AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York.

AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda is a religion podcast hosted by Vedanta Society of New York, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Vedanta Society of New York hosts AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda, a religion show with 59 episodes published.

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  AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

  Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Apr 12th, 2026

  May 4, 20261h 22mS0

  <p>Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 12th, 2026.</p><p>List of questions with timestamps:</p><p>00:00 - Invocation and opening</p><p>01:40 — Is enlightenment just a brain event, or different from dissociation and neurological experiences?</p><p>19:17 — How does one move from witness-consciousness to Turiya in practice?</p><p>29:31 — What should one do when mantra japa brings up disturbing thoughts and impurities?</p><p>40:41 — If awareness and experience seem mutually dependent, how can awareness be the ultimate reality?</p><p>51:22 — How should a student deal with pressure, competition, and still find...

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  AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

  Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 29th, 2026

  Apr 17, 20261h 32mS0

  <p>Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 29th, 2026.</p><p>List of questions with timestamps:</p><p>00:00 - Invocation and opening</p><p>01:32 - Why Vedanta first says you are consciousness and not body-mind if everything is Brahman anyway.</p><p>22:05 - How to distinguish pure Self from awareness that seems to arise through body and mind.</p><p>50:48 - If I am only consciousness and a witness, what is the meaning of life and experience.</p><p>01:00:48 - Why Vivekananda’s emphasis on service can seem different from Sri Ra...

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  AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

  Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 28th, 2025

  Jan 3, 20261h 19mS0

  <p>Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 28th, 2025.</p><p>List of questions with timestamps:</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>02:30 - How can there be "pure experience", if there is no object to experience?</p><p>17:19 - Does this enlightened one have the ability to manipulate time?</p><p>21:32 - Can consciousness truly be objectified and recognized directly?</p><p>33:32 - What should I do if I want this to be my last birth? Is God with form part of Maya?</p><p>53:06 - Who is experiencing qualia?</p><...

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  AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

  Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 19th, 2025

  Nov 13, 20251h 32mS0

  <p>28,001 views Oct 31, 2025 AskSwami Q&A | Swami Sarvapriyananda</p><p>Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 19th, 2025.</p><p>List of questions with timestamps:</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>01:52 - If Brahman is the only reality, doesn’t “Neti, Neti” also reject Brahman?</p><p>17:52 - What is the link between Brahman and Jiva?</p><p>38:28 - Are not the theories you are discussing also limited?</p><p>41:54 - How do we apply Vedanta in our day-to-day life?</p><p>51:02 - Why is consciousness considered to be different from the mi...

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  AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda

  Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | June 15th, 2025

  Jul 19, 20251h 20mS0

  <p>Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 15th, 2025.</p><p>List of questions with timestamps:</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:48 - What is the difference between the soul and awareness?</p><p>10:39 - How do we break the link between the real and reflected consciousness? </p><p>27:44 - How is knowledge different from experience?</p><p>36:02 - Is enlightenment obtained during meditation or while interacting with the world?</p><p>49:38 - Is artificial super-intelligence a feasibility?  Could this lead to the end of humanity?</p><p>59:27 - Can we de...

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