AskSwami Q&A - Swami Sarvapriyananda
Vedanta Society of New York
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About 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.
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- Vedanta Society of New York
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- religion & spirituality
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- en
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- First episode
- 1 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 4 May 2026
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4 May 2026
Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Apr 12th, 2026
Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 12th, 2026. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hupHVudBV8o) - Invocation and opening 01:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=100s&v=hupHVudBV8o) — Is enlightenment just a brain event, or different from dissociation and neurological experiences? 19:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1157s&v=hupHVudBV8o) — How does one move from witness-consciousness to Turiya in practice? 29:31 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1771s&v=hupHVudBV8o) — What should one do when mantra japa brings up disturbing thoughts and impurities? 40:41 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2441s&v=hupHVudBV8o) — If awareness and experience seem mutually dependent, how can awareness be the ultimate reality? 51:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3082s&v=hupHVudBV8o) — How should a student deal with pressure, competition, and still find life’s real purpose and peace? 01:12:53 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4373s&v=hupHVudBV8o) — Can the Katha Upanishad’s chariot analogy be reinterpreted through chidabhasa and reflected consciousness in Advaita? 🙏 Please Support the Vedanta Society of New York http://www.vedantany.org/donate (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fdonate&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblNqRUVFQW8wcTBJclhCS09vaEtsWmxRNTYwZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsMnVEY0tiWlVacXhJcHkyam9tZFB3RGlzeVVUMDNmbzVZbktuclgtaDRRUnVySVBpcFZDLVpCTzdPd3lZcC16dFF1S29WelpqRExvQXA3dnpoekljMExKWmoyUC1nTWg1TklqcmYwM1RKSS1EcmdMdw&v=hupHVudBV8o) 🌐 Please Visit Us Website: https://vedantany.org (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvedantany.org%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGI3S1JqaEk2TzNkRzBUQmgySjBYenRrejF0UXxBQ3Jtc0tsYlBSSjRtY3JhVHdUbFVDd05pRy1KRnNNRHh5MzVuTDljMmhWMzdIMGw0dXRzWjd2WlpzRkt4S0tPbXJ4bVQ0RmxCYTFFNXFjWDhkMW1obFdVUlg3QTlGS3o0Y01USXZmanA3NHZaMjBIZXhqOVFSOA&v=hupHVudBV8o) Apple & Spotify Podcasts: https://www.vedantany.org/media-channels (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fmedia-channels&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2ZGNjQ3SnBsX2FqM3JMbGxQc0ctWHdkRTVRd3xBQ3Jtc0tsSjZiMkpSTnFiUENlVktLRXdFTUFPUks1MVhGNlVGSVo5U1B2eFhmSWE5M3d6ZG5iaGRtX3lINUhubVhwRklPZmU3NzNpQkRQRnFIUEozaF90NzVLaXdlX1hfV1RWN0plVkVsdlZjM2tuMjBDOVBSbw&v=hupHVudBV8o) YouTube (Main Channel): / @vedantany (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOKv_xnTzyLD9RJmbBUV9Q) YouTube (Archives): / @vedantanyarchives (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjdjsoLz0vS9eqfDVCfkNA) Facebook: / vedantany (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVedantaNY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEVBQm9hT2xXSzhLTDJLODBtc3pBRkYxdVUwd3xBQ3Jtc0ttMkN1Y0l1WTVQNExWNUdLQmtUaDMxa0NpZU9tdXBtTUEzb2tHN3ZuOXZFc2lMOEpja2hTLVM3TThQblg1VU1zTnFDOWwyY0dyS3A1UG1aNm5kR2FCV25aUXFsQlBDMkdLWURzSzVtb1VfTlZrcTRJUQ&v=hupHVudBV8o) X / Twitter: / vedantany (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FVedantaNY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2JMTEg3dno3OGxDQV8yR2lwelVPdHVWbTBGZ3xBQ3Jtc0trLVo0cXM0QnRwVVR3dkdMUVppaXVRaEkyamt5cURHWFlVbmNRZGd6a2s5djM2M0p5cTRpbFJOYjBZU09vVnNWT2c2alpaVDZNTTVGNGRkVjQyZGkwZWtQclZoeHd5dGZoYTBMU2k2ZVMtazdTbXBPYw&v=hupHVudBV8o) 📙 Books by Swami Sarvapriyananda https://www.vedantany.org/swamis-books (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fswamis-books&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1BCRmR5alByVENTRVJVTFVrTXFvWWdJTDYwZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsenNyZHlRUnYySGtNcnM5Vmt0SG9HNFRDOWtOOUJmY1hkdmNQbWtGdWkxZV9SaGJNMzB3c2NYaGtiU2Utdl9aSUs3LVlZTTF2SEVDemJWN1FVQ2FkaThrVExzbFF2SklMLXlQMXp5LW1mYU9ZMkFzRQ&v=hupHVudBV8o) Lecture Series by Swami Sarvapriyananda 📓 Introductory Lectures: https://www.vedantany.org/introductor... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fintroductory-lectures&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktMS3NJaWctVWNMYzMwaHJDSU5aSW1yOXZVUXxBQ3Jtc0tuQnN6TGQ4WTlkOE0xcEs1NHFKNVN3dE1kdHpfZTFkeU5QYXJXYWJxS3JpMjBnYXRlUmNfMEdvZFpISXY2OE5Wb3dJbUF1cEYyLVNKd1lheDE3dmx1ME0xUGJjeG42bFk5cXRCdUVJLXdMX2NRdUU2NA&v=hupHVudBV8o) 📚 Vedanta Scriptures: https://www.vedantany.org/by-scriptures (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fby-scriptures&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW1kbHBvcm5VTUs2QS1Ca1VQOF9DZVJYNU1yd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUWdtMm5wbjJ6N2VyckVxSGZOZERodi1uaFVlTW85SEkwM3h0WHJMdmhydnN3V1BZZVFxelRNRXNlamROV1hhUXpPSE4xMGl2VTR0dnY1YVdMQS1DWVBoamlnbFcxTWhtTVhfUjVQZE42R0NqY2E2QQ&v=hupHVudBV8o) 🧩 Lectures by Topics: https://www.vedantany.org/by-topic (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fby-topic&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXE0OTQyd3hxVGhya044eDVkZnVXeGVNanpvUXxBQ3Jtc0ttb0lOdFFPT21iQUlMUC1ucERzanZvdXUza19BTFVwcEVPWXhpRWhfM0dOZ1o4RnlTV18zTVBlZFh1bDdTLXFDMWQweW5nZXVjVURSN2ExdXVPd2V4eDRScXhIT21yWnFmOUJtdUw5Z0ZEZ21yNV9WVQ&v=hupHVudBV8o) 💬 AskSwami Q&A: https://www.vedantany.org/ask-swami-qa (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fask-swami-qa&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1FLenNKdktyV1huRWhVeDRLbVRlZkg4RmRJd3xBQ3Jtc0tuZWpSNFpVajZjUHFoLU5teDQyb0xuZkI4c2NDaF9PcE9WUEdRaU9fSWlDODl0Zm9KUi1jckJZSEh0RUhHOVFVcUZvM2FYalA0cEhEbGhoeXNNazBmOWRNdXNQYmJLSzZ0YW5TM0tEN2Mya1NJemJuOA&v=hupHVudBV8o) 📖 Scriptures Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda • Aparokshanubhuti | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA710Q4PA2yKn8kqS0y-SZNo7) • Bhagavad Gita | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA72IzPW1nuJohTvoTGCJUKGR) • Brihadaranyaka Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriy... (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA73NOlD1HNiwOLmRejE2HkMx) • Dṛg Dṛśya Viveka | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA728mT-GFH6F-vN2YsS1h72x) • The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarv... (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA72j9p84IDBh66Bw4U-niMxN) • Isha Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA70hSl24vJq8tNj07X0Fo65x) • Katha Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA72naWj1foEqGFQiN_bRI5my) • Kena Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA714ymJsH9cqxoK-sJFMtsJU) • Mandukya Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2imXor63HtRJbtP4mMt-Q2ke8XOkL7pX) • Mundaka Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA70JIuPYDyWpNBIcRhb7DGCL) • Vedantasara of Sadananda | Swami Sarvapriy... (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA70ccqIRFR_lipqKvxrHBRRw) 🪔 About Vedanta Vedanta is among the world’s oldest spiritual philosophies and one of its most inclusive. Rooted in the Vedas, India’s sacred scriptures, Vedanta upholds the unity of all existence, the divinity of the soul, and harmony among religions. 🏛️ About This Channel This is the official channel of the Vedanta Society of New York, a spiritual institution affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India and holds the distinction of being its first established Center, founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1894. Swami Sarvapriyananda currently serves as the Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
18 Apr 2026
Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 29th, 2026
Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 29th, 2026. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6KaiduqKgk) - Invocation and opening 01:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=92s&v=f6KaiduqKgk) - Why Vedanta first says you are consciousness and not body-mind if everything is Brahman anyway. 22:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1325s&v=f6KaiduqKgk) - How to distinguish pure Self from awareness that seems to arise through body and mind. 50:48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3048s&v=f6KaiduqKgk) - If I am only consciousness and a witness, what is the meaning of life and experience. 01:00:48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3648s&v=f6KaiduqKgk) - Why Vivekananda’s emphasis on service can seem different from Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings. 01:11:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4303s&v=f6KaiduqKgk) - Why profound inner experience should point to one universal Atman rather than only a local conscious state. 01:24:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=5064s&v=f6KaiduqKgk) - Where Ananda fits into the description “Satyam Jnanam Anantam Brahma.”
