|| The Atman || by Swami Sarvapriyananda
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2018
- Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of the self as taught in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2 Verse 11-25).
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If I try to explain this to my family I will be ridiculed and made to feel dumb. Advaita Vedanta seems like the only logical way for me to think or pursue my spiritual goals. I don’t want to go anywhere else.
Follow the path with passion.
Xanthony00 or you can ask them to experience it which can confirm the knowledge you told them. Beginners can experience by hearing a Sanskrit mantra for 108 times (Mahamrityunjaya mantra) with intense focus. If properly done, one can eventually transcend the 5 senses and also reach momentary/temporary/permanent samadhi state in which the subject and object split disappears. Purpose is to remove past karma.
You can also explain the Vedic metaphysics Sankhya which combines Advaitha (non dual shiva) and Dvaitha (dual shakthi) logically and also ask them to watch the double slit quantum experiment.
"Realize your own self. Others can take care of themselves."
~Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
I understand , I'm friends with many people much cognitively more astute than me , but when you try to explain this to people it does not register. So I do not try to convince others anymore . not in frustration but in the simple fact folks will come to this when it is meant for them.
@@miniminamanmina3715 It takes time because the swabhava of all Jivas are different.
One of the best public speakers in the world today. So fluid, so focused, so deeply knowledgable. Then there is his wonderful diction and beautiful vocabulary which is just elevated enough over everyday talk to honor the importance of his topics and the intelligence of his audience. To all that he adds a charm and wit and highly sensitive awareness of his listeners so that he is, with every lecture he prepares, refining his presentations not only to communicate even better but he is doing what a real teacher does which is bringing students along in a way that looks and feels very organic and natural and unstrained.
Many people love to listen to themselves talk today and there is endless opportunity for everyone to have a voice. Unfortunately it is so often the case that the hubristic tendencies (particularly of Americans with microphones) results in a common of lack of preparation by speakers, even if they are knowledgable. This results in frustration from the audience members really wanting to be enlightened on a topic and a false satisfaction among lazy listeners that it was "easy" , not too demanding and they leave feeling quite smart when it was just that the material was lacking insight or inspiration.
Sorry to go on but I just want Swamiji to know how appreciated he is for his particular genius as a communicator in addition to his deep intellectual capacities and clear convictions about the path of Advaita Vedanta.
I feel so honored to be able to listen to him.
You said it perfectly. I know my life is better now that I know him!
You so well penned my thoughts... Thanks
Wonderfully said. Hold a mirror to your thoughts about this brilliant Swami and you will find my thoughts in the mirror.
Totally agree with you - indeed Swami Sarvapriyananda is a shining star !
Thank you for these words about Swamiji. I, too, feel so fortunate to be able to benefit from his kindness, loving sharing, clarity, amazing intellect, and communication skills. I benefit from every one of his lectures. He brings me to recognition and acceptance of my true nature every time. I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to listen to him.
After the passing of my beloved father, these words are the only means of healing I have found so far
@Gourav Kumar Goswami Haiti
@Gourav Kumar Goswami RIP is based on Christian monotheism which does not consider athman as omnipresent and conscious divine.
@@Dharmicaction In one way, RIP(Rest in Peace) though usually seen as a saying from Christian tradition, it reminds the followers of Sanatana-dharma a great truth. The truth that - so far as a Jiva-atman, one has falsely associated with the jagat that jagat is the supreme unchanging truth giving us the purpose and identity. This false understanding is the cause for "restlessness" in pursuit of true happiness. However, when the body is given up, now the jiva has a true chance to return to Paramatma, the Brahman realising that it is indeed the supreme truth and be in Peace, which is RIP.
Ok
So sorry for your pain, he is always forever within you within me and everything
If I'm not at work, or sleeping, I'm glued to his talks.
Plzzz Search Acharya Prashant video u tube
same here!
