Topic: Atma Vichara Speaker: Swami Sarvapriyananda, Vedanta Society of New York Location: Vedanta Center of Greater Austin Web: www.vedantaaustin.org Date: Month Date, Year
Intuitive knowing vs. intellectual knowing. Where do you see the moon, in the distance or in your mind, in your awareness? The same is true for the entire universe, we are not in it, it is in 'us', i.e., in our awareness, the one and only awareness that is infinite awareness, that is Brahman. Thank you for sharing, Austin Vedanta!
I must acknowledge....you have explained soooo deeply and clearly ....i am immensely grateful.....May your pious self reach the highest.....Thankyou Thankyou🙏🙏
Swamiji sarvapriyananda maharaj,my hearty namaskaar. Your speeches are always carries jeevan to self without no effort.You are a wonderful scientist of soul.
Feel very very grateful for all rishis and mystics in entire world. Because of their wisdom only we are at least manush. Swami Vivekananda rightly said "pashu chille manush hayecho devta haite habe" . Devta seems infeasible at least manush one should become. Wonderful spreading wisdom kept by all mystics. Divine job done by you and your team. I salute you.
what a clearness, what a simple flowing of observations on what appear to be ... to whom? I loved to listen to you, dear swami! Thank you very very very much. Namaste
Such a beautiful and concise teaching. Deeper revelation possible with each interaction with this articulate Swami. Yes just. this all pervading Consciousness with no second., the end of suffering is here.
Superb.very clear and easy method to explain who am I ,the absolute consciousness bliss .Thank you swamiji.I am following ever since I visited Santamonica in2005.Amazing lectures .salutations to you swamiji
Swamiji pranam. Many thanks for giving Divine knowledge through all your lectures. I am listening your youtube lectures since IIT kanpur days in 2014.spreading same Divine knowledge but what a wonderful articulation. How lucky those divine persons who had actually listened to swami vivekananda. I am sure today we are lucky (extent may be less) to listen to you. We will definately look forward for your evolving articulation.
I so agree with you 🙏🏼 And for me it is the opposite. I started listening to Advaita Vedanta through Swami Sarvapriyananda's talk post I read the only 2 books completely in my entire life "Autobiography of a yogi" by Shri Paramhansa & "Raja Yoga" by Swami Vivekananda. Since then I have started to clear the dust and cobwebs off my thoughts and started seeking that clarity to which most of us refer to as God. I am in the midst of a very emotional turmoil because of my mother in COVID care but I am so stable like never before and able to handle the situation so nicely. And, all this is possible because of listening to Advaita Vedanta & practicing those 7 Pranayamas by Shree Baba Ramdevji. So, Advaita keeps my thoughts and emotions healthy and Pranayamas keep by body fit and mind fit. I have been diagnosed for Diabetes from last 10 years and I have stopped all medicines and yet my parameters are perfect because of above practices. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Namaste Swamiji 🙏 Humble Pranams to u 🌺🙏 Very nice n beautifully explained about Atma vichara Thank you so much Swamiji 🙏🌺 for posting such wonderful knowledgeable videos 🙏🙏🙏🌺 Jai Sri Rama Krishna 🙏🌺 Jai Maa 🙏🌺 Jai Swamiji 🙏🌺
Don't listen to this Swami ...once you hear him you will never be the same person again ...Swami Sarvapriyananda is different from all the other swamis...he is capable of explaining you even the toughest of spiritual ideas...this rabbi-t teethed kid faced Swami is so energetic, pleasant, refreshing ... with huge respects I wish all the best...
ಪ್ರಣಾಮಗಳು ಸ್ವಾಮಿಜಿ🙏🙏🙏 ಹೃದಯದಾಳದಿಂದ ಮಾತಾಡಿರುವ ನಿಮ್ಮೀ ಮಾತುಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಅಜ್ಞಾನ ಹೋಗಲಾಡಿಸಿತು.. ಅಹಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ಮಿ ಅನುಭವಕ್ಕೆ ಅರಿವಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿತು👏👏👏 ನಿಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸೇವೆಗೆ ತಲೆಬಾಗಿ ವಂದಿಸುವೆ..🙏🙏🙏
Swamiji shri sarvapriyanandaji once said a story:- 3 people were walking on the side of a high wall and sounds of laughter,merriment were coming from other side of the Wall. Curious to know as to what's going on there, the first two men, one after other,climbed the wall and mesmerized by the happiness available there, jumped in to the area of that merriment and happiness. The third man also climbed the wall and standing on top of the wall saw what great merriment going on there. But he did not jump. He was kind enough to think of. millions of people back home who needed his guidance. So he saw the other side of the wall and came back and told his "impressions ". ( definitions). The whole spiritual literature of the world is..... as told by these THIRD type of men who didn't jump into the" zone " of happiness but saw it from a distance. Now my question is....... Those WHO have not actually experienced the "zone " but only saw it from a distance, how authentic and trustworthy are their descriptions?
