Simple living and high thinking is the formula for happiness. We do just the opposite, high living and low thinking. Deep inside is this unexamined belief the world owes us happiness. With that can' come all kinds of other renunciation. But it's a good principle. Even in the world.
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?