Advaita vs Bhakti - Is Devotion Compatible with Non-Duality?
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- Advaita Vedanta teaches that non-dual brahman alone exists; the world, it's beings, and even its creator are not real. Then on the path to enlightenment, to whom can you pray?
0:00 Advaita vs Bhakti
5:39 Form and Substance
12:01 Satyam and Mithya
16:55 Levels of Reality
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: www.arshabodha.org/
What makes Swami Ji different from other gurus online is that he genuinely wants others to understand. The level of effort he puts in his teachings with examples and visuals makes many esoteric concepts easy to understand. Always grateful guruji
There are many excellent teachers right now. Please listen to Swami Sarvapriyananda and Rupert Spira also
@UNNI BABU •
Second your comment
And
May I ADD : Western Esoteric Seekers are WAY MORE SINCERE & DEVOTED Towards VEDIC HINDU SCRIPTURES
& INDIAN SPIRITUAL HERITAGE
My deepest respect for the Master n his “MahaBodhi” 🌳Arsha Bodha Centre! Best Wishes n Warm Regards 💕🙏🏼
@Yogi I totally agree . They have this knack of explaining complex concepts in a simple and entertaining way. Swami Tadatmananda's words are very carefully chosen, every word is said with precision. No unnecessary words used. It is as clear as the crystal he's fond of .
@@spiritualyogiyogi6137 Agree hands down! What I meant by “western” seekers are ppl who’ve taken / continue to take genuine interest in Our Vedas n scriptures and invests sincerely n deeply in research n adoption of Sanatan Dharma lifestyle.
@Yogi I just love being able to point out without fear of sounding full of myself…”We” are All Legends!!
Through mathematical reasoning, science (theoretical physics) HAS discovered an indivisible, nondual reality from which everything we experience in the universe comes! This is the Unified Field Theory and one of its leading proponents (John Hagelin) has a number of lectures on CZcams where he draws remarkable comparisons between this modern theory and advaita vedanta. Amazingly, I first heard about both in the very same week! Hearing two very different yet very similar explanations for the universe - and being a scientist myself - helped me understand the truth that underlies advaita vedanta and gave me a spiritual path to follow that had eluded me for many years.
It was also because of the discovery of bhakti chanting that I was driven by curiosity to understand its purpose - and that is what led me to advaita vedanta.
I would only warn that it's not the intellect that can free you.
That is wonderful thinking ! Indians who are in scientific industries and have philosophical background can be benefitted by your approach! thank you !!
Are you not mixing two things matter and intellect. Matter could be from one source but intellect cannot mix.
Thanks for mentioning, will check him out
@@MaryGwenDungan Like a bird flying away discarding its eggshell
Is the relationship between body and soul.
குடம்பை தனித்து ஒழியப் புள் பறந்தற்றே -
உடம்பொடு உயிரிடை நட்பு
This Kural is under the chapter நிலையாமை - Impermanence. Valluvar equates a soul like a bird that discards its shell and flies away. This physical body is nothing but a shell.
GOD is the knower without being informed
SOul knows when informed
Matter cannot be informed
GOD is unchanging and cannot be detected scientifically. Science measures only changes not anything absolute and that too only by external measurement
My personal reply to the question of Bhakti vs. Nondual is that they gorgeously compliment each other, and I don't really see either as complete without the other. We are worshippers and we are One.
As a mind, I am the worshipper.. Beyond mind, I am the worshipped! Both are One..
@@Prashant-cw3ir True. But one has to naturally transcend from Bhakti Yoga to Jnana Yoga (Advaita). The problem is people want to jump up the ladder (Neo Advaita)
@@Prashant-cw3ir Beautiful. Which is why Bhava (Character) leads to Bhakti and when Bhakti is ripe RAJA YOGA Takes place (meditation) resulting in removal of Avidya (ignorance). This is Jnana Yoga. As Guru Ramana Maharsi says Bhakti is Jnana Mata (Mother of devotion)
@@Prashant-cw3ir Without Karma Yoga (Punya or good deeds) bhakti wont arise spontaneously. It is like a step by step lock. Forcing it or pretending to meditate is just like struggling or pretension. Effort is Ego and love is surrender. The kundalini sakti which is the Great Goddess rises and penetrates through these locks also known as Granthis and thus attains union with her beloved Siva in the Sahasrara Chakra. This is called Sahaja Yoga or shaktipatg
@@adithyanaren519 Yes, this is why Buddha declared Hands in the society (karmayog) and mind in the forest (vairagya).. All yogs compliment each other just like three stages of Vedanta starting from Dvaita (I am in the light) leads to VishistaDvaita (The light is in me) to the ultimate realization Advaita (I Am the Light)
didnt ever think someone could teach principles of advaita vedanta better than swami sarvapriyananda.
