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🗓️ 13 April 2018
⏱️ 48 minutes
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0:00.0 | Okay, already so many. I'll go with you. |
0:04.0 | Yes, ma'am. Come here. |
0:06.0 | Tell us your name and then ask the question. |
0:09.0 | Please sit. |
0:11.0 | Hello, Swami, my name is Dipa. Namaste. |
0:14.0 | I have a question. |
0:16.0 | So consciousness is the witnessing, like the witnessing consciousness yes that we are yes so after |
0:26.0 | I guess once there is enlightenment is achieved what is making choices in our |
0:34.8 | waking life and in the example of you you know, if we're, you know, there's a position where somebody is hurt or, you know, through, you know, as doctors, you're making decisions if someone is dying. |
0:48.3 | So what is, you know, how is it working? I'm confused. |
0:52.3 | All right. So Deepa is asking if consciousness is the witnessing consciousness and you realize yourself |
0:59.0 | as that in enlightenment, after that how are choices made? |
1:04.0 | You're asking, this is the question you're asking basically? |
1:07.0 | How does it work really? |
1:08.0 | What is making the choice? |
1:10.0 | What is the witnessing? It's just witnessing. |
1:11.6 | So how is it making the choices? |
1:14.6 | Or what is making the choices? |
1:16.6 | Is the question clear? |
1:19.6 | Now, one thing we need to understand is when Vedantah uses the word chit or chaithenya which we are |
1:29.1 | translating as consciousness a clear distinction is made between mind and |
1:34.8 | consciousness mind includes the intellect the intellect is the one which makes |
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