Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sri Chaitanya - The Love of God | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:44:10 +0000

Divine Personalities | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda’s offers an inspiring overview of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s life, from his early brilliance in Navadvipa to his transformation into a world-teacher of ecstatic devotion. The talk highlights Chaitanya’s message of divine love, the chanting of God’s name, and his enduring influence on bhakti spirituality.

• 0:00 Opening prayer and introduction

• 2:00 Birth, early life, and scholarship in Navadvipa

• 11:00 Spiritual transformation at Gaya

• 13:00 Kirtan, devotion, and the power of God’s name

• 27:30 Jagai and Madhai; Chaitanya’s compassion

• 32:00 Renunciation and journey to Puri

• 40:00 Sacred stories and devotional travels

• 45:00 Ecstatic love of Jagannath Puri

Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 6) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:38:45 +0000

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and visitors, recorded by Mahendranath Gupta, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of "M."

174. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:26:41 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda continues teaching verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta.

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Chapter 15, Verse 1

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् |

छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् || 1||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam

chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

⧫ The Blessed Lord said, "They speak of the immutable Ashwatham tree, with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedas." He who knows it is the knower of the Vedas.

Chapter 15, Verse 2

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा

गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: |

अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि

कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके || 2||

adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā

guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ

adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni

karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke

⧫ Its branches, nurtured by the gunas spread below and above, its shoots are the sense objects, and its rootlings are stretched below, producing actions in the world of men.

Verse 3 & 4

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते

नान्तो न चादिर्न च सम्प्रतिष्ठा |

अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल

मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा || 3||

तत: पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यं

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूय: |

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यत: प्रवृत्ति: प्रसृता पुराणी || 4||

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate

nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā

aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam

asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā

tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ

yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ

tam eva chādyaṁ puruṣhaṁ prapadye

yataḥ pravṛittiḥ prasṛitā purāṇī

⧫ Its form as such is not experienced here, nor its end, nor its beginning, nor its continuity. Having severed this deep-rooted Ashwatha tree with the strong weapon of non-attachment, one should next seek that goal, reaching which they do not return, saying 'I seek refuge in that primordial Purusha from whom this eternal process has sprung.'

9. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:12:26 +0000

The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, one of the oldest and most foundational Principal Upanishads of Hinduism, is being taught in this lecture series by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Belonging to the Śukla Yajurveda and forming the concluding portion of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, its name means “the great forest.” The text comprises six chapters organized into the Madhu, Yājñavalkya (Muni), and Khila kāṇḍas, and is tenth in the traditional canon of 108 Upanishads. Renowned for its profound nondual philosophy, it includes the celebrated dialogue between Yājñavalkya and his wife Maitreyi, where all love is shown to be ultimately directed toward the Self (Ātman), whose realization as identical with Brahman leads to immortality and infinite bliss. For more information, please visit:

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8. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:53:39 +0000

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Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:50:20 +0000

173. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:09:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta.

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Chapter 15, Verse 1

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् |

छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् || 1||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam

chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

⧫ The Blessed Lord said, "They speak of the immutable Ashwatham tree, with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedas." He who knows it is the knower of the Vedas.

Chapter 15, Verse 2

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा

गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: |

अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि

कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके || 2||

adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā

guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ

adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni

karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke

⧫ Its branches, nurtured by the gunas spread below and above, its shoots are the sense objects, and its rootlings are stretched below, producing actions in the world of men.

Verse 3 & 4

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते

नान्तो न चादिर्न च सम्प्रतिष्ठा |

अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल

मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा || 3||

तत: पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यं

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूय: |

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यत: प्रवृत्ति: प्रसृता पुराणी || 4||

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate

nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā

aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam

asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā

tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ

yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ

tam eva chādyaṁ puruṣhaṁ prapadye

yataḥ pravṛittiḥ prasṛitā purāṇī

Searching for the Divine – An Exploration of Jewish Theology | Rabbi Benjamin H. Spratt

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:09:06 +0000

In this lecture, Rabbi Benjamin Spratt reflects on the human search for the Divine through the lens of Jewish theology, exploring how uncertainty, questioning, and evolving ideas of God are central to authentic spiritual life. Drawing on Jewish thought and interfaith dialogue, he suggests that faith is not about rigid certainty but about a continuing journey of inquiry, humility, and deeper connection with the sacred.

Rabbi Benjamin Spratt grew up in Salt Lake City and was ordained by The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in May 2008, with a concentration in Jewish Philosophy. In his years at JTS, he received many awards and prizes in Talmud, philosophy, homiletics, and Bible.

Rabbi Spratt spent his early years exploring his Jewish identity. His Jewish journey took him through the Conservative, Renewal, Orthodox, and Reconstructionist worlds of Judaism before finding a home within the Reform movement. Rabbi Spratt now serves as senior rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. https://rodephsholom.org

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7. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:04:34 +0000

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Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:39:17 +0000

This session was recorded on May 3, 2022.

6. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantras 2.4.7 - 2.4.10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:38:27 +0000

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The Reality and Unreality of Rebirth | Prof. Jeffery Long

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:07:32 +0000

Prof. Jeffery Long is the Carl W. Ziegler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies at Elizabeth Town College, Pennsylvania, where he has taught since receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago's School of Divinity in 2000. He has written many books and articles, including Hinuism in America, A Convergence of Worlds, which won the Rajendra & Jyoti Award for Theology, Philosophy, and Critical Engagement in 2022. His latest book is Discovering Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Thought. This year, he published a volume of Hindu Primary Sources with his colleague, Dr. Ravi Gupta, with Oxford University Press. He has spoken at a wide variety of venues, both national and international, including three presentations at the United Nations. He has also been interviewed for a PBS documentary on the life and teachings of swami Vivekananda and for the History Channel series 'Holy Marvels.' Dr. Long took initiation into the Vedantic tradition in 2005 and is a frequent speaker at Vedanta Societies across the US

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Harmony of Religions | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:04:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda explores the Vedantic ideal of the harmony of religions as taught by Sri Ramakrishna and interpreted by Swami Vivekananda, showing that religions are not identical but diverse paths suited to different human temperaments, all leading toward the same ultimate reality. Moving beyond mere tolerance, the lecture emphasizes acceptance grounded in spiritual experience, highlighting Sri Ramakrishna’s direct realization of God through multiple religious traditions as the foundation for genuine interfaith harmony.

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Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:06:20 +0000

172. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:01:42 +0000

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Chapter 15, Verse 1

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् |

छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् || 1||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam

chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

⧫ The Blessed Lord said, "They speak of the immutable Ashwatham tree, with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedas." He who knows it is the knower of the Vedas.

Chapter 15, Verse 2

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा

गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: |

अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि

कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके || 2||

adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā

guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ

adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni

karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke

⧫ Its branches, nurtured by the gunas spread below and above, its shoots are the sense objects, and its rootlings are stretched below, producing actions in the world of men.

Verse 3 & 4

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते

नान्तो न चादिर्न च सम्प्रतिष्ठा |

अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल

मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा || 3||

तत: पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यं

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूय: |

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यत: प्रवृत्ति: प्रसृता पुराणी || 4||

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate

nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā

aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam

asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā

tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ

yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ

tam eva chādyaṁ puruṣhaṁ prapadye

yataḥ pravṛittiḥ prasṛitā purāṇī

The Infinite Alone Remains | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:21:09 +0000

n this exploration of the Shanti Mantra Purnamadah Purnamidam, Swami Sarvapriyananda reflects on the meaning of “The Infinite Alone Remains,” explaining that the same infinite reality (Purnam) appears as God, the world, and our own true Self . Drawing from the Upanishads and the life of Sri Ramakrishna, he shows that the infinite is beyond all limitations of space, time, and object—yet is fully present here and now. The lecture reveals how Vedanta resolves the apparent difference between the individual and the divine, culminating in the insight that the one infinite reality alone exists, expressing itself in countless forms.

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Inside the Dream of Vasistha | Prof. Sthaneshwar Timalsina

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:18:08 +0000

Inside the Dream of Vasistha: The Fusion of Trika and Advaita Vedanta in the Yogavasistha by Prof. Sthaneshwar Timalsina

Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina received academic and philological training from Mahendra Sanskrit University in Kathmandu; Sampurnananda Sanskrit University in Varanasi; as well as Martin Luther University in Germany, where he acquired his Ph.D. in Classical Indian Philosophy. While working on his dissertation, Dr. Timalsina taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Washington University in St. Louis. Since 2005, he taught in both the Department for the Study of Religions and the Department of Philosophy at San Diego State University. He is currently the Endowed Chair of Indic Studies at Stony Brook University, New York in the Department of Asian & Asian American Studies.

He has long dedicated himself to the goal of preserving the traditions he inherited in a modern, institutionalized way. This goal dates back to Acharya's time in Nepal, where he founded the Department of Tantric Studies at Nepal Sanskrit University in Kathmandu. Today, Acharya's work as a University Professor allows śāstric traditions to be brought to conversations in the global academic field.

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171. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:23:46 +0000

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Chapter 15, Verse 1

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

ऊर्ध्वमूलमध:शाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् |

छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् || 1||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śhākham aśhvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam

chhandānsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda sa veda-vit

⧫ The Blessed Lord said, "They speak of the immutable Ashwatham tree, with its roots above and its branches below, whose leaves are the Vedas." He who knows it is the knower of the Vedas.

Chapter 15, Verse 2

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा

गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवाला: |

अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि

कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके || 2||

adhaśh chordhvaṁ prasṛitās tasya śhākhā

guṇa-pravṛiddhā viṣhaya-pravālāḥ

adhaśh cha mūlāny anusantatāni

karmānubandhīni manuṣhya-loke

⧫ Its branches, nurtured by the gunas spread below and above, its shoots are the sense objects, and its rootlings are stretched below, producing actions in the world of men.

Verse 3 & 4

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते

नान्तो न चादिर्न च सम्प्रतिष्ठा |

अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल

मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा || 3||

तत: पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यं

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूय: |

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यत: प्रवृत्ति: प्रसृता पुराणी || 4||

na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate

nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā

aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam

asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā

tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ

yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ

tam eva chādyaṁ puruṣhaṁ prapadye

yataḥ pravṛittiḥ prasṛitā purāṇī

Gospel | Chapters 5,6: Oct 27, 1882 (Part 6) & Oct 28, 1882 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:15:05 +0000

170. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verses 26-27 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:11:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 26-27 from the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta.

Chapter 14 is devoted to understanding the Gunatreya Vibhaga Yoga, or the three qualities/components (gunas) of Maya. Swami Sarvapriyananda explains that, other than the Atma, everything in nature is the play of the three gunas. This insight, and transcending the play of the three gunas, is the doorway to infinity.

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Chapter 14, verse 26

मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्तियोगेन सेवते |

स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान्ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते || 26||

māṁ cha yo ’vyabhichāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate

sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

⧫ He who serves me alone through the unswerving yoga of devotion transcends the three gunas and becomes fit for the state of Brahman.

Chapter 14, verse 27

ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च |

शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च || 27||

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣhṭhāham amṛitasyāvyayasya cha

śhāśhvatasya cha dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya cha

⧫ For I am the embodiment of Brahman of immutable immortality, of the eternal religion, and absolute bliss

5. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:13:11 +0000

In this discourse, Swami Sarvapriyananda covers only the part of the Upanishad called "Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi Samvada (Mantras: 2.4.1 to 2.4.14)"

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4. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.5 continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:08:10 +0000

In this discourse, Swami Sarvapriyananda covers only the part of the Upanishad called "Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi Samvada (Mantras: 2.4.1 to 2.4.14)"

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169. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verses 23-25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:43:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 23-25 from the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta.

Chapter 14 is devoted to understanding the Gunatreya Vibhaga Yoga, or the three qualities/components (gunas) of Maya.

Swami Sarvapriyananda explains that other than the Atma, everything in nature is the play of the three gunas. This insight and transcending the play of the three gunas is the doorway to infinity.

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Chapter 14, verse 23

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते |

गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते || 23||

udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyate

guṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate

⧫ He who rests like one indifferent and is not disturbed by the gunas, who realizes that the gunas alone function is steady and does not waver.

Chapter 14, verse 24

समदु:खसुख: स्वस्थ: समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चन: |

तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुति: || 24||

sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ

tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥ

⧫ Alike in pleasure and pain, self-abiding regarding a clod of earth, a stone, and gold as of equal worth, calm and the same toward agreeable and disagreeable objects, and the same to praise and blame bestowed on him.

Chapter 14, verse 25

मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयो: |

सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीत: स उच्यते || 25||

mānāpamānayos tulyas tulyo mitrāri-pakṣhayoḥ

sarvārambha-parityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa uchyate

⧫ The same in honor and dishonor, the same toward friend and foe, habituated to renounce all actions, such a person is said to have transcended the three gunas.

Gospel | Chapter 5: Oct 27, 1882 (Part 6) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:37:55 +0000

3. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi Samvada: Mantras 2.4.1 to 2.4.5

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:06:24 +0000

The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Sanskrit: बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्, IAST: Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism. A key scripture to various schools of Hinduism, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is tenth in the Muktikā or "canon of 108 Upanishads".

Brihadaranyaka literally means "great wilderness or forest". The Upanishad forms the last part, that is the fourteenth kānda of Śatapatha Brāhmana of "Śhukla Yajurveda". The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad has six adhyayas (chapters) in total. It includes three sections: Madhu kānda (the 4th and 5th chapter of the fourteenth kānda of Satapatha Brahmana), Muni kānda (or Yajnavalkya Kanda, the 6th and 7th chapter of 14th kānda of Satapatha Brahmana) and Khila kānda (the 8th and 9th chapter of the fourteenth kānda of Satapatha Brahmana).

The first and second chapters of the Upanishad's Madhu kānda consists of six brahmanas each, with varying number of hymns per brahmana. The first chapter of the Upanishad's Yajnavalkya kānda consists of nine brahmanams, while the second has six brahmanas. The Khila kānda of the Upanishad has fifteen brahmanas in its first chapter, and five brahmanas in the second chapter.

In the fourth brahmana of the Second chapter of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Yajnavalkya and his wife Maitreyi engage in a dialogue about love and spirituality. Yajnavalkya states that one doesn't connect with and love forms, nor does one connect or love mind, rather one connects with the Self, the Self of one's own and one's beloved. All love is for the sake of one's Self, and the Oneness one realizes in the Self of the beloved. He then asserts that this knowledge of the Self, the Self, and Brahman is what makes one immortal, and the connection is also immortal. All longing is the longing for the Self, as the Self represents the true, the immortal, the real, and infinite bliss.

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168. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14 Verse 21-22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:02:01 +0000

Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God".

