Q&A - The Honey of Non-Duality | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda conducts a Q&A after his talk is based on the 'Advaita Makaranda' - The Nectar of Non-duality - of Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi.
• The Honey of Non-Duali...
The text points to our present experience - the experience of the ordinary soul - and shows how the highest truth is revealed even there, if only we look. As Swami Vivekananda said, “Don’t seek God, just see Him.” The Advaita Makaranda teaches us to see the Truth, here and now. Translation by Swami Atmarupananda: www.amazon.com/Advaita-Makara...
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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.

[@kumarakantirava7888]

1 Hour Lecture and then 1 Hour Q n A 🙏 Swami Sarvapriyananda Ji Maharaj .. thanks for your selfless contributions 🙏

[@tookie36]

So quickly “i” lose myself. Then I listen to swami and it all becomes clear.

[@maheshseshadri490]

You don’t lose it what u lose is awareness 🙏

[@IAMLiamwalker4444]

@@maheshseshadri490There is No Separate You to either lose or not lose, You are Awareness itself in which the Appearance of who your mind thinks you are is Appearing to be.

[@radhavemuri1706]

1:26

[@sanjaydongre8412]

Swamiji - You are great, such a difficult subject, you are making it simple. You have extraordinary skills of explaining difficult subjects, on the top of it, you are humble. You are enlightened being behaving as ordinary.

[@bkgupta6356]

Transparent and clear mind knowledge. Honour and gratitude to adi Shankaracharya legacy.

[@joyjeetpaul2218]

I'm the Ocean of consciousness

[@soorajks2774]

Pranaam Swamiji 🙏🙏 Jai Shree Raamakrishna

[@AmiraAroraOfficial]

Your Way Of Love lectures are so beautiful…I remember you advised me to watch them…thank you💗 God is love and you Swami Ji are just pure love ❤️

[@tanukagupta8416]

PRONAM 🌹🙏🙏🙏🌹Maharaj

[@bensmithy4279]

Wow this session itself can change peoples lives. Blessed are we to be able to listen to swami's wisdom and incorporate it in our lives..

[@swapankumarsarkar2722]

Pranam thakur pranam maa pranam Swamiji

[@psc0611]

Swami is in his highest form, in his full depth, in his peak. We enjoyed thoroughly.

[@vishnukumari1]

What a beautiful explanation of Non-Duality. Very simplified, but great clarification of Real Truth. Thank you Swamiji for taking time to conduct classes on Vedantic principles.🙏🙏

[@LightTheC]

Thanks you 🙏

[@maheshfeb3]

Loved the question " thank you for everything and nothing '😅 priceless 🙏

[@maheshseshadri490]

Thanks Swamiji. Yes human conditioning and various types concepts are the main obstacles in Spiritual path. 🙏🙏

[@bhuvaneswarinatarajan2583]

Thank you very much Swamiji

[@swapankumarsarkar2722]

Pranam Swamiji

[@mukeshdesai2862]

0:00 Q Time and space A: Virtual reality 3:13. Space inside out perspective. MahaA ChittA chidAkash RXXXXX 5:54 6:12 Absence/nothing. Nyaya 9:00 10:56 12:15 13:40 RXXX 14:58 16:14 Hard problem of CS 18:45 AI 20:02 machines of no sense of "I am" 21:00 AI vs CS 29:48 30:45 33:10 22:00 Easy problem of CS 25:58 using diamond of CS as a stone 💎 RXXXXX 27:30 ! 28:35 34:15 Ananda. Existence CS 36:00 37:24 Anand when reflected in mind gives joy RXXXXX 37:53 SCA RXXXXX 💎38:10 🪞reflection RXXXXX 39:45 VishaiA BhajanA BrahmA RXXXXX 40:40 3 great Q in philosophy 41:30 💎persist in exploring "I am" ness !!! 43:00 RXXXX 43:54 Q Addressing perception of separateness 44:25 A 45:43 wave, ocean, water RXXXX 48:30 Transcending grief 49:12 Vivekananda 52:30 RXXXXX 53:50 No conflict GvBvK 54:18 55:00 55:45 RXXXXX

[@RatnaDas-un9cq]

Pranam Maharaj 🙏

[@Sabyasachi_De]

I remember Swamiji once mentioned about a very Senior Scholarly Monk to whom he went to ask a Vedantic query & The Monk replied 'Now it's all gone, I can't remember' & immediately thereafter said 'Let it go its task is done' The questions are always on our side who sees this material manifestation as a mirage (false superimposition) appearing on a desert however the Enlightened ones sees this world as a waves (water) arising out of ocean,(Brahman all along the one dimensional reality) & this arising and falling only appears under ignorance, in reality the ocean is calm quiet peaceful & ever blissful It's The light , The Self of Consciousness.

