What's the PROOF that Vedanta is Correct? Science vs. Religion vs. Spirituality

How can we determine the validity of scientific knowledge, religious doctrines, and spiritual teachings? How can we reconcile their differences? Q&A with Swamiji #6.
Advaita Vedanta is a pramana, a means of knowledge, meant to remove ignorance of your true nature (atma) being sat chit ananda, limitless, uncreated conscious existence, more simply understood as the inner divinity that's the actual source of contentment and happiness within you. Logical proofs apply to scientific, religious and scientific doctrines, but as a pramana, Vedanta does not seek to establish a doctrine, but instead, it merely removes ignorance, ignorance of your true nature that is the root cause for suffering. The proof that Vedanta works is your own experience, experience of the absence of suffering.
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: www.arshabodha...

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Swamigy talks with sufficient pause, and so slowly that the listener gets time to think and absorb. Pranam.

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Refuge. What you see in her you are. She merely reflects it brilliantly to you. So that you too can be a refuge.

[@allisround]

I appreciate the clarity of thought swamiji has and the clarity that is given in the answers

[@karuvathoorkurumal]

Vedanta is not science or philosophy. It is a body of spiritual wisdom to end suffering. We can put this wisdom into test in our life and prove. Very clear. 🙏🙏

[@edelweisssymons7444]

To explain Vedanta so simply is a gift. Thank you Swami-ji.

[@ChipotleMasala]

Every time you listen to this knowledge, it freshens, enlightens, and brings out new meaning and thoughts in our minds that just fills with joy. Thank you, guruji 🙏

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I love how Swamiji explains this question answer. I think he is a great resource for learning more about spiritual journey in exploring yourself and I will definitely be following him. Thank you.

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You have a wonderfully calming voice. Thank you.

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I agree

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Thank you Swamiji!

[@kalyaniwelekar-akant884]

It is great to hear from you about Vedant, vedant is the only thing that explains about everything, one needs a certain level of mental purity to understand the teachings of Vedant. Thank you so much for all your work.

[@cgwaldman]

Without a doubt, one of the best and most succinct descriptions concerning belief for versus proof Appreciated!

[@MarceloSiqueiraLima_CdC]

The teachings of Advaita Vedanta are the ripest fruits of the Tree of Spiritual Journey. They are the ultimate Truth. Blessed be Brahman, The One, forever.

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U dont seem to be a hindu but a christian 🤔

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Finally something worthy of World Wide Web publication 😁thank you honoured Teacher

[@jamesrichardson8379]

I have accepted not being able to *know* everything. I connected to many of these teachings, and it has to do with believing in myself... so I choose this. Closest thing to a truth for me.

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Fendii Ronn It seems to me that there is a misunderstanding: the Self that it's all about *isn't the one that you think*. The question is: *Who* do believe in himself? if it is your Ego, then there are no possibilities for the real Being to reveal Itself in you. Namaste

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Yes

[@buntypatil5454]

I too had the same ego that i dont want a guru. But i changed now

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Sitting at home and getting profound knowledge is a blessing.Koti Naman to Swamiji

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Lovely videos. I enjoy them a lot. Thank you for making them available freely.

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Thank you so, Swami Tadatmananda. i feel i just asked this powerful truth, question Douglas. Om.

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You made my heart sing - not the observed - not the unobserved - the observer! This means so much to this observer. Thank you!

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@@rudraprathap7068 Thanx a lot brother for the link. Ot gave me a new insight and the author of the post must be a Legend.

[@RuslanRimaq]

I can humbly add that modern science was and continue now to actively source direct knowledge and inspiration from Vedic texts. Nature of time and space was explained long before western science even started looking into that direction. Plus unlike modern science it actually gives instruments to experience and even use it by anybody( well almost) willing to invest time and efforts into it. That is the highest science.