Chapter 14 is devoted to an understanding of the Gunatreya Vibhaga Yoga, or the three qualities/components of Maya. The entire universe is created by a projection of the three gunas - satva, rajas, and tamas. Understanding the science of the three gunas and how we can apply it to our lives is the focus of Chapter 14. However, Sri Krishna explains that while the three Gunas comprehensively describe human nature, transcending the three Gunas through knowledge and remaining steadfast in your true nature as Atman in this body, and in this life, is the doorway to infinity and leads to oneness with God.

In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda explains verses 21 and 22 of Chapter 14.

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Chapter 14, Verse 21

अर्जुन उवाच |

कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो |

किमाचार: कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते || 21||

arjuna uvācha

kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho

kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

⧫ Arjuna said, " By what characteristics, Oh Lord, is one who has transcended the three gunas known? What is his conduct? And how does he transcend these three gunas?"

Chapter 14, Verse 22

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव |

न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ् क्षति || 22||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

prakāśhaṁ cha pravṛittiṁ cha moham eva cha pāṇḍava

na dveṣhṭi sampravṛittāni na nivṛittāni kāṅkṣhati

⧫ The Blessed Lord said, he who does not hate when the light of knowledge, activity or delusion arise, of son of Pandu, or desires them when they cease.

Gospel | Chapter 5: Oct 27, 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:53:24 +0000

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167. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verses 16 - 20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:29:00 +0000

Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God".

In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda explains verses 16-20 of Chapter 14.

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Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 16

कर्मण: सुकृतस्याहु: सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम् |

रजसस्तु फलं दु:खमज्ञानं तमस: फलम् || 16||

karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam

rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam

⧫ The result of righteous actions is said to be satvica and pure, the result of rajas is pain, while ignorance is the result of tamas

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 17

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च |

प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च || 17||

sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha

pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha

⧫ From satva results knowledge, from rajas only greed, and from tamas nothing but inadvertence, delusion, and ignorance.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 18

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसा: |

जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसा: || 18||

ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥ

jaghanya-guṇa-vṛitti-sthā adho gachchhanti tāmasāḥ

⧫ Those who abide in satva go upward to the higher spheres, the rajasica dwell in the middle spheres, and the tamasica, dwelling in the function of the lower gunas, go down to the lowest spheres.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 19

नान्यं गुणेभ्य: कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति |

गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति || 19||

nānyaṁ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṁ yadā draṣhṭānupaśhyati

guṇebhyaśh cha paraṁ vetti mad-bhāvaṁ so ’dhigachchhati

⧫ When the seer beholds no active agent other than the gunas and knows that which is beyond the gunas, he attains My being

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 20

गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान् |

जन्ममृत्युजरादु:खैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्रुते || 20||

guṇān etān atītya trīn dehī deha-samudbhavān

janma-mṛityu-jarā-duḥkhair vimukto ’mṛitam aśhnute

⧫ Having transcended these three gunas, which are the cause of this body (and mind), the embodied self, bereft of birth, death, old age, and misery, attains immortality

Gospel | Chapter 5: Oct 27, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:06:33 +0000

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1. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi Samvada

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 03:07:07 +0000

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166. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verses 11 - 15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:55:00 +0000

Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God".

In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches chapter 14, verses 11-15, of the Bhagavad Gita. These verses describe what happens when one guna predominates over another. Swami Sarvapriyananda explains how we can observe this in ourselves but notes that the gunas are part of the material world and, as such, are constantly changing within us, whereas Consciousness, which is what we really are, is pure and constant.

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Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 11

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते |

ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत || 11||

sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyate

jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛiddhaṁ sattvam ity uta

⧫ When, through all the sense openings in this body, the light of knowledge radiates, then indeed one should know that satva predominates.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 12

लोभ: प्रवृत्तिरारम्भ: कर्मणामशम: स्पृहा |

रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ || 12||

lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihā

rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe bharatarṣhabha

⧫ Greed, activity, undertaking of works, restlessness, desire - these prevail, oh best of the Bharatas, when rajas predominates.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 13

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च |

तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन || 13||

aprakāśho ’pravṛittiśh cha pramādo moha eva cha

tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe kuru-nandana

⧫ Darkness, inactivity, inadvertence, as also delusion, these prevail, oh descendant of Kurus, when tamas predominates.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 14

यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत् |

तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते || 14||

yadā sattve pravṛiddhe tu pralayaṁ yāti deha-bhṛit

tadottama-vidāṁ lokān amalān pratipadyate

⧫ If the embodied self meets with death when satva is predominant, then it attains the pure spheres of the worshippers of the highest dietes.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 15

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते |

तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते || 15||

rajasi pralayaṁ gatvā karma-saṅgiṣhu jāyate

tathā pralīnas tamasi mūḍha-yoniṣhu jāyate

⧫ If it [sentient beings] meets with death when rajas is predominant, then it is born among those who are attached to work; likewise, when it meets with death when tamas is predominant, then it is born in the wombs of irrational species.

165. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verses 6 - 10 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:50:26 +0000

Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God".

In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches chapter 14, verses 6 -10 of the Bhagavad Gita.

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Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 6:

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् |

सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ || 6||

tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam

sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha

⧫ Satva, on account of its stainlessness, is luminous and free from evil. Oh, sinless one [Arjuna], it binds the embodied self by attachment to happiness and knowledge

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 7:

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् |

तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् || 7||

rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛiṣhṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam

tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam

⧫ Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, the source of desire and attachment, oh son of Kunti, it binds fast the embodied self by attachment to action.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 8:

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् |

प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत || 8||

tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām

pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata

⧫ But know tamas to be born of ignorance and deluding all embodied beings, it binds fast, oh descendant of Bharata, through inadvertence, laziness, and sleep.

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 9:

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रज: कर्मणि भारत |

ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तम: प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत || 9||

sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata

jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta

⧫ Satva binds one to happiness, rajas, oh descendant of Bharata, binds one to work, while tamas, by covering knowledge, binds one to inadvertence

Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 10:

रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत |

रज: सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तम: सत्त्वं रजस्तथा || 10||

rajas tamaśh chābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata

rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaśh chaiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā

⧫ Satva manifests, oh descendant of Bharata, as overpowering rajas and tamas, rajas manifests overpowering satva and tamas, and likewise tamas manifests overpowering satva and rajas

164. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verse 6 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:40:40 +0000

Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God".

In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches chapter 14, verse 6 of the Bhagavad Gita.

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Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् |

सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ || 6||

tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam

sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha

⧫ Of these, Satva, on account of its stainlessness, is luminous and free from evil. Oh sinless one [Arjuna], it binds the embodied self by attachment to happiness and, by attachment to knowledge.

Gospel | Chapter 5: Oct 27, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:05:36 +0000

This session was recorded on Feb 1, 2022.

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Isha Upanishad | Mantras 17 - 18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:57:40 +0000

The Isha Upanishad (Sanskrit: ईशोपनिषद्, IAST: Īśopaniṣad), also known as Shri Ishopanishad, Ishavasya Upanishad, or Vajasaneyi Samhita Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a Mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses, depending on the recension.

It is a key scripture of the Vedanta sub-schools, and an influential Śruti to diverse schools of Hinduism. It is the 40th chapter of Yajurveda. The name of the text derives from its incipit, īśā vāsyam, "enveloped by the Lord", or "hidden in the Lord (Self)". The text discusses the Atman (Self) theory of Hinduism, and is referenced by both Dvaita (dualism) and Advaita (non-dualism) sub-schools of Vedanta.

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

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Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 28th, 2025

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:04:33 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 28th, 2025.

List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:30 - How can there be "pure experience", if there is no object to experience?

17:19 - Does this enlightened one have the ability to manipulate time?

21:32 - Can consciousness truly be objectified and recognized directly?

33:32 - What should I do if I want this to be my last birth? Is God with form part of Maya?

53:06 - Who is experiencing qualia?

01:02:14 - It seems possible that AI could create conscious beings, but it could never create pure consciousness. Why then is there debate about this issue?

01:13:17 - If AI incorporates living cells, could it then be conscious?

01:15:34 - Does Indian philosophy have a position on AI?

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Karma: What It Is, What It’s Not, Why It Is Important To Understand | Philip Goldberg

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:20:11 +0000

Philips Goldberg's new book, "Karmic Relief: Harnessing the Laws of Cause and Effect for a Joyful, Meaningful Life", is now available: https://a.co/d/49rZCwL

Philip Goldberg is the author or co-author of numerous books; a public speaker and workshop leader; a spiritual counselor, meditation teacher and ordained Interfaith Minister. A resident of Great Barrington, MA, in the heart of the Berkshires, he hosts the Spirit Matters podcast, posts frequently on Substack, conducts online courses and workshops, and contributes regularly to several publications. To learn more, Visit: https://www.philipgoldberg.com

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Philosophies of Doubt and Assorted Dragons | Prof. Massimo Pigliucci

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:18:01 +0000

Prof. Pigliucci's new book, "Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers", is available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/fhbr6nl

Professor Massimo Pigliucci is an American philosopher and biologist who is professor of philosophy at the City College of New York, former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, and former editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. He is a critic of pseudoscience and creationism, and an advocate for secularism and science education. His recent work has focused on stoicism.

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Mystery of Divine Incarnations | Swami Satyamayananda

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:13:57 +0000

Swami Satyamayananda joined the Vedanta Society of Southern California as Assistant Minister in December of 2018. He became a member of the Ramakrishna Order at Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata in 1988. An initiated disciple of Swami Bhuteshananda (the twelfth president of the Order), he served in various capacities at Advaita Ashrama. In 2008, he joined the Probationers’ Training Centre, Belur Math, as an Acharya (teacher).

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A Dialogue on Consciousness | Swami Sarvapriyananda and Bernardo Kastrup

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:11:16 +0000

Bernardo Kastrup is a Dutch philosopher and computer engineer whose work centres on consciousness studies and analytic idealism, a form of metaphysical idealism developed within the analytic tradition. He questions physicalism and argues that consciousness lies at the foundation of reality.

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Karma and Rebirth in Hinduism | Swami Medhananda

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:09:33 +0000

Karma and Rebirth in Hinduism by Swami Medhananda is available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/6alxn9M

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This scholarly book provides an argumentative introduction to the doctrines of karma and rebirth in Hinduism. It explains how various Hindu texts, traditions, and figures have understood the philosophical nuances of karma and rebirth. It also acquaints readers with some of the most important academic debates about these doctrines.

Swami Medhananda (Ayon Maharaj) is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Vedanta Society of Southern California in Hollywood. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and also studied at Oxford University and Humboldt University in Berlin.

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The Application of Bhakti to Daily Life | Swami Nishpapananda

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:06:25 +0000

Swami Nishpapananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India, and an assistant minister at the Vedanta Society of St Louis, where he has resided since 1974. He became interested in Vedanta through college course work, joined the Order in 1981 and received final monastic vows in India in 1995. A graduate of Washington University, Swami Nishpapananda manages the book and multi-media publications of the Vedanta Society and is active in inter-faith work in the St Louis area.

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Christian Spirituality | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:01:30 +0000

wami Sarvapriyananda explores Christian spirituality through the lens of Vedanta. He delves into the core teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount offering a unique Vedantic perspective. This talk emphasizes humility, non-violent resistance, and the universal truth found across religions.

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Philosophies of Pleasure and of Character | Prof. Massimo Pigliucci

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:32:23 +0000

Professor Massimo Pigliucci, K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy, The City College of New York. Professor Massimo Pigliucci is an American philosopher and biologist who is professor of philosophy at the City College of New York, former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, and former editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. He is a critic of pseudoscience and creationism, and an advocate for secularism and science education. His recent work has focused on stoicism.

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11. Isha Upanishad | Mantras 15 - 16 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:26:08 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

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Holy Mother: Our Spiritual Guide | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:23:25 +0000

Sri Sarada Devi, affectionately known as Holy Mother, was a spiritual leader and the wife of Sri Ramakrishna, one of the most highly revered saints in India. She is revered as a symbol of universal motherhood, whose wisdom and spiritual grandeur remained hidden beneath her natural veil of modesty. Holy Mother was not only devoted wife to Sri Ramakrishna but also his spiritual companion and object of worship.

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The Yoga of Necessity | Swami Nishpapananda | Vedanta Society of St. Louis

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:43:01 +0000

Swami Nishpapananda explains that while in the waking state we seek fulfillment through outward activity, the joy we feel after deep sleep arises from the stillness of mind and body, when the ego subsides and we rest in the Atman. He reminds us that the Karma Yogi, like one who glimpses this inner peace, acts with equanimity, remaining the calm witness amid success and failure alike.

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Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:33:21 +0000

wami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and visitors, recorded by Mahendranath Gupta, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of "M."

This session was recorded on Nov 30, 2021.

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Professor Edwin Bryant Answers: Are Hindu Gods Mythological or Real?

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:29:45 +0000

Dr. Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D in Indic languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years, and is presently the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, published six books and authored a number of articles on Vedic history, yoga, and the Krishna tradition. In addition to his academic work for the scholarly community, Edwin's Penguin World Classics translation of the Srimad Bhagavata Purana, the traditional source for the story of Krishna's incarnation, is both for Indology specialists as well as students and those interested in Hinduism from the general reading public and the yoga community.

Links to Prof. Bryant's Website and Books:

http://www.edwinbryant.org

“The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary” — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0865477361

“Bhakti Yoga: Tales and Teachings from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa” : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Bhakti+Yog...

“Krishna: A Sourcebook” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Krishna+So...

“The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo‑Aryan Migration Debate” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Quest+for+...

“The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hare+Krish...

“Indo‑Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian History” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Indo-Aryan...

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Self-Ignorance: Why Are We Afraid to Know Ourselves? | Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:25:46 +0000

All of us recall, upon waking up, that during deep sleep we knew nothing at all. But even when awake, while claiming so much scientific and practically useful knowledge about the material world, each of us, if honest, must confess: “I don’t know myself.” In this lecture, a contemporary philosophical analysis will be attempted of the intriguing Advaita Vedanta phenomenology of this common ignorance about the self as a positive ignorance (avidya) not just an absence of knowledge. Is the Self best known as unknown?

Arindam Chakrabarti is an Indian philosopher who is a professor of philosophy at Ashoka University, India. He is the disciple of Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Calcutta in 1976 and 1978, respectively. He completed DPhil at Oxford University in 1982, under the supervision of Sir Peter Strawson and Michael Dummett.

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Sri Ramakrishna: The Synthesis of Vedanta | Prof. Jeffery Long

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:21:30 +0000

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Dharma Across Traditions | Swami Sarvapriyananda, Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina, & Khentrul Rinpoche

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:34:34 +0000

On the eve of the September 11th anniversary, PSI hosted a powerful evening of contemplative dialogue and spiritual solidarity. Peace in Dialogue: Dharma Across Traditions brought together three extraordinary teachers—Khentrul Rinpoche (Vajrayāna Buddhism), Swami Sarvapriyananda (Advaita Vedānta), and Ācārya Sthaneshwar Timalsina (Tantric Śaivism)—to reflect on how their traditions and personal journeys have crossed spiritual, cultural, and philosophical boundaries in pursuit of peace and wisdom.