These days am just doing this
@@AnandKumar-hs4qx I did, thank you 🙏
@Awareness in 11 months I'm almost arrived.... Om 🕉 tat sat
Some points I noted down:
The Atman is our real self. The Atman is beyond death. By realizing this one transcends death. There is no other way to transcend death. You realize that immortal reality is my reality, then you transcend death. There was never a time when you were not there and there will never be a time when you will not exist ~ Krishna. The Atman is eternal. The Atman is devoid of absence before the birth and devoid of absence after death. There is the gross body, sthoola sharire, the subtle body, sookshma sharire and the causal body, Karana sharire, the Atman is beyond all 3. At death, the gross body dies but the subtle body continues. There is a dogma in science that the mind and consciousness are produced by the body and brain and that after death the person is also dead. This is called materialist reduction-ism and there is no proof for that. The gross body and subtle body are connected, but what happens after that is unknown to science. The sookshma and Karana sharire transmigrate(go from one body to another). This is bad news as then we are stuck in the cycle of rebirth, the limited existence continuously subject to suffering.
An intrinsic property is something that belongs to that entity and intrinsic property last as long as the entity exists. The fire has the power of burning. Milk is white. An accidental property is something that is gained and lost, borrowed. If a property is gained or lost, we know that it is accidental. If a property is not lost, then we know it's permanent or intrinsic. If you treat existence as a property (philosophically, existence is not a property), if there is an entity which has existence as an accidental property, then it will be born and destroyed. If an entity has existence as an intrinsic property then it always is, it is eternal. Since Atman is eternal, existence is an intrinsic property of Atman and this is called Sat (Pure Being). Therefore, you, the Atman, never stop existing and that which is not you never comes into existence. Atma Satyam Jagat Mithya. But how can we experience something which does not exist, it actually borrows existence from you. It appears to have an existence, this is an illusion. What is real is I am awareness, I am pure being and the whatever I experience in awareness, whatever I see to be an object of awareness is nothing really apart from me the pure being, it appears in me as if I experience it as it's another but its nothing other than me. Those who realize this have realized the truth.
So Atman is eternal and the only thing that exists, rest everything is non-existing borrowing existence from you. So either you are all of it or none of it, both lead to realization. Bondage is when you think I am only this (body) and everything else is separate from me.
This indestructible absolute eternal reality is all-pervasive. When your dreaming, all the people the very time and space were pervaded by me the dreamer. The same is true for consciousness and it's objects. Awareness does not change, all changes are noted in awareness. Now, this indestructible awareness is Atam which has existence as an intrinsic property. Then everything apart from you borrows existence from you just like everything in your dream borrows existence from you. You are Sat-Chit, pure awareness pervading everything that you experience. A question can come up, I am here and not there then how can I be all-pervading. The answer to that isn't here and there also in your awareness. If a person in your dream came up to you and said you are everything here, you wouldn't agree. But after getting up you would realize they were right. Atman is all-pervading. Then one might ask, where is it, where is your precious Atman. The answer to this question, Krishna says it's not an object to the instruments of knowledge. We deploy instruments of knowledge(senses) to know the world. But the Atman is not an object to these instruments, the senses cannot objectify Atman. The mind is used to conceptualising but the Atman is not an object of the mind too. Beyond mind beyond senses. But then to say something exist it must become an object of knowledge otherwise you can imagine anything(like happy potter exists). Atman is not the object of the senses or the mind rather it is the subject, it lights ups all the instruments to enable the use of them. If there was the photo taken, then there must be a photographer and though you can't see him/her, you know of their existence. Similarly, to use the 5 senses, to use the mind, even to doubt there is consciousness, you have to be conscious. Who is the one doubting, what is the one doubting? If you say everything is a dream, then there must be one thing that is not a dream, that is the dreamer. To experience these there must be an experiencer.
Atman is Akarta Abhogta. Without the body and mind, consciousness is neither a doer nor an experiencer. But with body and mind, you cannot but act. Do what is to be done. Then you're free of the bondage of karma.
Atman is eternal, I am the reality of this universe everything apart from me is an appearance, this Atman pervades the entire world of appearance, it is not an object of the knowledge, you are neither the doer nor the experiencer, you, the Atman, are free of karma, you have to recognize that.
