Why Aren't You Enlightened Yet? | Q&A

In one of our most productive Q&A sessions of all time (in my opinion, at least!) we ask the central question: "why aren't you enlightened yet?" "why have you not seen with clarity that you are Awareness, ever free?" "what is keeping your from claiming with conviction your essential nature as the Self, which is even now the case?"00:00:00 Introduction: Why Aren't You Enlightened Yet?00:00:30 Awareness vs Mind: Does Awareness Change? It Seems To!00:08:45 The Role of Discernment/Intellect in Spiritual Life (And It's Limits)00:14:30 After Enlightenment, What Do You Do?00:34:00 How Does Jnana, Knowledge support Bhakti, Devotion and Raja Yoga, Meditation?00:59:16 What Is Samadhi?01:08:53 Brett's Success! + How Mantras Mysteriously Work To Liberate Us01:23:00 Spiritual Health vs Physical Health: Does Spirituality Mean The Body-Mind Will Always Be Healthy? + The "Sin" Narrative In The New Age 01:56:35 Channelising the Power of the Avatar02:03:13 How To Maintain Spirituality in the Midst of Busy-ness and Overwhelm02:14:00 The Joy of Monday Night Sangha/ Celebrating Our Community!02:17:08 Does Enlightenment Go Away? and Flow States vs Meditation02:26:10 Closing PrayerSupport the show

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The world of Yoga is wide and varied. In this podcast, yogi Nish the Fish shares the deeper dimensions of Yoga, Vedanta and Tantra, asking the big questions: why do we practice? What is meditation? What is the purpose of a human life? What is Beauty? What is Death? Nishanth Selvalingam studied various South Asian philosophies with his Shaivite grandfather in an ashram in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and moved to Los Angeles to study philosophy, teach yoga and play guitar in a rock band. Join him and special guests as they explore Yoga, in all its splendours. For more episodes and instruction, and to support this humble offering of the heart, visit me on Patreon: patreon.com/yogawithnish