The Most Difficult

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In matters of opinion, always seek to do the will of others rather than your own. The last one is most difficult, but most powerful. In all matters, try to see and accept the will of godit's the truth. Whatever happens here is literally the will ofgod. Like it or not, you may not like it. Can't be helped. But george bernard shaw, a lady, a little old lady, came up him and said grandly, onis sense of great achievement, ah, i i accept the universe. And george bynechos reputed to have replied, by god, madam, you better.

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?