Of course the question is “how to cease identifying with objects?” Sri Ramana Maharshi stated that the aspirant should attend always to the sense of “I”, the ego, and not its objects. In doing so the ego is starved and eventually dies. What remains is the natural state, I AM.
Thank you Swamiji🙏🏼🙏🏼, it’s absolutely amazing listening to you. I have a query which I will put here. HOW do we stay with the illumination of the ultimate consciousness that seems to fly away as soon as it appears.
Here I am at the age of 44 years got to know something to which I can relate and my questions beginning to be answered as I get to know it more, and that is Advaita Vedanta. My pranaam to Shree Vivekananda and to people like Swami Sarvapriyananda who are continuing his lineage and cracking some tough nuts like me hehe🙏🏼 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
It seems that maya must be ultimately expressable through wave function. Truth it seems is always self illuminating and " uncontactable" ; innocent.A blessed mystery we are all falling into forever. Mystical experience reveals to the individual that which could only be appreciated by brahman, thereby exposing his own reality as atman. Lol my western view.
@@jacknorthvil7347 looks like. Good opportunity for ya to puff up your mighty understanding and insult "others" lol try poetry instead of philosophy "apreyuesa or however the hell you want to say it. Knoweldge is for the ignorant. I am devoid of truth , absolutely 💯 👌? Thats why its all a convoluted undetectable understanding. Did the eye see itself all of the sudden now ya got answers? If ya know ya don't hear me, mysteriousness? Pick up your mirrored shield if you want to slay Medusa, Vedantan who knows Bramhman soon ceases to exist. All is not! I alone Am
“Inquiry consists in retaining the mind in the self. Meditation consists of thinking that one’s self is Brahman, Existence-Consciousness-Bliss.”.... from “ Who am I” The teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Swami ji has given answer to this question a few times. In short there is many answers including leela, to work out karma etc. But the final answer he gives will not solve but "dissolve " the question. I will let you find it for yourself in one of his videos.
Can someone shed light on my confusion? When it is said that we r all one then what is the function of witness ? Let anyone do anything why should we bother . We will only see or witness what the other is doing even if it is wrong . Even when our own close ones do something wrong would we not step in and do our duty . Should we leave them and go if they don't hear ?
As per my understanding what Swamiji is saying , at the core we are all one like his famous example of gold and ornaments.He never said to do immoral things or be silent when something wrong happens.His message is more like "hate the sin not the sinner".My apologies if I fail to address your confusion.
43:47 What is the relationship between consciousness and matter ?. The Advaita Bombshell: Matter is nothing but consciousness. This is unlike the Purush and Prakriti in Samkhya philosophy.
If the Body and Mind cannot be aware of the Self, then how did knowledge of the Self arise in the first place? This strikes me as being the most profound mystery of existence - not the fact that Body, Mind, and Soul/Self exist, but that they all behave as if they are aware of one another despite each being of a totally different order. Just sit there and try to reflect on what is really happening when you are discussing these topics. One model that comes naturally to most people is based on how television works. The Body is the physical hardware - glass screen, electron gun or LCDs, wiring, etc. The Mind is the dynamic behavior of the electrical components - essentially, as an object, it is a complete map of all possible cause/effect relationships, but due to its nature it cannot be physically manifest all at once in space, instead being borne out through time. The Self would then be whatever is being shown on the screen. What can we conceptually extract from this simplistic scenario? First, notice that the physical form of the hardware is intimately related to its behavior in time, however also note that they are not in one to one correspondence. Given some desired behavior, there is an infinite variety of actual circuit configurations that all behave identically from an external perspective, i.e. only considering their inputs and outputs, while their unique differences are only realized if you probe them internally. Second, note that the underlying content of the images and sounds displayed on the screen is not dependant on the physical construction of the TV nor the operation of its circuitry. The true nature of the images and sounds is as electromagnetic waves of information, and like the Self, just because your TV may be broken or turned off doesn't mean there is nothing to pick up.
