Going Beyond Belief to Experience
For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishThese lectures happen Live every Monday at 7pm PST. It is open to the public. Use this link and I will see you there: https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815To get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrMMere belief is not enough. For the spiritual life to be meaningful, one must experience directly for oneself the Truth of the scripture and manifest in their lives the highest ideals of spiritual life. Before we take our deep dive into the four gospels of Christianity with a Vedantic lens, we clarify a few concepts:Soul = Sakshi/Pramataa/Atman = WitnessGood vs Bad = not moral claims but claims about fulfilment and happiness Apathea = a divine dispassion for worldly life Agape = an all-consuming unconditional love that turns the world into the Kingdom of Heaven OM Shantih Shantih Shantih00:00:00 Walking the Talk and Defining "Communion"00:07:15 Hypocrisy in the Church00:10:50 "A Saint Who Is Sad is A Sad Saint"00:13:04 Christianity is NOT about Moralizing! (Defining "Good" and "Bad")00:18:33 Belief vs Experience 00:29:16 Zoroastrianism and Christian Morality (With an aside on low vs high Christology)00:57:07 What's Wrong With the "World"? (And the Definition of "Truth")01:12:46 Lust and Greed are Antithetical to Christianity 01:17:55 What Is A "Soul"?01:25:45 True Love: The Love of the Soul01:34:59 How To Overcome Lust and Greed and Live as a Soul (Practical Takeaways)Support the show