Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 19th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:02 What is the relationship between the reflected consciousness and pure consciousness?
18:30 When we obtain knowledge of true consciousness, how is it that we continue to experience the current reality?
27:00 Are the scriptures useless with regard to swadharma?
32:46 How can we keep children involved with spiritual concepts?
37:11 If the universe is continuously rising and falling, is the universe something different from the Atman?
44:14 How can we resolve the conflict between our spiritual journey and responsibilities in daily life?
55:28 Which is correct, Jiva is Shiva, or everything is a dream?
59:58 Is all this philosophy just something that has been fed to us?
01:06:00 How can we define God for a young person?
01:14:26 What is the relationship between a pure mind and a scattered mind?

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