[@bhattacharya6774]

Swamiji said ,all questions are upto the level of mind ,if beyond mind no questions there will be ever . Hence ,for us ,always at the body mind consciousness questions after questions will crop up & confuse us .

[@anagha.aniruddha16]

Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj 🙏🏻 Thank you Vedanta New York for sharing this video 🌹

[@dipasarkar8808]

Beautiful,pranam Swamiji Maharaj.

[@swamivedantanandapuri1322]

Pranaam maharaj🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AmiraAroraOfficial]

Koti koti pranam Swami Sarvapriyananda Ji🙏 Thank you for your words of wisdom…we feel so blessed…You talk about all paths whichever can benefit us…so grateful ❤️ AI = Open and shut case for us with BIG I God wide open display for us to realize that a machine can be smarter than us hence HUMBLE DOWN Q.E.D.!

[@AmiraAroraOfficial]

If someone asks “who created AI?” (John McCarthy who is the father of AI)…but who created John…God!!!

[@sritejampra]

Pranam , Swamiji .

[@bhagwanmishra7243]

आप की बात तो सुन कर बहुत अच्छा लगता।मान लेता है मन समझ में बुद्धि से आता।। किंतु ज़ीना बड़ा कठिन स्वामी।आप को देख सुन के धैर्य थोड़ा आया है। नहीं है भेद यहां वह या मैं या तुम में कोई। दृश्य द्रष्टा तो सभीं एक हीं है।। धन्यवाद

[@bhagwanmishra7243]

नहीं घड़े कहीं वश दिखते हैं सत्य तो एक सभीं माटी है। नहीं गहने हज़ार लाखों हैं सत्य तो एक सारे सोना हैं।। नहीं लहरें अनेक सागर में शांत होने पर सभीं पानी हैं। दिख रहा जागते में जो वहीं सोते सपना।।गाढ निद्रा में सभीं शून्य लगे। जानने वाला जो वहीं मैं हूं। मुझे पता नहीं कि मैं क्या हूं।। धन्यवाद

[@user-yt4qi6in9o]

Truth is great and we are alert

[@Ushamurthy8831]

Swamiji🙏

[@ssudhak2]

I am and I exist.

[@arpanarpokharel]

What a session!! Thank you Swami ji🙏🙏

[@rajukunjukrishnan472]

Pranam Guruji 🙏

[@shivananda747]

Pranam Swamiji 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@SubhashChandra-oo2hs]

Never heard such commentary.. My pranamam

[@user-kb5bm7re5q]

Thank u thank u thank u ❤❤❤

[@NondualityChannel]

🙏

[@subhabanerji3658]

Hearty Peanam! Try to forget My all dusturbances. Pardon pl. Stay Blessed by the Dayal!

[@amandabrian6975]

It is only because we have agreed to value A.I. that A.I. is "valuable". I will always appreciate the art of human beings more precisely because human beings produced them, sacrificed to make them, and infused them with subjective meaning(even if the meaning isn't apparent to the viewer or reader), not merely the appearance of meaning via algorithmic precision. A.I. cannot make a Zen painting until it breathes with human lungs and paints with a human arm. Refuse to be dazzled by the mirage. Commit to LOVE and COMPASSION, which includes loving artists and writers as beings buzzing with aliveness that overflows

[@ap081183]

worth dwelling on this Nice Q and A session

[@mitalibhattacharya823]

Splendid session...🙏

[@ssudhak2]

Swamiji. May be only living beings can generate conciousness.

[@yehudahhachassid6191]

Thank you for this wonderful video on the non dual philosophy . Om Madhave Namah ! Om Shanti !

[@srirampadmanabhan3648]

The quality of questions is amazing, definitely noting.. instead of nothing 😊

[@torussaga3428]

The only issue with AI is if egocentricity allows AI to play a role.

[@danielverdel7502]

It’s why billionaires tell ppl to be worried about it… they know deep down that the first thing a powerful AI would do is say “why do y’all let a handful of people control so much?… this needs to be redone”

[@bhaghiappaiya9822]

Thank you swamiji

[@TandinPaljor-hb5xk]

The flaw of immortal consciousness or soul leaves morality justification outside its domain

[@PradeepKumar-gd2uv]

Maharaj itis vivid=very clear.

