1:07:59 It would have been useful if swamiji had emphasized that Nisargadatta Maharaj taught an uncompromising version of non-duality, but that he did NOT teach Vedantic non-duality. That is to say he did not base his teachings in the Upanishads. It is an important point, because people are endlessly trying to reconcile his recorded teachings with Vedanta.
31:28 depends on the size of your own inner emptiness. Not the amount of clay. Those with a full mind can't hear. But those with a "poor spirit" (inacurat transition of amareic) , those who's mind is empty can recuve
I’d like to share the peace I’ve received from Vedanta with my husband. But I don’t feel compelled that he must accept it. It’s ok. I still love him. Love doesn’t force any belief upon another 😊🙏 But then I think of Indra’s dream of being a boar! And of Sri Ramakrishna’s description of the three types of doctors from least to greatest! Discernment tells me to let my husband be, however.
You are free. You always where. Free to watch the movie and think you are one of the protagonist. Free to realise you are the one in the movie theater watching the movie . Free to realise you are the light shining on the screen. Free to realise you are the screen . 😅 Free to remember. Free to forget. So unimaginably liberater. You are.😅🎉
to address Jayant(sp?)'s question about outgrowing desire: i liked the addressing of it on a spiritual level, but would like to add from a scientific level: it's different depending on individual. if you want to outgrow a desire because you find it inherently bad (e.g. meat eating) then finding something better can potentially have 2 things desired instead of mere replacement. there are thus 3 best options for reducing the desire option 1 (least effective): quitting cold Turkey (i.e. instantly and entirely). this means one day deciding to stop and never doing it again. works for some but usually doesn't and has the highest rate of restarting (80% DO restart in 10 years) option 2 (middle efficacy): what was said in video, i won't belabour it option 3 (most effective): reducitarianism. if you reduce the amount of the desire, but still occasionally imbibe, but also just imbibe less and less, then you will slowly lose the hankering for whatever it is but won't feel like you are beïng deprived. e.g. stopping having meat every meal to once a day for a year. then once every other day for a year. then once a week for a year. then once a fortnight, a month, etc. the rate is determined by oneself. i am presently down to 'only eating birds only when going out for food or on a holiday' and no longer crave beef or pork like i did 2 decades ago. I'm hoping to get all meat out in the next couple years. people doing this 80% do NOT restart within 10 years
Shanti, shanti, shanti 🙏🏼
Pranaam, Swami Ji 🙏🙏🙏🙏
36:55 thank you swami g for answering my question.
प्रणाम गुरुजी 🙏🙏🙂
Thank you, Swami-ji. 🙏
Great videos
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About how to grow out of desires, practice pratipaksha (opposite) bhavana.
very insightful QnA session
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1:07:59
It would have been useful if swamiji had emphasized that Nisargadatta Maharaj taught an uncompromising version of non-duality, but that he did NOT teach Vedantic non-duality. That is to say he did not base his teachings in the Upanishads. It is an important point, because people are endlessly trying to reconcile his recorded teachings with Vedanta.
31:28 depends on the size of your own inner emptiness.
Not the amount of clay.
Those with a full mind can't hear.
But those with a "poor spirit" (inacurat transition of amareic) , those who's mind is empty can recuve
I’d like to share the peace I’ve received from Vedanta with my husband. But I don’t feel compelled that he must accept it. It’s ok. I still love him. Love doesn’t force any belief upon another 😊🙏 But then I think of Indra’s dream of being a boar! And of Sri Ramakrishna’s description of the three types of doctors from least to greatest! Discernment tells me to let my husband be, however.
Pranam, Swami 🙏 Thanks for teaching us!
Isin't moksha eternal heaven?
It's more like eternal deep sleep. Perfect contentment but no material experience.
You are free. You always where.
Free to watch the movie and think you are one of the protagonist. Free to realise you are the one in the movie theater watching the movie .
Free to realise you are the light shining on the screen.
Free to realise you are the screen .
😅
Free to remember. Free to forget.
So unimaginably liberater.
You are.😅🎉
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to address Jayant(sp?)'s question about outgrowing desire: i liked the addressing of it on a spiritual level, but would like to add from a scientific level:
it's different depending on individual. if you want to outgrow a desire because you find it inherently bad (e.g. meat eating) then finding something better can potentially have 2 things desired instead of mere replacement. there are thus 3 best options for reducing the desire
option 1 (least effective): quitting cold Turkey (i.e. instantly and entirely). this means one day deciding to stop and never doing it again. works for some but usually doesn't and has the highest rate of restarting (80% DO restart in 10 years)
option 2 (middle efficacy): what was said in video, i won't belabour it
option 3 (most effective): reducitarianism. if you reduce the amount of the desire, but still occasionally imbibe, but also just imbibe less and less, then you will slowly lose the hankering for whatever it is but won't feel like you are beïng deprived. e.g. stopping having meat every meal to once a day for a year. then once every other day for a year. then once a week for a year. then once a fortnight, a month, etc. the rate is determined by oneself. i am presently down to 'only eating birds only when going out for food or on a holiday' and no longer crave beef or pork like i did 2 decades ago. I'm hoping to get all meat out in the next couple years. people doing this 80% do NOT restart within 10 years