Rooted in ancient lineages yet deeply responsive to the present moment, these teachers shared stories and insights that illuminate a path forward—one that honors difference without division and upholds authenticity without exclusion. This live dialogue offered a rare window into the transformative power of interfaith engagement, contemplative wisdom, and shared inquiry.

The event was hosted by the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute in partnership with St. John’s in the Village and Dzokden, with support from the broader interfaith and spiritual community.

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 24, 1882 (Part 4) & Oct 16 1882 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:53:28 +0000

This session was recorded on Nov 23, 2021.

Classical Yoga, Modern Science – A Joint Conversation | Eddie Stern & Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:44:37 +0000

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Eddie Stern, founder of Broome Street Ganesh Temple and Broome Street Yoga, is an MSc, CYT, author of the bestselling

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163. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verses 1 - 5 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:50:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 1-5 from the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14 Verse 1:

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

परं भूय: प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम् |

यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनय: सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गता: || 1||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

paraṁ bhūyaḥ pravakṣhyāmi jñānānāṁ jñānam uttamam

yaj jñātvā munayaḥ sarve parāṁ siddhim ito gatāḥ

⧫ The Divine Lord said: I shall once again explain to you the supreme wisdom, the best of all knowledge; by knowing which, all the great saints attained the highest perfection.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14 Verse 2:

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागता: |

सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च || 2||

idaṁ jñānam upāśhritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥ

sarge ’pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti cha

⧫ Those who take refuge in this wisdom will be united with Me. They will not be reborn at the time of creation nor destroyed at the time of dissolution.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14 Verses 3 & 4:

मम योनिर्महद् ब्रह्म तस्मिन्गर्भं दधाम्यहम् |

सम्भव: सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत || 3||

सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तय: सम्भवन्ति या: |

तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रद: पिता || 4

mama yonir mahad brahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmy aham

sambhavaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ tato bhavati bhārata

sarva-yoniṣhu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ

tāsāṁ brahma mahad yonir ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā

⧫ The total material substance, prakṛiti, is the womb. I impregnate it with the individual souls, and thus all living beings are born. O son of Kunti, for all species of life that are produced, the material nature is the womb, and I am the seed-giving Father.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14 Verse 5:

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणा: प्रकृतिसम्भवा: |

निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् || 5||

sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ

nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam

⧫ O mighty-armed Arjun, the material energy consists of three guṇas (modes)—sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance). These modes bind the eternal soul to the perishable body.

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 24, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:48:55 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 24, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 01:36:45 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 24, 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:23:22 +0000

This session was recorded on Nov 09, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 24, 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:20:54 +0000

This session was recorded on Nov 09, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 24, 1882 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 11:34:01 +0000

This session was recorded on Nov 02, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 4: Aug 13, 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:31:33 +0000

This session was recorded on Oct 26, 2021.

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:28:57 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Dakshinamurti Stotra as part of a spiritual retreat. This Sanskrit hymn, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, is a profound exposition on the metaphysics of the universe, presented through the lens of Advaita Vedanta. It venerates Lord Shiva in the form of Dakshinamurti—the divine teacher—and explores the nature of reality, consciousness, and self-knowledge.

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:27:42 +0000

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:26:14 +0000

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:24:01 +0000

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:10:20 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 9) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 22:39:20 +0000

This session was recorded on Oct 19, 2021.

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 22:36:04 +0000

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Retreat Part 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:47:27 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 8) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:45:46 +0000

This session was recorded on Oct 12, 2021.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | June 15th, 2025

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 01:28:02 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 15th, 2025.

List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:48 - What is the difference between the soul and awareness?

10:39 - How do we break the link between the real and reflected consciousness?

27:44 - How is knowledge different from experience?

36:02 - Is enlightenment obtained during meditation or while interacting with the world?

49:38 - Is artificial super-intelligence a feasibility? Could this lead to the end of humanity?

59:27 - Can we design a generalized template for Karma? How can I explain it to my grandchildren?

01:05:55 - Doesn't the "consciousness wave" referred to in Buddhism imply duality?

01:09:27 - What is the difference between realization that the dream is unreal within the dream (lucid dreaming) vs. in the waking world?

Vedanta in America - From Emerson to Oppenheimer | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 01:25:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda discusses the profound influence of Vedanta philosophy on American intellectuals and culture from Ralph Waldo Emerson to J. Robert Oppenheimer. He highlights how these thinkers incorporated Vedantic concepts into literature, philosophy, and science, and how they've shaped American thought and spirituality over the last century and a half. The talk underscores the ongoing relevance of these ideas in contemporary discussions about consciousness and artificial intelligence.

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 7) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:37:11 +0000

This session was recorded on Oct 5, 2021.

Vivekachudamani - Retreat (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 21:17:25 +0000

Part 4 of the Retreat on Adi Shankaracharya's Vivekacūḍāmaṇi taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda. This retreat was held at Vivekananda Retreat Ridgely in April, 2025: https://ridgely.org

Vivekachudamani - Retreat (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 21:13:45 +0000

Part 3 of the Retreat on Adi Shankaracharya's Vivekacūḍāmaṇi taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda. This retreat was held at Vivekananda Retreat Ridgely in April, 2025: https://ridgely.org

Vivekachudamani - Retreat (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:26:37 +0000

Part 2 of the Retreat on Adi Shankaracharya's Vivekacūḍāmaṇi taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda. This retreat was held at Vivekananda Retreat Ridgely in April, 2025: https://ridgely.org

Vivekachudamani - Retreat (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:22:18 +0000

Part 1 of the Retreat on Adi Shankaracharya's Vivekacūḍāmaṇi taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda. This retreat was held at Vivekananda Retreat Ridgely in April, 2025: https://ridgely.org

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 6) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:44:00 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:42:29 +0000

162. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 29-34I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:39:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 29-34 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 29:

प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वश: |

य: पश्यति तथात्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति ||29||

prakṛityaiva cha karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśhaḥ

yaḥ paśhyati tathātmānam akartāraṁ sa paśhyati ||29||

🔴 He is the real seer who perceives that Prakrti (i.e., one's body-mind born of Prakrti) alone is doing all works and that the Atman, the true spiritual self, is the actionless witness.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 30:

यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति |

तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा ||30||

yadā bhūta-pṛithag-bhāvam eka-stham anupaśhyati

tata eva cha vistāraṁ brahma sampadyate tadā ||30||

🔴 When one perceives the manifold objects as centred in the One and as evolved from It as well -- then he attains Brahman.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 31:

अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्यय: |

शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते ||31||

anāditvān nirguṇatvāt paramātmāyam avyayaḥ

śharīra-stho ’pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate ||31||

🔴 That highest Self, being the immutable and unoriginated Spirit beyond Nature, is free from all action and stain, though dwelling in the body.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 32:

यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते |

सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथात्मा नोपलिप्यते ||32||

yathā sarva-gataṁ saukṣhmyād ākāśhaṁ nopalipyate

sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate ||32||

🔴 Just as the all-pervading Akasa, because of its subtlety, is not stained by anything, so this Atman, though abiding in all bodies, is never affected by any impurity.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 33:

यथा प्रकाशयत्येक: कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रवि: |

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत ||33||

yathā prakāśhayaty ekaḥ kṛitsnaṁ lokam imaṁ raviḥ

kṣhetraṁ kṣhetrī tathā kṛitsnaṁ prakāśhayati bhārata ||33||

🔴 Just as the single sun illumines the whole universe, so the (One) Indwelling Spirit enlivens all bodies (with self-consciousness)

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 34:

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा |

भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम् ||34||

kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor evam antaraṁ jñāna-chakṣhuṣhā

bhūta-prakṛiti-mokṣhaṁ cha ye vidur yānti te param ||34||

🔴 Whoever perceives by spiritual insight the distinction between Ksetra (Nature) and Ksetrajna (Spirit) as also the freedom of the Spirit from the hold of Nature, they reach the Supreme.

161. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 26-28I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:56:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 26-28 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 26:

यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम् |

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ ||26||

yāvat sañjāyate kiñchit sattvaṁ sthāvara-jaṅgamam

kṣhetra-kṣhetrajña-sanyogāt tad viddhi bharatarṣhabha ||26||

🔴 O thou the best of the Bharata clan! Whatever there is born - whether moving or unmoving - it has come into being due to the union of Ksetra (body) and Ksetrajna (spirit).

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 27:

समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम् |

विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं य: पश्यति स पश्यति ||27||

samaṁ sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu tiṣhṭhantaṁ parameśhvaram

vinaśhyatsv avinaśhyantaṁ yaḥ paśhyati sa paśhyati ||27||

🔴 He really sees who perceives the Supreme Lord alike in everything -- as the Imperishable Substance abiding amidst perishing phenomena.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 28:

समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम् |

न हिनस्त्यात्मनात्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम् || 28||

samaṁ paśhyan hi sarvatra samavasthitam īśhvaram

na hinasty ātmanātmānaṁ tato yāti parāṁ gatim || 28||

🔴 For, he who perceives the Lord's presence alike everywhere no longer works against his own spiritual well-being (by mistaking the ego for the true spiritual Self as men in ignorance do). He therefore attains to the Supreme Goal.

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 19 May 2025 01:32:07 +0000

This session was recorded on Jun 15, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 May 2025 00:59:59 +0000

This session was recorded on Jun 8, 2021.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 23rd, 2025

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:39:52 +0000

27,697 views Apr 15, 2025 AskSwami Q&A | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 23rd, 2025. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:43 - Explain the two ways of approaching non-duality: “I am all of it” vs “I am none of it”?

15:24 - Is devotion (bhakti) merely an aid to knowledge in Advaita, or something more?

29:58 - Is the intense love of God (parabhakti) a form of insanity or mysticism?

36:16 - Is Advaita Vedanta falsifiable?

52:06 - The importance of asking questions in the study of Vedanta.

58:44 - Should we always practice unconditional love?

01:11:14 - What is the real meaning of ‘jada’ (insentient) in Advaita?

01:20:30 - What is the relationship between Maya and Chit (consciousness)?

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 05 May 2025 01:42:27 +0000

This session was recorded on Jun 1, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 3: Aug 5, 1882 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 02:31:55 +0000

This session was recorded on May 25, 2021.

160. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 24-25I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:47:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 22-23 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 24:

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना |

अन्ये साङ् ख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ||24||

dhyānenātmani paśhyanti kechid ātmānam ātmanā

anye sānkhyena yogena karma-yogena chāpare ||24||

🔴 There are some who perceive the Atman within themselves by the practice of meditation with a purified mind. There are also others who approach Him through the discipline of knowledge or of work.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 25:

अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्त: श्रुत्वान्येभ्य उपासते |

तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणा: ||25||

anye tv evam ajānantaḥ śhrutvānyebhya upāsate

te ’pi chātitaranty eva mṛityuṁ śhruti-parāyaṇāḥ ||25||

🔴 There are still others, who, being unfit to follow the disciplines described before -- for they lack the knowledge of the Yoga Sastra and the Vedas--, adopt forms of worship (devotional disciplines) under instruction from teachers or elders. Full of faith in these instructions heard, and following them sincerely as their only refuge, they too certainly overcome the cycle of births and deaths.

6. Isha Upanishad | Mantra 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 01:23:59 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 9, 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:50:08 +0000

This session was recorded on May 18, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 9, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:47:09 +0000

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

This session was recorded on May 11, 2021.

(3/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:47:55 +0000

75,352 views Feb 18, 2018 Divine Personalities | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on “Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakrishna” Part 3/3 at the Vedanta Society of New York on February 18, 2018, celebrating the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna | Vedanta NY

Watch Part 1 of this lecture here - • (1/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakris...

Watch Part 2 of this lecture here - • (2/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakris...

(2/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:46:18 +0000

86,524 views Feb 18, 2018 Divine Personalities | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on “Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakrishna” Part 2/3 at the Vedanta Society of New York on February 18, 2018, celebrating the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna | Vedanta NY

Watch Part 1 of this lecture here - • (1/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakris...

Watch Part 3 of this lecture here - • (3/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakris...

(1/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:43:36 +0000

212,848 views Feb 18, 2018 Divine Personalities | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on “Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakrishna” Part 1/3 at the Vedanta Society of New York on February 18, 2018, celebrating the birthday of Sri Ramakrishna | Vedanta NY

Watch Part 2 of this lecture here - • (2/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakris...

Watch Part 3 of this lecture here - • (3/3) Avatara - Story of Sri Ramakris...

The One With Steady Wisdom (Bhagavad Gita) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:39:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 55 (Chapter 2) of the Bhagavad Gita. Audio Lectures on Bhagavad Gita and the Mandukya Upanishad are available on the following platforms:

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Or you can simply search for our podcast: ‘Vedanta Talks’ on any of your preferred podcasting apps.

What is Vedanta? | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:34:08 +0000

May 28, 2019 • Advaita Vedanta | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda provides an introduction to the philosophy of Vedanta at the St. Louis Vedanta Society (vedantastl.org)

5. Isha Upanishad | Mantras 4 - 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:39:04 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

159. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 22-23I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:33:10 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 22-23 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 22:

उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वर: |

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुष: पर: ||22||

Upadraṣhṭānumantā cha bhartā bhoktā maheśhvaraḥ

paramātmeti chāpy ukto dehe ’smin puruṣhaḥ paraḥ ||22||

🔴 In this body there is also the Transcendent and the Supreme Spirit, who is described as the Supreme Self and Sovereign Lord, the unconcerned Witness, the Sanctioner, the Supporter, and the Enjoyer.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 23:

य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणै: सह |

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते ||23||

Ya evaṁ vetti puruṣhaṁ prakṛitiṁ cha guṇaiḥ saha

sarvathā vartamāno ’pi na sa bhūyo ’bhijāyate ||23||

🔴 Whoever thus knows the Purusa (Spirit) and Prakriti (Nature) along with its effects, will never be born again, whatever be his mode of living.

Transcript

4. Isha Upanishad | Mantra 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 01:25:33 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

3. Isha Upanishad | Mantra 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:02:02 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 9, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:50:17 +0000

This session was recorded on May 4, 2021.

158. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 19-21I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:45:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 19-21 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 19:

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि |

विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसम्भवान् ||19||

Prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api

vikārānśh cha guṇānśh chaiva viddhi prakṛiti-sambhavān ||19||

🔴 Know both Prakrti (Nature) and Purusa (Spirit) to be beginningless, eternal verities. Know also that all changeful objects and attributes (that constitute the world of daily experience) are sprung from Prakrti.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 20:

कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतु: प्रकृतिरुच्यते |

पुरुष: सुखदु:खानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते ||20||

Kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛitve hetuḥ prakṛitir uchyate

puruṣhaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ bhoktṛitve hetur uchyate ||20||

🔴 Prakrti is the cause of the formation and functioning of the body and the senses, while it is the Purusa that experiences pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 21:

पुरुष: प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङक्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान् |

कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ||21||

Puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇān

kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu ||21||

🔴 Seated in bodies, which are the products of Prakrti, the Purusa enjoys the objects and qualities born of Prakrti. Attachment to these objects is the cause of the Spirit getting embodiments in evil or exalted wombs.

