What is life and its real purpose? | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda discusses the question, “What is life, and what is the purpose of life?"

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Swami Sarvapriyananda is the resident minister at the Vedanta Society of New York.
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ABOUT VEDANTA
Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

[anupamsircar]

It took Swamiji just 145 seconds to summarize all scriptures, all religions, and all of life. Amazing feat!!!

[purnimadas]

Maharaj apnar shree chorony soto soto koti pranam janai 🌷🌷🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[toddlichtenwalter]

Swami, you are a gem 💎 ❤❤❤. The final step of evolution is sadhana. Stone to plant to animal to human. Long journey, culminating in Identification and the negation of separation via the 4 yogas as outline by Vivekananda. God made the matrix to enjoy the bliss food of a heart full of divine love. Love is My form, Truth is My breath, Bliss is My food. Krishna stole the butter of the Gopis devotion and enjoyed the bliss therefrom and return they were in bliss conscious. God is enjoying the devotion of beings at every moment. Your devotion is the reason and fulfillment of the universe’s existence. This, every expression of your divinity matters. You can 100% express and fulfill your purpose every moment by chanting His name, and meditating on the reality that your are He, serving Him in others. You can wander in the corridors of the mind for eternity, the only way to freedom is to escape into the Light ❤

[anagha.aniruddha]

॥जय श्रीरामकृष्ण॥
Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj 🙏🏻

[scottwyckoff]

Thank you, I’m beginning to understand

[shikhasingh]

A huge respect to guru g.... god realisation is the ultimate purpose of our life.... really true...

[shayan]

Pranam Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj 🙏

[soorajks]

Koti Pranam Swamiji
Jai Shree Ramakrishna
🙏

[AkashRana-tj]

Please convey my pranam to Swami sarvaprianandji 🙏🕉️🙏🇮🇳.

[sanjeevabhishek]

Simple straight to the point thank you Swamiji 🙏

[rognex]

Question: Swamiji I've heard that nothing changes after the end of spirituality, as long as we have a body we have to live practically in this transactional world. Knowing Brahman doesn't change anything in the transactional world, we have to act the same way to fulfill our dreams and do hard work to earn a living. If anything doesn't change in the transactional world after self realization, then why should I chose this spiritual path..?

[ritaraniwala]

Voh queation abd what a simple light and profound answer . Amazing . Deeply grateful . What a hairline fof fence between goal and purpose .

[josef]

I thought it was service to others 😄 🙏💗🌍

[AllenCote]

-Grandma how do I become a baker like you?
-Come bake with me.
-Nope, I ll stand here watch you, ponder about baking, and read a full library about it.

[djewynne]

Not all the same. To say Oneness, is to deny the Reality of variety, or the Reality of Self. It is unique. It is the individual, and not because of the form, rather, the form is the result of the Reality of THAT Being. To deny that, any and every Being, regardless of their current expression, is a unique center, is a miasma of always trying to put puzzles together, when there are pieces from other boxes mixed in. You don't, 'have, ' a life; You ARE Life. You ARE the purpose of You. Please stop trying to do away with wonderful, beautiful, courageous, Eternal You, by saying You are an ego, a mistake. No. Each You, IS, the point.

[videopiazzaverdi]

Is free will in the mind (subtle body)? why is the subtle body (the mind) eternal and survives the death of the body by migrating into a new body?

[Nonconceptuality]

This realm and all experience is a Divine game designed by God for Its entertainment. The purpose of the world and your life is entertainment for God.

The goal of the game is to find conclusion of the game. It's like a mystery to solve; a labyrinth from which to escape.

[imperfectmammal]

Isn’t the whole point of advaith vendeta is to realize yourself with Brahman. We shouldn’t delve into things which are beyond our mind . Our small skulls cannot comprehend god.

[maha-madpedo-gayphukumber]

Gaan'd realization. There is no such god. Proud sanatan and vedanta believes in consiousness..not fake god that grant wishes and anwers prayer like those of ab'hramic religions.