Dream, Reality, and Love in Yoga Vasistha | Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti

Dr. Arindam Chakrabarti (Professor, Stony Brook University) speaks on Yoga Vasistha and Swami Vivekananda's Vedanta.
Dr. Chakrabarti is an internationally-renowned scholar in Indian philosophy, aesthetics, the philosophy of art, Buddhism, and philosophy of language. He is the author of 17 scholarly monographs appearing in English, Sanskrit, and Bengali. His BA is from the Presidency College (Calcutta), MA from Calcutta University, and D.Phil from Oxford.
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[@vinoda7525]

Wow!!! "The main attraction towards something is 'you don't have it' and that attraction is lost when you have it". Truly deep... 👍 👌

[@aritipas9983]

What a fantastic talk! As a kid I had always found Alice in Wonderland to be absurd and today Prof Dr Arindam C has connected it to Yoga Vasishtha! The entire talk is simply so succinctly connected with both the Eastern and Western poets, scientists, writers, authors, philosophers - A standing ovation from my side. Gratitude! 🙏🏼

[@jorbamax1080]

Same here

[@sankha.infinite]

I just bought "Through the Looking Glass" ! 🧘

[@yeasminara5280]

The core essence of this lecture is to love selflessly which is really really true. If love is there i think no namaz, puja etc..are to do anything with this wonderful creation

[@danmartin6865]

Arindam's Philosophy of Truth seminar was one of the best courses I ever took.

[@chhotabheem9103]

His voice actually add more profoundness. It suits him. The essence of lecture is -Prem Prem Prem...

[@MrDonkaun]

What an insightful talk by Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti! I feel so full with divine bliss. Just beautiful. Thank you to our beloved Swami Sarvapriyananda for arranging the lecture and the folks at Vedanta NY for the timely upload. Jai Sri Ramakrishna!🙇‍♂️

[@Neeraj-NN]

Arindam might be a great scholar but listening to Sarvapriyanand swami is really blissful,can experience the light of enlightned being swamiji.

[@akashmitra21600]

You don't know Him well....His Master's name is Sitaram Das Omkarnathdev..... first read Sitaram's literature a bit...then u will come to know where Prof. Arindam Chakrabarty belongs.... Regards

[@Neeraj-NN]

@@akashmitra21600 thanks .. yes will explore.

[@lotusseed355]

No need to compare, as it puts one above the other, - every soul is an individual and unique experience of God himself, and so there is a different fragrance with each soul.

[@lotusseed355]

No need to compare, as it puts one above the other, - every soul is an individual and unique experience of God himself, and so there is a different fragrance with each soul.@@akashmitra21600

[@ankitanand143]

54:00 timestamp is the reason why i keep coming back to this video again and again

[@yogeshprasher21]

Thank you for this timestamp.

[@vishaljayani8362]

I too

[@aninditamazumder1732]

"All of this might be God's dream"... really enjoyed the lecture. Thank you V NY

[@unified2002]

"And if you attend enough lectures of Swami Sarvapriyananda, you might realise that you are the Dreamer God...."

[@victoriahangula382]

Once you listen to prof Chakraborty his Devine energy inters the intellect and one is looking for more of his story telling and teaching. Indeed his a world teacher. Thank you for sharing this teaching 🙏

[@poushalimitra5730]

I am listening to him for the first time.... I "think" I am in "dream" of world. ❤🙏🙏.

[@aninditamazumder1732]

Last part of the talk is extraordinary.

[@the_0_man]

a thousand pranams to swami abhyananda and swami sarvapriyananda. a thousand pranams also to other monks of ramkrishna order. prof. chakrabarti's knowledge is fantastic!

[@nilanjanaghosh3432]

The intellect of thoughts make every lecture of Prof. Arindam Chakraborty as captivating as a Rabindrasangeet. All of his lectures illuminates the western thoughts in the light of Indian philosophical tradition stirring thoughts in our mind.

[@devin5355]

I love every talk I've heard by Dr. Arindam Chakrabarti! He clearly explains so many different theories and philosophies.

