Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life.
13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self?
19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness?
31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’?
41:17 - How can I cultivate a desire to meditate and to form a genuine enjoyment of the practice?
01:04:21 - How can I overcome doubts in spiritual life?
01:09:45 - How can dream state be considered equivalent to the waking state?
Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda