118 The Dharma Path – Bhakti & Spirituality: Roundtable Talk on Spirituality

I was part of a live roundtable discussion with fellow Hindus covering a range of topics including spiritual advancement, non-duality, Buddhism, ultimate realization, scriptures, god & more. The show was hosted by Rahul Singh with Shiva Kailash Shambho who is in India with Sadhguru, Lyam Boylan in British Columbia, Canada, Edwin Ishana Shivam (Edwin Walker) of Nithyananda's community & Vince of York.

0:00 - Intro
2:33 - Should scriptures be taken literally as history? | Do Hindu scriptures need to be real like the Bible?
18:49 - Non-duality/duality & sanskrit | Rishi poets & metaphors
24:30 - Experiencing Brahman | ancient Rishis as scientists
27:32 - Ramayana | Trying to find essence & value in scriptures even if they are fiction
31:36 - Exploring pitfalls of bhakti | emotion | stepping stones, learning moments & maya | bhakti | mechanical religion & blind faith
53:04 - How can a seeker prepare themselves for ultimate enlightenment/highest realization? | self-awareness | non-attachment
57:22 - Detoxing the body
59:50 - Humility & open-minded | selfless acts of kindness
1:05:57 - Advaita Vedanta ultimate reality vs relative reality non-attachment | Neo-Advaita
1:13:19 - Emotions on spiritual path | feeling emotions in Buddhism vs being removed from feelings
1:21:12 - What is Brahman/god? | personal story of mysterious voice of god
1:29:05 - God must be experienced
1:31:49 - What is an atheist to understand god
1:37:01 - Defining Brahman
1:46:30 - Closing thoughts

Broadcast live originally 7/15/2024 on the Bearded Mystic Podcast channel, rebroadcast live here 7/27/2024.

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