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A Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda addressing various spiritual questions.

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 12th, 2026. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Invocation and opening 01:40 — Is enlightenment just a brain event, or different from dissociation and neurological experiences? 19:17 — How does one move from witness-consciousness to Turiya in practice? 29:31 — What should one do when mantra japa brings up disturbing thoughts and impurities? 40:41 — If awareness and experience seem mutually dependent, how can awareness be the ultimate reality? 51:22 — How should a student deal with pressure, competition, and still find life’s real purpose and peace? 01:12:53 — Can the Katha Upanishad’s chariot analogy be reinterpreted through chidabhasa and reflected consciousness in Advaita? 🙏 Please Support the Vedanta Society of New York http://www.vedantany.org/donate 🌐 Please Visit Us Website: https://vedantany.org Apple & Spotify Podcasts: https://www.vedantany.org/media-channels YouTube (Main Channel): / @vedantany YouTube (Archives): / @vedantanyarchives Facebook: / vedantany X / Twitter: / vedantany 📙 Books by Swami Sarvapriyananda https://www.vedantany.org/swamis-books Lecture Series by…

People in this episode

Host: Swami Sarvapriyananda

Topics covered

• Q&A
• enlightenment
• witness-consciousness
• mantra japa
• ultimate reality
• life purpose
• Advaita

Keywords

• enlightenment
• witness-consciousness
• mantra japa
• Katha Upanishad
• Advaita
• spirituality
• Vedanta

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vedanta Society of New York

Books & works: Katha Upanishad

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