The Purpose Of Life - Conversations On The Ghats Of Kashi

What is the purpose of life? Is it enlightenment? Is it liberation? How does the idea of fullness fit into all of this? Let's listen to an intimate conversation with Ācārya Ji on the Ghats of Kashi. Ācārya Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina is an esteemed traditionally consecrated teacher of Shaiva-Shakta Hindu Tantra. He is also the Endowed Chair of Indic Studies in New York, U.S.A. at Stony Brook University's College of Arts & Sciences in the Department of Asian & Asian-American Studies. Acharya Sthaneshwar founded Vimarsha Foundation as a modern school (gurukula) for teaching and reflecting on the ancient wisdom of r̥ṣis and siddhas. Through Vimarsha Foundation, a non-profit organization, Acharya Sthaneshwar teaches shastra and sādhanā to students of all backgrounds. The Vimarsha Foundation hosts free semester length courses on classic texts of the Tantric Tradition and offers many more free video and written teachings. About Vimarsha Foundation Vimarsha Foundation is a modern school (gurukula) for teaching and reflecting on the ancient wisdom of r̥ṣis and siddhas. Through Vimarsha Foundation, a non-profit organization, Acharya Sthaneshwar teaches shastra and sādhanā to students of all backgrounds. The Vimarsha Foundation hosts free semester length courses on classic texts of the Tantric Tradition and offers many more free video and written teachings. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.vimarshafoundation.org/ #tantra #vedanta #vimarsha #vimarshafoundation #trika #advaitavedanta #sarvamnaya #Kashmirshaivism Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRQWiz1Hyrk This presentation is part of the Sarvāmnāya Oral Tradition Archive. Vimarsha Foundation. (2025). The Sarvāmnāya Oral Tradition Archive [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15188107