What's Going On?

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The main stream, non duality a dwita, veranta, shanka opanishads geta don't speak in that way. So what's going on here? None of them are right. It's because we see the world in that way and we have to be helped out of it. If adwitevedant is right, then there's one ultimate reality, and this is a relative reality. Then in this relative reality, vedanta has to begin here. Any good teacher has to start where the student is, and then take the student to what is. From from the near to the far, from what is to what shall be, from the known to the

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?