Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Weekly satsang at Arsha Bodha Center for local and online students. Send your questions to SwamiT@ArshaBodha.org Please include your name, location and indicate "Satsang Question" in the subject line. Past satsang videos available here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeP4eulMEXiO3zMq_o4A7OWiki18f09r3
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:03 Can enlightenment happen without effort and knowledge?
0:05:55 Is experience a valid means of knowledge in Advaita Vedanta?
0:15:47 Can modern rishis have access to Vedantic wisdom that eluded ancient rishis?
0:20:25 How to determine what is factual in puranic narratives?
0:28:01 Why is Brahman described as satyam jnanam anantam when Brahman is nirguna?
0:33:14 What do words like blessing, grace, and divinity mean from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta?
0:39:34 Is prayer merely an auto suggestion?
0:41:12 Does an enlightened person feel emotions like anger and sadness?
0:49:10 Can an enlightened person modulate sorrow?
0:54:40 Is the experiencer one and the same as the experienced in Advaita Vedanta?
1:01:24 How can Vedanta be based on shruti, yukti, and anubhava when personal experience cannot establish facts?
1:09:40 Outro