[@sujat9549]

Well said, Ruslan! 🙏

[@PrashantPatel-tf1mu]

Sanatana Dharma is truly a blessing to humanity......not preoccupied with eternal damnation, or commandments, sin, etc. It is more than a cerebral acknowledgement, rather a transcendental ethos. Little wonder why this shruti was read with such inspiration by Schrodinger, Heisenberg, etc. Quantum mechanics validates Sanatana Dharma more than any other religion. Look at Einstein, he gave us a simple yet profound formula......E=mc2. Relating all energy and mass as interconvertible. Schrodinger's Wave function, and its collapse, converts, energy into a physical manifestation.....Brahmin, weaving Maya....and the pursuit of all Vedantists to return to the formless, the pervasiveness, the infinite of Brahmin. Truly remarkable sages.......

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He is a very good speaker guru teacher and he’s my idol….the best spiritual teacher on the internet

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Thanks for ypur teachings Swamiji, you are a great teacher. I feel blessed to be able to learn from you.

[@chandrakantshanbhag3058]

All questions answered both in a SCIENTIFIC & SPIRITUAL Way.Believeing and Seeking are entirely different.Westrners always look outer world.We look inner world I:e. WHO AM I? SEEKING BLESSINGS FROM SWAMIJI

[@TheSamuiman]

east, west, up, down, "I", You, me, all nothing but coordinates of duality none else - sab ek - all one - point made!

[@indianmilitary]

@@TheSamuiman yes but shiva is shava (corpse) without shakthi (intelligent energy) and vice versa. In other words, advaita is incomplete without dvaita. Even after the dissolution of the universe, shiva and shakthi exist together. It is the reason why creation/destruction cycle continues and time is cyclical

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Namaskar! Having shed Ego, you are able to impart Truth-Knowledge so clearly. 🙏

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Most difficult questions hv been answered convincingly beautifully n in sync with sastras by the learned swami.

[@ustinovvadim2114]

Namaste! Swamiji, thank you! As always, with a smile, with humor, you deeply revealed the essence of the issue. I will quote one sloka from Aparokshanubhuti of Adi Shankaracharya: Atman (the seer) in itself is alone permanent, the seen is opposed to it (i.e. transient)- such a settled conviction is truly known as discrimination. [ Atman-In this ever-changing world there is one changeless being as witness of these changes. This permanent ever-seeing being is Atman. The seen-This comprises everything other than Atman, such as objects of the senses, the senses, the mind and the Buddhi. ] OM TAT SAT

[@douglasalfseike3867]

In another of his video's he talks of what's carried over in reincarnation/rebirth & it's not the observer??! He said it starts with an "s" it's Sanskrit, 3 buckets reflecting sunshine metaphor, please help me.

[@ustinovvadim2114]

@@douglasalfseike3867 , namaste! According to the concept of reincarnation, the subtle body, sukshma sarira, is reborn (transferred to a new life). But you need to understand that the concept of reincarnation is real only for the ajnani, for the ignorant, for the jnani, reincarnation is just a fiction. Sri Ramana Maharshi explains: "Birth and rebirth pertain to the body. You are identifying the Self, Atman, with the body. It is a wrong identification. You believe that the body has been born and will die, and confound the phenomena relating to the one with the other. Know your real being and these questions will not arise. Birth and rebirth are mentioned only to make you investigate the question and find out that there are neither births nor rebirths. They relate to the body and not to the Self. Know the Self and be not perturbed by doubts." Sages say: cognize yourself, your true Self. Self-investigation or Atma-vichara returns the mind of the seeker from this phenomenal world to its source, which is pure Spirit, pure Consciousness, perfect Atman. Awareness of its source, Atman, is supreme Bliss without the enjoyer, Jnana without jnani, the fullness and completeness of Love without the object of love. Sri Ramana Maharshi teaches: "Because of the ignorance of the mind experiencing a sense of difference [bheda-buddhi] in Self, [even] great devas are disturbed by fear. [Therefore] it is wise to remain without fear in the supreme state of nonduality, having attained the reality, one’s own Self, through negation [of the non-Self]. Only when one attains the freedom of Self [the state of Self-realization] will the abundant peace of mind in which one will endlessly rejoice, be obtained. In the experience of that monarchy [the kingdom of Self], which is the real and space-like [state of] nonduality, there will not be the least dual desire for fear." Tat tvam asi - You are THAT [PARABRAHMAN], right now. Realize this!

