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“One needs to understand that sorrows arise from a confusion between the mind and yourself.
The knowledge of the invariable ‘I’ which resolves the universal confusion constitutes the subject matter of Vedanta.”
About this series
In Part 1 of ‘You, World, and God’, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati explains
the basic human problem of self non-acceptance, emphasising that the individual is
ultimately free of all the roles that he or she plays.
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Questions Part 1:
0:36 – Why do I need to study Vedanta?
4:04 – Will studying Vedanta make me too passive or non-competitive?
5:46 – What are the differences and similarities between Vedanta and other spiritual traditions?
8:03 – What is the method of learning the Vedantic teachings?
11:20 – Is withdrawal from society necessary to study Vedanta?
15:30 – Man – World – God (April 1988, Stanford University)
15:44 – What is the relevance of the topic, ‘Man, World and God’ for me in life?
What is my place in the scheme of things?
23:19 – What are the problems that every individual faces in life?
What type of problem does Vedanta help to solve?
29:00 – How does understanding my place in the scheme of things solve the peculiar human problem of self non-acceptance?
42:06 – Isn’t positive thinking just as helpful in solving the problem of self non-acceptance?
In Part 2 of the talks, Pujya Swamiji focuses on the unfoldment of your
true nature in relation to the World and God.
“Some think the problem is outside, others think it is inside. But it is neither inside nor outside. It is yourself. If you are the problem, you are the solution. This is Vedanta.”
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Questions Part 2: 18:32 – The awareness which is always present is the meaning of the word ‘I’. I, awareness, with reference to an object seen is called the subject. Every object is time bound. Is awareness also time bound? 36:49 – Atma, the self, is cit (awareness), sat (timelessness), and ananda (limitlessness). If you are of sat cit ananda, what is this world? What is the relationship between sat cit ananda and the world, and what is the relationship between the world and God? 57:07 – That which doesn’t depend on anything else is called satyam – real. That which depends on satyam is called mithya – apparent. Sat cit ananda (timelessness – awareness – limitlessness) is satyam – absolutely real, nama rupa (name and form) is mithya – apparently real.
“One needs to understand that sorrows arise from a confusion between the mind and yourself.
The knowledge of the invariable ‘I’ which resolves the universal confusion constitutes the subject matter of Vedanta.”
About this series
In Part 1 of ‘You, World, and God’, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati explains the basic human problem of self non-acceptance, emphasising that the individual is ultimately free of all the roles that he or she plays.
Read More
Questions Part 1:
0:36 – Why do I need to study Vedanta?
4:04 – Will studying Vedanta make me too passive or non-competitive?
5:46 – What are the differences and similarities between Vedanta and other spiritual traditions?
8:03 – What is the method of learning the Vedantic teachings?
11:20 – Is withdrawal from society necessary to study Vedanta?
15:30 – Man – World – God (April 1988, Stanford University)
15:44 – What is the relevance of the topic, ‘Man, World and God’ for me in life?
What is my place in the scheme of things?
23:19 – What are the problems that every individual faces in life?
What type of problem does Vedanta help to solve?
29:00 – How does understanding my place in the scheme of things solve the peculiar human problem of self non-acceptance?
42:06 – Isn’t positive thinking just as helpful in solving the problem of self non-acceptance?
In Part 2 of the talks, Pujya Swamiji focuses on the unfoldment of your true nature in relation to the World and God.
“Some think the problem is outside, others think it is inside. But it is neither inside nor outside. It is yourself. If you are the problem, you are the solution. This is Vedanta.”
Read More
Questions Part 2: 18:32 – The awareness which is always present is the meaning of the word ‘I’. I, awareness, with reference to an object seen is called the subject. Every object is time bound. Is awareness also time bound? 36:49 – Atma, the self, is cit (awareness), sat (timelessness), and ananda (limitlessness). If you are of sat cit ananda, what is this world? What is the relationship between sat cit ananda and the world, and what is the relationship between the world and God? 57:07 – That which doesn’t depend on anything else is called satyam – real. That which depends on satyam is called mithya – apparent. Sat cit ananda (timelessness – awareness – limitlessness) is satyam – absolutely real, nama rupa (name and form) is mithya – apparently real.
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YOU, WORLD & GOD
Stanford University
April 1988
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