[@sankararamaprasad9482]

Four years fresh. Too good sir. Dream, Reality, Love discussed to perfection, Pranams 🙏🙏🙏

[@AmiraAroraOfficial]

Pranam🙏🏼

[@scottwyckoff5483]

An honor to hear this

[@Rakshitha2024]

This is the first discourse I am listening to of Sri Arindam Chakrabarti. I am eagerly looking forward to listening to him again (mostly this exact one multiple times😀) 🙏🏽

[@Music-eo6ts]

listening to this talk over and over , professor is just outstanding in explaining such great knowledge in such beautifully simple way. The last part of the talk about selfless love is most inspiring to me.

[@nagalakshmigorthi4518]

I might have listened to it about 20 times. What a lecture it is.

[@tattvamasmi]

After studying 4th chapter of Mandukya Karika this lecture is like a soothing breeze ☺☺☺ amazing amazing 🙂🙂 i have no words to express my feeling towards such great scholars and Swami ji, who are guiding us last years 😇😇 all words fall apart at the moment of expression, like Present time fall apart when split into nonexistent future and past 😇😇 nevertheless, even though we are in a dream (as Swami quotes another Swamiji's words) never forget to pay respect to your teachers 🙂🙂🙂 and thank them for trying to in-lighten us 🙂🙂 thank you thank you thank you🙂🙂🙂

[@sharauro]

Thank you Swamiji! This was quite an advanced talk about love from the point of swami Vivekananda, which is very different. Loved it!!

[@abhijitkulkarni1977]

Love this talk by Dr Arindam Chakraborty! Especially how he made time to disappear at least thro' logic, also his explanation of Maya was wonderful. I love this talk so much I listen to it again and again. Thank you Swami Sarvapriyanandji for arranging this event / lecture and to Vedanta society of New York for sharing it on you tube. It's a treat to everyone who listens and is interested in spirituality and philosophy. Pranams.

[@creatorlight4346]

How many times have you listened to this talk? If you got anything out of it.

[@vanamatrika..]

The most easiest illustration of Maya .. especially the chunk of marble n David .... outstanding...

[@siddharthabiswas8780]

Most toughest topic Vedanta is beautiful and simple way delivered to us by Swamiji. Pronam Swami Sarvapriyanandaji. I am indebted to you.

[@Music-eo6ts]

This session was outstanding , pranam to both swamijis , professor and everyone of Vedanta NY for this.🙏

[@krissyramsey3934]

Yes, eerything talk I've heard by him is outstanding. Namaste

[@tufanchakraborty181]

This is superlative. "Shreshtha". Such profound knowledge explained in simple words having such freshening humour to keep away inattentiveness.

[@eichvarea]

Outstanding talk!!!! What an honour to listen to this…

[@wt7965]

These kinds of lectures make you miss Swami Sarvapriyananda :)

[@gauravtiwari2903]

is it me or this lecture sounded more melodious with those vocal cords..what a profound teaching ..and beautifully selected examples..

[@bharatirawte943]

Itz always a delight to listen to Prof. Arindam. His explanation of Swami Vivekanand's Philosophy along with many other eminent philosophers from his own perspective is absolutely amazing. Swami Atmapriyanandji reminds me of Swami Ranganathan. Absolutely superfluous & unfaltered delivery.

[@nainamakwane]

Freedom, no give and take and no fear … love triangle 💕… Gratitude gratitude swamiji and Vedanta society 🙏🙏🙏

[@rajibdasgupta6436]

One of the best lectures. Thanks to all for sharing the knowledge

[@aaryawn]

I find myself coming back to this video every few months. Some hidden gem on KZbin. Every time I watch this video, there is some deeper level philosophy aka reality that I get to know.

[@rapisode1]

Same here, this and Swami Sarvapriyanandas lecture on Kashmir Shaivism

[@lotusseed355]

I do the same, it touches the deep core of the soul, as the soul recognizes the truth...

[@pedalstrkrmtb7716]

Tears in my eyes...🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@NEXTLEVELAWARENESS]

Even the teachers don’t get it. It’s about transcending karma by leaving the physical limitations and entering the freedom of limitless imagination.

[@sharauro]

Once Swami Vivekananda was asked to talk about the love between Krishna and the Gopikas. He declined to talk about it saying people whose minds have traces of lust will never understand this type of love. They think love equates to a physical attraction. The relationship between Krishna and Gopikas was very, very different than what is ordinarily depicted.

[@lotusseed355]

I totally agree - but people understand to the level of their consciousness, culture and experience... Love of Gopikas to Krishna is the highest bhakti, and it brings that love to Earth as a fractal of divine love to be present among people, not to get completely lost in the maya. (one aspect of that love)

[@BenitaWinckler]

What a wonderful lecture - thank you 🙏

[@kasturimukhopadhyay613]

Feeling blessed to listen this lecture... love, love and love...

[@chandrassharma]

Or

[@chandrassharma]

Good

[@chandrassharma]

Today was kk off of

[@chandrassharma]

Il

[@ricci1729]

1) love does not fear; 2) love gives freedom to the loved; 3) love does not expect anything

[@garvolt]

Extremely Interesting and delivered beautifully.

[@devibal]

1. DREAM - There can be criteria to determine what is real and what is dream but you can never deny the possibility that the current state is a dream. If you don't like this dream, kill it with another dream. 2. REALITY - This world, dream or otherwise, is i) undeniable and ii) illogical. 3. LOVE - What is the most intelligent way of living in a world that is illogical and undeniable at once? - i) live fearlessly, ii) let your beloved world be free and that sets you free of the world while being in the world, and iii) live without any expectation from the beloved world as any lover should of his/her beloved.

[@vinodtiwary510]

This is amazing...find no word to show my gratitude.. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@arjunrathore8950]

Nice example of the paradox of cause and effect in explaining Maya. Great insight!

[@alesantsipenka3364]

Thanks! Great! True professor! More likes to that one already put to this video. In my mother language Knowledge sounds as "veda" also.

[@stephenparker4083]

It is wonderful to hear your voice again, Arindam. We met at some of the Vedanta conferences at Miami U. Of Ohio & perhaps in Trinidad for the conference there. We discussed our shared love of YV.

[@kedar2710]

Wow. Such a fascinating talk; Prof. Chakrabarti really churned my mind into looking beyond the obvious reality/dream; the part where he discusses about "Time" (48:15 to 53:48) is actually so profound. Thank You team of VNY for organizing this talk and making it available to the world. And of course Thank You Google/KZbin.

[@roopahodlur6050]

My Goodness! It was amaizing!

[@sangeethamuthanna3053]

Absolutely riveting talk ..mind altering !

[@lotusseed355]

What a brilliant man is this Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti!!! Does he have any other talks on youtube, lectures? I just loved every word he said.

[@akashmitra21600]

yes there are some lectures available.... His master's name is Shree Sitaram Das Omkarnathdev....u can get to know about him on the internet as well. Regards

[@laylisarkhel6738]

আপনার মতো ব্যক্তিত্ব মাতৃভাষায় গভীর দর্শনের কথা আলোচনা করলে আরো অনেক মানুষ প্রভাবিত হতে পারতো!!! ভেবে দেখবেন অধ্যাপক মহাশয়! শ্রদ্ধা জানাই

[@Nattulalitha]

Great !!! No words to express my feelings I have become quite after listening

[@subhabratadas8419]

Quintessentially Bengali. Just loved him.

[@vanamatrika..]

A huge havoc stormed my mind...what it can be named...analytical spirituality..but the end motivate towards lover Vivekananda, I won't say i understood...but definitely i felt... unintelligible??then i am happy to be stupid... It is definitely, loving.... Now in 2024 i am listening the mandukya,with karika,and just entered into second chapter.., Yes and time is unreal....

[@prakxyz]

Mind performs all such gymnastics mentioned by prof. Arindam until relization of cause effect and logic breaks. Very taxing process, kudos to professor for continuing it 🙏

[@AmiraAroraOfficial]

IT ALL ABIDES IN LOVE.