Pranamam Swami ji
I agree.
They're both great gems. Different colors, though. Let's not compare Swamijis 🙏
Swamiji puts a lot of thought and effort for creating these videos addressing one topic, however Swami sarvapriyanandaji talks on the fly and hence the difference
Honestly this video is an excellent summary of fundamental understanding of Adi Shankara's Advaita and i will recommend this video to anyone who wants to get a accurate overview of classical Advaita Vedanta.Thank you Acharya ji for this wonderful demonstration 🙏🙏🙏
Sir,
My vague understanding is that Advaitha is the essence of Vedas. Vyasa, Sankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa etc., are only teachers/practitioners of that knowledge/gnana. I welcome your correction if I am wrong.
I recommend jagatguru kripalu ji maharaj' sadvachans before deciding...jai adi Shankaracharya bhagwan, jai jagatguru, jai krishna, jai jai shre ram
@@divyabirsingh2905 Thanks for 🙏 the recommendation but i watched his pravachans,he was a great sage and his disciple Swami mukundananda is also very impressive in his sermons.I will also recommend you to watch 'kaui hindu math' and 'dharmanation' channels ,they primarily discusses vedic philosophy and one of the few channels from westerners that has some genuine insights in vedic religion.
@@harichakrapani1887 Well other forms of Vedanta are also quite fascinating if you study them from the perspective of their understanding of vedas.I think generally Shankaracharyas are the highest authority on traditional understanding of Advaita Vedanta and Ramakrishna paramhansa was actually a practitioner of kali kaula tantra. The kaula tantra siddhanta is advaitic but with a shakta focus and then again current shankaracharya of puri is himself a practitioner of sri vidya tantra.Advaita Vedanta is misappropriated and misrepresented in west without it's proper understanding so i do agree on your stand on being faithful to traditional acharyas
Wao Swami Ji, Thank you very much ... Great teachings... that was very illuminating... your documentaries were missed ... May Iswara continue to fill you with a lot of Light and that Infinite Love that you share with us ... I had a feeling that you would surprise us with something like this ... thanks 🙏💜🕉🌄 I'm so Happy 😄
This was a very helpful video for my understanding of Brahman and Ishwara, and the various other topics that form such a necessary base of the teachings. Thank you for explaining such a nuanced topic in a way that common people like me can understand and benefit from.🙏
Most strong and remarkable lecture of my life. Shat Shat Naman Swamiji🙏
What a beautiful and simplistic way to explain such a difficult dilemma. I have learned and understood a lot today. Thank you, Swamiji.
Salutations, Guruji. Thanks for a masterful job of providing clarity, in as concise a manner as possible, to one of the most basic, confounding issues for someone pursuing Self enquiry. Your special skills in producing such videos are greatly appreciated. Om Shanti 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The clarity is astounding!
Pranam Swamiji. As usual, you have explained it so clearly and beautifully. Even I has this confusion. Now I can pray to God, Ishwara with renewed and strengthened devotion. Thanks a lot.
Very very clear interpretation about the dual worship in advait. Actually I was in doubt abt this concept but you cleared my doubt . My true desire fetched me towards your preachings and blessed me with clarification.
What a clear explanation from Swamiji. The best that I have ever heard. Tks !!
This is the most lucid , understandable, logical and enlightening explanation of this subject on the internet ( I’ve seen hundreds!) Mandatory viewing for anyone on the THE PATH!
Thank you Swami!! 🙏🙏🙏
This Swamiji has truly changed my understanding of Vedantic teachings wow the clarity is superb !