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@@ustinovvadim2114 Thank you. This is most helpful.

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@@rudraprathap7068 I read my way part way through the article and I realized it has to do with personal experience! When I asked about a past life "I was there! I felt the feelings, I felt the emotions, I felt the ground beneath my feet, air upon my face!". According to "Masonry" the 3 upper chakras survive rebirth/reincarnation.

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Thank you, please don't ever stop sharing 🙏

[@mindfulkayaker7737]

Great insight!! The removing from suffering is the validation of Advaita Vedanta

[@yungoutsider]

Krishnamurti said that the observer is the observed, i found his teachings are very hard and misleading, making us doubt everything. This Swami helps me a lot with my confusions

[@poojakharva4558]

The foundation of Adhyatma (somewhat like spirituality) on this planet is from Hinduism in India and Vedanta is one of the best paths to the ultimate reality from Hinduism.

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great philosophy, very thoughtful, i'm happy i clicked on this video. Hari Om Tat Sat

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He is a great spiritual guru and a great teacher of Spiritualism. More over his teachings have clarity. I salute him. 🎉❤😂

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Swamiji Namaskar... Very subtle, simple and clear explanation of Vedanta - Science of Self Realization. Thank you.

[@krishnamachariraghunathan34]

Amazing clarity

[@sakalam57]

Thanks Swamiji for a lucid explanation. But then, experience is a whole different thing I suppose. Waiting for that anubhuti which shows the inner divinity in myself.

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Consistent practice

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I'm really happy that i find your channel pranam swamiji🙏🙏

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This is an excellent explanation.

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This is the only truth.

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Guruji, you are excellent in explaining difficult issues .Thanks for enlightening us

[@jimbokern2033]

thank you so much, differentiating between these three things (god, world and awarenes) helps a lot to get things sorted and to build a view on reality without contradictions. I guess this short video is more useful to me than my confirmation class was back in the day🙏

[@onetwozerojourney]

Subject Matter of 1. Science -> Observable World 2. Religion -> Unobservable World 3. Vedanta -> The Observer 👌 Swamiji pointed out this difference well. This is why the question "Who Am I" is so important in a human life.

[@ChipotleMasala]

Beautiful. You have put all of these like a mathematical equation. which makes it easy to understand and differentiate 👌👏

[@natarajansubramaniyam3207]

Excellent explanation about the correctness of Vedanta!

[@bhagwanmishra7243]

नमामि तुभ्यं गुरु देव भगवन्।ज्ञानांमृतं पिवयते अज्ञानिनाम्वयम्।। ब्रह्मात्म तत्वं परिबोधयंतु। ज्ञानेन विज्ञान च संयुक्तेन।।चेत:प्रसादयति तव वचनानि श्रुत्वा। वेदान्त गूढ़ार्थ सरली करोषि।। धन्यवाद

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Om namah shivaya

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First time I am listening and must say GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE! Thank you and PRANAM TO YOU SWAMIJI

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100%

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beautiful!

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Fabulous. Fabulous. Fabulous

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Jai Shri Krishna

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" consciousness can't be observed because it belongs to the observer " great statement.

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Hare Krishna 🙏, My Pranams to Guruji 🙏

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Love it. ❤️🙏🙏

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Nice. I love a complete introduction to all this information. All the different types of meditation and yoga, and the reasons why people do it.

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Thanks to God &Nature I was able follow this channel and get my answers

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Wonderful

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Worth listening to again n again for better grasping of content.

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Vedanta is a form of science and have studed it for over 43 years now

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And hows that working out for you?

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@@nameless-yd6koclose to done

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[@FreeJulianAssange23]

In suffering I used to lay in water for hours. The water got colder, I just stared at the ceiling, motionless, lost in nothingness. As I got out of the water one day I noticed the strangest thing. The past on my left and future on my right appeared as holograms. I spoke without thinking saying oneness means happening all at once.

[@evaldochavesoficial446]

Why have you been suffering? Beside the suffering, there is one belief that is feeding that suffering. As soon as, you touch, trought the feelings, the belief, that suffering desapear. It is need courage, to do that. Bliss for u.

[@soniatiwari9986]

Secondly plz don't condition your mind to achieve something (enlightenment). Don't bring this thought that something happening to you is making you go near to your goal of enlightenment then you're wrong cuz this thought of achievement further reinforces your false I who wants to achieve so basically you are going away from your goal.

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@@soniatiwari9986 Not everyone desires enlightenment or achievement.

[@bamagiri2308]

Thank you Swamiji🙏🙏

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good

[@adriandeasy8810]

Upon realisation of self one realises one knows nothing after the dissolution mind there is only atman brahman, in the words of om namo Sri bhagavate ramana maharshi knowledge seems like magic to the ignorant mind and only feeds ego ,let there be peace let there be love for all beings universal, you are beyond the body mind beyond concepts beyond idea's imagination even beyond beyondness itself namaste 🙏 om 🕉 shanti shanti shanti 🕉 🙏

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Very nice presence.

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Guru Jee, thanks!

[@upasilakshmoji598]

I am listening your words to wonder. Thanks for your video s . I am more interested Ramana Maharshi

[@arxsyn]

I didn't know anything about this tradition until today when l pondered the root of all suffering and not just how to minimize it but end it. I thought about it holistically and it challenged all the assumptions that was programmed into me by my culture, other religions. I know and understand l am pure awareness and consciousness. Without the quality of being self aware/awake nothing outside of it exists. We as sentient beings are all one consciousness. We are one collective consciousness altogether. I am God, you are God, we are God, we are all a reflection of God. We are one. There is no separation. We are life. We co create life together. and this yeah. This understanding or set of beliefs cured the this void inside me, inside many of us due to hubris and perceived lack. There is in no lack, only abundance because that is the fundamental nature of life. There truly no lack. I feel more secure, whole and well because it resolved all my insecurities and existential pain. That I can have no want or need of anything because l reject any notion of lack and separation the feelings that make up existential pain and loneliness. It's a true liberation and revelation

[@vishalkulkarni5502]

Like a toolbox has different tools for different purposes, religion, science and spiritual body are tools for different purposes Not the greatest example but Stuart this might help

[@muthucumarasamyparamsothy4747]

Thanks , swami, very clear .

[@tupesourabh]

Such a serene video. Your current set-up is just soothing, It would be best if you keep this same background for all the future videos...!!!

[@shashikala.r4196]

Pranam guruji

[@TruthQuest4700]

Excellent!

[@mendylomesh5950]

Words worth listening.

[@sakalam57]

Thanks swamiji

[@lightmystic3792]

I am surprised that even at this age you are reading without glasses & wear vadic cloths without any stitches.

[@anbukkarasimanoharan775]

Short sighted people can read books without specs.

[@bluelotus.society]

@@anbukkarasimanoharan775 Correct, but I think the original comment was more pointing out that the speaker does not have noticeable macular degeneration or presbyopia despite his old age

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Thank you so much Swamiji.

[@dr.satishsharma9794]

Excellent.... thanks 🙏.

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Nice answers want to learn more

[@newchannelization]

Thank you in gratefulness in a million, this just drops in myself

[@jaykan1947]

✅👍 thanking you swamiji 🙏

[@himanitomer3]

Om shanti shanti shanti 🙏🏻🌹

[@khileshjairamdas8410]

Pranams, swamiji.

[@existenceloving]

Good morning. I see so much truth in Vedanta but I have not been able to reconcile the point I make below. You make a statement here in this video that says that Consciousness is not limited by our body, but based on my experience, all perception and sensations are relative to the body. This tells me that the body is a delimiting factor of "my" consciousness and therefore it is not infinite but is limited in at least one dimension. I'm presuming that you might say that Consciousness is not limited by the body in the dream state and deep sleep but I contend that just because you know that you rested well does not mean that you know that Consciousness existed during that time. Any additional guidance you can provide here would be extremely appreciated.

