The Infinite Ocean

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In me, the limitless ocean of being, awareness, the little boat of this universe, is floating in various ways. When it's doing well, the boat is racing along nicely. But i'm the infinite ocean. I'm all right. Nd, remember what es he saying. Astrawakra. In you, the universe is. You are like an ocean, and in you the universe itself,. not just one person, not just one life. The stock market is up, sometimes it's a bar market, and so on. Why? Causes and conditions, causality and all of that limited to the little boat floating. And in a endless ocean. What is that endless ocean

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?