This is the best and simplest way of understanding Advait and Bhakti that I have come across. Thank you Guruji 🙏
Meu Deus, que profundidade de entendimento... complexo, porém atenuante da angustia quando começamos adentrar a não dualismo. Grato irmão por estes ensinos.
exceptional teaching of advait vedanta!i live in varanasi i have never seen such wonderful teacher(nazar na lage)
Very interesting: levels of realness! I actually understood this, I think. I’m happy about the conclusion, because I don’t think I could stop praying and worshipping God 🙏🏻 Thank you very much, Swami T 😊
What an excellent understanding and explanation of non dual advaitha vedantha in a very simple way with very very clear accent with an honest motivation of making listeners understand beyond doubts .An unparalleled presentation that can elivate a true non dualistic seeker's spiritual practice.
I have been struggling with dvaita and advaita recently, and this has given me a much clearer perspective. Thank you. Namaskar
Really clear to understand. I learn Advaita Vedanta from my acharya and Yoga and Ayurveda. I try to live a Vedic lifestyle. Much love. xx
This channel deserves millions of subscribers ❤
Excellent clarification about Advaita and Maya..explained in clear and simple manner these subtle concepts with metaphors…commonly misunderstood and confused by spiritual seekers. Thank you Swami Ji👍👍👍❤️❤️💐💐
I've got all answers to my questions. Thank you Swami Tadatmananda ji 🙏🏼
Wonderful presentation
One can feel Brahma and Iswara as the guruji explains their presence
Thank you guruji
Om Gurubyo Namaha
Thank you Swamiji, for your gracious presence and this nectar filled lectures.
Truly blessed and thankful to you for sharing this spiritual wisdome with us.❤🙏
Pranam Swami Tadatmananda. Thanks for your explanation of such an elusive concept of Advaita principle or Non-Duality . You made it so easy to understand with reference to the co-existence of duality and non-duality by using two concepts to empirical reality or name and the form. Thanks a lot again.
Such a clarity! Absolutely love your videos.
Dear Swami. You have resolved my adult lifetime dilemma of god as the creator of everything and the underlying support of everything (consciousness), also who, or what we could pray to for help etc. Thank you so much.
Very well explained and cleared lot of my doubts. Thank you Swamiji!!
Nothing can be more explanatory than this. Swamiji brought a point which remains as a doubt in everybody and I can bet one who watches this video, his doubt will logically be eradicated forever. We r very grateful to Swamiji.
Brilliant teaching as always - thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏! I think the confusion about "illusion" and "reality" is also because of the different interpretation and definition of the term "reality". We in the west or modern science define "reality" differently than in the Vedas. In the Vedas "reality" is ALWAYS EXISTING, NEVER CHANGING. Something which is changing and only temporally existing (like this world), is in the terms of the Vedas and from their understanding "not real" (=not always existing) and therefore an "illusion" - even if it`s "real" in the sense of "temporally existing" from the perspective of the duality. Sorry for my bad english - I´m German
Clear explanation, the aim of all these efforts is to realise the bliss or ultimate .
Great explanation. Thank you. Dreams are a real trip. I notice when I lay off the herb for a spell, dreams come back very vividly and they always amaze me, the details.
A remarkable demonstration and illuminating topic, this video is an excellent summary of fundamental understanding of Advaita..
Swami tadatmanada, thank you so much for your teaching! I finally managed to understand what is the meaning of " everything is one, the illusion and mistakes of the understanding of it" you are the best teacher i ever seen!! I am looking for meditation but couldn't seem to understand the , all is one, so didn't want to start with something i don't understand. So i thank you verry much because you're way off teaching will change my understanding and life. I hope to see all your video's and hope to see much more 🙏 even if i am 51 years now...i know this is goig to change my mind and my family because i wil explain it to my sis and all the kids. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪. Peace, love and understanding to all people 🙏 😊 ❤
Blessed be🙏🙏🙏 This helps me greatly indeed in my spiritual searches. Satha Satha Pranam Guru ji🙏🙏
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!
I am blessed today to hear and understand this knowledge.
Thank you so much Swamiji, This video answered all my questions about duality and non-duality like no other videos that I have listened. I feel I have got the Bramha gnana.. Really👍
High admiration for swami ji...wonderful explanation through relative examples about Advaita. Its quite a difficult topic but listening to you made it easy to comprehend. Although it feels that I understood only a bit of it and its vast depth needs yoga mardarshan.
