{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":3.225,"endTime":8.565,"body":"hello everyone, and welcome to a"},{"startTime":3.225,"endTime":8.565,"body":"special episode of the Bearded mystic"},{"startTime":8.596,"endTime":12.365,"body":"podcast and I'm your host Rahul N Singh."},{"startTime":12.795,"endTime":14.175,"body":"Thank you for joining today."},{"startTime":14.175,"endTime":19.005,"body":"I wish you all the very Merry"},{"startTime":14.175,"endTime":19.005,"body":"Christmas and a prosperous new year."},{"startTime":19.094,"endTime":21.914,"body":"It's great to be able to"},{"startTime":19.094,"endTime":21.914,"body":"record this special episode."},{"startTime":21.914,"endTime":27.814,"body":"And what we're going to be doing today is"},{"startTime":21.914,"endTime":27.814,"body":"doing a deep dive in to Advaita Vedanta."},{"startTime":28.114,"endTime":33.686,"body":"I had some questions that came from your"},{"startTime":28.114,"endTime":33.686,"body":"direct messages on social 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6","startTime":2208.485,"endTime":2214.409,"body":"I saw my brother leave"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2208.485,"endTime":2214.409,"body":"his body infront of me."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2214.919,"endTime":2222.299,"body":"And I saw how when the life breath"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2214.919,"endTime":2222.299,"body":"goes, what happens to the body?"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2225.382,"endTime":2226.642,"body":"It's a tough thing to see."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2227.521,"endTime":2232.081,"body":"The thing that you called"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2227.521,"endTime":2232.081,"body":"'alive' is no longer there."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2233.341,"endTime":2234.661,"body":"That's why in India."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2234.744,"endTime":2238.644,"body":"Once somebody dies, they never"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":2234.744,"endTime":2238.644,"body":"refer to the body as the 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6","startTime":3706.702,"endTime":3713.239,"body":"The appearance that we see, that we"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3706.702,"endTime":3713.239,"body":"define as Maya is nothing but Brahman."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3713.849,"endTime":3716.459,"body":"Without Brahman, Maya cannot be."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3717.449,"endTime":3719.879,"body":"And because of Maya, we know Brahman is."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3720.111,"endTime":3727.011,"body":"Thank you very much for listening to this"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3720.111,"endTime":3727.011,"body":"episode, this bonus episode to end 2021."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3727.127,"endTime":3732.857,"body":"I hope and pray that 2022 is"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3727.127,"endTime":3732.857,"body":"one of prosperity for you."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3733.427,"endTime":3740.616,"body":"May we all go towards this path of"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3733.427,"endTime":3740.616,"body":"liberation, attain moksha and make"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3740.616,"endTime":3742.716,"body":"this world a better place to live in."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3742.931,"endTime":3746.24,"body":"May we all stay safe"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3742.931,"endTime":3746.24,"body":"during these holidays."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3747.99,"endTime":3753.968,"body":"Most of all,  wishing you all a Merry"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3747.99,"endTime":3753.968,"body":"Christmas and a happy new year also."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3754.548,"endTime":3759.082,"body":"Please do write a review,"},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3754.548,"endTime":3759.082,"body":"do leave a five-star rating."},{"speaker":"up around 6","startTime":3759.362,"endTime":3763.405,"body":"As I mentioned earlier on take a look"},{"speaker":"up around 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