitalibhattacharya82314 сағат бұрын
জয় শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ 🙏🙏🙏
@Ryzhkv115 сағат бұрын
Religions don't work. Urinate on your Kul Devi. Demons will come. Guaranteed. It's the only thing that works. Try it. Jay Shree Karna Pishachini.
@sumitdutta704313 сағат бұрын
You need to go to psychiatric ward asap.
@Ryzhkv115 сағат бұрын
Urinate on your Kul Devi. Demons will come. Guaranteed. It's the only thing that works. Try it. Jay Shree Karna Pishachini.
@piyush.pranjal8615 сағат бұрын
Pranām Swāmiji 🙏🏽🛕
@newsathish16 сағат бұрын
💐🙏🙇💕
@sushmasrivastava95616 сағат бұрын
Pranam Swamiji
@rajukunjukrishnan47216 сағат бұрын
Pranam Guruji 🙏
@annakarl998916 сағат бұрын
😍🌹🧡💝🕉️💖🤗
@GargeeRajadhyax16 сағат бұрын
Pranam Swamiji
@jyotsnapathania959017 сағат бұрын
Pranam swami ji
@lanle582017 сағат бұрын
Swami Sarvapriyananda is Brahman
@startreck167317 сағат бұрын
🙏🙏
@sreenivasulunichenametla448118 сағат бұрын
One get answers by practical experience. One needs samadhi state of mind to experience the real bliss. Next one needs thatva vicharana to dispel avidya...to get divine permanent bliss
@bridgetegap18 сағат бұрын
Absolutely brilliant class Swamiji. The monk asking "bhav kya hei"... reminded me of Equaliser 2 dialogue - " what you do, what you become are not my concern"...