Deepa Namaste asks Swamiji: "What is making choices in our waking life?" When Vedanta uses the word chit, or chaitanya, which we are translating as consciousness, a clear distinction is made between mind and consciousness. The intellect is the one which makes the choices right now.
Swami Sarvapriynanda conducts a Q&A session following the discourse on "The Essence of All Vedanta" at the Vedanta Society of New York - Apr 8, 2018 | Vedanta NY