2. Isha Upanishad | Mantra 1 Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:43:05 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 9, 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 01:37:20 +0000

This session was recorded on Apr 27, 2021.

The Message of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 01:31:55 +0000

This lecture by Swami Sarvapriyananda summarizes Sri Ramakrishna’s key teachings. It highlights his emphasis on direct experience of God, the validity of all religious paths, and universal accessibility to spiritual realization. The talk covers Sri Ramakrishna’s methods for God realization, his joyous approach to spirituality, and his transformative influence. It presents Sri Ramakrishna as a figure who made spirituality experiential and universally accessible in the modern age.

Opening Music Credits to: • মূর্ত মহেশ্বর।। স্বামীজী সঙ্গীত।। 🌺 S...

1. Isha Upanishad | Mantra 1 Introduction | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:36:47 +0000

It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).

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157. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 17 Cont'd I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:09:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 17 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 17:

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमस: परमुच्यते |

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ||17||

Jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyate

jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam ||17||

🔴 The self-luminous light of consciousness revealing even all that is luminous, He is beyond obscuration by the darkness of ignorance. He, the light of knowledge, He, the quest of knowledge, He, the way to whom is knowledge -- in the inner-most recess of all beings is He established.

Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 9, 1882 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:03:04 +0000

This session was recorded on Apr 13, 2021.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Feb 23rd, 2025

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 20:59:11 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 23rd, 2025. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:10 - How should we pray? What should we pray for?

07:19 - I intend to become a monk. How can I maintain inner peace in the midst of the world before joining?

14:48 - What is the best way to read through a text with others?

18:50 - Is reflected consciousness the same as witness consciousness?

30:28 - How do I apply Vedanta to day-to-day life?

38:23 - How can the world be an appearance to Brahman?

54:01 - How can I understand consciousness through service?

01:01:21 - How does the mind drop attributes?

01:07:21 - If everything is an illusion why am I not an illusion as well?

01:18:35 - If no company is better than bad company, how can we practice this without hurting others?

01:23:50 - What is it that I want?

18. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 4.7 - 4.9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:11:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

The Kena Upanishad (Sanskrit: केनोपनिषद्) (also alternatively known as Talavakara Upanishad) is a Vedic Sanskrit text classified as one of the primary or Mukhya Upanishads that is embedded inside the last section of the Talavakara Brahmana of the Samaveda. It is listed as number 2 in the Muktikā, the canon of the 108 Upanishads of Hinduism.

Kena Upanishad has three parts: 13 verses in the first part, 15 paragraphs in the second part, and 6 paragraphs in the epilogue. These are distributed in four khaṇḍas (खण्ड, sections or volumes). The first Khanda has 8 verses, the second has 5 verses. The third Khanda has 12 paragraphs, while the fourth khanda has the remaining 9 (3 paragraphs of main text and 6 paragraphs of the epilogue).

Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 2, 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:27:03 +0000

This session was recorded on Apr 6, 2021.

156. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 16-18 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:04:32 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 16-18 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 16:

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् |

भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ||16||

Avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitam

bhūta-bhartṛi cha taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣhṇu prabhaviṣhṇu cha ||16||

🔴 He, (the Brahman) whom aspirants seek to know, is the impartible Whole, yet does He seem to dwell in all beings as if divided into many. He is the generator and supporter of all beings, and their devourer too.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 17:

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमस: परमुच्यते |

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ||17||

Jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyate

jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam ||17||

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 18:

इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासत: |

मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते ||18||

Iti kṣhetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ choktaṁ samāsataḥ

mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate ||18||

🔴 Thus has been briefly expounded what the Ksetra (material Nature) is, as also what constitutes knowledge and the object of knowledge. My devotee who understands these verities becomes worthy of My state.

Gospel | Chapter 2: Mar 11, 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:01:51 +0000

This session was recorded on Mar 30, 2021.

17. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 4.4 - 4.6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:46:49 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

16. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 3.1 - 4.3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:20:18 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

Gospel | Chapter 1: Feb 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:06:24 +0000

This session was recorded on Mar 23, 2021.

155. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 15 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:00:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 15 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 15:

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च |

सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ||15||

Bahir antaśh cha bhūtānām acharaṁ charam eva cha

sūkṣhmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ chāntike cha tat ||15||

🔴 He is within and without all beings. Though unmoving, He looks like one moving (because He is everywhere). He is both far and near. - far to the ignorant and near to the knowing ones. Owing to subtlety, He cannot be known like gross objects.

Gospel | Chapter 1: Feb 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 02:03:01 +0000

This session was recorded on Mar 16, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 1: Feb 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:56:21 +0000

This session was recorded on Mar 9, 2021.

Gospel | Chapter 1: Feb 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:52:25 +0000

This session was recorded on Mar 2, 2021.

154. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 13-14 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:42:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 13-14 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 13:

सर्वत: पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम् |

सर्वत: श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति ||13||

Sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣhi-śhiro-mukham

sarvataḥ śhrutimal loke sarvam āvṛitya tiṣhṭhati ||13||

🔴 His hands and feet are everywhere. His eyes, ears and mouth grasp everything. His face is in all directions. He is the transcendent Spirit, enveloping all that exists in the world.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 14:

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् |

असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ||14||

Sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam

asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛich chaiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛi cha ||14||

🔴 By his powers the faculties of the senses function, but sense organs He has none. He is the support of all things, but they do not affect him. He transcends Nature and its functions, but these constitute the objects for His enjoyment.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Jan 26th, 2025

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:39:23 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jan 26th, 2025. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

06:25 - How do I see myself as Brahman but still act ethically and lovingly in the world?

22:50 - How do I know that I, this Awareness, am Everything?

43:45 - If Consciousness is the ultimate reality, is God imaginary?

53:35 - How can I think of and worship God when I state that He is only Awareness?

01:12:30 - What is the connection between God and Brahman? What is the relationship between Consciousness and Existence?

01:25:09 - Can you speak about free will?

01:33:50 - Can we succeed without the fourfold qualifications in Jnana Yoga?

15. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 2.5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:37:22 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

153. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 11-12 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:14:46 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 11-12 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 11:

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् |

एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ||11||

adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam

etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā ||11||

🔴 Constant application to the study of spiritual texts and practice of spiritual disciplines, and a clear comprehension of the goal of spiritual enlightenment and the destiny of man - all these described before constitute knowledge; what is opposed to it is all ignorance.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 12:

ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्रुते |

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते ||12||

jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛitam aśhnute

anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad uchyate ||12||

🔴 I shall now declare the object which ought to be known, by knowing which one attains to immortality. It is the Supreme Brahman, the eternal Being who cannot be described either as existent or non-existent (in the way sense-bound material objects are described)

14. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 2.4 Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:49:38 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

13. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 2.4 Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:43:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

12. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 2.4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:41:32 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Dec 24th, 2024

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:29:38 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 24th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:44 – How can Shri Ramakrishna’s statement “only God is your own” be reconciled with Holy Mother’s “everybody is your own”?

17:51 – Does stopping all thoughts reveal pure witness consciousness and lead to realization?

32:18 – Is the gap between two thoughts where pure consciousness shines, and can it only be noticed afterward?

38:43 – How to address fear of meditating after experiencing non-duality and loss of individuality?

49.36 – Why didn’t you adopt Kashmir Shaivism despite its elaboration compared to Advaita Vedanta?

57.36 – What did Swami Vivekananda mean by “Eternal progression is eternal bondage”?

01:04:28 – How to reconcile Buddhist teachings on emptiness with Vedanta’s views on self and no-self?

01:19:48 – Is pure consciousness the same as God, and why are there so many names for God?

01:26:02 – Why doesn’t the Headless Way result in infinite love and bliss as described in non-duality?

01:34:24 – What is the relevance of spiritual teachings in a future dominated by super-intelligent AI?

01:47:18 – How to practice forgiveness effectively and overcome anger?

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23. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Summary | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:55:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

22. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 36-43 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:47:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

21. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 33-35 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:40:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

20. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 29-32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:36:26 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

19. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 24-28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:23:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

18. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 21-23 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:16:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

17. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 16-20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 04:06:26 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

16. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 13-15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:58:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

15. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 8-12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:50:48 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

14. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 5-7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:05:07 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

13. Panchadasi - Chapter 3 - Verses 1-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 03:59:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

12. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 61-65 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:26:25 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

11. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 55-60 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:20:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

10. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 52-54 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:14:49 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

9.1. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 49-51_2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:54:35 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

9. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 49-51_1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:45:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

8. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 47-48 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:01:57 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

7. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 43-46 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:57:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

6. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 33-42 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:24:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

5. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 25-32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:20:53 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

11. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 2.2 - 2.3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 02:58:48 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

4. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 15-24 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 02:43:03 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

3. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 11-14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:27:38 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

2. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 8-10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:59:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

1. Panchadasi - Chapter 1 - Verses 1-7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:53:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya.

Gospel | Chapter 1: Feb 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:56:42 +0000

152. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 10 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:59:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 10 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 10:

मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी |

विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि ||10||

Mayi chānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhichāriṇī

vivikta-deśha-sevitvam aratir jana-sansadi ||10||

Gospel | Chapter 9: Apr 15, 1883 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:43:52 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 9: Apr 8, 1883 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:37:27 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 9: Apr 8, 1883 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:35:52 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 9: Apr 8, 1883 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:29:29 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 9: Apr 8, 1883 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:33:57 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 9: Apr 7, 1883 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:28:28 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 29, 1883 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:25:51 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 29, 1883 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:18:49 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 11, 1883 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:01:17 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 11, 1883 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:59:13 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 11, 1883 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:45:01 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 11, 1883 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:41:33 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 9, 1883 (Part 3) & Mar 11, 1883 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:33:26 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 9, 1883 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:49:23 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Mar 9, 1883 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:46:38 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Feb 25, 1883 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:40:34 +0000

Gospel | Chapter 8: Feb 18, 1883 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:37:40 +0000

151. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verses 8-9 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:20:07 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 8-9 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 8:

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च |

जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदु:खदोषानुदर्शनम् || 8||

Indriyārtheṣhu vairāgyam anahankāra eva cha

janma-mṛityu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣhānudarśhanam|| 8||

🔴 Abhorrence of sensuality, self-effacement and perception of evil and misery in birth, death, old age and sickness;

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 9:

असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्ग: पुत्रदारगृहादिषु |

नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु || 9||

asaktir anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ putra-dāra-gṛihādiṣhu

nityaṁ cha sama-chittatvam iṣhṭāniṣhṭopapattiṣhu || 9||

🔴 Detachment from property and family members, non-identification with them and their fortunes, and constant evenness of mind in favorable and unfavorable situations;

150. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 7 Cont'd I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:15:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 7 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 7:

अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् |

आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रह: || 7||

amānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam

āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ || 7||

🔴 Freedom from self-importance, unpretentiousness, non-violence, patience, straight-forwardness, service of the teacher, cleanliness, steadfastness, and self-control;

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:11:47 +0000

This retreat lecture series on Nondual Meditation based on Adi Shankaracharya's exposition in Aparokshanubhuti guides viewers through steps to transcend identification with the body and mind, moving toward a direct realization of the Self as pure consciousness.

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:09:21 +0000

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:06:52 +0000

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:04:31 +0000

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Nov 24th, 2024

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:23:24 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 24th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:53 - How can I reconcile devotion and non-dual knowledge?

23:27 - If I realize I am pure consciousness, do I also have a vision of God with form?

31:21 - What is Mahat (universal intelligence) in the Samkhya philosophy?

34:24 - Is it possible to practice Bhakti without God or deities?

36:28 - Can you talk about your experience with the monk who said "we are missing it a thousand times every moment"?

54:03 - Can consciousness remain by itself without appearing as objects?

59:13 - Why should I strive for enlightenment?

01:09:00 - How can I keep up study of Advaita without losing interest?

01:14:33 - Is the experience of nothingness in deep sleep the same as the experience after death, or for enlightened souls?

01:18:15 - Does everyone have to go through experience/enjoyment in the world before enlightenment?

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:21:39 +0000

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:19:39 +0000

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:18:02 +0000

Nondual Meditation - Retreat Part 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:15:58 +0000

Always Awake | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:09:51 +0000

Inspired by Vedanta philosophy and the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Sarvapriyananda explores how true awareness transcends waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, emphasizing the ever-present light of divine Consciousness that unites all existence. Through stories, hymns, and scriptural wisdom, he highlights the journey from ignorance to enlightenment and encourages embracing this inner light to recognize our oneness with the universe.

10. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 2.1 Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:05:37 +0000

9. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 2.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:03:46 +0000

8. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 1.6 - 1.9 Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:56:56 +0000

7. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 1.6 - 1.9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:53:25 +0000

6. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 1.5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:50:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

5. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 1.3 - 1.4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:42:53 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 20th, 2024

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:34:29 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life.

13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self?

19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness?

31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’?

41:17 - How can I cultivate a desire to meditate and to form a genuine enjoyment of the practice?

01:04:21 - How can I overcome doubts in spiritual life?

01:09:45 - How can dream state be considered equivalent to the waking state?

4. Kena Upanishad | Mantra 1.2 Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:32:30 +0000

3. Kena Upanishad | Mantras 1.1 - 1.2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:25:00 +0000

2. Kena Upanishad | Introduction...Continued | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:52:43 +0000

149. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 7 Cont'd | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:12:31 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 7 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 7:

अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् |

आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रह: || 7||

amānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam

āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ || 7||

🔴 Freedom from self-importance, unpretentiousness, non-violence, patience, straight-forwardness, service of the teacher, cleanliness, steadfastness, and self-control;

1. Kena Upanishad | Introduction | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:35:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Kena Upanishad in this series.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 20th, 2024

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:21:18 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life.

13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self?

19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness?

31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’?

41:17 - How can I cultivate a desire to meditate and to form a genuine enjoyment of the practice?

01:04:21 - How can I overcome doubts in spiritual life?

01:09:45 - How can dream state be considered equivalent to the waking state?

148. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 13 Verse 7I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:57:15 +0000

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 7:

अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् |

आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रह: || 7||

amānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam

āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ || 7||

🔴 Freedom from self-importance, unpretentiousness, non-violence, patience, straight-forwardness, service of the teacher, cleanliness, steadfastness, and self-control;

147. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 13 Verses 3-6 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:52:57 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 3-6 from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 3:

तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक्च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत् |

स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु || 3I|

tat kṣhetraṁ yach cha yādṛik cha yad-vikāri yataśh cha yat

sa cha yo yat-prabhāvaśh cha tat samāsena me śhṛiṇu || 3I|

🔴 Hear from Me in brief what the Ksetra is, of what nature it is, what its modifications are, and from what causes what effects have sprung. Also know who the Ksetrajna is and what his powers consist in.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 4:

ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधै: पृथक् |

ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितै: || 4 ||

ṛiṣhibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chhandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛithak

brahma-sūtra-padaiśh chaiva hetumadbhir viniśhchitaiḥ || 4 ||

🔴 In many and different ways have the Rishis sung about this subject in metres of varying description. The well-reasoned and definitive aphorisms of the Brahma-sutras too have discussed it.

