Talks on spiritual and philosophical topics, mostly related to the path of knowledge and Advaita Vedanta or Non-dualism. Subjects such as the consciousness, mind, reality, metaphysics and various ways to study these are discussed.
(I apologize for bad sound quality in this episode, some parts are barely audible or are distorted.)
How does the ancient view of time different from current view? What is the nature of the time? What is time like in other planes of existence? What are causal bodies really doing? What is the relation between spiritual evolution and cycles of time? Let us explore together.
What is Self remembrance and how to do it? What are material objects, how are they created? Is the ancient knowledge valid? How can we get the lost knowledge back?
Is the desire for liberation just another desire on top of other desires? What gets Liberated? Am I already Liberated? Who is bound? What is stopping me from getting there? We get answers to all these questions.
The Satsang talks about the difference between a Self realized person and an ordinary person, the conduct of people at the dawn of Self realization and the transmission of awareness by Gurus.
How to manage the disturbances and distractions of worldly kind? Is escape a plausible solution? Who's fault is it if my life is a mess? What is astrology? Is it real? What is the connection of mind to astrology and planets etc? Is it a dead art now? Let us explore together.
What is Anahat Naad and what does it indicate? What are the dangers of unsupervised Kundalini practices? What are the indicators of progress on the path of knowledge? How to identify fake gurus? We explore these very interesting questions today and I take you into a little journey into my own personal practices.
What is creation? Who is the creator? How is it being created or was created? Who's will is this? If everything is being created by the mind then why is there a history or archaeological records? What is the nature of historical time? Let us dig out some answers for these fundamental questions and solve them for once and for all.
What happens after death? Does everyone experience similar things after death? Is there any experience at all? How to know how death looks like? Let us venture into the unknown world of death and speculate. This is part 2 of 2 of the recording.
What is the practice of witnessing? How to do it and who does it? What happens when there is uninterrupted witnessing? How is deep sleep like? Lets see deeper into the mind and its witness. This is part-1 of 2 of the recording.
Why is my life still miserable after awakening? Where is the promised bliss? How come there is depression, lack of motivation, a vacuum in me? I know the meaninglessness and purposelessness of this existence, yet I cannot accept it as it is. These are the symptoms of post awakening syndrome. Lets try to find a cure in today's session of The Sunday Q&A.
What role does one's gender play in spiritual journey? Which practices are suitable for a specific gender? Does it even matter? What precautions are needed when I choose a practice? Let us approach these issues from a wholistic point of view.
Universal mind is not all cuddly and cosy place. Inter-connectivity ensures that everything affects everything else, and some of these influences can be harmful. What are the causes of these negative influences? How to shield oneself from them? Let us see the reverse side of spirituality.
How to manage physical pain, old age and death? What are the benefits of self realisation and what are its side effects? Why is speech so powerful, how to utilize our voice to ease our lives?
What is the essential difference between the waking state and the dream state or any other state of the mind? Where will the path of extraordinary experiences take me? Is it better than intellect based paths?
(PS: I apologise for the bad sound quality of this particular recording, it is audible but not that great)
How to ascend? Is it possible to manipulate the desires? Desire that which I desire to desire? What is the fundamental premise of tantra? How to start on the path of magic?
What is the relation between self realization and purification? Does it take an absolutely pure mind in order to realize the truth? What are we left with in absence of meaning, purpose and of knowledge, if not just love?
What is the cause of current life experience? How is the experience or illusion never ending? What are mental states and turiya? Is the mind open ended in terms of qualia?
Is purification of mind really necessary? How should we approach it, especially on the path of knowledge? Why is spirituality so topsy turvy and not straight? Why do people worship idols and what are temples for?
Is the karmic theory true? What is cause and effect as applied to the mind? How to be free from karmic bondage? How to let go of the sense of doer?
How is everything mental in nature? What are ancestors? Is there a bigger me? Why are we here? What should a seeker do?
