I Am an Infinite Ocean of Existence

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The universe itself is a little boat, and you are not impatient with its ways. This is just superficial. Can it go any deeper? Yes. Remember, boat and ocean are still different,. So the next level goes deeper. It merges this difference. I am an infinite ocean of existence in me. The universe arises as a wave. Let it arise, let it subside. I neither gain nor lose. An infinat ocean. One wave arises, is the ocean reduced? Thereby no. Even if a sunami wave arises, ocean is not increased. If birth comes, i have gained nothing. And youth and health and success and being a millionaire on wall street comes

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?