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verses 5 -6:

महाभूतान्यङ्ककारो बुद्धिरव्यक्त मेव च |

इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचरा: || 5||

इच्छा द्वेष: सुखं दु:खं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृति: |

एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् || 6||

mahā-bhūtāny ahankāro buddhir avyaktam eva cha

indriyāṇi daśhaikaṁ cha pañcha chendriya-gocharāḥ || 5||

ichchhā dveṣhaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ saṅghātaśh chetanā dhṛitiḥ

etat kṣhetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛitam || 6||

🔴 The five great elements, the I-sense, the intellect, and the Unmanifested (Root Matter); the ten organs along with the mind as the eleventh, and the five objects of the senses; desire, hatred, pleasure and pain; the body, consciousness, and will -such is a brief description of the Ksetra with all its modifications.

146. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 13 Verse 2 (Cont'd) I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:20:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verse 2 (Cont'd) from the Thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

🔆 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13 Verse 2:

क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत |

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम ||2||

kṣhetra-jñaṁ chāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣhetreṣhu bhārata

kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor jñānaṁ yat taj jñānaṁ mataṁ mama ||2||

🔴 Know Me, O scion of the Bharata race, to be the Ksetrajna (the Spirit) in all Ksetras (bodies). The knowledge of the distinction between Ksetra and Ksetrajna alone is real knowledge according to Me.

Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | September 29th, 2024

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:45:17 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Sep 29th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:04 - Can atheists achieve enlightenment?

09:17 - If the body is inert (jada), how is it able to generate thoughts?

19:03 - If our real nature is prakash (light) does prakash need to be self-aware?

33:57 - Does removal of ignorance require free will?

46:36 - If Brahman is fulfilled, why does it need to appear as Jiva, Jagat, Isvara?

58:19 - What proof is there of awareness in deep sleep? If deep sleep is the awareness of absence, what is death?

01:10:50 - What should I do if the power of discernment in Vedantic practice is diminished?

01:14:00 - Is breathing Atman? Can the soul depart if it is Brahman?

01:19:41 - My heart is troubled by the suffering around me. How can I hold on to Advaita?

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Finding Peace | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 03:38:03 +0000

This lecture from Sarvapriyananda explores various paths to attaining inner peace. It discusses the yogic approach of stilling the mind through meditation, the devotional path of surrendering to God's will, and the philosophical approach of Vedanta that recognizes one's true nature as unattached awareness. He emphasizes that true peace comes from understanding one's essential nature as pure consciousness, unaffected by the changing circumstances of life. He explains several philosophical reasons why our true self is inherently unattached (asanga) to worldly experiences, drawing on concepts from Advaita Vedanta. The overall message is that recognizing our innate, unchanging nature as awareness leads to lasting peace.

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Freedom | Vakya Vritti - Part 6 of 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2024 13:31:09 +0000

This is Part 6 of a series of lectures given by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the text, Vakya Vritti. Vakya Vritti is a text of fifty-two Sanskrit slokas attributed to Adi Shankara and is in the form of a dialogue between an eager student and an enlightened teacher. The text concerns itself with the detailed and elaborate explanation of two Mahāvākyas – aham brahmāsmi and tat tvam asi which are intended to give a direct perception of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

That You Are | Vakya Vritti - Part 5 of 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2024 13:22:50 +0000

This is Part 5 of a series of lectures given by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the text, Vakya Vritti. Vakya Vritti is a text of fifty-two Sanskrit slokas attributed to Adi Shankara and is in the form of a dialogue between an eager student and an enlightened teacher. The text concerns itself with the detailed and elaborate explanation of two Mahāvākyas – aham brahmāsmi and tat tvam asi which are intended to give a direct perception of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Who is God? | Vakya Vritti - Part 4 of 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2024 13:12:55 +0000

This is Part 4 of a series of lectures given by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the text, Vakya Vritti. Vakya Vritti is a text of fifty-two Sanskrit slokas attributed to Adi Shankara and is in the form of a dialogue between an eager student and an enlightened teacher. The text concerns itself with the detailed and elaborate explanation of two Mahāvākyas – aham brahmāsmi and tat tvam asi which are intended to give a direct perception of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Who Am I? | Vakya Vritti - Part 3 of 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2024 13:03:42 +0000

This is Part 3 of a series of lectures given by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the text, Vakya Vritti. Vakya Vritti is a text of fifty-two Sanskrit slokas attributed to Adi Shankara and is in the form of a dialogue between an eager student and an enlightened teacher. The text concerns itself with the detailed and elaborate explanation of two Mahāvākyas – aham brahmāsmi and tat tvam asi which are intended to give a direct perception of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Self Enquiry | Vakya Vritti - Part 2 of 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2024 12:51:20 +0000

This is Part 2 of a series of lectures given by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the text, Vakya Vritti. Vakya Vritti is a text of fifty-two Sanskrit slokas attributed to Adi Shankara and is in the form of a dialogue between an eager student and an enlightened teacher. The text concerns itself with the detailed and elaborate explanation of two Mahāvākyas – aham brahmāsmi and tat tvam asi which are intended to give a direct perception of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Foundations of Self-Enquiry | Vakya Vritti - Part 1 of 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2024 12:40:55 +0000

This is Part 1 of a series of lectures given by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the text, Vakya Vritti. Vakya Vritti is a text of fifty-two Sanskrit slokas attributed to Adi Shankara and is in the form of a dialogue between an eager student and an enlightened teacher. The text concerns itself with the detailed and elaborate explanation of two Mahāvākyas – aham brahmāsmi and tat tvam asi which are intended to give a direct perception of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Upadesa Saram - Part 5 of 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:49:19 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction). This is part 5 of the series of talks. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Upadesa Saram - Part 4 of 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:38:21 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction). This is part 4 of the series of talks. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Upadesa Saram - Part 3 of 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:28:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction). This is part 3 of the series of talks. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Upadesa Saram - Part 2 of 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 May 2024 13:55:47 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction). This is part 2 of the series of talks. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Upadesa Saram - Part 1 of 5| Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 May 2024 13:44:35 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram (The Essence of Instruction). This is part 1 of the series of talks. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Eastern and Western Lenses to Analytic Idealism | Swami Sarvapriyananda & Bernardo Kastrup

Wed, 08 May 2024 20:38:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda and Bernardo Kastrup conducted a profound and illuminating exchange on their perspectives surrounding life and existence. The discussion involved a deep exploration of various eastern and western philosophical schools of thought. The captivating discourse held the room in complete attention, with only a handful of questions punctuating the enlightening conversation. If you want to stay updated on upcoming live sessions on Clubhouse, please subscribe to the channel. And, don't forget to share, mention, and like! All credits to Philosophy Babble: • Eastern and Western lenses to Analyti... ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Vast Mirror of Consciousness | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 May 2024 20:26:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda explains the 10th verse from Chapter 2 of Yoga Vasistha Sarah. The Yoga Vasishtha Sarah, translated as Nectar of Supreme Knowledge, is an Advaitic text consisting of 223 verses. Reference text: https://www.vedanta.com/store/Nectar-of-Supreme-Knowledge.html ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Swami Vivekananda on Karma & Freedom | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 May 2024 20:16:20 +0000

"From whom this universe comes, in whom it rests, and to whom it goes; and the answer has been given that from freedom it comes, in bondage it rests, and goes back into that freedom again." Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Karma Yoga, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the chapter on 'Freedom'. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

The Universe as Seeing | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 May 2024 20:05:45 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda explains the last verse from Chapter 2 of Yoga Vasistha Sarah. He draws upon G.R. Malkani's work, among others, to elucidate Drishti-srishti-vada, the doctrine of creation through perception. The Yoga Vasishtha Sarah, translated as Nectar of Supreme Knowledge, is an Advaitic text consisting of 223 verses. Reference text: https://www.vedanta.com/store/Nectar-of-Supreme-Knowledge.html ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Arguments Over Consciousness in the Age of AI - Swami Sarvapriyananda at Synapse 2024

Wed, 08 May 2024 19:25:38 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Consciousness at the Synapse 2024, a two day science tech society conference, held in Gurugram, India. The session titled 'The Watcher, the Knower, the Spirit Self' is moderated by Shoma Chaudhury, founder of Lucid Lines Productions. All credits for this video go to Synapse. For further details, see https://www.synapseconclave.com. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Glimpses of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 May 2024 17:26:58 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the life and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Sri Chaitanya - In Love with God | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 May 2024 17:14:14 +0000

On the auspicious occasion of Holi and Don Purnima, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the life and teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Readings from The Imitation of Christ | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:32:58 +0000

On the auspicious occasion of Easter, Swami Sarvapriyananda reads from The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Tattva Jnana - Knowledge of Ultimate Reality | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:22:20 +0000

"The knowledge of the Self is the fire that burns up the dry grass of desire. This indeed is what is called samadhi, not mere abstention from speech." Inspired by this verse from the Yoga Vasishta Sara, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of the Self. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

You are the Limitless | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:10:10 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the Advaita Makaranda – The Nectar of Non-duality – of Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi. The text points to our present experience – the experience of the ordinary soul – and shows how the highest truth is revealed even there, if only we look. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Master Sureshwara on Transcendence of Karma | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 May 2024 23:59:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the Naishkarmyasiddhi, which is a famous Advaita classic of Shri Sureshvaracharya, an immediate disciple of Adi Shankaracharya, and is said to be a manual embodying the quintessence of Vedanta. The work is held in such high esteem in the tradition of Advaita that it is quoted not only by every important Advaita writer but also by the critics of the Advaita philosophy. The author himself says that the work ‘purports to set forth the epitome of the essence of the entire Vedanta’. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Q&A - The Honey of Non-Duality | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 May 2024 22:34:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda conducts a Q&A after his talk is based on the 'Advaita Makaranda' – The Nectar of Non-duality – of Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi. • The Honey of Non-Duality | Swami Sarv... The text points to our present experience – the experience of the ordinary soul – and shows how the highest truth is revealed even there, if only we look. As Swami Vivekananda said, “Don’t seek God, just see Him.” The Advaita Makaranda teaches us to see the Truth, here and now. Translation by Swami Atmarupananda: https://www.amazon.com/Advaita-Makaranda-Nectar-Non-duality-Laksmidhara/dp/8175054735 ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

The Honey of Non-Duality | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 May 2024 21:42:41 +0000

This talk is based on the 'Advaita Makaranda' – The Nectar of Non-duality – of Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi. The text points to our present experience – the experience of the ordinary soul – and shows how the highest truth is revealed even there, if only we look. As Swami Vivekananda said, “Don’t seek God, just see Him.” The Advaita Makaranda teaches us to see the Truth, here and now. Translation by Swami Atmarupananda: https://www.amazon.com/Advaita-Makaranda-Nectar-Non-duality-Laksmidhara/dp/8175054735 ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Purnam - The Full | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 May 2024 21:24:20 +0000

"THAT is infinite, THIS is infinite; From That, This comes. THIS added or removed from THAT, the Infinite remains as Infinite. Om, peace, peace, peace." Inspired by this mantra from the Isha Upanishad, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of Brahman. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

Sunyam - The Void | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 03 May 2024 16:26:14 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Emptiness (Śūnyatā) from the perspective of Tibetan Buddhism. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

You are the Light Shining | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 03 May 2024 16:15:17 +0000

"My nature is light, Nothing but light. When the world arises I alone am shining. When the world arises in me, It is just an illusion: Water shimmering in the sun, A vein of silver in mother-of-pearl, A serpent in a strand of rope." Inspired by these verses from the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of the Self. ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate

28. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.2.7 - 11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:26:27 +0000

145. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 13 Verse 2 Cont'd I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:00:15 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 13 (Verses 2) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

144. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 13 Verse 2 Cont'd I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 22:00:14 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 13 (Verses 2) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

143. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 13 Verses 1-2 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:29:59 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 13 (Verses 1-2) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

27. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.2.5 - 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:31:21 +0000

142. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 12 Verses 18-20 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:31:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 18-20) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

141. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 12 Verses 16-19 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 02:30:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 16-19) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

26. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.2.2 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:39:08 +0000

25. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 3.2.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:33:22 +0000

24. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.1.9 - 10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:23:24 +0000

140. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 12 Verse 15 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:30:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verse 15) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

23. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.1.7 - 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:43:35 +0000

139. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verses 13-14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 02:30:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 12-13) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

138. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verses 12-13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:45:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 12-13) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

22. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.1.5 - 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:24:48 +0000

137. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verse 9-11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:30:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 9-11) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

21. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.1.3 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:04:20 +0000

20. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 3.1.1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:26:05 +0000

136. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verse 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:07:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verse 8) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

19. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.9 - 11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:53:55 +0000

135. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verses 5-7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 05:00:29 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verses 5-7) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

134. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verse 3-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:01:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verse 3-4) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

18. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.7 - 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:19:15 +0000

133. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 12 Verse 1-2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:55:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 12 (Verse 1-2) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

17. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.5 - 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 11:53:04 +0000

132. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 11 Verse 47-55 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:12:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 11 (Verse 47-55) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

16. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.3 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:20:25 +0000

131. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 11 Verses 34 - 46 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 03:33:32 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

130. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 11 Verses 26 - 33 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 03:33:07 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

15. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:49:02 +0000

14. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.8 - 10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 03:17:08 +0000

13. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.4 - 7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:46:21 +0000

129. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 11 Verses 15 - 25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:51:13 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

12. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 2.1.3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 20:25:43 +0000

11. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:48:52 +0000

128. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 11 Verses 5 - 14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:51:49 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

127. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 11 Verses 1 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:35:49 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

10. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 1.2.13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:43:51 +0000

9. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 1.2.12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:09:03 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Mundaka Upanishad which one of the major Upanishads belonging to the Atharva Veda. Mundaka means ''shaved'' like a shaved head. The teachings revealed in this Upanishad are meant to leave the student clean, or shaved of the veil of ignorance. Indeed, the study of this Upanishad has been traditionally confined to the shaven-heads, or the sannyasins, who have renounced everything and devoted themselves exclusively to contemplation. The book consists of 64 Mantras (verses) split across Mundakas (parts) and Khandas (sections) as follows: Mundaka 1 - Khanda 1 - 9 mantras (1.1.1 - 1.1.9) Mundaka 1 - Khanda 2 - 13 mantras (1.2.1 - 1.2.13) Mundaka 2 - Khanda 1 - 10 mantras (2.1.1 - 2.1.10) Mundaka 2 - Khanda 2 - 11 mantras (2.2.1 - 2.2.11) Mundaka 3 - Khanda 1 - 10 mantras (3.1.1 - 3.1.10) Mundaka 3 - Khanda 2 - 11 mantras (3.2.1 - 3.2.11) Reference books: 1. Mundaka Upanisad translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/mundaka... (or) 2. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U... ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate Vedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives Web: http://vedantany.org Soundcloud: http://Soundcloud.com/VedantaNY iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VedantaNY ABOUT VEDANTA Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

8. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.10 - 12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:48:14 +0000

7. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.7 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:20:12 +0000

126. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 34 - 42 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:17:06 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

6. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.1 - 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 23:25:04 +0000

5. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.8 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 23:01:46 +0000

125. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 31 - 33 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 02:11:37 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

124. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 23 - 30 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:43:30 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

4. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantra 1.1.7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:05:20 +0000

3. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.5 - 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 31 May 2023 11:42:05 +0000

123. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 16 - 22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 28 May 2023 14:29:50 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 10 Verses 16-22 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

122. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 12 - 15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 26 May 2023 21:59:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 10 Verses 12-15 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

2. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.3 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 19 May 2023 16:41:30 +0000

121. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 10 - 11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 18 May 2023 22:03:10 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 10 Verses 10-11 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

1. Mundaka Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 17 May 2023 02:22:47 +0000

Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:28:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna inspired by Swami Bhajanananda's book, The Light of the Modern World: The Universal Significance of Sri Ramakrishna's Avatarhood and Message.

