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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 - Invocation and opening 01:40 — Is enlightenment just a brain event, or different from dissociation and neurological experiences? 19:17 — How does one move from witness-consciousness to Turiya in practice? 29:31 — What should one do when mantra japa brings up disturbing thoughts and impurities? 40:41 — If awareness and experience seem mutually dependent, how can awareness be the ultimate reality? 51:22 — How should a student deal with pressure, competition, and still find life’s real purpose and peace? 01:12:53 — Can the Katha Upanishad’s chariot analogy be reinterpreted through chidabhasa and reflected consciousness in Advaita?
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