Swami Sarvapriyananda

We see even now, you know, so many Mahatmas are there.

Swami Sarvapriyananda and then Mataji in Ramakrishna.

So all of them in a young age, they go into this Jnana Yoga path.

Again, This doesn't mean you have to take sanya side.

I am Rajesh Ramanathan, and in today's conversation, Narayanand, Aishwarya, and I are exploring a deceptively simple question.

What does it mean to live in the present? Through a discussion inspired by lectures by Swami Sarvapriyananda and Swami Ramana Charnatirtha, we look at why the mind so often moves between the past and the future, and how meditation spiritual practice, and even everyday moments of discomfort can bring us back to the now.

We also reflect on Navratri, the purpose behind spiritual rituals, and the role of satsang in creating space for deeper connection, contemplation, and growth.

So sit back, listen, and reflect as you join us on this journey.

It's just that I'm not able to understand.

their expressions and say that I can pick up their expressions and say their understanding of whatever so I am at peace with myself with whatever whatever is presented to me in that sense and that has changed so assuming that all this you know Swami Sarvapriyananda was saying in a video that if I say there are 81 Jeevatmas listening in to my talk in this video he was doing a zoom call I have 81 Jeevatmas.

I am in Dwaida.

I can never come back to Advaita.

And here's the reflection for today, the one that I've been thinking about lately.

And that is, I actually heard this in a lecture from Swami Sarvapriyananda's great sage on YouTube.

There's like two or three people that deliver great lectures on YouTube, and he's one of them.

Very legit, extremely knowledgeable teacher, and just a great storyteller.

Right.

It reminds me of the story of, um, Swami Sarvapriyananda.

He had actually met at a conference, a AI pioneer, one of the biggest ones, and he had asked him that how much money are you investing in consciousness? And then the AI pioneer said, "Actually, all of it, billions of dollars, because what we're trying to do with AI through science is essentially explore what consciousness is, create that mind, and if consciousness could then reflect, then that's what makes AI." Conscious, right? I don't know what your thoughts on that is

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I am good.

Today, I thought we could talk about one Swami Sarvapriyananda video that we both watched.

Just for some context, this is a...

Video where Ashtavakra comes to King Janaka and King Janaka is meditating loudly on the concept of I am Brahman, I am Brahman, I am Brahman.

Correct, correct.

And that is the sadhana that you need.

And I was listening to, I think Swami Sarvapriyananda only.

So the sadhana chadushtha yam vivega vairagya shatsambhati mumukshuto.

And so I don't have any one particular spiritual group.

But if I had to just name one, it would be Swami Sarvapriyananda.

I'm sure you know of him.

He's really big on YouTube.

that? Are you interviewing any AI researchers?

So I want to interview, I think Buddhism understands consciousness the best for when it comes to AI.

So I think Swami Sarvapriyananda or any Buddhist contemporary would be a good one.

Like Bernardo Castro, I don't know if you know him.