Shiva Mahimna - The Glory of Shiva | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:04:04 +0000

Shiva Mahimna Stotra is a Sanskrit composition in the devotion to Shiva that is believed to have been composed by a Gandharva named Pushpadanta. It lists Shiva's various achievements and qualities. Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on these verses on the auspicious occasion of Shivaratri.

Adhyasa Bhashya 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:13:47 +0000

Adhyasa Bhashya is Adi Shankara’s introduction to the Brahma Sutras. Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a brief overview of this commentary, over three sessions. Reference material for this series: - Adhyasa Bhashya in Sanskrit: https://arshavidyacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Swamini-Svatmavidya/collateral/Adhyasa-Bhashya.pdf - Swami Gambhirananda's translation: preamble in chapter 1, section 1 of https://a.co/d/hEj8iQr - Translation of the lectures of Dr. Mani Dravid Sastri: https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/snsastri/adhyasabhashya.pdf ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: www.vedantany.org/donate

120. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 7 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:22:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 10 Verses 7-9 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

119. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 4 - 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:50:32 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 10 Verses 4-6 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Adhyasa Bhashya 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:21:52 +0000

118. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verse 1 - 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 03:06:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 10 (Verses 1 - 3) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Adhyasa Bhashya 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:45:40 +0000

44. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.3.14 - 18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:05:49 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketa and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

43. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.3.12 - 13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:08:50 +0000

117. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 34 Revision | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 16:01:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verse 34 (Revision) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

116. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verses 32 - 34 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:04:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verses 32-34 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

42. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.3.9 - 11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:15:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

115. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verses 29 - 31 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:52:12 +0000

Description : Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verses 29-31 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

114. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verses 26 - 28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:51:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verses 26-28 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

113. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verses 22 - 25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:51:07 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verses 22-25 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

41. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.3.6 - 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:13:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

112. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verses 18 - 21 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:08:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verses 18-21 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

40. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.3.2 - 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:58:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

Ask Swami 1/22/2023

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:23:54 +0000

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jan 22nd, 2023. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:22 - Can Brahman be equally immanent and transcendent? 21:37 - Who is the doer of action? 33:15 - Swamiji, what is your daily routine? 34:34 - Can art lead us to the infinite? What is the nature of abhyasa? What is the nature of vairagya? 54:20 - If Buddhism believes in reincarnation, why not the Atman? 01:01:40 - What do you mean by an appearance in consciousness? Is it permitted to think of consciousness with qualities? 01:06:36 - How can we be sure that this waking world does not occur in our mind like a dream? 01:12:50 - Does moksha happen at once, or does it happen over time? 01:17:10 - Why are there so many different perspectives on moksha? 01:19:14 - Can there be spontaneous enlightenment without spiritual practice? 01:23:24 - How can reality be truly One? 01:34:01 - When a spiritual seeker becomes stuck, is a guru necessary?

Swami Vivekananda The Power And The Glory | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:23:06 +0000

On the auspicious occasion of Swami Vivekananda's Tithi Puja, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on his powerful and timeless teachings.

111. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 17 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:03:57 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 Verse 17 of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

110. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verses 15 - 16 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 23:21:57 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 (Verses 15 - 16) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

109. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 11 - 13 Revision, Verse 14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:34:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 (Verses 11 - 13 Revision, Verse 14) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

39. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 2.3.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:30:59 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

38. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:33:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

37. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.13 - 14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 23:03:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

36. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:25:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

Evagrius On Prayer | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 03:24:39 +0000

"Do not pray for the fulfillment of your wishes, for they may not accord with the will of God. But pray as you have been taught, saying: Thy will be done in me (cf. Luke 22:42). Always entreat Him in this way - that His will be done. For He desires what is good and profitable for you, whereas you do not always ask for this." - Evagrius Ponticus. Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Evagrius's teachings on prayer.

It from Bit from Chit | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 11:30:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda expands on John Wheeler's concept of "It from Bit" which symbolizes the idea that every item of the physical world has at bottom — an immaterial source and explanation.

108. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 9 - 13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:10:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 (Verses 9 - 13) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

107. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 5 - 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:09:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 (Verses 5 - 8) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

35. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.9 - 11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 12:47:45 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

106. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 3 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 (Verses 3 - 4) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

105. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 9 Verse 1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:49:59 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 9 (Verses 1 - 2) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

104. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 23 - 28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:43:58 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 23-28) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

The Divine Mother | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:16:15 +0000

On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the significance of the Divine Mother.

34. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.5 - 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:40:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

33. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.2.2 - 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:25:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

32. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 2.2.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:23:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

103. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 21 - 22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:53:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 21-22) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

102. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 15 - 20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 01:22:29 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 15-20) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ask Swami 6/5/2022

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:22:08 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 5th, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - How is it that the self is in all beings from the chit (consciousness) perspective? 18:37 - Where is my consciousness when I am sleeping? Can I use sleep as a spiritual practice? 26:55 - Will a realized person retain their individuality after enlightenment? 40:38 - Why do we call this world false? 55:53 - What does Sri Ramakrishna mean by going into the black water (in reference to samadhi)? 01:00:30 - If we want to take up a life of renunciation, what practices should be followed?

You Are The Vast - भूमानन्द | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:20:46 +0000

"I am eternal, I am pure, I am ever-free, I am formless, and I am immutable. I am vast and bliss I am, immutable I am. I am." Inspired by this verse from Sankaracharya's Brahma Jnanavali Mala (Verse 3), Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on on the limitless nature of Self.

31. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.13 - 15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:13:31 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

30. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.11 - 12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:13:25 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

29. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 2.1.10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:13:14 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

28. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.6 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:13:03 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

101. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 11 - 14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:32:35 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 11-14) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

100. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 8 - 10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 23:11:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 8-10) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ashtavakra Gita - The Enlightened Life | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 28 May 2022 00:27:52 +0000

Inspired by the 15th chapter of the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of the Self.

27. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.4 - 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 28 May 2022 00:15:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

26. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 2.1.3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 28 May 2022 00:15:22 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

25. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 2.1.1 - 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 28 May 2022 00:15:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

99. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 5-7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 15 May 2022 23:29:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 5-7) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

98. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 8 Verse 1-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 10 May 2022 03:46:29 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 8 (Verses 1-4) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ashtavakra Gita : The Self In All Beings, All Beings In The Self | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:43:53 +0000

Inspired by the 15th chapter of the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of the Self.

Ask Swami 4/10/2022

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:43:13 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 10th, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:24 - Isn't enlightenment part of Maya? 16:05 - The witness consciousness, sat, chit, ananda, the basis of all truths, cannot perform any action. The mind removes its own veil. How can we turn this understanding into meditation? 34:10 - In the Gospel, Sri Ramakrishna says to "dive deep". What does this mean? 50:05 - What does Sri Ramakrishna mean when he tells Naren "He who was Rama and he who was Krishna was born again as Ramakrishna, but not in your Vedantic sense"? 59:30 - How do I know if I am progressing spiritually? How can one recognize an enlightened being? 01:15:25 - Why is there a tradition of fear in relation to God?

Reflections On Vedanta | Swami Sarvapriyananda With Rajiv Mehrotra

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:41:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Vedanta in this conversation with Rajiv Mehrotra, Hon. Trustee/Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH The Dalai Lama (https://furhhdl.org/). This is part of 'Healing Our Minds', a series of virtual talks organized by the foundation in collaboration with India Habitat Centre.

24. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.3.14 - 17 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:41:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

23. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 1.3.13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:39:51 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

Ashtavakra Gita : Ever The Witness, Never The Body - Mind | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:04:49 +0000

Inspired by the 15th chapter of the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of the Self.

Enlightenment And Love | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:04:37 +0000

As part of retreat inspired by the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the connection between the path of knowledge and devotion.

All Of It Or None Of It | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:04:24 +0000

"I, the One, illumine this body and also reveal this universe. Therefore, mine is all this universe or indeed nothing is mine." Inspired by this verse from the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of the Self.

Non-Dualism : The Art Of The Shortcut | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:04:16 +0000

"The objects of knowledge, viz., sound, touch, etc., which are perceived in the waking state, are different from each other because of their peculiarities; but the consciousness of these, which is different from them, does not differ because of its homogeneity." Inspired by this verse from the book, Pancadasi by Vidyaranya (Ch 1, Verse 3), Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on direct path of Advaita Vedanta.

Advaita Vedanta And Buddhism - Andrew Holecek In Conversation With Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:04:07 +0000

Andrew Holecek interviews Swami Sarvapriyananda about Advaita Vedanta, and its relationship to Vedanta, Tibetan Buddhism, and Kashmir Shaivism. This is a cross-post of the original podcast at https://www.andrewholecek.com/swami-s.... Andrew Holecek (https://www.andrewholecek.com) is an author and spiritual teacher renowned for his expertise in lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream.

Ask Swami 2/27/2022

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:16:41 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 27th, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - How can I worship God if I am one with God? 12:58 - I find it easy to say "I am Brahman", but how can I say "I am Jesus"? 19:32 - When we pray for peace, who are we praying to? 26:38 - My dream borrows material from my waking experience. Where does my waking reality borrow material from? 36:03 - As our identities are ephemeral in dreams, aren't our identities also ephemeral in awareness? How is Advaita as expressed by Nisargadatta different from Advaita taught in the Ramakrishna Order? 46:50 - After having our vices under control, what is the next step forward? After having cleansed the mind, what is the next step in mediation? 01:00:13 - What hope is there for an ordinary householder in achieving realization?

22. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.3.10 - 12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:58:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

21. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.3.2 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:57:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

20. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 1.3.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:56:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

19. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.23 - 25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:48:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

97. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 24-30 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:57:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 24-30) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

96. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 20-23 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:27:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 20-23) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

95. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 17-19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:46:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 17-19) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Non-dual Meditation - Part 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:39:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on non-dual meditation as part of a retreat in Garrison, New York. This is Part 2 of the discourse.

Non-dual Meditation - Part 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:38:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on non-dual meditation as part of a retreat in Garrison, New York. This is Part 1 of the discourse.

94. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 13-16 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:08:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 13-16) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Meditate Better | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:46:56 +0000

The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate, O Krishna. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind" - Bhagavad Gita (6.34) "Lord Krishna said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, what you say is correct; the mind is indeed very difficult to restrain. But by practice and detachment, it can be controlled" - Bhagavad Gita (6.35) Inspired by these verses, Swami Sarvapriyananda provides invaluable guidance on improving our meditation.

Ask Swami 1/23/2022

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:43:15 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jan 23rd, 2022. List of questions with timestamps: 00:53 - Is it possible to experience Turiya temporarily? 11:28 - Why does Drg-Drsya-Viveka indicate that only the avaccheda (limitation) theory explains the appearance of one consciousness as many consciousnesses? 28:28 - If there is ultimately no free will, how is Karma applicable? 40:14 - Who created the universe, Iswara or Hiranyagarba? Why is it said that Hiranyagarba has maximum bliss? 53:05 - How is the witness consciousness really free, if it cannot choose what it wants to witness? 56:09 - If both bliss and pain are in the mind, why is Atman described as pure bliss, and not also pure pain?

Ask Swami 12/19/2021

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:40:19 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 19th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps: 02:02 - What is the relationship between the reflected consciousness and pure consciousness? 18:30 - When we obtain knowledge of true consciousness, how is it that we continue to experience the current reality? 27:00 - Are the scriptures useless with regard to swadharma? 32:46 - How can we keep children involved with spiritual concepts? 37:11 - If the universe is continuously rising and falling, is the universe something different from the Atman? 44:14 - How can we resolve the conflict between our spiritual journey and responsibilities in daily life? 55:28 - Which is correct, Jiva is Shiva, or everything is a dream? 59:58 - Is all this philosophy just something that has been fed to us? 01:06:00 - How can we define God for a young person? 01:14:26 - What is the relationship between a pure mind and a scattered mind?

18. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.21 - 22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:31:38 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

17. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 1.2.20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:03:51 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

16. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.16 - 19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:01:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

15. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.14 - 15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:55:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

14. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.11 - 13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:51:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, which is one of India's most revered texts and a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).

93. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 8-12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 17:19:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 8-12) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

92. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 6-7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:04:35 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 6-7) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

91. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 3-5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:25:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 3-5) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

90. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 7 Verse 1-2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:25:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 7 (Verses 1-2) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

89. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 43-47 and Chapter 6 Summary | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:31:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 43-47 and chapter summary) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

13. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.8 - 10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:42:07 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, which is one of the most popular Upanishads. The scripture concerns the story of a young man who goes to the house of death to find out what happens after death. The reply describes the nature of reality and the meaning of life.

12. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.6 - 7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:41:59 +0000

11. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.2.3 - 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:41:50 +0000

10. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.29 - 1.2.2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:41:40 +0000

9. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1.1.25 - 28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:41:32 +0000

88. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 36-42 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:33:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 36-42) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

87. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 33-35 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:41:45 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 33-35) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

86. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 30-32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:48:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 30-32) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Realizing Brahman In All Actions | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:56:32 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda talks on Verse 24 from Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita.

Ask Swami 11/7/2021

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:54:26 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Nov 7th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps: 05:10 - What happens to the reflected consciousness after death, and after enlightenment? 19:10 - What is my swadharma? 35:20 - What is the difference between the knower and the witness? 41:20 - Where does Sri Ramakrishna stand in the triad of Iswara, Jiva, and Jagat? 51:15 - Is enlightenment a gradual process or a “wow” moment? 01:02:40 - What is Shraddha? 01:15:33 - Is there any overlap between psychotherapy and Vedanta?

8. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 21 - 24 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:51:47 +0000

7. Katha Upanishad | Mantra 20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:51:03 +0000

85. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 28-29 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:50:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 28-29) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ask Swami 10/24/2021

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 03:04:29 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 24th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 03:35 - If the Self is the only reality, who is the doer? 12:05 - How can it be said that Self is free, and yet all beings are in the Self? 27:24 - What is the role of psychedelics in mystical experience? 39:30 - Why is the path of Bhakti supposed to be dualistic? 51:05 - Why is fear of God discussed in religion? 57:27 - How can we deal with thoughts of dispassion towards the world?

No Greater Gain | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 03:00:49 +0000

"Having attained Which, he does not think of any other gain as superior to That; being established in Which he is not shaken by the greatest of miseries." Inspired by this text from the Bhagavad Gita (6.22), Swami Sarvapriyananda elucidates the nature of ultimate knowledge and bliss. यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं तत: | यस्मिन्स्थितो न दु:खेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते || 22|| yaṁ labdhvā chāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vichālyate

6. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 16-19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:47:36 +0000

5. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 12-15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:47:27 +0000

4. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 9-11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:47:20 +0000

84. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 26-27 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:35:26 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 26-27) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

A Hymn To The Devi - Devīsūktam | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:45:49 +0000

The Devīsūktam represents an uncompromising proclamations of the realization of Advaitic (non-dualistic). Also called the Aṃbhṛnīsūktam, it is the 125th sūkta (hymn) occurring in the 10th mandala of the Ṛgveda.

83. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 24-25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:41:53 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 24-25) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

3. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 4-8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:39:29 +0000

2. Katha Upanishad | Mantras 1-3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:14:37 +0000

1. Katha Upanishad | Introduction | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:14:23 +0000

82. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 22-23 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 15:43:51 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 22-23) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

81. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 20-21 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 15:12:06 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 20-21) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

The Yoga Of Love | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:35:42 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the path of devotion inspired by Swami Vivekananda's book, Bhakti Yoga, with a special emphasis on the chapter on "Triangle of Love".

Ask Swami 06/13/2021

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:35:29 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 13th, 2021. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:05 - How can realization occur in the mind, if the mind is actually false? 06:51 - If I am pure consciousness, why do unwanted situations appear to me? 15:43 - Is it true that the "ego" consciousness sets the wheel of karma in motion? 20:28 - How can we make the leap from the individual to the universal consciousness? 40:33 - How is bliss the same as existence and consciousness? 50:00 - If Brahman through Maya becomes God, why surrender to God? 57:15 - How can I turn intellectual realization into a living reality? 01:07:27 - Can science lead us to the ultimate truth? 01:19:07 - The path of Raja Yoga allows us to "turn off" the world and see the ultimate reality. Is this superior to the path of Jnana Yoga?

Non-Dual Awakening | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:05:32 +0000

How does one go from an intellectual understanding of the ‘Self’ to a living realization? Through the aid of Vedantic Meditation, Swami Sarvapriyananda shares methods that can be used to reach this ultimate spiritual goal. This discourse is inspired from a verse from the Brihadharanyaka Upanishad (Mantra 4.4.12) as taught in the book, Pancadasi by Vidyaranya: "If a man knows the Self as ‘I am this,’ then desiring what and for whose sake will he suffer in the wake of the body?" Mantra 4.4.12: आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयादयमस्मीति पूरुषः । किमिच्छन्कस्य कामाय शरीरमनुसंज्वरेत् ॥ १२

Direct Knowledge | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:05:21 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the fifth stage of knowledge (Direct Knowledge - Aparoksha-Jnana) as taught in the 7th chapter of Pancadasi (by Vidyaranya). This discourse is inspired by a verse from the Brihadharanyaka Upanishad (Mantra 4.4.12): "If a man knows the Self as ‘I am this,’ then desiring what and for whose sake will he suffer in the wake of the body?" Mantra 4.4.12: आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयादयमस्मीति पूरुषः । किमिच्छन्कस्य कामाय शरीरमनुसंज्वरेत् ॥ १२

Analysis Of The Great Teaching | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:05:05 +0000

Sage Uddalaka asks his son Svetaketu: What is that knowledge by which we hear the unhearable, perceive what cannot be perceived and know what cannot be known? Inspired from this story from the Chandogya Upanishad, Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the great saying (mahavakya) - Tat Tvam Asi (That Thou Art). This discourse is also inspired from a verse from the Brihadharanyaka Upanishad (Mantra 4.4.12) as taught in the book, Pancadasi by Vidyaranya: "If a man knows the Self as ‘I am this,’ then desiring what and for whose sake will he suffer in the wake of the body?" Mantra 4.4.12: आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयादयमस्मीति पूरुषः । किमिच्छन्कस्य कामाय शरीरमनुसंज्वरेत् ॥ १२

The Tenth Man | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:04:50 +0000

“The tenth man counts the other nine, each of whom is visible to him, but forgets himself, though his Self is ever known to him”. Swami Sarvapriyananda expands on the allegory of “the Tenth Man” as taught in Chapter 7 of the book, Pancadasi by Vidyaranya. This chapter is inspired from a verse from the Brihadharanyaka Upanishad (Mantra 4.4.12): "If a man knows the Self as ‘I am this,’ then desiring what and for whose sake will he suffer in the wake of the body?" Mantra 4.4.12: आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयादयमस्मीति पूरुषः । किमिच्छन्कस्य कामाय शरीरमनुसंज्वरेत् ॥ १२

The Lamp Of Bliss | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:04:41 +0000

"If a man knows the Self as ‘I am this,’ then desiring what and for whose sake will he suffer in the wake of the body?" Based on this verse from the Brihadharanyaka Upanishad (Mantra 4.4.12) and the associated commentary from Vidyaranya Swami (7th Chapter of Panchadasi), Swami Sarvapriyananda provides inspiration and strength to help us cope with these difficult times. Mantra 4.4.12: आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयादयमस्मीति पूरुषः । किमिच्छन्कस्य कामाय शरीरमनुसंज्वरेत् ॥ १२ ॥ ātmānaṃ cedvijānīyādayamasmīti pūruṣaḥ | kimicchankasya kāmāya śarīramanusaṃjvaret || 12 ||

37. Vedantasara | Texts 220-227 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:28:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

36. Vedantasara | Texts 216-219 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:28:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

35. Vedantasara | Texts 199-215 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:27:58 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

34. Vedantasara | Texts 193-198 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:27:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

33. Vedantasara | Texts 191-192 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:27:46 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

32. Vedantasara | Texts 181-190 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:27:40 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

31. Vedantasara | Texts 173-180 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:27:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

80. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 16-19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 02:42:25 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 16-19) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

79. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 02:42:15 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verse 15) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

78. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 10-14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 03:54:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 10-14) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

77. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 8-9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:54:46 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 8-9) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

76. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 7 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:51:58 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verse 7) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

75. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 5-6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:30:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 5-6) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

74. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 3-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 19 May 2021 19:25:22 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 6 (Verses 3-4) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

73. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 06 May 2021 12:54:41 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Chapter 6 (Verse 2) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

The Lamp Of Bliss | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:37:26 +0000

30. Vedantasara | Text 172 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:35:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

29. Vedantasara | Text 170-171 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:34:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

72. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 6 Verse 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 01 May 2021 02:47:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Chapter 6 (Verse 1) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

71. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Summary | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 02:00:30 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Chapter 5 summary of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

70. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 24-29 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:30:36 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 24-29) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Tat Tvam Asi (That Thou Art) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:32:19 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the 'Mahavakya' - Tat Tvam Asi (That Thou Art), as part of a class organized by the San Diego Vedanta Monastery.

Easter Inspiration | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:32:10 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Evagrius Ponticus' Chapters on Prayer on the occasion of Easter.

28. Vedantasara | Texts 159-169 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:32:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

27. Vedantasara | Texts 153-158 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:32:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

26. Vedantasara | Texts 151-152 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:32:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

69. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 22-23 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:30:11 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 22-23) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

68. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 20-21 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:32:19 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 20-21) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

22. Vedantasara | Shunyavada Buddhism | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:54:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

25. Vedantasara | Texts 144-150 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 01:41:03 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

24. Vedantasara | Texts 137-143 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 01:40:10 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

23. Vedantasara | Texts 132-136 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 01:39:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

67. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 18-19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 01:37:22 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 18-19) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

66. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 16-17 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 02:20:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 16-17) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

65. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 13-15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 04:04:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 13-15) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

64. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 10-12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:48:06 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 10-12) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

63. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 7-10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 03:42:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 7-10) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

21. Vedantasara | Texts 129-131 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:21:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

20. Vedantasara | Text 128 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:21:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

62. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 5-6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:57:18 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 5-6) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

61. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 2-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 01:58:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verses 2-4) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

19. Vedantasara | Texts 122-127 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:38:11 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

18. Vedantasara | Texts 110-121 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:37:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

17. Vedantasara | Texts 98-109 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:37:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

60. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5 Verse 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 02:08:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Verse 1) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

59. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 42 and Chapter 4 Summary | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:56:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verse 42 and chapter 4 summary) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ask Swami 01/03/2021

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:39:15 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on January 3rd, 2021. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - What is the role of the mind in self-realization? 41:03 - How can deep sleep be an experience? 49:42 - Is the "I" thought unique? How does investigating it lead to the Atman?

Vedanta In Five Parables | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:38:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the fundamentals of Vedanta using five ancient parables.

16. Vedantasara | Texts 92-97 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:30:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

15. Vedantasara | Texts 75-91 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:28:14 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

58. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 38 - 41 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 01:49:11 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 38 - 41) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

57. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 35 - 37 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 01:48:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 35 - 37) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

14. Vedantasara | Texts 61-74 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:49:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

Ask Swami 12/06/2020

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:45:36 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on December 6th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - How can we understand the real nature of the self? 14:25 - How can we develop detachment from material pursuits? 17:58 - How is moksha defined in Vedanta? 23:24 - What is Vedantic meditation? 32:45 - How do I choose my ishta devata? 37:30 - How do we know that Brahman is the ultimate reality? 41:44 - If everything is an appearance, how is karma kept track of? 50:30 - Is it true that time and space are illusions?

56. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 33 - 34 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:36:14 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 33 - 34) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

55. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 31 - 32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 03:59:22 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 31 - 32) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

13. Vedantasara | Texts 57-60 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 03:55:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

12. Vedantasara | Texts 54-56 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 04:53:47 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

54. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 29 - 30 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 04:51:50 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 29 - 30) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

11. Vedantasara | Texts 51-53 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 04:20:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

53. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 25 - 28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 04:18:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 25 - 28) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

10. Vedantasara | Texts 47-50 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 04:55:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

52. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 23 - 24 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 04:52:31 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 23 - 24) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

51. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 20 - 22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 05:00:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 20 - 22) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

9. Vedantasara | Texts 40-46 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 04:59:27 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

8. Vedantasara | Texts 35-39 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:13:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

50. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:01:38 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 19) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

The Unattached Self || असंग अहम् || Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 03:34:58 +0000

"I am without attachment, without attachment am I, say this truth again and again, meditate upon this truth, I am of the nature of existence, knowledge and bliss absolute, I am without decay, change and death, I verily am!" Inspired by this vedantic hymn, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the spiritual practice of detachment.

7. Vedantasara | Texts 33-34 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 03:34:50 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

49. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 03:34:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verse 18) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ask Swami 11/01/2020

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:47:52 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on November 1st, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:37 - How does consciousness appear in all things? What is needed to see this underlying truth? 19:00 - How can we say there is consciousness in deep sleep? 29:17 - Does the 7th mantra of the Mandukya Upanishad state that Turiya is not consciousness? 36:35 - It is said that Brahman is existence-consciousness-bliss. Is it fair to say that Brahman is existence, with consciousness and bliss? 44:42 - If the universe appears in consciousness as a city appears in a mirror, is there something external to consciousness that appears in consciousness? 56:27 - [Part 1] How do we know if we are progressing in spiritual life? 01:01:41 - [Part 2] How can an enlightened person be recognized? 01:03:23 - [Part 3] What are some practical suggestions for practicing pratyahara (withdrawal from the external world)?

6. Vedantasara | Texts 30-32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:47:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

48. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 14-17 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:38:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 14-17) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

5. Vedantasara | Text 27-29 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:42:46 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

Knowledge And Action In Vedanta | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:42:02 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga as taught in the Bhagavad Gita.

47. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 11-13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:35:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verses 11-13) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Ask Swami 10/11/2020

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 03:14:28 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on October 11th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:03 - Is the awakening of the Kundalini and the recognition of our real nature as the spirit the same as Aparokshanubhuti? 11:08 - If you are already Brahman, what is the purpose of a appearing as a sentient being and finding Brahman? 18:35 - How do I know that this awareness that I am is the infinite? 29:00 - [Part 1] How do we have duality in experience when reality is non-dual? 37:54 - [Part 2] If Brahman is neutral, why does Brahman manifest? 47:28 - If Brahman cannot be experienced as an object, what kind of experience is there in Nirvikalpa Samadhi? 55:45 - Why do we believe there is one awareness and not many awarenesses?

4. Vedantasara | Text 16-25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 03:12:26 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

46. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 9-10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 03:11:18 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verse 9-10) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

3. Vedantasara | Text 5-15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:41:41 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

45. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 7-8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:30:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verse 7-8) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

44. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 4-6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:30:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verse 4-6) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

2. Vedantasara | Text 2-5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 02:38:58 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

Mindfulness Meditation | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 02:38:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation as part of a retreat in Garrison, New York.

43. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 4 Verse 1-3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:54:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 4 (Verse 1-3) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

1. Vedantasara | Text 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:25:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

Mahavakya Viveka - Panchadasi (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:41:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Mahavakya Viveka) of the Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya. This lecture is Part 4 of an online retreat from Aug 2020.

Mahavakya Viveka - Panchadasi (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:41:12 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Mahavakya Viveka) of the Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya. This lecture is Part 3 of an online retreat from Aug 2020.

Mahavakya Viveka - Panchadasi (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:03:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Mahavakya Viveka) of the Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya. This lecture is Part 2 of an online retreat from Aug 2020.

Mahavakya Viveka - Panchadasi (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:03:46 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 5 (Mahavakya Viveka) of the Panchadasi, a fourteenth century manual on Advaita Vedanta written by Vidyaranya. This lecture is Part 1 of an online retreat from Aug 2020.

Vedantic Meditation: Retreat (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:03:33 +0000

Using the Aparokshanubhuti (by Adi Shankara) as a guide, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Vedantic Meditation as part of a retreat held in Monroe, NY in 2018. This is the final part of the series.

Vedantic Meditation: Retreat (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:03:13 +0000

Using the Aparokshanubhuti (by Adi Shankara) as a guide, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Vedantic Meditation as part of a retreat held in Monroe, NY in 2018. This is part 3 of the series.

