Rupert Spira Podcast Episode 16: Swami Sarvapriyananda
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Dec 1, 2020 
Join Rupert Spira and Swami Sarvapriyananda in a lively and insightful discussion of non-duality, exploring topics such as happiness, God, the science of the mind, enlightenment, and the relationship between awareness and everyday life.
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Understanding Non-Duality Essence
- Non-duality means reality is one despite apparent multiplicity. Awareness, or "isness," is the fundamental essence of all appearances.
- The real you is this unlimited awareness that appears as diverse phenomena like waves or ornaments.
Happiness and Ultimate Reality
- Happiness is our essential nature and always present. Lack of self-knowledge causes suffering and obscures this happiness.
- The world is a projection of one indivisible reality; suffering stems from forgetting this unity and perceiving separateness.
Science and Non-Duality Parallels
- Aligning non-dual philosophy with science is tempting but premature. Physics may echo Vedanta poetically but evolving science can't be equated with spiritual truths.
- Parallels exist, yet science's shifts mean spiritual understanding must stand independently.