Thank you very much for compiling this.
Thanks for the write up 👌🙏🏻
Thank you so much🙏
God bless you
Excellent summarization, useful for all. Thanks on behalf of this community
Big thank you God bless u
My brothers and sisters... a couple months ago i was making great progress with my prayer, meditation and over all realization... I had a routine that fit me well and I lost my job... which in turn lead me to start lacking on my prayer and meditation and so on until it was no more, I was living an unholy or non joyful life If you will... but I have once again gotten another chance to improve my life by the Grace of Sri Krishna , I got my job back and I wish to get back into my routine of prayer and Bhakti... I feel I have lost my way. But by his love have found it again
I love you and so do many other people. God bless you, sir.
Great devotees will always be tested till merging with the paramatma. Don't let go. Remember god as the pillar, just hold on, till the test are over
Mr Govin thank you my friend
@@canaancrowell2166 we are all in the same journey called spirituality nd lucky to have one of the greatest swamiji helping us. My salutation to you dear Bro
Hope life is treating you well, stay blissed regardless 💙
A humble Sanskrit poem written by this student for the great guru Sarvapriyananda Swami😊
गुरो तव पदांबुजे अमहदणुत्वसङ्केतिते
सदादिवचनैरनुते प्रमितिहेतुवृन्दोज्झिते ।
विरोधिवचनाश्रयेप्यतिमहत्स्पष्टतासंश्रये
चिदात्मनि रमे सदा यदितरन्न वै वर्तते।।
Hey Master I enjoy at ur lotus feet ( pada also meaning abode ie.atma) which is not denoted by words such as big and small ,
Yet that which is glorified with words sat (existence)etc And which is beyond the instruments of knowledge,
And that for which explanations seem self contradictory yet the substratum for purest clarity,
From which nothing else holds truth or from which nothing else that is different exists.
(Guru is the dispeller of darkness which is similar to us atma is the essence of the shloka ) yet duality seems to be there 😊
Having watched 100s of his speeches, After 2 years, I bumped into this video again, this gave me an opportunity, to review my spiritual growth..... at Peace, bliss .
I see the re-incarnation of Swami Vivekananda in you :). Such a prolific speaker, explaining such profound philosophies with amazing alacrity. It has become a daily obsession listening to you.
So true.. I feel the same and listen to him at every opportunity I get
@@valeriterra5412 please think of those who do not understand. Please think both awareness and the so called un awareness is also awareness as both states are illusion that comes from the storee memories from your subtle bodies in ths eternal journey of Atman.
You are absolutely right. I HAVE TO LISTEN TO SWAMI EVERY DAY. I just can't sleep other wise. My pranams
So true ... Our Present Times Swami Vivekananda 🙏🙏🙏
I would say Ramakrishna in the Body
Thank you NY Vedanta Society for making these talks available to all of us.
Swamiji has offered me answers to many of my questions and set me on the right path in my spiritual search. I came to Upanishads and Swami through reading the "Tao of Physics". I found this great treasure. Other works of wisdom literature make much more sense in the light of Vedanta. I hope one day I get meet swami in person. He is an amazing teacher.
This one talk has the power to enlighten you. Very profound, indeed!
Surely your eagerness to know about vedanta/ your self being meets you such guruji, that is called Ishwar kripa(God's grace)🙏
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RE your statement - ".......Other works of wisdom literature make much more sense in the light of Vedanta. ......".
In the Geeta Dhyanam by Madhusoodan Saraswati, he specifically says - "prajwalito jnana maya pradeepah..". The light by which all other knowledges are illuminated". You seem to have experienced it directly on your own, before even reading this statement.
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„Western philosophy has remained more or less true to the etymological meaning of ‘philosophy’, in being essentially an intellectual quest for truth. Indian Philosophy has been, however, intensely spiritual and has always emphasized the need of practical realization of truth. The word ‘darshana’ means ‘vision’ and also the ‘instrument of vision’. It stands for the direct, immediate and intuitive vision of Reality, the actual perception of Truth, and also includes the means which led to this realization. ‘See the Self’ (ātmā vā are draṣṭavyaḥ) is the keynote of all schools of Indian Philosophy.“ (A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy)
‘Know thyself’ was the main teaching of Socratis. The very basic question of Islam is ‘ who am I? What is the cause of existence? Indian Philosophy try to explore the same thing. It is such a transcendent knowledge that it is beyond human imagination or experience. We cannot present any empirical evidence to show the world what we are, where we were and where are we going? At such Indian Philosophy presents very diverse and rich in scholarship materials but at the end there is no credibility and real life applications other than intellectual level discussion. This discusdion is beyond understanding for illeterate and general people. Same statement applies to Greco-Roman Philosophy. The main reason is that one have any connection to real and transendent truth. But only Islam is the exception. It’s world view is very clear, consistent, absolute and vivid even to general people. It is logical in every sense. It’s because the knowledge comes directly from the Creator of this Earth and Heaven. To realize the truth one has to grasp its message with open hearts. That’s all you need. May the Creator shower His blessings upon who seeks Him.
@@frankestein1001 ? Really ?
What a divine blessing these lectures are.
listened again ten months later. even better. I have such gratitude for these teachings.
Sarvapriyanandaji is profound in his knowledge, articulate in his words, engaging speaker and a committed teacher - a great Acharya to learn from. Such a blessing to listen to him.
This lecture is a real awakening of the self. Thank you 💗😇🙏
Thanks to swamiji and technology for bringing such complex concepts into our palms, which otherwise would take years to understand.
One of the Best Lectures!! Highly Enlightening the best of all his lectures.. Bow down with Lots of Humble Love Gratitude
Very nice lacture of Swami ji which gives us thoughts of Atman in very clear understanding.
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Wonderful lecture 🙏🏼
Here is the poem Swami ji mentioned.
Brahma
BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON
If the red slayer think he slays,
Or if the slain think he is slain,
They know not well the subtle ways
I keep, and pass, and turn again.
Far or forgot to me is near;
Shadow and sunlight are the same;
The vanished gods to me appear;
And one to me are shame and fame.
They reckon ill who leave me out;
When me they fly, I am the wings;
I am the doubter and the doubt,
I am the hymn the Brahmin sings.
The strong gods pine for my abode,
And pine in vain the sacred Seven;
But thou, meek lover of the good!
Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.
More About this Poem
MORE POEMS BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Thanks for looking it up!
Thank you
We never get liberation by listening these speeches thousand times. The fire of self should start in one self and should pervade across the entire universe. This is just a speech of a realized self, which is present in all of us.
You may be right, but these talks provide inspiration for spiritual practice, whatever path one is following.
One of the most beautiful effective talk, Thank you deeply Swamiji
If we were all like this great swami ~~~ what a wonderful world we would have!?!?
After listening to swamiji and other enlightened swamis I have accepted that I am athman. Now does that make me enlightened. Thanks, seated at ur feet swamiji
Questions won't arise after enlightenment.
Your voice echoes in my ears all night . U have made my old age so absorbing and useful,sir. My parname to u.
धन्यवाद् स्वामी सर्वप्रियानंद जी 🙏
Some teachers talk in riddles, I love the certainly and simplicity of this. Thank you Swami.
Ur voice directly touch to my heart. I always feel out of world by listening ur talks. People follows heroes like Salman and all these garbage industry stars but u people r real heroes. I want to join swami vivekanand samiti . Please upload a video on how to join this samiti.
Wonderful explanation of what seemed incomprehensible.many many thanks for putting the Vedanta within our grasp🙏🙏
This! Was! Wonderful! I listened on my way driving to work, but felt time i was flying... Your explanations clean the mirror of my true reflection so well. I feel refreshed and motivated to flow with the river of what is... Without fear... With a smile. Bless u! Thank u!
I just can't believe I get to listen to these talks everyday, thank you Swamiji!!!
Thank You Swamiji so much again and again🙏🕉❤️🕉🙏
So you converted into hindu ?