So thankful I found this channel! 🙏
Thank you Swami Ji. Very well explained. Clear & accurate explanation of advaita vedanta with examples
Pranam in to you,Swamiji,so amazingly explain, .Thank you and thank you,on Thanksgiving Day! Whole hearted gratitude un to you.🙏🕉
I bow in thy holy feet for explaining with so much clarity Brahman and Ishvara Pranaam Swami ji
Thank you so much Swami ji ! Words will not be enough to express my gratitude to you for your amazing teachings.
Thank you, Swami. You have been so helpful to me on my journey: when I had my spiritual awakening (I realized my Oneness with God, rather than separateness) your channel was one of the first ones I found, and I know I was guided to exactly the perfect place. Your explanations are clear, precise, and relatable, and your topics are always deeply meaningful. Multiple of your videos I have come back to again and again, and received deeper and deeper understanding. This topic in particular is one I’ve been sort of wrestling with lately: to specify, I have been struggling with the desire to “escape” life/the world/suffering, a kind of romanticism of for example monastic life. But I have a partner I love dearly, and truly, I don’t think God created the universe just for us to run away from it! So I am seeking instead to become “better” at living in “real life” through my spiritual practice. And the key, the most important thing, has definitely been love. Devotion, Bhakti, etc. seeing the absolute beauty, glory, perfection, wholeness in everything, is so much more powerful, in my personal experience, than trying to deny or shun the world. And I am finding I actually feel less overwhelmed by life as well. Anyway. Thank you again so much for your teaching, namaste.
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your response resonates with my own inner questions regarding the place of bhakti. I have not heard a more lucid answer to the question "when all this is the manifestation of the One Conscious principle, who is doing bhakti to whom and who is going to respond to bhakti?". When you view bhakti from the standpoint of the three levels of reality, and realise that Ishvara is the empirical form of brahman, just as you and I are, it all falls into place. Also, I was delighted to know so lucidly that this jagat is relatively real, not unreal, not an illusion like the dream jagat. His explanation suddenly seems to have made our lives meaningful and, to have shown bhakti as a very meaningful, beautiful sadhana, doesn't it !!
You've talked yourself into getting trapped in samsara forever.
@@Nattapong69 that sounds bad if theres suffering. But eternity with the Beloved sounds like bliss to me. I used to think that ending / escaping was the goal. Now, I dont think there is one. Just infinite unending love forever. God bless you. 💗
Let mahadev guide you har har mahadev
Pranam. Clear n lucid exposition of Non duality. ThanQ Sir.🙏🏻🙏🏻
Classic explanation of Advaita..Pranams to swamiji🙏
Pure food for the soul. What a wonderful video.
Thank you so much. How clearly you explained!!! Pranams to you🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Your lecture always make easy to understand toughest subject. Thanks Gurudev.
Explained so well in simple words. Life requires us to reconcile the opposites.
It was such a amazing talk,listeners who believe in Dwait as well as Advait will be indebited to you. Respected Swamiji,for simplifying such a debate ful,topic in such loving compassionate words
In one video I learned a lot about Vedanta more than any other. This cleared so much of my confusion.
As usual, you have a clarity in understanding the Advaita Vedanta ! Thank you !! Same as you, we are worrying the plastic, toxic material's ocean pollution !
Advait vedanta is defective philosophy though.
Wonderful to listen to your talks Swami ji :) please accept my Pranam !
I don't know what to say. Thank you Swamiji So clear and insightful I feel like a burden has been lifted My inclination towards Bhakti always conflicted with my understanding of Advaita. But not now. (a little secret Today is my birthday and this a truly special gift) 🙏🙏🙏❤️
Thank you very much for giving and conveying such divine knowledge and clearing my each and every question... Thank you very much 💞💞❤
Om namah shivaya 📿
Fantastic video. Love to you and love to all, from all and in all. ❤
best explanation ever, clarifying such a topic so easily
Pranam Swamiji this has opened many doors of my mind🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and for making things much easier to explain and to understand. Thank you once again,
Thank you swami for this explanation. My understanding of advaitha is much better now. 🙏
My awe for what our rishis have propounded grows exponentially with every video that Swamiji uploads. Thank you much for this excellent video.
