Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda 1 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verse 1)
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Aug 6, 2018 
Swami Sarvapriyananda discusses the unique characteristics of Dhrgdrishya Viveka and explores the distinction between the seer and the seen in a 600-year-old Sanskrit text. He also delves into the concept of detachment and letting go, as well as the importance of understanding consciousness in every moment for self-realization in Vedanta philosophy.
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Seer Versus Seen: A Foundational Distinction
- The seer (subject) and the seen (objects) are fundamentally different and immediately obvious from experience.
- The seer is one and relatively unchanging while the seen are many and constantly changing.
Mind As Knower Of Sense Experience
- The mind is the knower that perceives sense organs and their states, making the senses the seen.
- The same mind knows many changing sense experiences, so mind functions as the single seer for diverse objects.
Witness Within The Mind
- Thoughts, emotions, and memories are themselves objects known by a further witness within.
- That witness (sakshi) is unchanging, one, and distinct from the changing mind.