Thank you .
I'm going to read this poem by Emmerson knowed as a transandantalist .
Heartfelt thanks to your enlightening presentation. A lot to grasp and understand. God bless you.
@@subscribed9861 This lecture is all about Your real nature Everything should know about it (not specifically Hindu)
This one is really mind blowing. Many doubts that I have been having for a long time were cleared by this talk. My sincere thanks to Swamiji, (I know he is not different than me.) May he continue to enlighten the world!🙏👌
Eternally grateful for your inspiring teachings
I am so extremely grateful Swamiji. You are a great light to my spiritual path.
Thank you, Swami,❤ may this realisation pour upon everyone 🙏
It's amazing how similar are Vedanta and Jainism. and swami is one of the best teachers out there, thank you for making us know ourselves. Pure bliss
@Franz Berger not the body and mind but the Soul as said by Jainism too...
Hinduism and Jainism has key differences
abe jain, shut up you r a subsect of us :D :D
Because jainism comes from sanatana dharma as well.
What? Jainism doesn't teach that all things are expressions of one consciousness. Please explain what you see as similarities. Thanks
I cannot express my gratitude and love to sit and be in the company if this great awakened soul 🙏❤️🕉
Swamiji Maharaj, thanks for your wonderful Lecture. Hence, I pray Sree Ramakrishna Bhagavan ,Sarada Mathaji, and Swami Vivekananda Maharaj for bless us with the realization of Atman.
These lectures are a treasure trove of expositions of Indian thought on metaphysical aspects. I actually started feeling that internet is finally being used for good things!
Bernardo Kastrup needs to bring a notepad when this Soul speaks.
Excellent, Swami. A lesson in practical philosophy if there ever was one.
Thank you. Intuition is what leads us to seek for a truth beyond the conditioning that teaches us to identify ourSelves as our bodies.
I am better understanding Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching after I started listeing to Swami's lectures.
True Immorality isn't dependent on being remembered for all time, it is living eternally in super conscious, luminous & voluminous reality with no darkness, sadness, heaviness, or effort ever to constrict one from the ultimate reality of being an Eternal Constituent with The Royal Supreme Being, never subject to any change.
Yes, It is also called as Karma yoga (action without creating karma) but Jnana yoga can be used for both quelling needless mind chatter (habitual thoughts, thought patterns, regrets) and also for achieving expanded consciousness state or samadhi eventually
Thank you swamiji. Knowing the Brahman intuitively, was searching for an understanding. Great clarity and examples.
Excellent talk. Loved it. Thanks Swamiji
Swami Ji's lectures have given clarity to reality of Atman. My life perception has changed after listening to his lectures.
Swami's bengali is so soothing and cool that I am despite of belong to a bengali family feeling ashamed.🥰🙏👍🙏🙏
Respected Sir. Thank you very much. I never New or heard something Like Aatman. Only bhut Aatma or Ghost or Pret aatma. But God is Aatma or Bramhan. Which is formless still ever exists even After death is simply unbelievable. A salute and very special thanks for Awakening Me. I pray to God that I Watch Your videos so that I could understand my true nature perfectly and never get lost again in the world of desires etc and so on. Thank You Great Sir Very Much.
Please Keep On Enlightening Us. It's because of Great Saints Like You Sir, that we can spare some time From busy world buzzing with activity.
I hope and pray that there be Not Only One Like You, but So many great Saints Like You, every Where around the world at each and every corner, to bring us back from worldly desires, back to my own recognition of Aatman and not Mr or Ms so and so.
Om Peace Harmony. Shanti.
The last 10 sentences of this discourse abt menifestation and how to start living it now r life changing thoughts ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much Swamiji
I am all of it ( the whole world) or none of it. Both are equally valid paths to self realisation. Namaskar
Amazing . One of the most uplifting ‘ dharma’ I have ever listened to . Thank you !
What a good lecture of explanation and realization of knowing Atman or soul.!Thanks a lot Swami Ji.
