Ludovic Fontaine, who conducts a series of interviews on spirituality, non-duality, and related topics and posts them on his Youtube channel for a largely French-speaking audience, recently interviewed me. The interview is in English with French subtitles.
Akilesh interviewed by Dr. Prasad Kaipa
Some topics covered (links in the description of the video):
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Formative years
3:54 What made him feel he hit a 'brick wall'?
9:54 Do 'spiritual' people need therapy?
13:32 Therapy vs Psycho-analysis - a comparison
23:20 Indian and Western psychology - similarities and differences
32:10 Multiple levels of the mind - In Indian psychology and psychoanalysis
51:33 Is there an experience of oneness through psychoanalysis?
53:14 Liberation, enlightenment, self-realisation - distinction
58:21 Impact on 'normal' life
1:00:44 Identifying oneself at various levels
1:11:00 Perspective on religious traditions other than Hindu thought
1:13:06 Importance of knowing the scriptures
1:17:20 Need for a spiritual search among academicians and leaders
1:24:14 Mapping the consciousness of spiritual leaders to present contexts
1:30:00 Developing the attitude of karma yoga
Akilesh Ayyar interviewed by Souljourns
I’m interviewed on the spiritual path by Ted Henry of the Souljourns Youtube channel. This interview happened in the summer of 2021.
Interview by Gary Haskins
Gary Haskins interviewed me on nonduality, Ramana Maharshi, and the practice on his Youtube channel The Conscious Perspective.
NothingCon 2020 interview with Akilesh
My friend Bill interviews me in late September 2020 for NothingCon, an online nonduality conference. Topics cover a wide array of spiritual topics.