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Viveka Choodamani – Impermanence of the Physical Body – Q&A, No.222

Recorded on 10 April 2025 with Malaysian participants.

0:00 Intro
0:06 Viveka Choodamani – Chapter 13 – The impermanence of the physical body, verses 72 & 73
1:34 How in the first place did the misidentification of consciousness identifying as the body and mind happen?
3:15 Do we also need to detach ourselves from people in our lives in order to achieve peace?
5:13 Viveka Choodamani – Chapter 13 – The impermanence of the physical body, verses 74 & 75
6:30 What is the connection between jeevatma, mind and consciousness?
8:42 Are the brain’s reflections just past imprints of the mind or are they fresh imaginations? How do we get out of this delusion?
12:30 Through meditation can we change our destiny?
16:18 Viveka Choodamani – Chapter 14 – Rejecting the impermanent, verses 76 & 77
17:51 How can we keep the senses engaged in the world and at the same time keep them withdrawn?
23:01 If we have the mind under our control, the brain can be the best friend otherwise it can be the worst enemy
31:20 How does learning to control and withdraw our senses to live a better life in this dangerous world of ill-minded people?
38:35 Outro

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