Ashtavakra Gita - Ever the Witness, Never the Body-mind | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Inspired by the 15th chapter of the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of the Self.
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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.

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I listen to every talk at least twice. ❤

[@sandeepsaxena3364]

Exactly. After the second listening, make notes and reflect.

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[@innocenzz]

this little "i" ordered the Astavakra Gita a month ago and it took 3 weeks before delivery. Last week it came and i started reading. Yesterday i stopped at chapter 15 verse 4 and this one really struck me because of a meditation 1.5 week ago. This little "i" suffers from addiction and last week i had a very deep meditation where at the end tears of divine joy came, In this meditation i got rid of this "i" and due to that this space/time was gone (difficult to explain) which brought me back home for some seconds and it made me crying and smiling at the same time. But within a minute this mind came back and it's first reaction was to go to the supermarket to get alcohol. something tried to resist and i begged this Higher Self to stop it but it didn't happen. This was a turning point in definitly knowing that i'm not this body nor mind. Makes it though in a sense as well because this kind of behaviour doesn't make this life a pleasant experience, but on the otherhand it is what makes me turn inwards and i believe that it has to be Shiva that helps this "i"transform. 3 years ago there was this deep experience of oneness where the whole world including this "i" dissappeared and it was a turning point. I started studying religions like crazy but when these lockdowns came a relapse started. This relapse helped me focus how strange it may sound, instead of studying almost everything i focussed entirely on Advaita Vedanta. started with buying the Bhagavad Gita but that wasn't enough so i bought I Am/That of Nisergedatta and then the Vivekacudamani and now the Ashtavakra Gita. When earlier today youtube announced a lecture on the Ashtavakra Gita by Swami it made me smile and when he started with chapter 15 verse 4 it almost made me cry as that was the verse i stopped at yesterday because it reminded me of this meditation last week. sorry for this long post, wanted to share this and thank you Swami. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti and much love from the Netherlands

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Bless you!

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A divine sign for you !

[@shobaneshwari]

Wish you all blessings!

[@vandnakapoor5065]

Oneness with everything is the highest type of meditation. It's called Nirvikalpa samadhi.🙏

[@artpoet9915]

Here's a private mantra for you my friend. From one struggling addict to another. I was given this in meditation while asking _________ for help with my addiction. It is yours if you wish 🙏 I am All I am One I am Father I am Son I am Many I am None I am Moon I am Sun Om shanti shanti shanti 🙏

[@satishhicks2762]

What can i comment. I thank the ancient knowledge, pujya Swami Sarvapriyananda, who very humbly said, this is not from me and he said he is an ordinary person delivering this teaching, for Technology that has been reaching to masses with KZbin as medium. Wow, if i simply count on all this, I wonder how blessed I am.

[@djsaintmichael]

You are not anything, but there is nothing without you.

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Swamiji your method of teaching is so clear and directed. Long live. Namaste 🙏 👋 🙏

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How I wish swami ranganathananda was alive today to appreciate this!?

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Who is ranganathananda? 👍😊

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@@sanjaysurya6840 he was the pres of Ramakrishna mission till2005

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@@sanjaysurya6840 The Ramakrishna Math has produced and continues to produce the greatest spiritual minds the modern world has ever seen.

[@Blessedbymymother]

I’m digging this lecture again and again. You are a grounded and humble teacher Swami, infinite gratitude for your talks!

[@mikemartian6217]

thank you swami

[@benjamindsouza6736]

One of the most profound teacings ever! Thank you Swamiji!!

[@TheUnsayable]

Swami Sarvapriyanand's commentary on advait vedant is unparallel in recent times, the way he peels the subject layer after another is remarkable. Undoubtedly a great exponent of advait vedant.

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Pranamam Guruji 🙏 This is Real Knowledge 🙏🙏🙏 Thanking you🙏🙏

[@alicealexandrian6637]

How blessed we are with such teachings! There's infinite gratitude in my 💓

[@jamesjosheph3006]

I feel I got it. Now bless me Guruji, so that it becomes my being, Nididyasan. 🙏🌳

[@Sabyasachi_De]

Wow Swami Sarvapriyananda is giving us the key to enlightenment in 1.5 hrs.. 15.4 till 15.11 it's the most favorite part of mine. Attachment and Detachments are the attributes of the mind. The mind is never yours. It's an superimposition in you the pure awareness in which the entire material universe appears like a snake in a rope. Let it rise. Let it fall. Where is the increase or decrease in you the pure infinite easeness awareness.. Consciousness is the SUBSTRATUM in which the body and mind is a dream (ever repeating cycle of birth death and rebirth). You are always free. Ever the witness and never the witnessed..