नासतो विद्यतेभाव नाभावो विद्यते सतः। favourite of swami ramsukhdas ji
The more I listen to him the more I feel blessed .🙏🙏🙏
Om. Truthfully, i am indebted to you Swamiji for your invaluable gift of self-knowledge. Brilliance of your exposition over the subject is illumining. No words are sufficient to do justice to the light focused in this talk. I am sure this one talk is sufficient for the lost paradise to be regained though I feel to listen you repeatedly. Obeisances.
Lovely 😊
What can one say we have been presented a gift it's free. Swami is wonderful we are so blessed to have this knowledge on this platform with the touch of a screen. Thank you so much for coming or should I say for appearing in my awareness consciousness Atman 😊🙏🙏🙏🙏
Swami ji you are a great teacher. Thank you
wow... this lecture is like DIVYA-BAANI from Swami Vivekananda himself by his Avatar in 21st century. Pronam Maharaj.
Beautiful exposure to Self! Pranaam to you Swamiji.
The whole talk by revered Swamiji is the door to know the real YOU, which we call as I and you. Dandavat pranam maharaj 🙏🙏🙏
I can't imagine my life without your talks swami... Eeswaro guru ratmethi.. You r nothing but my atman n god n guru . I bow down at your feet for your grace....
@Ruby Badilla In my understanding, there was never a Big Bang. All *IS* and has always been. That there is a _beginning_ or a start, or a *first deed* is perception.
Karma? Sorry to say but that's a human concept given by our chosen belief systems.
Although Free Will is nothing but a human concept relative to the human experience, in our nature we're all truly unlimited. After all, we're all ONE with Consciousness. There is no separation but in our minds.
That one needs a Master is but another belief. You are your own master - we all are; until one realizes this truth, that is. After all, this is not about liberation or some kind of realization _(do you think animals care? Well, not just animals, but truly many don't care and they're all fine!)_ but rather about living the experience however you chose your experience, which as you put, is but a play, so to speak.
All pervading means you bow down at your own self
@Ruby Badilla I would think that a true master would never feel insulted or hurt in any way whatsoever. Let's leave such emotional trifles for those humans who have not come to the level of any true master, must we not?
@Ruby Badilla But you were correct that it's not a good etiquette to instruct one's master or provide him/her with unsolicited advice. Perhaps you haven't seen the true master in me even after i provided you with hints. It's time for you to seek recluse and meditate upon your ignorance, then come back again to me.
Ur lectures swamiji are way beyond ordinary....i bow my head..
🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ wow , amazing, wonderful , feeling Ecstatic, nothing could be more truth than this , knowing the Aatman is our only job to be done in this very life, Lot of thanks Swami ji and Vedanta NY team , lots of love and blessings.
Much awaited! It means a lot for some of us to see and hear Swamiji again after a long gap.
Wonderful to sustain interest
here again and again. always re reading. simply luminous.
Excellent. Swamiji is God's chosen messenger to elevate human lives
Wow what a comment!
Elevated himself
Великолепно !!!! Спасибо , свами.... Благодарим !!!
Aha!! Swamiji is back🙏🙏
Enlightening lecture. Know that you are Brahman and live your life fearlessly keeping this knowledge in mind. When Papaji was ignoring his family duties, Ramana Maharshi asked him to go back to his family and take care of his duties and not be afraid of the dream.
WOW!!! So much wisdom! unbelievable!
Can someone explain if the “subtle body” transmigrates and thus brings in past life characteristics to new body, then how come genetics of a parent influences a child’s intrinsic personality so much?? If it is all about transmigration producing a personality, then genetics and inheritance would be void! 🙏
Can you please provide sources for your claim about genetic inheritance of personality traits?
You see the body that you are going to have depends on your karma and tendencies.Its like you get a specific body that is most suitable for your needs.Not just he body,the environment,the circumstance of your birth are all according to your needs.So the genetics of your parents are what you needed to suit your tendencies and karma.The genetics dont influence you.It was made for you.If you were to have different tendencies,you would have a different body with different genetics and those would have suited that respective tendencies>HOPE this clears it a bit.!
