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Dharma is not religion. Religion considers all authority to rest with divine revelations

@@kafiruddinmulhiddeen2386 you're right. Dharma is beyond religion incomparably

@@kafiruddinmulhiddeen2386 And very orthodox hindus believe that the Vedas were divinely revealed and thus should never be doubted. They would also probably include that under Dharma, which would make it religious according to them. My own definition of Dharma, as of now, would be a verifiable truth which liberates.

@@innerfire81 only mimamsa darshana believes Vedas are apaurushey (not man made). Pratyaksha pramana (direct evidence) is the highest mode of evidence in all darshanas. The lost Hindus even believe in secondary sources being “scripture”. It is a result of a 1000 year discontinuity in thought and Christian and Islamic pressure. For eg the need to be considered people of the book to avoid persecution

acharya prashant also be one good

@@bossapple3438 yeah in Hindi acharya Prashant is best...

K S maheswaran, a sringeri math scholar also.

@@bossapple3438 please post respective links with regards to this deep level of consciousness studies and as how Swami Sarvapriyananada puts it "from It to Chit" please. Thank you, please and blessings with you. Hari Aum 🙏

@@bossapple3438 yes.

True

Agreed

You're right

Mr. Chalmers actually completely destroyed him with the arguments.

@@antimaterialworld2717 How so ("destroyed")?

@@transcendentskeptic well he proposes many different arguments which Swami could not adress therefore he avoided it. For example Mr. Chalmers said that ultimate reality can be either our conscoiusness expanded...or different consciousness like that of God. He personally was more inclined towards the latter which is more logical. But Swami avoided second option and only talked about first.

@@antimaterialworld2717 good point. I noticed that too and assumed it was because they were short on time. I would have liked to hear a response to that too.

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practice of bhakti is beyond all this as declared by the master Himself Krishna in Bhagavad Gita of which Swami and Prof lean upon. Trust Bhakti which takes more courage than mere intelligent conversation. It challenges one's integrity and courage for a deeper transformation that's alters anyone to compassion simply melting away all ignorance. This is even admitted by Swami Sarvapriyananada Bg. 18.66 Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. Bg 9.2 This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed. Bg 5.4 Only the ignorant speak of devotional service [karma-yoga] as being different from the analytical study of the material world [Sāṅkhya]. Those who are actually learned say that he who applies himself well to one of these paths achieves the results of both. Bg 5.7 Compassion: One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him. Though always working, such a man is never entangled. Bg 4.3 O sinless Arjuna, I have already explained that there are two classes of men who try to realize the self. Some are inclined to understand it by empirical, philosophical speculation, and others by devotional service The whole of Chapter 13 and 15 will also clarify this that knowledge practiced in devotion of spirituality and devotion is king 🙏

@@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731 THIS

@@JonasAnandaKristiansson thank you. I'm interested in knowing which appeals most here please

@@jshdhdyjfjdjfhfyyene731 Absolutely everything

I know right

Researched a segment recently and this comment is very true. They bounce of each other like gentle rivers merging together as one :-)

Amazing how often this happens

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Openness in this context is sign of purified Jnanayog. Almost as if Prof is in a meditative state throughout and thus is a foundation of the conversations

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LMAO, he is quite adamant when he says that consciousness is absolutely real. He never gives any consideration to the possibility that consciousness is unreal, a subtle appearance of Maya.

Deep sleep and un manifest consciousness are not the same thing.. Sorry.. Read mandukya upanishad.. Unmanifest consciousness is turiya

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I fear that if he supported Oneness that he would lose the respect of his colleagues, since academia is very hostile to the notion of God this day and age(Kaliyug)

@@sakshiananda5114 Yes, you are absolutely right. But he wouldn't be ostracised immediately, and his apparent authority would provide a vehicle to spread truth albeit briefly. After all that is the only reason we are here.

@@pdigrazi Certainly, the only honest statements can come from ones own direct experience. Even in everyday life, if you go to court, and you are put on the stand and are asked, "did you see a red car", well the answer is either yes or no, and based purely on your direct experience of seeing it or not seeing it. I made no suggestion of David changing to a vedantic belief. You see, when someone has direct experience they don't say belief, they know. There is one peak on the mountain, but many paths, Oneness is at the peak, it is even mentioned in the bible, but I was not into religions, I saw how the various churches behaved and questioned "how can this be religion", I was a staunch atheist until my direct experience, it has nothing to do with vedanta, christianity etc because I know they are just paths to the same peak.

@@pdigrazi Indeed there are as many paths to God as there are Jivas incarnate. However I have noticed that post modern academic philosiphers have not investegated Vedanta enough to "get it", to have it click, perhaps. The fact is that there is a Reality to this field, it's not just speculation and theory as they make it out to be. So, it's everyone's ego choice on their path. I'll walk with the sannyasa's.

@@bronsonstone725 Perhaps yes indeed. Would be positive in my view. Jai Gurudev

Here Here! Indeed another wonderful discussion is needed. As Arjuna puts it; "I am never satiated in hearing about You, for the more I hear the more I want to taste the nectar of Your words." You ofcourse referring to Consciousness Awareness Bliss, the Ultimate supreme truth Paramatma, Brahman, Bhagavan (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) 🙏🕉🙏

MaybeBut in your dream you can never become a small child or boy Any dreamer can be only anadult

@@thyagarajant.r.3256 but remember that there is no me in the dream. The wakeful me and dream me are wholly different. Anyway , in my dream shared above, it was someone else who appeared as a child in a dream photo.

@@bobsmart8302 The you is there throughout. Waking and dreaming are states that revolve. The Self is the witness and is constant.

Wonderful comment, very insightful 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

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Would like to hear what swamiji has to say about Hume and Kant!

Who knows that?

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Absolutely!!!

Yes. Open minded discussions like these would bring us closer to truth, closer to knowing ourselves. Discussions with people like, Bernardo Kastrup, Daniel Dennett, Iain McGilchrist, Anil Seth and the like. Sure, eastern thought has its amazing range of philosophical quest. And a validation of them from a modern perspective will add credence to what has been locked at as just systems of belief.

@@akilanethirajan1883 In east the philosophy is called darshana, meaning seeing/ experiencing. All the six Schools of darshana are only based on logic and experience. There is not an iota of belief involved. If at all you have to believe anything, it's not darshana, it's religion.