[@shashikantkulkarni4307]

Very Nice!.Hope you are an Enlighten Person.Sadar Pranam! Om Shanti!.

[@Sabyasachi_De]

@@shashikantkulkarni4307 The person never gets enlightened, it's Awareness itself which makes the person appear.

[@shashikantkulkarni4307]

So True!.Om Shanti!

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

Ramana Maharshi of Tiruvannamalai used to. say that there is no such thing called mind It is only a bundle of thoughts

[@jamesjosheph3006]

So right. Not listen with intellect, listen with the heart. And it should be our experience, Nididyasan.... 🌳🙏

[@hariharanen1562]

pranam swamiji,,,,from Bangalore

[@mindfulkayaker7737]

Upanishad’s are the word of god but most of us need the commentaries of a sage as Shankaracharia to understand the essence of it Simmilarly I have read the Ashtavakra many times but I need the commentaries of a genius like Swami Sarvapriyananda to get the benefits of its powerful message Thank You Swamiji God Bless you and give you a long life for the benefit of our humanity

[@dorothywarren1441]

That last question and answer. Yes, all of Advaita in there. Thank you Swamiji.

[@lavanyabhadalkar290]

Swamiji every talk of yours evolves, a step forward, how beautiful, we melt in your words, even though it's ashtavakra which you have done before, this is sooooo different, can't ever ever thank you enough 🙏🙏

[@arvindkulkarni4035]

Wonderful guidance. Imagine Your pravachan is a live experience as Swami Vivekanand himself .! Sat cht Anand explained eye opener. We are grateful.

[@lavanyabhadalkar290]

Indeed sir

[@spritualitywithoutfilter6619]

Thank you, my Lord!!

[@mariea.6507]

Amazing explanation in the end! 1h32

[@Acode7940]

Also, thank you for that subtle but important technique...ending in "don't misplace things."

[@mokshajetley9244]

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

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Hari Om Swami ji thank (SA)

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Swamiji ur the best teacher... ❤️🙏☺️

[@Acode7940]

Love that "the house of mirth." Should help in cutting short some resistances.

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Koti koti Pranam Swami ji🙏🏻

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Cant Have Enough of You,Swami Namaskaram Florida

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Thank you Swamiji

[@mitalibhattacharya823]

Maharaj looks so calm,ecstatic......Just love it.

[@shrinivashukeri447]

You are true shishya of Ramakrishna

[@josesantana27]

Nameste Swami Sarvapriyananda very insightful and meaningful teaching. Thank you for this lesson, and the importance of taming the Mind to tap into the Power of Consciousness Who We Truly Are! Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

[@LynnYap]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@radhaiselvan7470]

No words to thanking u swamiji for this awesome clarity of self knowledge. Koti koti pranams at your feet. From sound of bell to the highest understanding.simply superb.

[@hanifamenen1082]

Beautiful teaching Swamiji - thank-you and Hari Om!

[@cheriewi7874]

Many thanks 🥰. I'm blessed to have come across your teachings. Peace 🕊️

[@pareshprajapati7916]

Thank you guruji 💕

[@GeorJiadvaita]

Swamiji love for- and understanding o-f the Ashtavakra Gita is an example for all of us. May we read, ponder and put each verse into practice with the same devotion.

[@onejamaicangirl6973]

You are an amazing teacher.

[@rajeevanc3692]

Pranam

[@eswararaokattamuru5617]

Excellent narration , very thankful to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Ramana Maharishi and Swamiji

[@shritasarkar339]

প্রণাম ঠাকুর শ্রী রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস দেব প্রণাম মা জয় মা সারদা মা জয় মা সারদা মা প্রনাম মহারাজ

[@njeyasreedharan]

Yet another gem of a talk by Swamiji. Hari Om.

