118 Roundtable discussion on Brahman, bhakti & liberation (Part 2) - Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta

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 @ShivaKailashShambho , Lyam Boylan in British Columbia, Canada @YamsoxLives Edwin Ishana Shivam (Edwin Walker) of Nithyananda's community https://www.tiktok.com/@edwinwalker_shivaartemis & Vince of York

00:00 - 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 (https://www.thebeardedmysticpodcast.com/), rebroadcast live here 7/27/2024 (Original link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Gr_KR-CUg)

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