Advaita Vedanta COURSE: Bhagavad Gita & Basic Self-Inquiry into Your Existence (1)

[@YesVedanta]

This is a basic intro of a 3 year advanced non-duality course based on Swami Paramarthananda, with thousands of pages of notes at: www.yesvedanta.com/bg/

[@saipawankumar5297]

I have been a staunch follower of Advita Vedanta. And I’ve grown up with Mahabharata and Ramayana. Knowing what I know, I can tell that the speaker is a “punyatma” . A Devine soul. And he possesses accurate and exemplary understanding of Vedas, the kind of which is uncommon even in India. Thank you for helping us with the spiritual journey here. Kindly let me know how we can get in touch with the speaker

[@I-Am-Aware]

Thank you so much! Your lack of ego, indicating a deep awareness of "what you truly are " is obvious!

[@ariseshine100]

I like your teaching style which is precise and thorough and clear.\Thank you and blessings to you Brother.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Throughout my studies, people have been saying "all is consciousness." And I never could grasp it. So I put it aside for later. Then when I remembered that all is Brahman. And Brahman is Sacchidānanda (Brahman is Existence- Consciousness-Bliss) That is: Brahman doesn't exist, Brahman IS Existence (upon which all existing things rely) Brahman isn't conscious, Brahman IS Consciousness (upon which all conscious beings rely) Brahman isn't blissful, Brahman IS Bliss (upon which all pure happiness relies) And then Tat Tvam Asi or "That Thou Art" It started coming together.

[@YesVedanta]

Fluently said. In other words, that "Brahman", is nature of "I" (which gains another name Ātman; and it's important to know difference). Of course this raises an objection which we answer throughout the course, being "If Brahman/Consciousness is Limitless (-ananda), then why do I experience myself as LIMITED?".

[@ArfeenKhaled]

ignorance/limitation is never an actual experience, always a belief to be a separate consciousness which creates further tensions/contractions in the body that are interpreted as the sense of me; but the actual experience of I, of consciousness is never limited whether it is knowingly aware of it or not

[@mementomori5374]

@@YesVedanta you think you have limited experience if you but that thought now you will see through the lens of i have limited experience.. i awareness am limitless if you but this thought you will experience as this thought but both are thought who is knowing the thought ? Is the knower limited ? You must look by yourself investigate be inspector gadget seek and find

[@Vikasit952]

Very impressive presentation with a lot of clarity. Sir ,is it possible to dub this and the rest of the series of Vedios into other world languages like Chinese ,Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish ,German ,Arabic etc for the sake of World Peace.? Thank you Sir . Hare Krishna !

[@udayreddy7334]

Hi sir i was living in australia i was looking for advaita vedanta book. Im the follower of jagadguru shankaracharya. Thanks so much

[@rashmisingh5831]

Thank you. Really appreciate your work!♥️

[@biganubhav]

Thank you for this Andre, much love from India ! Trying to grasp this through your sincere effort :) Lots of Love

[@popcornmaskinen84]

it’s the same beginning prayer that swami tadatmananda uses before teaching on vedanta

[@sue3497]

Thank you very much🙏

[@jaquesclouseau2348]

Hello Andre, thank very much for what looks like so far a very interesting and engaging set of lectures/talk/discussions many wishes that your practice flourishes and continues for a long time to come... this brings me to ask if you intend to travel across the globe to bring these teachings - hoping this may include the uk where i live? cheers dude, keep up the good work!

[@YesVedanta]

I don't know what future holds Jaques. Noted the uplifting words. :)

[@samyarabi9033]

so far with internet he has reached a lightspeed network around the globe saved in binary electromagnetic language replayed at will

[@sumandas2986]

​​@@YesVedantar andre i hope u are doing good Just opened one of your vdos for the first time I hail from india and a adwita vedanta follower - let me ask you to read astavakra gita( diff. From bhagvat gita) to understand adwita in more efficient way 🎉 Or perhaps you have already read it 🙏🏾

[@YesVedanta]

@@sumandas2986 Hi. Video was recorded 2018, the first public talk. Since then, much has changed. Much experience gained, etc.

[@mementomori5374]

Great talk brother but mind is never open mind is always closed its an accumulation

[@sonalthaker5916]

Thankyou

[@atanunath]

I am really curious to know why your bottle never gets emptied?

[@mementomori5374]

He’s taking very little sips from the water now i am curious why the hell youre curious about that ? Or did you wanna show of how observant you are

[@____-oc1bl]

I'm confused when you say that the Self, or Satya, is Ishvara. I thought that the Self was Brahman and that Ishvara was part of creation (although at its peak: the Being)? Anyway, thank you for this course! It is with pleasure that I start this playlist.

[@YesVedanta]

Brahman is used in very specific context. From level of creation, Brahman takes name of Ishvara (God). This is explained much later on in session (I think) 40+. Ācārya's job is to establish clarity how there is no difference between Brahman/Isvara and at another level there is.

