Edited transcript is available at: [ Ссылка ].
Aum Sri Sai Ram; Video Courtesy: saicast.org
This talk, a significant part of which covers Advaita as taught by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba (Swami), was given by Dr. John Hislop, in simple and friendly English, at a US Retreat (Eureka, Missouri) on 27th May 1989. The video's original source is saicast.org and is available at the following saicast links: [ Ссылка ] and [ Ссылка ].
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About Dr. John Hislop:
The late Dr John (Jack) S. Hislop had a Ph.D. (in education) from the University of California, Los Angeles campus (UCLA). [Source: "A PERFECT DISCIPLE, The story of Dr John S Hislop", [ Ссылка ].]
Dr. Hislop first saw Sathya Sai Baba in 1968. He was a major force in the International Sai Organization in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written books about his experiences and conversations with Sai Baba, "My Baba and I" and "Conversations with Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba". [Source: [ Ссылка ]]
I have given some sub-headings to various sections of the talk along with associated starting time, as follows:
0:00:00 - Prayer-Song
0:01:18 - Introduction by Dr. William (Bill) Harvey
0:06:20 - John (Jack) Hislop begins his talk
0:10:09 - Swami's Atma Vidya Teachings & Experiences of Hislop
0:22:53 - How to Love Swami?; Hislop Experiencing Swami Within
0:33:10 - Advaita; Swami explaining His (paranormal) Knowing of Hislop's Lectures
0:40:59 - Swami on Liberated People in Today's Age -- Now
0:43:05 - Swami's Advaita Teachings
1:01:43 - Advaita Summarized; Practical Application of Advaita
1:07:13 - Question and Answer Session; How do you know when you are doing it right?
1:07:51 - Isn't the Process of Inquiry Itself an Illusion?
1:08:33 - How to differentiate between conscience and mental chat?
1:09:59 - Following the I to the Source Becomes a Burden. How to rid oneself from this burden?
1:12:32 - If We Think Ourselves as God, Won't We Have a Big Ego?
1:13:51 - Why does Baba Materialize Objects and Vibhuti before the Public?
1:16:14 - Where do human values fit into the context of I-ness being the only genuine thing?
1:20:27 - Swami saving Hislop and Others from Head-On Collision in Bangalore
1:23:39 - Do We Need God's Grace for Liberation?
