The Mind Is Stilled, Not Awake

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Next, please come up. Tell us your name and ask the question. Mohammed sam um: My question goes to something that i read in the gospel of sigama krishna. There is a reference, getting back to the ocean, of going into the black water, and who would be there to report on it. Can you elucidate on that, please? The mind which is investigating this can now be stilled in meditation. It's like being fully awake in deep sleep. If you can wrap your mind around that, fall asleep.

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?