[@rekhav4757]

🙏🙏🙏 guruji

[@prashantlawand8876]

Religion and Dharma are two different things and not synonymous.Whereas you can easily establish relation between dharma and spirituality,with even scientific observations and experiment.expecting you will elaborate on this one next time.

[@prashantlawand8876]

@@rudraprathap7068 article seems complicated...while writing abt the topic they themselves got confused.i dont know wat do you mean by modern but yes to prove various concepts truth shld be basis and truth is always remain same and only one.you can prove it by various methods like NYAYA AND VAISHESHIKA DARSHAN.

[@ankitanand143]

great explanation

[@cho1090]

I always amaze by your talks, i think spiritual is repeat experience, science is repeat experiment.

[@rudraprathap7068]

Why you cannot prove everything through modern concepts quickglance123.blogspot.com/2020/10/learn-how-to-not-get-struggled-by-your.html

[@Zen0NoMind1]

How about the differences & similarities of soft sciences such as psychology compared to spirituality. How about the same look at philosophy vs spirituality. Also, how do the morals & ethics of these fields share aspects as well as differ distinctly between all of these mindsets/view points/world views? 🤔 Too big of a challenge? Surely not....for a sharp mind.🤓 (But it is quite a big question though) 🤯 P.s- perhaps this question could be worded better...but then perhaps it could not...because, it is like it is...just as it is..... .... ...🙏

[@gireeshneroth7127]

It takes an existent constant for anything subsequent to derive existence from.

[@annuaravinda]

very interesting points of view here and revealing!

[@rudraprathap7068]

Why you cannot prove everything through modern concepts quickglance123.blogspot.com/2020/10/learn-how-to-not-get-struggled-by-your.html

[@laika5757]

A true Prophet of our times. 🙏

[@channelee8862]

Quantum science is even beginning to reveal the 'observer' when they do experiments and the results are according to their intentions...being consciousness.

[@dominicvijayanand1971]

Knowledge of God . Is only for those who try to connect to the Divine or rather Divine chooses a person or persons to reveal it's true self. But one must be like childlike. With open mind enquiring.

[@allendavis1040]

"Science explores the world around us". What about areas of religion that overlap with the physical world? What about topics such as Hanuman? Is he subject to scientific validation?

[@SandeshRaiMadhwa]

Namo Namaha Swamiji.

[@shyamalkumarsowmondal7704]

🙏🙏💞

[@pradeepacharya5943]

Eternal knowledge of leading the life like a lotus leaf.Love your discourse dear Swamiji.

[@gracielacristo894]

Porqué no tiene traducción? Muchas gracias

[@elicemcohen]

Once you experience oneness, you do not need a proof anymore. Till then seek, seek to find, find who you really are.

[@afrosamuri05]

I'm confused a little; I understand that the atma is the true essence of every sentient being but does this exist independently from brahman or once the material body ceases to exist does the atma go back to brahman ?

[@brijeshsingh86]

ॐ गुरवे नमः🙏🏽

[@Eva-iy6vy]

I agree with the comments of J below..

[@kcsnipes]

Wait is it trying to remove suffering or accept suffering ?

[@nameless-yd6ko]

I think that you conflate suffering with pain. One can be in pain and not be suffering. Karma is the moment to moment being of your life. What you might think or feel, at the moment, is your Karma, if you believe in the 'illusion' you will suffer with pain, thrill with joy, up and down and up and down and up and ... Transcending the mortal, existing as unconditional Love/Enlightenment, there is no longer suffering! If the Love is unconditional, the 'symptoms' will be the unconditional Virtues; Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy, Gratitude, Humility, Charity (Charity is never taking more than your share of anything, ever!), Honesty, Happiness, Faith... ALWAYS! So, I was tortured and yet was/am Happy! Not talking about idiot-smiley face, but UNCONDITIONAL Happiness from unconditional Love! Namaste'