[@passionatebeast24]

About 9-10 years ago when I was in school there was an amazing thing happened. I love playing football/soccer to the point that I used to think about it all the time. It happened twice. When playing football with my friends I felt estatic joy and was feeling like I have 100% concentration while playing . I could see myself play and also feel that I am in 100% control. I can't describe it fully in word's but at that time everything seems possible. I could feel every moment with extreme detail. It happened twice as far as I remember. I think the experience was the oneness that is described in Upanishads. I watched a movie called ' peacefull warrior ' . There they said that every moment is extraordinary. I think I have experienced that exact thing twice. It's real and it's estatic.

[@wissoetewey9295]

Wow, Clear, Profound! Deep-felt gratitude!!

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Wonderful, thank you 🙏😌

[@njeyasreedharan]

When Consciousness contemplates on itself, the Infinite Subject (as Mind) becomes aware of the Infinite Object (as Body) and experiences Infinite Bliss. (Consciousness).

[@jasonroberts2249]

With respect to the question at the end about the role of bhakti and grace in jnana, Ramana Maharshi was of course a great jnani but he was also a great bhakta. His devotion to Arunachala was all-pervading in his life. His hymns to Arunachala encompass both jnana and bhakti in a truly universal sense.

[@vish2553]

Bhakti and Jnana are two sides of the same coin. Bhakti prepares the mind for the Jnana. In a cluttered mind, Jnana will be incomplete .

[@balkrishnashinde9815]

What a precious Divine Knowledge U hve acquired This is ur toil n soil divine knowledge.I observe Swami Vivekananda in the form of U.

[@mahendrasinghvi7187]

Excellent explanation on Consciousness.

[@AdarshPathak]

Pranam Swamiji, Please bring more in this series, I beg.

[@crazyfaith77]

Great! Teaching

[@sameerdesai6205]

Another terrific presentation by Swamiji 🙏🙏 He is a reservoir of ancient wisdom, and, importantly expresses it in simple language. His lectures on Shunya Vada are mind boggling. I wish all his lectures are available on a pendrive. I eagerly await his lectures and presentations.

[@indirarajaram2259]

Great explanation! Mananam and Nidityasanam should be done to get the conviction! Humble Pranams to Sri Swamiji Maharaj! 🙏🏻🕉🙏🏻

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Respected , I am foĺowing u since last 2years, my heart is full of thankfullness for u, I can just say Aap ko koti koti Pranam

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Your teachings are essence... truth beyond logical scope of the ego.

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Every time whenever I listen Swamiji lecture I found some thing new mind blowing 🙏

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Swami Ji Pranam. Blessed by your teachings!

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[@arpanarpokharel]

Pranams to you Swami ji. I feel blessed to bd able to listen to your talks. Thank you so much🙏

[@ratan012]

I admire Swamy Ji because he always mentions that these teachings are not coming from him but many still call him Guru Ji. He is not a Guru but a Monk with excellent abilities to explain spiritual topics and truly a wonderful seeker himself. Gratitude and Pranams Swamy Ji. You are awesome.

[@vish2553]

He is a Guru. Guru in Sanskrit means the one who removes the darkness and shows the light. Swamy Ji doing this admirably.

[@mokshajetley9244]

Pranaam Swami Saravpriyananda ji. Stay blessed

[@CraigLouis-ep5hf]

The great experience, awareness without thought.

[@pankajdholabhai2347]

I have been following Swamiji’s excellent videos the past few months. I am indebted to him for the clarity I am acquiring about Self and Vedanta. A Google engineer was recently fired because he claims AI tech has feelings and human-like consciousness. Is Swamiji aware of the development?

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Most Excellent ❣❣😊😎👍👍🙏🙏

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Koti koti Naman Swami ji. I do not have words to express myself.

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Happyful

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🙏

[@AshokAhuja]

Thanks for the Gyan

[@sunilpatel1948]

Really appreciate your affords for presenting such a ancient wisdom to us. These introductions made us to dwell in it. Which made a real shift in life. Thank you for it. Lots of love to you.

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Pronam niben moharaj

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@ Sunil P -its efforts not 'afforeds'. Efforts based on Actions; Affords based on Values. Maybe it's Google's mis-spelling. :)

[@sumatin8056]

Sharanam sharanam Guru Deva 🙏

[@indirarajaram2259]

Humble Pranams to Sri Swamiji Maharaj! Great explanation! Mananam and Nidityasanam must be followed by us!

