Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 5th, 2023

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 5th, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Why do we need to search for the unchanging self? 13:06 - Is it ok to pray to God to satisfy our desires? 26:48 - If avidya (ignorance) is in Brahman, isn’t it real? 32:07 - What is Vedanta’s view on vegetarianism? 34:35 - How can I develop pure love? 40:07 - Can pure consciousness change the appearance of reality? 48:13 - Can God be both impersonal and personal? 56:01 - Is the anandamaya kosha (bliss sheath) really blissful? 01:02:19 - How does the concept of dependent origination map into Advaitic concepts? 01:06:46 - How is the cycle of reincarnation possible? 01:16:37 - Is there a concept in Hinduism about a personal God that can suffer? 01:21:15 - If all is Brahman, what is wrong with Maya? ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: Vedanta NY Archive