Q&amp;A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life.13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self?19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness?31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’?41:17 - How can I cultivate a desire to meditate and to form a genuine enjoyment of the practice?01:04:21 - How can I overcome doubts in spiritual life?01:09:45 - How can dream state be considered equivalent to the waking state?

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Q&amp;amp;A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;00:00 - Intro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;41:17 - How can I cultivate a desire to meditate and to form a genuine enjoyment of the practice?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;01:04:21 - How can I overcome doubts in spiritual life?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;01:09:45 - How can dream state be considered equivalent to the waking state?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 20th, 2024

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 20th, 2024

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