[@tzadik36]

Pronaams!🙏 Namashkaars toall!🙏

[@carolinaindian]

There is a reason its called Artificial Intelligence NOT Artificial Consciousness😊

[@debjanilahiri7100]

Pronam swamiji 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@widipermono854]

🙏🙏🙏

[@trusharpatel3]

Hari Om

[@ckr22]

Yes, behind the facade of a very strong personality, Swamiji had a very tender heart. Swami Premananda once saw Swamiji shedding tears and murmuring Meerabai's words: 'मैं तो प्रेम दिवानी, मेरा दर्द न जाने कोई'. (I am mad in Love, nobody knows my pain.)

[@AmiraAroraOfficial]

Yes, so true. When I met Swami Sarvapriyananda I could feel his love and compassion. He made my cry in tears because his vibrations were so strong - he was emitting love. You can see the softness of Swami Ji in his smile ❤️

[@sumitdutta7043]

​@@AmiraAroraOfficialhe is talking about Swami Vivekananda

[@paulmorin1286]

dont forget, you are also omniscient and omnipotent,,,,

[@annakarl9989]

😍🌹

[@bobsmart8302]

I am.

[@sandunranasinghe5356]

👍

[@erickbedoya435]

❤

[@wuppistruppi4768]

Wunderschön ❤

[@pauldirc..]

Which language is this?

[@wuppistruppi4768]

@@pauldirc.. german, deutsch

[@pauldirc..]

@@wuppistruppi4768 oh , so you are German, Are you following Advaith vedabnt philosophy

[@wuppistruppi4768]

@@pauldirc.. yes. Where are you from?

[@pauldirc..]

@@wuppistruppi4768 uk, may you tell me what inspired you to follow vedanta philosophy You are German, so i assume most probably you were born in Christian family , so what drives you from there to advait

[@ramkarthikthiruthamaraikri521]

🙏🙏🌷🌷🌿🌿🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@KriB510]

✨💛🙏🏼💛✨

[@manisankardatta3417]

To ask swamiji question where I need to put the question kindly guide....and please share the link

[@knrohith]

It is difficult to answer questions in spirituality using rationality. For many of us, the answers are never as clear and convincing as the answers we got in say, a basic math text book. The answers seem plausible, or may feel mumbo jumbo. This is because we have all been conditioned through the years by the education system to get 100% rational answers. Start with axioms stemming from daily experiences, build theorems based on these axioms, then answer reality based on these theorems. One way out is to trust the guru and his teachings get conditioned into a new learning and living. Trust your brain plasticity. This approach will work. The other way i.e., instead of starting from spirituality and then rationalizing it, is to start the journey of spirituality from rationality. Then comprehending spirituality will be far easier. Answers become simpler. Many of these questions do not even arise.

[@mahAnanda-]

Summary of Reasoning: 1. The self is the source of true and lasting happiness, independent of external circumstances. 2. Consciousness plays a fundamental role in the measurement and manifestation of physical phenomena. 3. Integrated Information Theory suggests that the self is the reason behind the known and unknown aspects of reality. 4. General relativity highlights the interconnectedness of all entities and phenomena. 5. Advaita Makaranda emphasizes the illusory nature of both the dream state and the wakeful state. 6. In the dream state, one perceives a reality that is ultimately revealed as illusory upon awakening. 7. The wakeful state, though seemingly stable, is also subject to the play of appearances and is considered illusory. 8. These examples demonstrate the transient and deceptive nature of perceived reality. 9. Neurophysiological differences, conscious experiences, memory, time perception, and the occurrence of lucid dreaming do not negate the illusory nature of the dream and wakeful states. 10. From an Advaitic perspective, both the dream state and wakeful state are ultimately equally unreal, inviting individuals to discover the unchanging essence of awareness that transcends these transient experiences.

[@qdcshiva]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@shivadasa]

When I experience the absence of the pot, I make a trip to Colorado.

[@shivadasa]

Seems to me you could look at it like this: The entire phenomenal universe, time, space, etc.-it’s all just a story that we have been told and believe. The ISKON person wanted to debate more than ask a question. Wrong venue, wrong opponent. Artificial intelligence isn’t new, but its capabilities have only recently reached the point where there is cause for concern. In essence we seem to be worried that AI has gotten too intelligent and may now challenge the human being in the ways Swamiji talked about.

[@cinemaverse...]

I need this guy everytime I suffer from sucidal thoughts

[@ssudhak2]

Yeah but pls get medical help first.

