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Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - "Who Am I?" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 1

Vivekananda Samiti, IIT Kanpur · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Religion, belief & skepticismConsciousness & cognitionPhilosophy & ethics

What it is

A lecture by Swami Sarvapriyananda at IIT Kanpur on the Mandukya Upanishad and the question 'Who am I?'. It explains the four states of consciousness in Advaita Vedanta.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in threads about consciousness and reality as a clear exposition of the Vedantic view of waking, dreaming and deep sleep.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “These two lectures were very good”

    Lecture on four states of consciousness

    ivan_ah, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Is Consciousness Everywhere?”

  2. “In below video, lecturer explained them very beautifully.”

    Explains four states of consciousness beautifully

    croh, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What do you think is all this? (this reality, existence, space-time, us)”

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Topics: mandukya upanishad, advaita vedanta, states of consciousness, philosophy, india

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