[@lovegovindasat]

Please let me know if there is a link for slide download or if I can purchase this incredible course. 🙏🙏🙏

[@lovegovindasat]

I found the link in the description. Thank you!

[@sumandas2986]

​@@lovegovindasat do care to buy another book astavakra gita for much better understanding of adwita only if u have already gone through bhagvat gita 🎉

[@lindamckenzie1537]

Good teaching but the lighting and camera work is bad. It would be nice to be able to see your face as you are talking.

[@samyarabi9033]

the teaching is so inlighting i see very clear

[@donvikum5822]

When we surrender, how do we make sure that we are surrendering to god (ishwara) and not to maya?

[@YesVedanta]

As the course progresses, will see that maya/isvara are synonymous terms used in different contexts, which are further not different from Brahman.

[@donvikum5822]

@@YesVedanta I was living in Clayton in late 2018 when I first registered to your class. Unfortunately I never attended. Now I'm back in Sri Lanka and just started following your course and I feel so unfortunate because I didn't get to meet you in person. I've been searching for a real guru all my life. Maybe I won't need one by the end of this course. Thank you so much 🙏

[@HAPcompany24]

1:09:30 you miss the on think he never partcept in war ? For fight

[@YesVedanta]

If any mistakes, appologies. They've surely been corrected in succeeding sessions.

[@happyfeet5338]

Please revisit the part of Mahabharat where Draupadi was shared amongst the 5 pandavas. The way it is explained here is that Kunti knowing that Draupadi was Arjuna's wife asked him to share her with his 4 brothers. Actually when the five brothers reached home, the eldest brother, Yudhishthira, requested his mother to see what they had brought home. Unmindful of her son’s words, as she had her backed turned to them being busy doing something, asked all the brothers to share equally amongst themselves whatever they had got. Thus, abiding by their mother’s words, the five Pandavas accepted Draupadi as their wife.

[@sreecues]

these are poetic imaginations or the social practices considered normal. Anyways Mahabharata sans Gita, or advice of Bhishma or vidura vakya is simply a story . nothing to do with salvation in spiritual sense

[@jampuppy]

I don't understand why self-study is useless. If we are learning the vocabulary, watching videos such as this and by swamis, reading Vedanta, meditating, ... Isn't that useful?

[@YesVedanta]

Hi JP, sure. It's not meant to be a black/white statement. Self-study certainly has valid place. Especially when used as follow up AFTER first learning from teacher. Context: Suppose one wants to learn new language. Why self-study it when can go to teacher with whom can interact with and get instant feedback of mistakes. Generally, learn from teacher if desire mastery, then self-study for follow up. The "adult" ego thrives on thinking it can figure the entire universe on it's own. As children, we honour this basic concept of learning from the learned. But as adults, it fades, and we decide to do everything on our own, thinking we alone can do a better job then anyone else. Takes much humility to acknowledge "I can't figure this out on my own. I need help.". Ideally, mixture of both.

[@santoshvallury]

At 27:38 it seems to me that you said "..Anything that is created whether it is a baby or an Avatar it is ignorant...because it is Maya". Kindly clarify.... Is Avatara "ignorant"? I would like you to refer to verse 6 of Chapter IV of the Bhagavadgita before you respond and to resolve the two statements.

[@YesVedanta]

Take a mango tree. It only knows how to be a mango tree. And not an apple tree. Or man is not tiger. Tiger is not cloud. Thus anything created is limited to just it's form. That's what "ignorant" is referring to. Object is limited to it's own form. As for Avatar, he-she is also limited/ignorant relatively (eg: doesn't know how to fix a car unless learned). However Self-knowledge of "I AM" is present in Avatar, because Avatar's birth purpose is to restore dharma when morality declines in society. Whereas for you/me, nature of "I" being Awareness, is only understood when we resort to guidance of teacher/scripture.

[@ShockwaveZero]

Applied nonduality is funny.. There is no prerequisite to what is, or any qualification. It's already what it is.

[@thischannelwillselfdestruc4977]

Hi what translation of the Bhagavad Gita do you use?

[@YesVedanta]

Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Chinmaya's, and own as familiar with original Sanskrit devanāgarī script/language. All are in line with upholding vision of Oneness, as expounded through all Upaniṣad grantha/texts. (Yes, aware of dozens of translations. Inspected at least 9 versions closely. End of day, it's exactly the same message, as long as adheres to vision of Advaita).

[@thischannelwillselfdestruc4977]

@@YesVedanta thank you very much that was really helpful.

[@Kintiino]

@@YesVedanta @Yes Vedanta Is there any way for us to download the PDF you are using? Which includes both the 'official' translation and your personal notes? Thank you.

[@Octavus5]

29:35 He refers to buddhists as "these guys" and he's "hung around them all his life" and "knows everything they say". And apparently, they're a very misguided lot.

[@YesVedanta]

Sorry if it was interpreted this way. Through the course, it's clearly stated, noone is being put down and all have value to share. Can't say all this in 1:30h hour, especially when it's your first session.

[@Octavus5]

@@YesVedanta Thanks for responding and clarifying.