Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 28th, 2025
Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 28th, 2025.
List of questions with timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - How can there be "pure experience", if there is no object to experience?
17:19 - Does this enlightened one have the ability to manipulate time?
21:32 - Can consciousness truly be objectified and recognized directly?
33:32 - What should I do if I want this to be my last birth? Is God with form part of Maya?
53:06 - Who is experiencing qualia?
01:02:14 - It seems possible that AI could create conscious beings, but it could never create pure consciousness. Why then is there debate about this issue?
01:13:17 - If AI incorporates living cells, could it then be conscious?
01:15:34 - Does Indian philosophy have a position on AI?
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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.
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Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 28th, 2025.
List of questions with timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - How can there be "pure experience", if there is no object to experience?
17:19 - Does this enlightened one have the ability to manipulate time?
21:32 - Can consciousness truly be objectified and recognized directly?
33:32 - What should I do if I want this to be my last birth? Is God with form part of Maya?
53:06 - Who is experiencing qualia?
01:02:14 - It seems possible that AI could create conscious beings, but it could never create pure consciousness. Why then is there debate about this issue?
01:13:17 - If AI incorporates living cells, could it then be conscious?
01:15:34 - Does Indian philosophy have a position on AI?
► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate
Vedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives
Web: http://vedantany.org
Soundcloud: / vedantany
iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX...
Facebook: / vedantany
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.
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