Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on February 21st, 2021. List of questions with timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:51 - What separates the individual soul from Brahman?
08:53 - Can the self be self-aware without mind or object?
16:26 - You have said that maya projects the universe and veils the truth. Is this the same as the Samkhya philosophy?
25:50 - What is the closest concept in Vedanta to the ideas of the spirit and the soul?
39:39 - Is Advaita Vedanta escapism?
48:09 - Is Vedanta the same as subjective idealism?
55:15 - How can I be sure that consciousness is not manufactured by the brain?
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Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.
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Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
