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Suffering as God? A Devotee's Radical Path vs. Self-Realization | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Is suffering just a problem to be solved, or can it be a sacred path itself? In this profound Q&A, Swami Sarvapriyananda, Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York, addresses a deep question from a seeker named Shibu. The seeker asks: If self-realization is the way to transcend sorrow, what about the path of great devotees who see sorrow itself as the "garb" or form of their chosen deity? Is surrendering to God's will—accepting sorrow as a gift from the Divine—a different kind of realization? Swamiji gives a brilliant and compassionate analysis, using the example of Sri Ramakrishna's terminal illness to illustrate how one can simultaneously experience pain and yet transcend it. He clarifies the two great spiritual attitudes