About this episode

Rupert Spira speaks with Swami Sarvapriyananda about various aspects of Advaita Vedanta and the process of awakening.

In this episode Rupert speaks with the head of the Vedanta Society of New York, Swami Sarvapriyananda. The dialogue is taken from the Awake in Stillness: The End of Dreaming Conference and is moderated by Bill Free from The Centre for Awakening. The conversation touches on many topics related to Advaita Vedanta, such as the Progressive Path, the Direct Path and the Pathless Path, the process of awakening, and what life is like after realisation. They also discuss free will, seeing the true reality behind all appearances, the nature of awareness, and they talk about how we can stay grounded despite what we see now happening in the world.

People in this episode

Host: Rupert Spira

Guest: Swami Sarvapriyananda

Topics covered

• Advaita Vedanta
• awakening
• free will
• nature of awareness
• grounding in reality

Keywords

• Advaita Vedanta
• awakening
• free will
• nature of awareness
• realisation
• Progressive Path
• Direct Path
• Pathless Path

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vedanta Society of New York, The Centre for Awakening

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