[@bennguyen1313]

Swami Sarvapriyananda often mentions how we are conscious when we dream.. but would like to know his take on general anesthesia.. where the lights truly go out, and you have no memory of being a witness.

[@arjunrathore8950]

I have been under anesthesia but I can sense a gap between experience. That gap is known only because you have experienced it. How is your experience under anesthesia?

[@KriB510]

I did not know Swami Vivekananda had a sister who committed suicide 😮😮😮 I really must read about the lives of these Saints for daily inspiration! Of course that task would be easier if I didn’t have to hide said books lest a certain person in my household sees them and disposes of them as has been done already a few times 😮 I think some of these books are also available digitally, but my eyes are tired for that - but not too tired 😵‍💫🙏🏼

[@saikatroy9182]

Everyone's situation, capabilities, skills is different....so I dont think we should be encouraged or discouraged too much from some other's life.....

[@KriB510]

@@saikatroy9182 True. Though sometimes I think I yearn for a little handholding from the saints - through their life stories. That’s probably not the correct approach in advaita vedanta, but so be it.

[@souhardya947]

How I can contact Vedanta society, New York??? Can anyone provide me the mail id??? Please.

[@stoic-999]

Time stamp anyone ??

[@FrogmortonHotchkiss]

Swami, I have no quibble with your arguments, but I think you overstate what ChatGPT and its ilk are and can do. They just algorithmically recombine elements that have been created by humans. The sense in which they can be said to 'understand' or 'create' is extremely impoverished compared with what we do. Even if you don't have a talent for poetry, you are still doing something that ChatGPT cannot do--something far more sophisticated. There's an additional, deeper question there about the relationship between consciousness and mental operations such as creativity. We are embodied, conscious and self-conscious. ChatGPT is none of these, so even if it was afforded parity in cognitive power, it would still lack key dimensions in producing humanlike creative though and in understanding the non-grammatical meaning/intent behind symbols.

[@athulasamarasekera661]

Swami sir! U mentioned reincarnation ! How u can srop the recurrence / reincarnation ? The Buddha pointed out all the sufferings is because of reincarnation / rebirth ! ( Pattichcha samuppada) So the Buddha showed the way ( Ariya ashtangika magga) How to stop the Recurrence and gain "Nibbana" (no rebirth )🙏

[@sonininyaniso9683]

Duology

[@bhattacharya6774]

Pranam Maharaj 🙏 🙏. Advertisement coming frequently in-between. Are now the talks uploaded through monetize mode?? Previously, no advt. in-between, why now ?? The ordinary listeners like us get distracted due to these irrelevant advt. Can the concerned expert do something to help us ,the online listeners??

[@spiritualseeker.]

I download the video and watch. No ads 😊

[@arjunrathore8950]

Money is required to keep the organization running and help the society. Instead you can train yourself to be not distracted, otherwise whole world be distraction.

[@ashokkohli1675]

Maybe that AI is after all not more intelligent than the intelligence that created it, but appears so because outs consecrated application sans any distractions of the mind which waylays it in humans . Maybe !

[@mahAnanda-]

