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Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | March 26th, 2017
Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on March 26th, 2017. List of Questions with Timestamps: 0:29 - How to overcome the problem of death/grief. 13:03 - We do not seem to have control over the thoughts that come. up in the mind. Are we still held accountable for them especially negative thoughts? Can we control them? 21:07 - Do spiritual practices (meditation, mantra, japa, prayer etc.) give us a window of opportunity to choose our reaction to thoughts instead of reacting automatically/instinctively? 24:11 - Is spiritual progress/knowledge lost if one doesn't attain liberation in this life? 32:43 - Is it possible to communicate with departed souls? 40:47 - What Vedantic texts should a spiritual seeker sequentially study? 46:55 - How does one know if one is making progress in meditation? Are there any landmarks? 51:23 - Can/will we lose our way on the spiritual path/spiritual life? Will we get the opportunity to continue from where we left off in the next life? 56:59 - Is death experience an extended deep sleep experience? Is consciousness situated behind our eyes in the form of "drishta"? If our consciousness is not body/eyes, not mind, not memories etc., then the only element left is darkness. Therefore, is our consciousness nothing but darkness? 1:08:42 - What is the nature of "I"? What exactly does it refer to? ► Support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY Web: http://vedantany.org Soundcloud: http://Soundcloud.com/VedantaNY iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-google-play ABOUT VEDANTA Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US 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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By Vedanta Society of New YorkQ&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on March 26th, 2017. List of Questions with Timestamps: 0:29 - How to overcome the problem of death/grief. 13:03 - We do not seem to have control over the thoughts that come. up in the mind. Are we still held accountable for them especially negative thoughts? Can we control them? 21:07 - Do spiritual practices (meditation, mantra, japa, prayer etc.) give us a window of opportunity to choose our reaction to thoughts instead of reacting automatically/instinctively? 24:11 - Is spiritual progress/knowledge lost if one doesn't attain liberation in this life? 32:43 - Is it possible to communicate with departed souls? 40:47 - What Vedantic texts should a spiritual seeker sequentially study? 46:55 - How does one know if one is making progress in meditation? Are there any landmarks? 51:23 - Can/will we lose our way on the spiritual path/spiritual life? Will we get the opportunity to continue from where we left off in the next life? 56:59 - Is death experience an extended deep sleep experience? Is consciousness situated behind our eyes in the form of "drishta"? If our consciousness is not body/eyes, not mind, not memories etc., then the only element left is darkness. Therefore, is our consciousness nothing but darkness? 1:08:42 - What is the nature of "I"? What exactly does it refer to? ► Support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY Web: http://vedantany.org Soundcloud: http://Soundcloud.com/VedantaNY iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-google-play ABOUT VEDANTA Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US 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.