Rupert Spira Podcast Episode 76: Swami Sarvapriyananda (Moderated by Bill Free)
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Apr 15, 2025 
Swami Sarvapriyananda, head of the Vedanta Society of New York, shares insights on Advaita Vedanta and modern spirituality. He discusses the Progressive Path versus the Direct Path in spiritual awakening. The conversation touches on the nature of awareness, free will, and the journey from ignorance to realization. They explore coping with global uncertainty through a lens of unity and interconnectedness, and the importance of cultivating universal love, even for those we oppose. A thought-provoking dialogue that invites deeper contemplation on consciousness.
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Essence of Being and Reality
- Peace and happiness are our true nature and are shared with everything and everyone.
- Reality is a single infinite and indivisible being, consciousness, and love from which all derive.
Advaita Vedanta's Core Teaching
- Advaita Vedanta teaches one ultimate reality, Brahman, is real and we are that reality.
- Swami Vivekananda emphasized the potential divinity within each soul and its manifestation.
Awakening from the Dream
- Awakening is moving from ignorance to knowledge, realizing that we are limitless awareness.
- Unlike waking from a dream where the dream disappears, awakening sees the world but understands its true nature.