[@bandanachakraborty1827]

Pronam Maharaj 🙏🙏

[@himanshudwivedi1313]

Poetic , deep , simple

[@maggiedunbar5947]

Maya magic happened the whole day for me here in south Africa.Unbelievable except for me.Greatest thank you from my small cell phone on the kitchen table.

[@smoothoprk]

Extraordinary!! Loved it Lot to think about

[@dwarikanathpal2007]

প্রণাম মহারাজ

[@pinakibhattacharyya7853]

Good to see he mentioning Zeno's paradox and differential calculas. The concept of the present, being and becoming has a lot to do with fractional differences. A whole lot of applied mathematics and physics research goes into studying Fractional Differential Equations which have memory inbuilt by construction.

[@prajwalsharmalife2290]

Kya bakwas h yeh?

[@narayanuttamchandani5961]

Amazing. Heart is full. Cannot say causeless love as it has emerged listening to these 2 great lovers while inside always feels only this gives trupti as taught by my Guru Prabhushri Swami Amar Jyoti. May we all be blessed with this triangle of love so beautifully expressed by Swami Vivekananda without fear without cause without expectation. Ģrateful pranams and thanksgiving.

[@sankha.infinite]

Feeling Blessed 😌

[@tapasmukherjee1171]

Gratitude 🙏

[@sukantadey9383]

ভেবে দেখলাম আমি যাদের ভালোবাসি বলে মনেকরি তাদের সত্যিই ভালোবাসি কিনা জানার জন্য তিনটে প্রশ্ন করতে হবে ১) আমাকে ভয় পান কিনা ২) আমার দিক থেকে কোনও চাহিদা আছে এরকম অনুভব করেন কিনা ৩) তাঁরা কি মনে করেন যে আমার প্রতি কোনও অনুভূতি না থাকলেও আমি ভালোবাসবো? ৩য় প্রশ্নটি নিজেকে করেই জানা যাবে যে আমরা কেউ কাউকে ভালোবাসি না। (exception থাকতে পারে) অন্যদিকে আমি যাকে ভালোবাসি না বলে মনে করি, যার প্রতি তেমন টান অনুভব করি না সম্ভবত তাকেই ভালোবাসি। তার কাছে চাহিদা নেই, সে আমাকে ভয় পায় না, সে যাই করুক আমার কিছু যায় আসে না। এটা একটা প্যারাডক্সের মতো লাগছে। আমার অনুভব হল সম্ভবত আমি নিজেকে ছাড়া আর কাউকেই ভালোবাসি না(?) কিন্তু তার থেকেও বড় প্রশ্ন----------------------- চেষ্টা করে কি ভালোবাসা যায়????????????????

[@kennasmith1862]

Thank you ⭐️🌙❤️

[@thetransferaccount4586]

illogical but undeniable - that's life.. what a line

[@ksthakur1659]

swami ji parnam 🙏

[@deltasumit]

please upload the question answer session from yesterday's live.

[@swagatanandi4700]

Maya is like emergent phenomena in science.

[@AlejandroGarcia-ek3uy]

Brilliant!

[@mokshajetley9244]

Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[@שירהניב-ט7ל]

thank you! i am inspired

[@devidaughter7782]

"there is only one boat, one ferry, which takes us across this ocean of suffering we call our life/ one ferry, one boat: and that is love, and that is love, and that is love" - Swami Vivekananda (1:16:50). . . "in this world, if you are thinking about utility maximization, and productivity, you are not loving" - Vivekananada (1:00:24). . . "only one thing is fearless: loving without any reason" (1:15:36). . . "so let your self be destroyed, and let your entire heart become a cremation ground, and the Divine Mother Shama, let her dance there" - Swami Vivekananada (1:23:33)

[@yeasminara5280]

