*What if being immortal doesn’t make you free?*
Swami Sarvapriyananda explains the Hindu distinction between body, mind, and the self, and why liberation requires recognizing what lies beyond the cycle of birth and death.
0:00 The Person Is More Than Body and Mind
1:22 Beyond the Body and Mind Is the Self
2:17 The Self Continues From Life to Life
3:27 Immortality Means Going From Death to Death
5:08 The Spiritual Quest Reveals the Infinite Self
*Swami Sarvapriyananda* is a Hindu monk of the Ramakrishna Order and head of the Vedanta Society of New York. He is a prominent teacher of Vedanta and has spoken internationally on Hindu philosophy, spirituality, and interfaith dialogue.
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