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
0:01:02 Is Atma a Vedantic construct or tool?
0:04:20 Is deep sleep an experience of absence or is it an absence of experience?
0:06:28 How does sentiency relate to Consciousness?
0:12:25 How does svadharma relate to karma?
0:17:15 Should we avoid non-spiritual activities to strengthen our sadhana?
0:20:23 Is the need for companionship a need of the mind or that of Consciousness?
0:26:27 Can science prove the existence of Consciousness?
0:35:30 Could meditation be used as a tool by science similar to a microscope?
0:37:55 How to understand fantastical narratives in scriptures?
0:44:44 How can suffering have a positive outcome?
0:49:10 Is Consciousness a mystical phenomenon or primary substance of the universe in Vedanta?
1:00:45 Outro