Beautiful....speechless but want to say something. I have listened a lot of lecture about vedanta,non dualism etc etc. Sometime it seems spirituality is very easy to understand. Sometime I doubt have i understood a llittle bit....!!! সবে মাত্র বুঝতে শুরু করেছি বলে মনে হয়,অমনি অন্য আর একজন renowned ব্যক্তির বক্তিতা আগের সব কিছু উল্টে পাল্টে দেয়.যেন মনে হয় বুঝেছি কিন্তু পরক্ষণে মনে হয় কি বুঝলাম!!!!!মাঝে মাঝেই এমন ও অনেকেরই নিশ্চই হয় যে দেহে কোথাও চুল্কাছে বলে মনে হয় কিন্তু সেই স্থানে চুল্কতে গেলে মনে হয় না এখানে নয় অন্য কোথাও. শেষে সারা দেহে চুলকে ও সে বিশেষ স্থানটির হদিস পাওয়া যায়না এবং চুলকে তৃপ্তি ও পাওয়া যায়না. ঠিক এরকমই অবস্থা হয় আমার spirituality এর বিষয়ে,বিশেষ করে কেউ যখন "WHAT IS TIME?" ঐ ব্যপারটা explain করেন. এই ভদ্রলোক ও দারুন বল্লেন.মনে হলো বুঝলাম. কিন্তু পরক্ষণে মনে হলো........ May be time causality er মধ্যেই ফেঁসে গেছি. Anyway really really love listening swami Swarboprionanda.Today got the opportuanity to listen two more renowned persons.Dhnyobad

[@lingeshsawanth253]

Dreams dream dream... Kill dream by dream! That's LOVE! 🙏

[@Arianne3011]

A very engrossing presentation by Arindam ji indeed💐. Wonder whether there is something similar in where Arindam ji has addressed the "question of Consciousness in Vedant" too 🤔

[@mahavirvalwade4286]

Just love this talk

[@SB-ho3vt]

Feel blessed to be listening to the lecture. So in depth. _/\_

[@ramita5565]

wow! beautiful!! 👌👌👍👍

[@moumitakundu]

Amazing ...

[@samratdutta9847]

Please upload yesterday's live streamed Q&A by Swami sarvapriyananda

[@lakshmanprasad9300]

It is on podcasts already

[@samratdutta9847]

@@lakshmanprasad9300 Can you please share the link

[@sureshnarasimhan7429]

There is this dialogue in a movie where the man proposes his loving lady saying, 'you complete me'. Played by Tom Cruise. This three people did that to me on this day. It's very difficult to explain paradoxes like cause and effect. I wouldn't say I understood totally cauze some part of understanding demands living the understanding

[@metalearn2521]

Profound!

[@sujatabanerjee1630]

Excellent

[@silence7412]

wow.. most beautiful.. thank you:)

[@PianoHeal]

very interesting

[@vk250958]

Thanks!

[@amiraarora5002]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@pranavbiraris3426]

We give name to our experience and thats the so called world made out of matter

[@ksoldestaccount7654]

1:19:01 Loveeeee

[@ksoldestaccount7654]

16:02 honestly

[@teresaflores5220]

Prof. Chakrabarti, could you please include the quotes of the books where you find that Swamiji Vivekananda was fond of marxism. I am very interested because I didn't find that statement in his Complete Works. When Swamiji predicted the government of workers he didn't say that it was going to be better. That was just a prediction like his others predictions of the first world war and the liberation of India.

[@Virinchi54]

Death will end this dream but what and where will we end up in when that happens? Will we either think or dream that we are dead.

[@rc9885]

🙇‍♀🙏🌹

[@sudhanyaroy3839]

Listened rapturously. Opened new vistas but is there any other talk , as nothing much of Yog Vashishta.

[@jammer12359]

❤️❤️

[@satyajitkanjilal3674]

My question is Arindam ji a Gyani or Vigyani ? This classification was made by Sri Ramakrishna. Read the gospel of Sri Ramakrishna to understand more about it! Gyani = knowledge Vigyani= experience or direct experience of God! Even listening to him you become enlightened!

[@sadhikaany4157]

How about a few more options too ?😁

[@creatorlight4346]

He is neither.

[@sudhirjha2088]

I don't know why I only understand speech only by swami sarvpriyanand

[@ksoldestaccount7654]

21:39 Descartes dream ... wowwwww!!!