A child who has self efficacy, who feels, i can tackle this, will hold on and try. This comes from a certain sense of confidence of having tackled problems in life. The whole difference between the villain duriadana and the hero arjun and the mahabar lies on this difference. No spirituality, no psychology, nothing in the world can help you unless you have confidence in yourself,. Unless you are willing to change.
Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 7th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps:
05:10 - What happens to the reflected consciousness after death, and after enlightenment?
19:10 - What is my swadharma?
35:20 - What is the difference between the knower and the witness?
41:20 - Where does Sri Ramakrishna stand in the triad of Iswara, Jiva, and Jagat?
51:15 - Is enlightenment a gradual process or a “wow” moment?
01:02:40 - What is Shraddha?
01:15:33 - Is there any overlap between psychotherapy and Vedanta?