Doriadana and Arjuna

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Arjuna asks in the gita, what is it anicha, nopwashne o cristna, even unwillingly, why does a person do wrong things? Why are we not unablet whereby i'll be unable to do what we know to be right? It's no. We know e great joy in going ahead on the right path. No, no desire. We know it'swrong. Can't stop myself. That's the human predicament. But what's the difference between the villain and the hero? Arjuna, the hero asks christna, how do i change? Please teach me. And christna never opens his mouth unless you're asked

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 7th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps: 05:10 - What happens to the reflected consciousness after death, and after enlightenment? 19:10 - What is my swadharma? 35:20 - What is the difference between the knower and the witness? 41:20 - Where does Sri Ramakrishna stand in the triad of Iswara, Jiva, and Jagat? 51:15 - Is enlightenment a gradual process or a “wow” moment? 01:02:40 - What is Shraddha? 01:15:33 - Is there any overlap between psychotherapy and Vedanta?