Pranaam swamiji, But in your presention I found some *Objectable points and contradiction* pls clear them- 1) You said Savikaar and Nirvikaar are not related at all but in upanishads and vedic texts it has been said that Savikaar comes from Nirvikaar and they are very intimately related as two sides of a coin . Especially in advait vedant both are very intimately related as Shakti - Shaktimaan (Ardh Nari - Nareshwar). 2) You talked only about Nirvikaar realization but in actual realization always initially we had to pass through savikaar stage realization then we go for Nirvikaar. *Because in between jiva and Brahma there is subtle energy of Maya*. Without overcoming this maya we cannot attain Brahma. 3) Maya is always ignored and subdued in advait vedanta for self realization considering " Brahm satya jagat mithya l But Maya is also Brahma itself then why it is not respected as God's (Brahma) energy.and indifferent from Brahma ?? 4) Does Only Shravan, Manan and Nidhidyasan is sufficient for discovering ones true nature. Does Sadhana, Paramatma Bhakti,Upasana, Nishkaam karma etc are necessary for realization or not?
Great lecture. Big fan of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Deepest gratitude & respect. ♥️🙏😊🎯💥🙇♂️
Pranams Swamiji. Your lucid explanation help the humanity to practice self realisation. Humble salutations to you.
Happy Guru pournami swami 🙏🙏🙏
Intuitive knowing vs. intellectual knowing. Where do you see the moon, in the distance or in your mind, in your awareness? The same is true for the entire universe, we are not in it, it is in 'us', i.e., in our awareness, the one and only awareness that is infinite awareness, that is Brahman. Thank you for sharing, Austin Vedanta!
@Elias Ha, ha, you've caught the rascal! I must be in the 'Talk it out' stage! May you be blessed with Realization, as well!
प्रणाम स्वामी जी
Sadar pranam pujaya swamiji.
Feel blessed, beautiful energy.
Maharaj is giving priceless knowledge. My reverence to his lotus feet. Jai Sri Ramakrishna!
Namaskaram Swamji we are really blessed to listen to u .Thank you.
The jewel of explanation of the philosophy. It is unheard of before.
Wishing you a very Happy Teacher's Day, Swamiji 🙏🏻. I have learnt a lot through your videos. Deep regards, Indu.
Jai Swami! Thank You.🙏🕉️🌹
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Wonderfully simplified explanation. Pranam.
I feel blessed to have heard these words. 🙏
I must acknowledge....you have explained soooo deeply and clearly ....i am immensely grateful.....May your pious self reach the highest.....Thankyou Thankyou🙏🙏
🙏🏼Much love and respect for your teaching SwamiJi🙏🏼
❤❤❤ wonderful ❤❤❤
Thank you Swamiji ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Jai Sri Ramakrishna
Tattvamasi. Your role is a star performance. Thank you so much!
Very interesting and informative articles on Bichara. I am very much thankful to Maharaj
Pranam Maharaj.
Swamiji sarvapriyananda maharaj,my hearty namaskaar. Your speeches are always carries jeevan to self without no
effort.You are a wonderful scientist of soul.
Feel very very grateful for all rishis and mystics in entire world. Because of their wisdom only we are at least manush. Swami Vivekananda rightly said "pashu chille manush hayecho devta haite habe" . Devta seems infeasible at least manush one should become. Wonderful spreading wisdom kept by all mystics. Divine job done by you and your team. I salute you.
Pranams to revered Maharaj. Wonderful explanation of Advaita Vedanta in short. Again with humble pranams.
Thank you so much Swami Ji. The Knowledge you share helps so much.
Very nice lacture on Atma. Thanks a lot Sir for giving Devine knowledge on the philosophy of Atma.
what a clearness, what a simple flowing of observations on what appear to be ... to whom? I loved to listen to you, dear swami! Thank you very very very much. Namaste
Such a beautiful and concise teaching. Deeper revelation possible with each interaction with this articulate Swami. Yes just. this all pervading Consciousness with no second., the end of suffering is here.
Exactly.
Superb.very clear and easy method to explain who am I ,the absolute consciousness bliss .Thank you swamiji.I am following ever since I visited Santamonica in2005.Amazing lectures .salutations to you swamiji
Swamiji pranam. Many thanks for giving Divine knowledge through all your lectures. I am listening your youtube lectures since IIT kanpur days in 2014.spreading same Divine knowledge but what a wonderful articulation. How lucky those divine persons who had actually listened to swami vivekananda. I am sure today we are lucky (extent may be less) to listen to you. We will definately look forward for your evolving articulation.
Thank you Swamiji. Igot to hear this at a time I needed it the most.Eternally grateful.
I so agree with you 🙏🏼
And for me it is the opposite. I started listening to Advaita Vedanta through Swami Sarvapriyananda's talk post I read the only 2 books completely in my entire life "Autobiography of a yogi" by Shri Paramhansa & "Raja Yoga" by Swami Vivekananda.