4 Jan 2026
Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 28th, 2025
Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 28th, 2025. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - Intro 02:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=150s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - How can there be "pure experience", if there is no object to experience? 17:19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1039s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - Does this enlightened one have the ability to manipulate time? 21:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1292s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - Can consciousness truly be objectified and recognized directly? 33:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2012s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - What should I do if I want this to be my last birth? Is God with form part of Maya? 53:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3186s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - Who is experiencing qualia? 01:02:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3734s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - It seems possible that AI could create conscious beings, but it could never create pure consciousness. Why then is there debate about this issue? 01:13:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4397s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - If AI incorporates living cells, could it then be conscious? 01:15:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4534s&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) - Does Indian philosophy have a position on AI? ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vedantany.org%2Fdonate&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXNNZ1NVWWRjWm91QTFQTzFYNGdjcE1MZDJVZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttQ29laVpYYlBSckhsZE9hWVI2d0s3bV9xZmlVQVd0R1I0cjU0VTdzbTlnNUFJWGJ4dExKU2tjemhlZkZDX3hyVjBxVW1fYnVNUnQ5c050WER6eU5IbW5fUE0wSU5OWlhSOElIMW80Z05GYUxiT0RnZw&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) Vedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives (https://www.youtube.com/c/VedantaNewYorkArchives) Web: http://vedantany.org (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fvedantany.org%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa01XZ1hSLVBMQXVxNVZpbG9xa2s3WU5BSnRFQXxBQ3Jtc0tsdjY4UVd5aF9ubmZqM0F6TUZybkN6N0tfa2NMb2NhNXI0ZlNRQktjdzV3cEJNRDJmakpVZlRHenpzYnFVVmRSbmE1elEzb0tSNk9DYlRPQTZDcHhUVHhlYTNXX1NoV2hJVlcxWUgyMVQ5R3RUN19Ycw&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) Soundcloud: / vedantany (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2FSoundcloud.com%2FVedantaNY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmRxRW5GRTVQTjFSNnc5RU9mVnY2aHBMUGMyZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsV1JSSWpMV0ttV0FJeS1nN29BakRLR2EtcnBqd0tMaUpyRUVHOFJVdUNuU0hkZDNRajJpd3VLR05ZQjFPZ2xERmJiN1hRZzdWWTNvLWRER2lsRXZjd0std0NjeHVadGJfNjY0b3B1Q3Jtdmc5RHEwTQ&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fvedanta-talks-itunes&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazZwY29oa1FCOVBDTlRHZFN2bTctRlBINjRqd3xBQ3Jtc0traGlFOWVhWHp2QzlxZ3BWVXpSdVpiVVJlT0paMm8wcWNhMTdoTTVLRklwTWZ5akRTNGxGWGh5M1FGNmpDV2JVS2tPb2Z0dENRT21HdDFhbDN6eVhqZjNfTXRIM3FzejVKRUhHbHZ6RzVnbjdRc2Vnbw&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F5IrDmqXhiGwwyQcIUjRhtB&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXNtd0tkeXNvNGNsUDlvRVNYaHVwbWdkZDh1QXxBQ3Jtc0tuRG9meHFWekZ3bm13U1h5cEdIajRUSUlyd1NyOW93SzlZNnZLSDc1cnJsckc1a28tZmpmTTVsZHJkQ0pUS0ROdjUxUFNnMHVSbklOMG5SMUZ1ZEFrRWRvdHR6Tk5BUHFBdWhQOTQtcERiZ2pNeW1HWQ&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) Facebook: / vedantany (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVedantaNY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2FzMXVUNEhOMG56aG9Mcy1IR00zRFlnOEZ6d3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTBOWk5zZUtjM2o3TnZ0ZEVMWVQyUGdlb3dFTjlwXzRKbFQyUjJPaEFHektQZHh0SlRjelczM2p4djNjXy1lNzdUUWJvUzdOaGdWYXFBWVN3Ul9TVzFXMjREcnZyR2RSeW5WYzdsdDhBUktjbjVQbw&v=nBjRtC8Pd3g) ABOUT VEDANTA Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.
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