Karma puts the Jivatman in another womb, in a place that is fit to bear that Karma.
Karma determines - Jati (Birth/species/sub), Aayu (Age), Bhog (that which one will receive - good & bad).
{ Side note: Jati is the word which was translated as 'Caste' by Colonialists/Indologists. The concept of Jati was Dharma/Karma, i.e. (spiritual practices & actions) aligned with it for best spiritual progress and making the most of the kind of Birth the Jivatman receives.}
E.g. In Gita, God tells that one who's done spiritual practices in one life but was not able to attain Moksha, will get birth in a pure (Sattvic) family that is spiritual, in a place that facilitates spiritual progress (has access to saints, Gurus, has the right cultural settings etc.)
Which is also why, in some other scriptures, being born in India, in Vedic/Vedantic culture has been identified as a boon for spiritual progress (since all that knowledge, abundance of Gurus, Saints, & long standing unbroken traditional lineages of spiritual Gurus exist all around.
Thanks to Swamiji for your divine enlightened discourse. I touch your feet and my pranams.
These are profound ideas and very few can get them across to others. Swamiji does it elegantly!
Now coming to the crux of your lecture
Aham brmhasmi I would like to decipher it as aham Brahma asmi my point is there is difference between asserting and believing
Iam
Brahma and believing iam a particle of Brahma the creator because in the first proposition you are calling your self God the creator but in the next proposition you are calling your self a particle of that super soul Brahman entering physical creation as a fish or as a human so Brahman is the medium we his particles in physical bodies then the original question arises why Brahman or eeshwar or god Christian or Allah Moslem God created this creation this earth and life on earth why was it for fun okay let us say what you say teach is right on one hand Krishna says karma yoga then gyan yoga then bhakthi yoga then Raj yoga he supports killing one's own cousins then also supports those mama sharanam mama then in Vedas interpreted in bhagavat there was
Utter darkness
Meaning
Tamas
Then
Narayana
Rose
From
His
Slumber
Blew
His
Breath
And
Creation
Started
First
Sound
Aum
Then
Space
Then
Time
Then
Fire
Coalescing
Into
Physical
Materials
That
Resulted
In
Suns
Planets galaxies called bramhandas then this earth and this human upstarts on this earth
Now coming to the point of immortal particle of bramhandas called the
Soul the moot point yes it can't be cut by the sword it has no death because it is not physical simple logic can you cut air then if soul true transmigration true then.immortality is true because you swami and ihave an immortal soul soul speaks to soul as said in Upanishads Aman loves hi wife not for body but for her soul a father loves his son or daughter for their soul because all souls are particles of Brahman
But remember the distinction they are conditioned souls subject to repeated birth not super soul bramhandas himself and even if you think.so Brahman is not governor no powers only soul force total but in active that is why no Brahma temples swami only
Narayana
Is
The
Supreme
Lord
Hari
Sarvotham
Vatican
Jivotham
Meaning
Sarva
Deva
Namaskaraha
Keshavam
Prathighatchathi
But
Your
Prana
And
Kiva
Are
Controlled
By
Vatican
Or
Oxygen
That
Is
Hanuman
Son
Of
Yayu
Air
God
Just
Below
Lord
Keshavam
Swami
Net
Reality
Aham
Na
Bramha
Aham
Bramhasmi
Naja
Aham
Ayman
But individual atman which resides enjoys through this physical body that is why Shankaracharya great advaith said in final summing
Bhaja govindam
Bhajha
Govindam
Mudhamate
Ihave
Samsara
Babu
Dukhare
Ihaya
Pare
Pahi
Murare Swamiji if you misunderstand advaith it can make you arationalust beware
Thank you very much dear Swami. I adore your talks!
Swamiji your talks are very clear and imprinting
@Ruby Badilla
Practise dyana 🔅
Realise yourself 🔅
You are him ,He is you
That is awareness ,, and that is true nature of yourself 😊
Thank you😊
@Ruby Badilla
Hmmm
My dear please meditate on self ,,
RUclips has many ways to judge the quality of a YOGI
But its your own strength which would help u know
What is awareness
😊
@Ruby Badilla
Which master
Who is the slave
What are you talking about
Its Just realization 😊
@Ruby Badilla
Are you trying to telling you are my master
My God 😁😂😂
Ok
My dear holy self if your expansion is true, if your existences is far beyond human brain imagination
I touch the kiss the holy feet of that thy self as master
Surrender and peace
Without surrender no peace
😊
Happyeee
Thank you Swami I pray someday I can experience one of your lectures
Advaita Vedanta is sooo logical and beautifully explains very simple things of everyday life. It’s a pity that today’s politicians don’t care a damn for such beautiful principles of living peacefully with others.
Principal of life is Vedanta.
Respect to venerable Sarvapriyananda Maharaj to serve us the great teachings of Vedant as very easily realise able.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you swamiji for opening my eyes and creating broad vision of life. I am blessed in this life as I stayed in Sri Ramakrishna Vidyarthi Mandiram for 2 years in Bangalore and whenever I visit Bangalore, my first step will be towards taking Darshana of Sri Ramakrishna ashram 💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏
Oh my God I love this guy and his teachings.
Highest truth lucidly told by Shri.Swami Sarvapriyananda,thank u sir, to manifest in us i feel grace of conciousness must be there.
Exactly.
Thank you Swami Sarvapriyananda . Your talks are much awaited and appreciated. 🙏
❤️I love ❤️ swami ❤️🙏🏼❤️
I gain valuable treasure of knowledge by Swami Sarvapriyananda Ji's Nirupan🙏🌸
great, you are a sadguru to make understand us the vedant and buddha by continuing your work and by liberating people from misery.
"Self leaves space between itself so not to be by itself". - Wald Wassermann, Physicist
The explanation of Vedas. Vedanta, upanishad & Gita by Swami sarvopriyananda is mesmeric and clearly understood with many easy exemplary stories. I wish if I could meet him personally for more answers of my questions imbibed in me always.
Ever grateful to you Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏
Hare Krishna 🙏
Prabhuji ur lectures are v interesting n well presented with clear explanation
I feel blessed to listen to them 💐🙏
Thank you, Swamiji 🙏
Salutation to Swamiji! Again i m nourished with wealth of sacred knowledge
I am blessed to listen to you sir.
agree with every thought put here 👍 would add:
1) Swami’s sincere efforts at helping enlighten each of us.. he wishes to pass on everything he learned without reservations
2) just like his Advaitic Masters, Swamiji never has any criticism for anyone; never find him mocking/ridiculing ...
Was there during this session ! Pure bliss 🙏
@Radhakrishnan Mathangi I think Swamiji talks in the Vedanta Society of New York.
Swami Sarvapriyananda Maharaj is a great Adwaita Vedanta teacher. Sankaracharya of this age Swami.
Swamiji what I understand from this retreat is that when I come to understand my true nature, then with my physical and mental limitations I shall be able to control myself from any evil doing. This is freedom as freedom requires a lot of responsibilities choosing the right path towards enlightenment.
To my knowledge this is a core level of explanation to realize the Athman through spirituality and philosophically.❤️🙏
So lucidly explained by Swami. Humble Pranams
so lovingly so compasionately very clearly explaineed , such a highest philosophy by Shri Swamiji. Humble Pranams to Shri Swamiji
Wht a light this man has....such clear energy...a very evolved soul.
Dear Swami, Gratitude for this talk and all you are doing to raise awareness particularly during this time.
I am so gratetful for the deathless treasury that is the lore of the Vedas....and all the men and women who live this truth and share it with others, so that others burden is lessened by virtue of the dispensation of this truth.
Peace and blessings to you and everyone
Jai Guru !
Jai Thakur Jai ma pranam maharaja we express our gratitude for this enlightened lecturers
Wow we are so blessed to listen to God itself!! To bring out God within us, we know that we always knew an all we need to is remember it’s our highest calling !!! Stay in the present, the breath is all that is an all it will ever be I am that I am 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