Since then I have started to clear the dust and cobwebs off my thoughts and started seeking that clarity to which most of us refer to as God.
I am in the midst of a very emotional turmoil because of my mother in COVID care but I am so stable like never before and able to handle the situation so nicely.
And, all this is possible because of listening to Advaita Vedanta & practicing those 7 Pranayamas by Shree Baba Ramdevji. So, Advaita keeps my thoughts and emotions healthy and Pranayamas keep by body fit and mind fit.
I have been diagnosed for Diabetes from last 10 years and I have stopped all medicines and yet my parameters are perfect because of above practices.
🙏🏼🙏🏼
My first spiritual book was Aitobiography of a Yogi..one of the finest book ever
What a Great knowledge you are imparting Swamy!. Thank you so much.
Namaste Swamiji 🙏
Humble Pranams to u 🌺🙏
Very nice n beautifully explained about Atma vichara
Thank you so much Swamiji 🙏🌺 for posting such wonderful knowledgeable videos 🙏🙏🙏🌺
Jai Sri Rama Krishna 🙏🌺 Jai Maa 🙏🌺 Jai Swamiji 🙏🌺
Don't listen to this Swami ...once you hear him you will never be the same person again ...Swami Sarvapriyananda is different from all the other swamis...he is capable of explaining you even the toughest of spiritual ideas...this rabbi-t teethed kid faced Swami is so energetic, pleasant, refreshing ... with huge respects I wish all the best...
ಪ್ರಣಾಮಗಳು ಸ್ವಾಮಿಜಿ🙏🙏🙏
ಹೃದಯದಾಳದಿಂದ ಮಾತಾಡಿರುವ ನಿಮ್ಮೀ ಮಾತುಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಅಜ್ಞಾನ ಹೋಗಲಾಡಿಸಿತು..
ಅಹಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ಮಿ ಅನುಭವಕ್ಕೆ ಅರಿವಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿತು👏👏👏
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸೇವೆಗೆ ತಲೆಬಾಗಿ ವಂದಿಸುವೆ..🙏🙏🙏
Namaskaram Guru 🙏🙏🙏
As always wonderful session of Swamiji 🙏👍
Your voice and words soothes my aching mind. Thanks so much, Swamiji 🙏🙏
Excellent, sure menu for self realization
Pranams Swamiji.I am blessed
Thank you Swamiji 🙏🙏
Pranam Swamiji 🙏🏻
Pranam Guruji.
Pronaams!🙏
Beauriful......
Swamiji shri sarvapriyanandaji once said a story:- 3 people were walking on the side of a high wall and sounds of laughter,merriment were coming from other side of the Wall. Curious to know as to what's going on there, the first two men, one after other,climbed the wall and mesmerized by the happiness available there, jumped in to the area of that merriment and happiness. The third man also climbed the wall and standing on top of the wall saw what great merriment going on there. But he did not jump. He was kind enough to think of. millions of people back home who needed his guidance. So he saw the other side of the wall and came back and told his "impressions ". ( definitions). The whole spiritual literature of the world is..... as told by these THIRD type of men who didn't jump into the" zone " of happiness but saw it from a distance.
Now my question is....... Those WHO have not actually experienced the "zone " but only saw it from a distance, how authentic and trustworthy are their descriptions?
Good illustrations.
Thanks
pranam maharaj
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Om Tat Sat !
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Of course the question is “how to cease identifying with objects?”
Sri Ramana Maharshi stated that the aspirant should attend always to the sense of “I”, the ego, and not its objects. In doing so the ego is starved and eventually dies. What remains is the natural state, I AM.
Thank you Swamiji🙏🏼🙏🏼, it’s absolutely amazing listening to you. I have a query which I will put here. HOW do we stay with the illumination of the ultimate consciousness that seems to fly away as soon as it appears.
Incredible reasoning. Thank you for showing us the path.
Here I am at the age of 44 years got to know something to which I can relate and my questions beginning to be answered as I get to know it more, and that is Advaita Vedanta.
My pranaam to Shree Vivekananda and to people like Swami Sarvapriyananda who are continuing his lineage and cracking some tough nuts like me hehe🙏🏼
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
It seems that maya must be ultimately expressable through wave function. Truth it seems is always self illuminating and " uncontactable" ; innocent.A blessed mystery we are all falling into forever. Mystical experience reveals to the individual that which could only be appreciated by brahman, thereby exposing his own reality as atman. Lol my western view.
@@jacknorthvil7347 looks like. Good opportunity for ya to puff up your mighty understanding and insult "others" lol try poetry instead of philosophy "apreyuesa or however the hell you want to say it. Knoweldge is for the ignorant. I am devoid of truth , absolutely 💯 👌? Thats why its all a convoluted undetectable understanding. Did the eye see itself all of the sudden now ya got answers? If ya know ya don't hear me, mysteriousness?
