Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 15th, 2025. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - What is the difference between the soul and awareness? 10:39 - How do we break the link between the real and reflected consciousness? 27:44 - How is knowledge different from experience? 36:02 - Is enlightenment obtained during meditation or while interacting with the world? 49:38 - Is artificial super-intelligence a feasibility? Could this lead to the end of humanity? 59:27 - Can we design a generalized template for Karma? How can I explain it to my grandchildren? 01:05:55 - Doesn't the "consciousness wave" referred to in Buddhism imply duality? 01:09:27 - What is the difference between realization that the dream is unreal within the dream (lucid dreaming) vs. in the waking world?