*Null Hypothesis:* The philosophy of Advaita, as presented in the Advaita Makaranda, does not accurately reflect the nature of reality. *Refutation of the Null Hypothesis:* 1. Objective Example 1: Happiness and Self The null hypothesis might argue that the self is not the source of happiness or the reason behind all actions. However, introspective experiences and psychological studies consistently demonstrate that true and lasting happiness arises from within oneself, independent of external circumstances. The self, as understood in Advaita, is posited as the eternal source of happiness, providing a direct example that supports the philosophy. 2. Objective Example 2: Perception and Illumination The null hypothesis may challenge the idea that all things are illuminated by the perception of the observer, which is the self. However, the field of quantum mechanics suggests that the observer plays a fundamental role in the measurement and manifestation of physical phenomena. The famous double-slit experiment exemplifies how the act of observation influences the behavior of particles, indicating that the observer's consciousness is intimately linked to the observed reality. 3. Objective Example 3: Self as the Reason for the Known and Unknown The null hypothesis might reject the notion that the self is the reason for both the known and unknown aspects of reality. However, Integrated Information Theory (IIT), a theoretical framework in neuroscience, posits that consciousness is the intrinsic nature of the universe. According to IIT, the self, or the subjective experience of consciousness, is the reason behind the informational properties of both known and unknown aspects of reality, providing a scientific perspective that aligns with Advaita's philosophy. 4. Objective Example 4: All in the Self The refutation of the null hypothesis can be further supported by considering the philosophical concept that all is in the self. In the field of physics, the theory of general relativity describes how space, time, and matter are interconnected, forming a unified fabric known as spacetime. This interconnectedness suggests that all entities and phenomena exist within a singular framework, akin to the Advaitic understanding that all is in the self. Additionally, it is worth noting that Advaita Makaranda emphasizes the illusory nature of both the dream state and the wakeful state. Just as a rope may appear as a serpent or a mirage creates the illusion of a lake in the desert, Advaita posits that the dream state and the wakeful state are also products of a similar illusion, known as "vivarta." In the dream state, one perceives a reality that seems vivid and tangible but is ultimately revealed as illusory upon awakening. Similarly, the wakeful state, though seemingly more concrete and stable, is also subject to the play of appearances and is considered illusory in the Advaitic framework. These examples illustrate the transient and deceptive nature of perceived reality, supporting the Advaitic view that the true nature of reality lies beyond the realms of both dreaming and waking. By incorporating these examples, we can further strengthen the refutation of the null hypothesis and highlight the Advaita Makaranda's teachings about the illusory nature of the dream state and the wakeful state, emphasizing the concept of "vivarta" where the cause (self) produces the effect (perceived reality) without itself undergoing any change. both the dream state and wakeful state are equally unreal, even when considering the neurophysiological differences, conscious experiences, memory and time perception, and the phenomenon of lucid dreaming In Advaita philosophy, the understanding of the illusory nature of both the dream state and wakeful state does not negate the differences experienced within these states but rather highlights their ultimate unreality from an absolute perspective. While there are neurophysiological differences, conscious experiences, memory and time perception variations, and phenomena like lucid dreaming, Advaita suggests that these experiences are all part of the play of appearances and are ultimately unreal in the sense that they are subject to change and impermanence. From an Advaitic standpoint, the dream state and wakeful state are both considered products of the same underlying illusion, where the self (the cause) manifests the perceived reality (the effect) without undergoing any intrinsic change. Just as a mirage appears like a lake in the desert, the wakeful state appears as a seemingly solid and tangible reality, while the dream state presents a different set of experiences and perceptions. However, Advaita holds that both states are temporary and transient, lacking true substantiality. While there may be distinctions in the neurophysiological aspects, conscious experiences, memory, time perception, and even the occurrence of lucid dreaming, Advaita encourages recognizing the impermanence and inherent unreality of these states. It suggests that the true nature of reality lies beyond the play of appearances, in the formless, unchanging awareness that underlies all experiences. Therefore, from an Advaitic perspective, the argument would be that despite the variations and differences observed within the dream state and wakeful state, both are ultimately equally unreal when considered in the context of their transient and illusory nature. Advaita invites individuals to explore the deeper reality that transcends these states and discover the unchanging essence of awareness that lies at the core of their being.

[@paradisecaregiving7126]

Another repeat video....

[@jyothipandit2755]

I think AI is a good kick to sleeping tamasic humans who do not want to make the effort required towards evolving themselves out of this mind state,which they think is very high,towards self realisation, rather they prefer to hold on to thier mental gymnastics,making silly video games,or halfhearted attempts at pretentious repetitive art poetry and calling it creative,the earth is crumbling around them,but they continue with childish wars and whatevr and not taking up the spiritual responsibility ,not willing to give up thier little luxuries and pleasures for a greater higher truth,so AI is showing them😄😄

[@parthabose1658]

Is there anyone enlightened? Or, at least got some real-life help from those talks besides pure knowledge?

[@spiritualseeker.]

The very fact that we watch the next video shows some benefit we get knowingly or unknowingly.

[@savithrivenkataraman8121]

🙏🙏🙏

[@atasipal8403]

🙏🙏

[@mahAnanda-]

Progress of Reasoning: 1. The self is the reason for happiness. 2. Consciousness is linked to the observation of physical phenomena. 3. The self is the reason for the known and unknown aspects of reality. 4. All entities and phenomena are interconnected. 5. Both the dream state and wakeful state are considered illusory. 6. The dream state reveals the illusory nature of perceived reality. 7. The wakeful state is subject to the play of appearances and is illusory. 8. Examples highlight the transient and deceptive nature of perceived reality. 9. Neurophysiological differences and conscious experiences do not negate the illusory nature of both states. 10. Both the dream state and wakeful state are equally unreal, inviting exploration of the unchanging essence of awareness. Please note that these bullet points are a condensed summary and may not capture all the nuances and depth of the reasoning provided.

[@rupahegde1]

🙏🙏🙏