Pick up your mirrored shield if you want to slay Medusa, Vedantan who knows Bramhman soon ceases to exist. All is not! I alone Am
That is the question, is it possible?
I am not what I am aware of but can I control or influence what I am aware of. 🤔
Thank you Swamiji. This was huge.🙏
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Swami, what is the difference between meditation and atma vichara?
“Inquiry consists in retaining the mind in the self. Meditation consists of thinking that one’s self is Brahman, Existence-Consciousness-Bliss.”.... from “ Who am I” The teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
47:31 ब्रह्म वेद ब्रह्मैव भवति’- ‘Brahma veda Brahmaiva bhavati’ (Mundaka Upanishad: 3/2/9). He who knows the Supreme Brahman becomes Brahman.
I just want to know why all this maya or drama going on?
Thank you for this great teaching Swami ji 🙏🙏
Swami ji has given answer to this question a few times. In short there is many answers including leela, to work out karma etc. But the final answer he gives will not solve but "dissolve " the question. I will let you find it for yourself in one of his videos.
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Play of Pure conciousness.
Can someone shed light on my confusion?
When it is said that we r all one then what is the function of witness ? Let anyone do anything why should we bother . We will only see or witness what the other is doing even if it is wrong . Even when our own close ones do something wrong would we not step in and do our duty . Should we leave them and go if they don't hear ?
As per my understanding what Swamiji is saying , at the core we are all one like his famous example of gold and ornaments.He never said to do immoral things or be silent when something wrong happens.His message is more like "hate the sin not the sinner".My apologies if I fail to address your confusion.
There's no 'doership' or 'non-doership' in you the witness. Swamiji has talks about this on VedantaNY.
The more I listen, the more I get thirsty for more.
43:47 What is the relationship between consciousness and matter ?. The Advaita Bombshell: Matter is nothing but consciousness. This is unlike the Purush and Prakriti in Samkhya philosophy.
If the Body and Mind cannot be aware of the Self, then how did knowledge of the Self arise in the first place?
This strikes me as being the most profound mystery of existence - not the fact that Body, Mind, and Soul/Self exist, but that they all behave as if they are aware of one another despite each being of a totally different order.
Just sit there and try to reflect on what is really happening when you are discussing these topics. One model that comes naturally to most people is based on how television works. The Body is the physical hardware - glass screen, electron gun or LCDs, wiring, etc. The Mind is the dynamic behavior of the electrical components - essentially, as an object, it is a complete map of all possible cause/effect relationships, but due to its nature it cannot be physically manifest all at once in space, instead being borne out through time. The Self would then be whatever is being shown on the screen.
What can we conceptually extract from this simplistic scenario? First, notice that the physical form of the hardware is intimately related to its behavior in time, however also note that they are not in one to one correspondence. Given some desired behavior, there is an infinite variety of actual circuit configurations that all behave identically from an external perspective, i.e. only considering their inputs and outputs, while their unique differences are only realized if you probe them internally. Second, note that the underlying content of the images and sounds displayed on the screen is not dependant on the physical construction of the TV nor the operation of its circuitry. The true nature of the images and sounds is as electromagnetic waves of information, and like the Self, just because your TV may be broken or turned off doesn't mean there is nothing to pick up.
প্রণাম নেবেন মহারাজ।খুব ভালো লাগলো। যদি বাংলায় কিছু বলেন তো খুব ভালো লাগবে।
Pranaam swamiji,
But in your presention I found some *Objectable points and contradiction*
pls clear them-
1) You said Savikaar and Nirvikaar are not related at all but in upanishads and vedic texts it has been said that Savikaar comes from Nirvikaar and they are very intimately related as two sides of a coin . Especially in advait vedant both are very intimately related as Shakti - Shaktimaan (Ardh Nari - Nareshwar).
2) You talked only about Nirvikaar realization but in actual realization always initially we had to pass through savikaar stage realization then we go for Nirvikaar.
*Because in between jiva and Brahma there is subtle energy of Maya*. Without overcoming this maya we cannot attain Brahma.
3) Maya is always ignored and subdued in advait vedanta for self realization considering " Brahm satya jagat mithya l
But Maya is also Brahma itself then why it is not respected as God's (Brahma) energy.and indifferent from Brahma ??
4) Does Only Shravan, Manan and Nidhidyasan is sufficient for discovering ones true nature. Does Sadhana, Paramatma Bhakti,Upasana, Nishkaam karma etc are necessary for realization or not?