I Know the Cookie Is Temporary

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Everybody knows that the world is temporary. Even this qanna cession is temporary. So don't worry people wib like, how long is he going to go on? It's temporary. This too shall pass. But that does not remove our attachment to the world. And this falsity, doctrine of falsity, it cuts at the very root of that desire. If i ifyo say no then it might be understanding, but it's certainly not realization. The moment we clearly, honestly believe this world to be an appearance, your desire immediately disappears. Fear and desire, terror and temptation, are predicated on supposing something to be real.

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 5th, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - How is it that the self is in all beings from the chit (consciousness) perspective? 18:37 - Where is my consciousness when I am sleeping? Can I use sleep as a spiritual practice? 26:55 - Will a realized person retain their individuality after enlightenment? 40:38 - Why do we call this world false? 55:53 - What does Sri Ramakrishna mean by going into the black water (in reference to samadhi)? 01:00:30 - If we want to take up a life of renunciation, what practices should be followed?