Satsang (Q&A) with Swami Tadatmananda, 11 Feb 2024

Weekly satsang at Arsha Bodha Center for local and online students. Send your questions to [email protected]. Please include your location and indicate "Satsang Question" in the subject line.
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:50 Is there such a thing as a death not governed by prarabdha karma?
0:07:20 Why did the rishis bother with the ritualistic portions of the Vedas?
0:11:08 Is our subtle body indestructible in the same way as Brahman is?
0:17:30 Technically, how does an enlightened person gain freedom from all karma?
0:22:19 How do the narratives of the doctrine of karma differ in the Vedantic and Jaina traditions?
0:27:47 What should we do when walking away from a heated interaction might make the situation worse?
0:35:10 If Brahman is nirguna then how could Brahman have the ability to will anything?
0:36:44 What is the difference between ahankara and jiva?
0:41:15 How is it possible for nirguna Brahman to become manifest as jiva?
0:44:32 How much time should we spend in each of shravana, manana, and nididhyasana?
0:49:05 How does a clone get its subtle body?
0:53:36 How could we respond to an act of terrorism with the attitude of titiksha?
0:56:35 In the future, if science were to explain how Consciousness is produced by our brain what would happen to Vedanta?
1:04:16 What is the response of Advaita Vedanta to a Popular Mechanics article theorizing that Consciousness is a wave phenomenon?
1:07:45 What is the response of Advaita Vedanta to the Buddhist sunyavada view of Consciousness?

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