[@richardbond4496]

Abide in awareness, let go of the veil, That shrouds our true nature, the grand cosmic tale. Embrace the vast consciousness, eternal and free, Beyond the illusion of “you” and “me.” The ego dissolves, as we venture within, Discovering the truth that has always been, A presence unbounded, both endless and still, A unity profound, a deep-rooted thrill. No person or limits shall cage our true light, We are boundless awareness in perpetual flight, The dance of the cosmos, the whispers of stars, The echoes of infinity that bridge near and far. In the stillness of being, we find our true home, A sanctuary within, where illusions dethrone, Abiding in the essence, forever aware, We transcend the mirage of the ego’s despair.

[@rognex]

Swamiji, your existence is a blessing for me. Dhanyawad ❤😊🙏🇮🇳🕉️

[@vinayakbhide5201]

Pranam Swamiji..🌷 Very Nice Listening ( With )/(To ) SELF . IT SEEMS TO BE TRUE .

[@umeshjoshi9866]

My love and respec for you

[@dhanrajmohan701]

Public comment. I am inspired by your knowledge and dedication to the teaching of the Devine lecture on spirituality. God bless you with health and strength and peace and happiness always. Continue the great legacy. You are a blessing to humanity.

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Absolute Brilliance 🙏🏻

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Thank you very much Swamiji🙏🙏🙏

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Hari Om,Pranam,Swamiji.

[@carlosavila.291]

Devotion seems to rize in this chemistry Of the hart with evry talk i listen to

[@ramakrishnahari6976]

Namaste Swamiji🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Larcey]

Amazing! We are so lucky to have Swami Sarvapriyananda!

[@JonasAnandaKristiansson]

Legendary Master

[@sureshchandrapanigrahi8182]

Beautiful nididhysana,pronam swamiji

[@shomabasu529]

While sitting through this beautiful discourse, Swamiji, couldn't resist sharing this experience this consciousness gathered at a senior orthopaedic's chamber. Have been suffering from continuous headache from quite a few years. Was advised by my young doctor to go for a cervical x ray... Report suggested symptoms of spondyliosis, therfore this visit yesterday.. Looking at my reports the senior doctor refused to treat this as any ailment.. Advised to continue with my daily yoga exercises and slight medications for 2 weeks approx. which seemed to be only to justify the patients visit to him...Was cautioned from visiting any more doctors with this complain and try to remain free of tension and anxiety... Walked out of his chamber with this amazing experience of well being and quite miraculously thd headache is no more🙂

[@ashiskarmakar7292]

10026 very crucial point of existence

[@coolsai]

i can't describe my gratitude towards KZbin, swami sarvpriyanand 🙏🙇🙇🙇🙇 This lecture changed my life ❤️

[@guruvengat]

Listening to second third time makes you wonder how much minds keeps interrupting to ingest the wisdom . Thanks Swami for all the guidance 🙏🙏..

[@rajumakhija1320]

Happy Guru Purnima SWAMIJI much gratitude for your wonderful knowledge👏

[@gitanair8000]

Movie screen example removed all my doubts. A lot of thanks , a lot of thanks.I understand Gita now more.

[@ashiskarmakar7292]

Reflected concious Ness + mind = Jiva or sentient being or knower 32

[@TERRA8581]

This is one of the most lucid and inspiring of your presentations, Swami. So much gratitude. I feel lighter and more blessed for it. 🌷🙏🏽

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[@NI000NoIdentity]

Words and images come to life by repetition of "I"/Imagination which is simultaneous Whole/Complete, all creation begins/ends simultaneous. Realizing every word and image is complete, Absolute Perfection is realized. And "I"/Imagination vanishes, duality and the unknown vanishes, Self and Consciousness/awareness vanishes, Absolute Perfection (the words) vanish. Absolute Perfection IS and all that is seen eternal and heard eternal without eyes, without ears, without consciousness/without meditation, without a screen eternal. No time, no space Neti Neti. Absolute Perfection can not be harmed, has no birth, no death. Perfect Bliss..

[@amitkumarsingh3226]

So much relief after listening the amazing talk by Swamiji. It is indeed grace that I came to this video.

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Swamiji pranam aapki wani hindi mai uplabadh ho sake to mere liye bahut bada sobhagya hoga 🙏🌹🌷💐🌺🙏

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So blessed to hear his teachings🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Thanks Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏

[@Acode7940]

So good to be here after being away for a while.