Name of Event: Q & A session with Swami Swatmananda
Date: Saturday, 27 August.
Venue: Chinmaya Nursery, Kemps Corner
Reported by: Mrs. Anjali Jhunjhunwala
Pujya Sw. Swatmananda ji addressed the students of the Foundation Vedant Course in an interactive Q&A session, Swami ji cleared the doubts by answering questions posed by the audience in his impeccable style- simple yet with clarity.
Q. What is sublimation?
A. Clarity + Courage + Consistency The clarity that why do we need to make the change.
The courage to live by that conviction.
To have the consistency and will power to not compromise.
Q. What is detachment? Is it the same as disinterest?
A. Detachment and love are not opposed to each other. Detachment is non-passiveness and non-dependancy on others for my happiness.
Q. If everything is destined then what is the role of self-effort?
A. With Purushartha, one can even divert death. So, even though a situation comes to us because of our destiny (prarabdha), our own past karmas, we have the choice and free will to put in an effort to try and change it.
Session ended with Vedic Aarti and an inspired group of Vedanta students