Vedanta Retreat - Part 7 - The Self and its Reflections - James Swartz - Westerwald 2014

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What is the difference between Consciousness and reflected Consciousness? The Self and its Creation. Jiva and the Self. What are the three Gunas? Sattva, Tamas, Rajas.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at [e-mail]. I'd gladly try to answer it. On www.meinyogalehrer.de you can find german scripts of all parts of this video-series as well. Many thanks to Yoga Vidya, who invited James to Westerwald-Ashram. I definitely recommend, joining a Vedanta-Workshop with James Swartz. Anyway, this video-series should give you a good understanding about your true nature, whether you are new or experienced to Vedanta. With Love and Thankfulness for the wonderfull teacher Ramji James Swartz! Visit his homepage www.shiningworld.com and watch out for more interesting Seminars at www.yoga-vidya.de.

[@8armwrap]

Thank you for making this available to us. I did attend one of his weekend seminars and I can't wait to have another opportunity to see him again when he comes to the States. Your efforts on our behalf are so appreciated. I have referred many to these videos and they are making a difference for those of us who are ready.

[@gordonj5]

Brilliant! Really does hit home. These classes just get more and more enlightening. Thank you James.

[@larryprimeau7738]

I knew this when I was lucky enough to have several perfect meditations. you feel so good you automatically experience non detachment.. the best experience I ever had or equal to maybe just 1 other times.

[@karitveteraassunde8485]

Feel I am on my way home. This just feels very right!!

[@annakelly123]

Excellent teachings. Thank you for this!

[@awb350]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@78silure]

thank you james from france, great teaching, i enjoy it.

[@freeman669]

❤️

[@americasleastwanted]

"why go out for a burger when you have a filet mignon in the fridge" lol

[@s.kpanda8156]

pain and pleasure make in thinking I am body

[@zyxmyk]

this guy is a really excellent teacher of lineage-based well-rounded Vedanta. In the West advaita has been over run by pseudo enlightened egomaniacs (witness the comments below). Before one ventures forth into this sea of BS it would be good to study this guy and find out what Advaita is really saying and then you'll discriminate between what's worthwhile out there and what is just opinion based crap. Westerners have giant egos and just can't resist playing guru (again, witness all the comments below). They're in love with their own opinions.

[@vedantipictures]

We all start from different positions and go through different "stages" of understanding, I think, it's kind of natural to bring patterns of thinking and valuing something to this teaching and the pieces of it one understood at the beginning. If there is a truth, it is absolute and will leave every half truth or lie dissolved in time. Love! Tom

[@ZENderista]

That sounds like a lot of theory to me.

[@vedantipictures]

It's a complex world and we are complex beings :)

[@djiplus1090]

I mean no disrespect as I have/am/will be learning a lot. But isn’t the subtle body the container for the astral and mental body? If yes subtle body then would be rule by a denser force or vibration than the SaTT (in the case water with fluidity and mobility ) right?

[@rahulkulkarni536]

ZENderista I agree mate. It sounds like theory. But I'm willing to go ahead with it as it is possibly of great use and in alignment with the non dual understanding

[@popcornmaskinen84]

a cut at 55:15 ? why?

[@vedantipictures]

popcornmaskinen84 don't remember. Don't worry, I probably did not meant to hide something 😄

[@popcornmaskinen84]

VEDANTI PICTURES i dont suspect that you did, i was just so caught up in his story telling :P about that friend and mother of his ^^

[@popcornmaskinen84]

i love this entire video series btw been watching the first parts like 5-6 times each to get what it's all about found it by coincidence, but this material (knowledge) is just brilliant although i dont understand some of the sanskrit word he decides to use all of a sudden, please keep this uploaded the world needs it!

[@mdbosley]

Anatta in Buddhism is an adjective and it means not-self. Specifically in reference to ownership and control of objects. There is no-self (owner/controller) in conditioned existence. The unconditioned is also not viewed as being owned or controlled by a person either. Thus Anatta doesn't mean "The self doesn't exist" so much as it does mean there is no personal entity who owns or controls anything.

[@vedantipictures]

+A Figment Of Your Own Imagination Thank you for pointing at this!