The Central Value of Being a Is Renunciation

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Soamevevacant said, he said, it's t this mixture of childlike simplicity and utter seriousness. If you look at wevecar under he's exactly like that. The exact opposite of what we do. Always seek to have less rather than more. In matters of consumption, let others enjoy. Let others get credit. And the n i have seen is not a spiritual thing. Only people who are respected, great people in any organization follow these principles, not consciously.

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?