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.
What is the highest level of evolution for a human? What is awareness and what impurities can be present there? How to get rid of these impurities quickly? Why don't we need any practices once your awareness is active? What are the effects of a pure awareness? In the final talk on the sub-series of purification, we understand the ultimate layer.
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What is intelligence? What is the layer of intellect and how can it acquire impurities? How to clear those impurities? What are the effects of pure intellect on our lives? Why is intellect so important for a seeker?
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What are thoughts? Are they me? Are they mine?
How do impurities enter into this very natural process?
What are the consequences of impure thoughts for a seeker and people in general?
How to get rid of some of the major impurities of thinking?
Emotions, especially the negative kind are the greatest cause of suffering. These states when they turn impure, reduce the quality of our lives significantly. Emotions are non-physical, or on the boundary of the body and the mind, so we need special tools to purify them. What are the impurities of emotions and how to get rid of them?
Speech is an action that lies between subtle and gross. What impurities get into it? How to clear them? What is the biggest impurity for a human that is causing extreme suffering and pain?
Where can impure behaviour lead to? Why is it so harmful for your well being and spiritual growth? What can be done to purify it? How is it even related to internal purity?
Are relationships real? How many kinds are there and what impurities are found in these relations? How to correct most of them?
What are the different ways in which the body acquires impurities? How to mend them? What is the effect of a pure body on spiritual practices and quality of life in general?
How is the environment being destroyed by greedy and violent people? What are the effects of impure environment on life and on spiritual practices? Is it even possible to be spiritual while being surrounded by filth and noise? What can be done to improve the situation, even though it seems impossible to do so?
What is purification? Which is better - bottom up or top down? What are the general guidelines and precautions? Is it really needed? Let us begin this wild ride, of purification.
How to the top most levels of evolution look like? Let us take a speculative look.
What happens when a human is liberated from repeated human births? There are levels of evolution above human being, about which one can only speculate a bit. Lets explore the possibilities, even if we cannot do any kind of evaluation here.
Spiritual level is one of the higher levels of evolution. It is also the last for a human. How can we evaluate ourselves and find out if we have achieved this level?
A seeker is exactly midway between the lower and the higher levels of evolution. Let us do a self evaluation in order to recognise these tendencies in us.
The level 4 of evolution can be considered as a higher level. What is it like? Is it the last level?
What happens when the emotions rule a human being? How is that life and how to identify the imbalance in activity here? Emotional level is the 4th level of evolution.
This is probably the most interesting, sensational and also the most dangerous level of evolution. What are tribal tendencies and why are they there? How to identify them in myself and in others?
These are the tendencies at the second level of evolution. The creature is governed by pleasure and pain. Lets check some symptoms.
This is the first level of evolution from the point of view of a spiritual seeker. We use the method and parameters to know it here in this part.
How to measure our progress on a spiritual path? How to judge someone else's progress? What measures and parameters can be used? And finally, what can go wrong? This is an introduction to a method of ascertaining our level of progress which will be shown in coming episodes.
External obstacles are easy to see and diagnose, unlike the internal ones, but they can also cause a seeker to regress on their spiritual path. Let us examine a few examples.
What are obstacles and how are they intertwined with spirituality? Let us take a look at some of the internal obstacles in this episode.
What is the state of deep sleep? What experiments can be done here and what are the results?
(This is an audio version of the video series here: The Path of Knowledge)
What can be the side effects of experimenting with projected states? What precautions are needed to avoid potential negative effects?
(This is an audio version of the video series here: The Path of Knowledge)
What experiments can be done while in the projected state? Are there any consequences of my actions here? What experiments can be done in the state of death?
(This is an audio version of the video series here: The Path of Knowledge)
