What Are the Values of Being a Monk?

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The essential nature of being a monk is renunciation. Remember, not even without being a monk, being in the world. The only way the monkey can escape the thrashing of sam sara is for the monkey to become a monk. But if you don't want that, or you ane, many people cann because they are in such social circumstances, not practically possible to becoming a monk. It could start by just being what is called, in the us,. Specially, a pack rat. Keep accumulating stuff. Why do people want to live in the midst of so much trash?

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?