The Dualistic Approach to Monism

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There is one infinite divinity, and wer this is all divine. And we have to realize that this is divine. Somehow or the other, is all pervaded by divinity. God alone is all of this. That is called vishista dite. Or you can say, god alone exists. The whole thing is an appearance in god. Appearance is another name for appearance. Is mimitar falsity.

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?