I read everything in ths thread. I’ll try to read the 52-page Google doc, but that’s a lot of reading. Maybe I’ll convert it to audio and listen to it while walking. Regarding “nothing ever happened”, that view is characteristic of some schools of Vedanta. Mandukya Upanishad and Ashtavakra Gita emphasize it, for instance. Even some quantum physicists might say similar things. But it’s not a teach
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Today is the first time I've seen any of this. I'm going to be speaking with Jac and the other ASI board members about this and will report back.
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I've been listening to Swami Sarvapriyananda's "Vedanta Talks" podcast and participating in his free Upanishad and Bhagavad Gita webinars for the better part of a year. His knowledge of Vedanta and other traditions, his eloquence, his purity as a long-time monk and other wonderful qualities are an inspiration. Read his bio here. He spent the last academic year as a student
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I'm about to interview him in 5 days, but this thread veered off on other topics and never made it clear why I shouldn't. There are accusations of womanizing. Then someone said he's gay. Does anyone have anything concrete and verifiable?
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Regarding "transcendental boredom", the Brahma Sutras say, "contact with Brahman is infinite joy". One of the Upanishads speak of levels of happiness in powers of 100 and say that the bliss of Brahman is greater than all those. I very much doubt that someone who finds their state boring is anywhere near enlightenment.
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It was mentioned in this thread that I have deleted some pro-Mooji comments in the BatGap Community Forum. I haven't, and I'm quite sure my volunteer moderator hasn't. There are 1.1K comments in that thread, and I've only read a few. I certainly haven't deleted any, pro or con. Just wanted to set the record straight.
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