Its wrong to say rishis wrote vedas.. Yajurveda chapter 31 verse 7 says that all the vedas come from Paramatma parmeshwar
@@indicphilosopher8772 that is nonsense, just because a text claims that its supernaturnal that doesn't mean it is, the rishi were ancient philosophers who thought about these things and came up with ideas don't take their credit and give it to the imaginary.
@@vik24oct1991
Why don't you go and read that verse which I quote.. 😂
Second of all if rishis came with vedas then it's rishis only who wrote that vedas come from PARAMATMAN.. 😂
Brilliant Swamiji. Today the truth is understood frankly 🕉Naman🙏🏾
Very well explained! So logical and appealing! Thank you!
Of course
I do appreciate his eloquent explanation of Advait Vedanta.
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Pranams Swamiji. A perfect explanation of Advaita.
Thank you for this wonderful and enlightening lecture.
Impressive clarity of such a complex matter. Thanks a lot
beautifully explained!!
very much like madhyamaka
and your sanskrit pronunciation is very impressive
Nicely Explained . Pranam Swamiji .
Awesome. Beautiful explanation. 🙏
Thanks you.
Absolutely loved the talk dear swami. What you said at 22.20 blew my mind - had never heard it put that way !!
Ionically, even THAT needs a word/ name to be defined or addressed in some way after all - Brahman.
The world wouldn't exist without the will of Brahman. Brahman wouldn't be known without the tentacles of this perishable world.
I wonder how this turned into a debate of superiority.
To me there is no "vs".... Bhakti is a marg and Advaita is the underlying reality to be uncovered.
Super thanks to Swami for us to realize the reality of everything 😊
Western Esoteric Seekers are WAY MORE SINCERE & DEVOTED Towards Our
VEDIC HINDU SCRIPTURES, RESEARCH and
INDIAN SPIRITUAL HERITAGE
My deepest respect for the Master n his “MahaBodhi” 🌳Arsha Bodha Centre! Best Wishes n Warm Regards 💕🙏🏼
Thank you so much, such a great and profound teaching again! Any more plans to work on bhakti videos concerning everyday life? Would be highly appreciated!
My humble pranams, Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏
Great explanation of different realities. Thank you.
Gratidão pelo ensinamento, tão esclarecedor. Realmente há esse conflito em minha própria experiência, sua explicação auxilia a clarear a questão tanto no sentido de agradecer ao ser supremo pelas bençãos, como para pedir auxílio em questões próprias da realidade empírica, como sofrimento de outros seres!
Thank you Swamiji for explaining so well🙏
Excellent topic. Pranam 🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful lecture. Thank you.
Swamy, Thank you for clarifying some my doubts regarding Eshwara and Brahmam.
You have outdone yourself. :D Thank you!
One of the best videos on advaita I have ever seen.
Thanks swami ji, you have solved one of my biggest doubt.
Dhanyavad 🙇♂️
Thank you so much! 🙏⭐🙏
Thank you so much for this video
Pranam Guruji 🙏
Very good explanation
This was my deep question
Lord is guiding through you
Pujya Gurudev- 🙏Anant koti naman 💐🪔🌷🙏📖🇮🇳📕🙏अनंत कोटि नमन! अनंत कोटि धन्यवाद 🪔💐📕📖🌷Anant koti dhanyavad !🙏🙏Anant koti naman !Anant koti dhanyavad !🙏
Superb presentation! Very clear on empirical existence of Ishvara ईश्वर and the true understanding of ishvara and Braham-ब्रह्म। Very clear on why Rishis- ऋषि wisely included the dualistic practices in their teachings! Pujya Gurudev- पूज्य गुरुदेव - I always wanted a true Guru ! You appeared when I was ready to understand the deep wisdom explained so crystal clear by you my pujya Gurudev पूज्य गुरुदेव !
🙏Anant koti naman 💐🪔🌷🙏📖🇮🇳📕🙏अनंत कोटि नमन! अनंत कोटि धन्यवाद 🪔💐📕📖🌷Anant koti dhanyavad !🙏
Pure knowledge
Lovely explanation in truth
such a wonderful lucid explanation
You are amazing Swamiji ❤️
Thank you very much Swamiji 🕉🙏💗🤗
It was always my question, and nowhere didi I get the right or direct answer , and I aslo thought that 'mithya' means illusion . Thank you so much Swamiji for enriching us such a deep knowledge