In adwaita vedanta, the question is what is the relationship of the absolute, existence, consciousness bliss, pure being, pure consciousness, pure bliss. How does adweta see that? Adwata calls the god of religion saguna brahman, brahman with qualities. With mayya, we are talking about maya is thegod of religion. All powerful, all knowing, just merciful, loving kind one who wants to rescue us from samsar. And to humanize your relationship with the divine. Who is the divine to me? I am this person. So who's the divine to you? My father, i am the child. My
Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 31st, 2017.