Vedantic Meditation: Retreat (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:03:04 +0000

Using the Aparokshanubhuti (by Adi Shankara) as a guide, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Vedantic Meditation as part of a retreat held in Monroe, NY in 2018.

Vedantic Meditation: Retreat (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:02:53 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Vedantic Meditation as part of a retreat held in Monroe, NY in 2018.

67. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.83 - 4.86 | Swami Sarvapriyananda | July 14th 2020

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:33:36 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.83 to 4.86.

68. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.87 - 4.93 | Swami Sarvapriyananda | July 15th 2020

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:33:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.87 to 4.93.

69. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.94 - 4.100 | Swami Sarvapriyananda | July 16th 2020

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:33:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.94 to 4.100.

The Goal Of Meditation | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:33:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the goal of meditation by teaching the differences between yogic and vedantic techniques. This discourse is from a retreat on Vedantic Meditation held in Monroe, NY in 2018.

66. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.79 - 4.82 | Swami Sarvapriyananda | July 10th 2020

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 01:47:03 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.79 to 4.82.

65. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.74 - 4.78 | Swami Sarvapriyananda | July 9th 2020

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 01:46:51 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.74 to 4.78.

64. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.61 - 4.73 | Swami Sarvapriyananda | July 8th 2020

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 01:46:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.61 to 4.73.

63. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.55 - 4.60 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:49:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.55 to 4.60.

Ask Swami 6/28/2020

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:13:28 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 28th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: 01:00 -- What does Vedanta say about justice in society? 16:15 -- How do we drop identification with the body? 26:55 -- Why does the Quran say that Prophet Muhammad is the last prophet? 37:44 -- If I am Brahman, who is under delusion? And If Brahman is fulfilled, what need does Brahman have for power? (Second question repeated at 42:05) 51:06 -- What is Vedanta's approach to the Anatman of Buddhism? 01:16:25 -- Is the reflected consciousness the same as the pramata (the knower)? 01:25:32 -- How can the law of Karma explain the sudden loss of so many lives in the current pandemic?

62. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.44 - 4.54 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:00:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.44 to 4.54

61. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.28 - 4.43 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 03:54:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.28 to 4.43

Microcosm And Macrocosm | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:23:48 +0000

This discourse from Swami Sarvapriyananda is inspired by two lectures from Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga: "Microcosm" and "Macrocosm".

42. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Overview & Verse 43 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:15:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 43 and Ch-3's overview) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

60. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.25 - 4.27 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:11:46 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.25 to 4.27

59. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.21 - 4.24 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 02:30:47 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.21 to 4.24

41. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 40-42 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 01:13:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 40-42) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Freedom | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:34:02 +0000

This discourse from Swami Sarvapriyananda is inspired by a lecture from Swami Vivekananda: "Freedom of the Soul" (Jnana Yoga).

Ask Swami 6/7/2020

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:08:43 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 7th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: • 2:30 -- What is the difference between individual and cosmic consciousness? How can we realize the reality of one consciousness? • 34:18 -- Why is private spirituality not spirituality? • 39:25 -- I am in school and have lost interest in studies. I would rather seek the spiritual truths. What are my options? • 47:27 -- How can the formless Brahman produce a universe of forms? • 56:16 -- How can Brahman in Sri Ramakrishna's Vijnana Vedanta be beyond cause and effect if the universe is a real manifestation of Shakti? • 1:08:11 -- I was brought up in a christian tradition but have become interested in Vedanta. Is is possible for a person to be pulled into Vedanta by no conscious effort? ► To support Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY

40. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 38-39 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:08:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 38-39) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

58. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.14 - 4.20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:44:59 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.14 to 4.20.

39. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 35-37 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:02:16 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 35-37) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

57. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.11 - 4.13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 22:30:41 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.11 to 4.13

The Four Noble Truths | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 22:14:22 +0000

For the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima (commemorating the birth of Siddhartha Gautama), Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Buddha’s life and teachings.

38. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 32-34 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:59:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 32-34) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

56. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.5 - 4.10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:36:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.5 and 4.10

Jnana Yoga: The Path of Knowledge | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 29 May 2020 22:30:47 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Jnana Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas.

37. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 31 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 25 May 2020 04:17:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 31) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

55. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.2 - 4.4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 25 May 2020 03:53:01 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.2 to 4.4

Vedantic Spirituality - Part 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 25 May 2020 02:07:32 +0000

Based on Madhusudana Sarasvati's (1540 CE) Bhagavad-gita-gudhartha-dipika, Swami Sarvapriyananda provides a discourse on the foundation of Vedantic spirituality. This is part 2 of the lecture.

54. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 4.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 18 May 2020 01:00:35 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.1

36. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 30 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 18 May 2020 00:34:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 30) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Vedantic Spirituality - Part 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 16 May 2020 15:49:07 +0000

Based on Madhusudana Sarasvati's (1540 CE) Bhagavad-gita-gudhartha-dipika, Swami Sarvapriyananda provides a discourse on the foundation of Vedantic spirituality. This is the part 1 of the lecture.

35. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 28-29 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 15 May 2020 21:47:31 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 28-29) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

53. Mandukya Upanishad - Chapter 1-2 Summary | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 13 May 2020 23:38:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Chapter 1-2 Summary.

52. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika Summary and Q&A | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 12 May 2020 21:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika summary and Q&A.

34. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 27 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 12 May 2020 11:00:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 27) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

51. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.48 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 11 May 2020 21:00:34 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.48

50. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.43 - 3.47 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 10 May 2020 21:00:34 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.43 - 3.47

49. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.40 - 3.42 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 10 May 2020 21:00:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.40 - 3.42

48. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.37 - 3.39 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 May 2020 21:00:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.37 - 3.39

47. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.34 - 3.36 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 08 May 2020 21:00:34 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.34 - 3.36

33. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 22-26 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 08 May 2020 11:01:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 22-26) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

46. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.33 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 07 May 2020 21:00:24 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.33

Ask Swami 5/3/2020

Thu, 07 May 2020 19:45:42 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on February 9th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: • 6:25 -- How to know the Self when It cannot be objectified? Is inference sufficient? • 27:30 -- While we agree that waking, dreaming, and deep sleep are experienced in consciousness, why can't we say that they are real instead of unreal since they are indeed experienced? • 44:50 -- If the realization of atman is an experiential reality, then why is there a logical conflict between different spiritual traditions? Does it mean that the realized master's have different experiences? • 54:35 -- If consciousness illumines Maya, then why does it need the support of Maya to realize itself? ► To support Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY

32. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 19-21 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 04 May 2020 11:01:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 19-21) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Raja Yoga: The Path of Meditation (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 01 May 2020 22:30:48 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Raja Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 2 of the lecture on Raja Yoga.

45. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.31-3.32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:00:48 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.31-3.32

31. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 16-18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:26:30 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 16-18) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Raja Yoga: The Path of Meditation (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:30:48 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Raja Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 1 of the lecture on Raja Yoga.

44. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.29 - 3.30 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.29 - 3.30

Karma Yoga: The Path of Action (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:43:04 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Karma Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 2 of the lecture on Karma Yoga.

43. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.25 - 3.28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.25 - 3.28

Karma Yoga: The Path of Action (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:47:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Karma Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 1 of the lecture on Karma Yoga.

42. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.23 - 3.24 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:00:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.23 - 3.24

Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:16:08 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Bhakti Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas.

Fighting Anxiety and Depression: Four Great Practices

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:14:25 +0000

To help us overcome the anxiety and depression resulting from the current COVID-19 crisis, Swami Sarvapriyananda shares four great spiritual practices that can give us strength to cope with these difficult times.

41. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.20 - 3.22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:00:22 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.20 - 3.22

40. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.17 - 3.19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:00:32 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.17 - 3.19

39. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.15 - 3.16 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.15 - 3.16

38. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.12 - 3.14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:00:18 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.12 - 3.14

37. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.4 - 3.11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 22:00:30 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.4 - 3.11

Ask Swami 2/9/2020

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:42:00 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on February 9th, 2020. List of Questions with Timestamps: 5:07 - 1) To whom does enlightenment happen if we are already Brahman? 2) How can we be responsible for all the pain and suffering if we are already Brahman? 3) How can Brahman have no characteristics? 37:50 - If we have family, friends, and relationships can we also reach enlightenment? Can we have both? 41:05 - How can Maya be both real and unreal? 45:58 - How to reconcile the ultimate reality with Maya? 54:20 - A discussion on free will inspired by the Bhagavad Gita. 1:07:53 - 1) Does the Vedanta philosophy evolve? 2) Do new insights from science get integrated? 1:21:00 - Can you say more about the differences between Buddhist teaching and Vedanta teaching? 1:34:18 - Can we not measure in a quantitative way how much we understand? ► Support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY Web: http://vedantany.org Soundcloud: http://Soundcloud.com/VedantaNY iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-google-play ABOUT VEDANTA Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. ABOUT US Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

36. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.2 - 3.3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.2 - 3.3

35. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.1

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:01:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.1.

35. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 3.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 3.1

34. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika Chapter 2 Review | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Chapter 2 Review

The Real and the Apparent | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 22:19:07 +0000

This discourse from Swami Sarvapriyananda is inspired by a lecture from Swami Vivekananda: "The Real and the Apparent Man" (Jnana Yoga). ► To support Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY

33. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.38 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.38

32. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.37 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.37

31. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.36 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.36

30. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.35 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:00:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.35

29. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.33 - 2.34 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:00:26 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.33 - 2.34

28. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.32 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.32

27. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.29 - 2.31 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.29 - 2.31

26. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.24-2.28 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.24-2.28

25. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.19-2.23 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.19-2.23

24. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.16-2.18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.16-2.18

23. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.13

22. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.11 - 2.12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.11 - 2.12

21. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.7-2.10 2.14-2.15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.7-2.10 2.14-2.15

20. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:00:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.6.

19. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.2-2.5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:00:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.2-2.5.

18. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 2.1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:00:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 2.1.

17. Mandukya Upanishad - Chapter 1 Review | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:00:42 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Chapter 1 review.

16. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 24-29 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:00:42 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 24-29.

15. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 22-23 and Mantra 12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:00:42 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 22-23 and Mantra 12.

14. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 19-21 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:00:42 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 19-21.

13. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 9-11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:00:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 9-11.

12. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:00:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 8.

11. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 15-18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:00:45 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 15-18.

Contemplating Brahman At Dawn | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:11:26 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda elucidates the 'Pratah Smarana Strotam' (Hymn of Morning Remembrance) by Adi Sankaracharya.

10. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 10-14 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:00:45 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 10-14.

9. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:00:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 10.

8. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 7 - Part 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 23:00:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 7 (Part 2).

7. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 7 - Part 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 23:00:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 7 (Part 1).

6. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 6-9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:00:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 6-9.

5. Mandukya Upanishad - Karika 1-5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:00:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 1-5.

4. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 5-6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 23:00:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 5-6.

3. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 3-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:30:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 3-4.

2. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:48:20 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 2.

1. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 22:20:47 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 1.

Realization (Questions & Answers)

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 22:02:33 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda conducts a Q&A session followed by his discourse on 'Realization'. List of Questions with Timestamps: 0:08 - How do desires transmigrate after death? 11:50 - A step-by-step examination of the challenges one faces in grasping the ‘Witness’ 23:03 - The spiritual heaven in Vedanta. 25:16 - How to manifest the knowledge of Advaita? 46:00 - Who made God?

|| Realization || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:09:30 +0000

Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse based on the essay: "Realisation".

Ask Swami 6/2/2019

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 07:09:34 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 2, 2019 List of Questions with Timestamps: 0:33 - Is consciousness present in non-living things? Are they also Brahman? 12:18 - What is the nature of bliss? Is it dependent on the mind? Does a pure being experience bliss all the time? 26:15 - Does your liberation depend upon your karma? 31:50 - Does the presence of Maya imply duality? 36:25 - Does suffering bring us closer to spirituality? Can people who are mentally week resort to spirituality as an escape route? 46:45 - Is it difficult to stay in the non-dual path when the path of knowledge is considered difficult to follow in the current age? 59:25 - Advice for somebody who has experienced a flash of spiritual bliss and is trying to understand and sustain it. 1:02:56 - Explain the verse from the Taittiriya Upanishad: "He who is here in man and he who is in yonder sun—both are one."

30. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verse 9-16 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 01:56:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 9-16) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

29. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verses 7-8 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:50:42 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verses 4-6) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

28. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verses 4-6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 25 May 2019 01:49:55 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verses 4-6) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Ask Swami 5/5/2019

Sun, 12 May 2019 19:44:20 +0000

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on May 5th, 2019. List of Questions with Timestamps: 0:36 - Difference between the ego and the witness. Is consciousness a creation of the brain. 24:34 - Difference between the views that the universe never existed vs the universe is brahman. If we are one consciousness, why do we react differently in different circumstances. 39:18 - If I do not “exist”, how do I approach the demands of the world. 47:18 - How is it possible to attain God while living in the world? How do I choose a guru? Is enlightenment possible without mantra diksha? 56:47 - Distinguishing between vairagya (dispassion) and tamas (darkness). How to practice non-injury but still protect ourself? 1:08:20 - Are your tendencies from past life part of a bigger purpose in the universe? 1:19:40 - What is Advaita Vedanta’s standpoint on karmic liability that leads to rebirth? 1:27:05 - Difference between Jnanindriyan and Buddhindriyan. 1:32:00 - Do Sat, Chit, and Ananda refer to the same thing?

Seeing God in Everything | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 May 2019 19:11:06 +0000

Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse based on the essay: "God in Everything".

27. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 3 Verses 1-3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 11 May 2019 02:05:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verses 1-3) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

26. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 70-72 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 04 May 2019 03:14:15 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 70-72) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Ask Swami 4/7/2019

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:16:16 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on April 7, 2019. List of Questions with Timestamps: 0:00 - On Vedantic meditation. 9:20 - How to overcome the fear of unknown and revel in the silence. 19:36 - In Nirvanashatakam, bliss is first negated but then accepted. Which is it? Difference between Ananda and happiness. 28:47 - Do negative emotions persists after Enlightenment? 48:10 - Should we trust our own insights? 50:28 - How to combine Vedantic meditation with the practice of Mantra meditation. 58:20 - How can the universe come out of nothing? Does Advaita Vedanta recognize an Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent God? 1:10:18 - Which meditation should we practice - Vedantic or Mantra? 1:11:32 - Is the presence of a life force (Prana) an illusion?

25. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 67-69 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 02:16:30 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 67-69) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

24. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 64-66 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 02:20:15 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 64-66) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Non-dualism: Being and Manifestation | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:46:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the underlying concepts and significance of non-dualism. This lecture is part of a series of talks inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga.

23. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 59-63 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 02:10:29 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 59-63) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

|| Maya || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:44:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of Maya (Ignorance). This lecture is part of a series of talks inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga.

22. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 58 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 01:09:54 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 58) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Ask Swami 3/17/2019

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:05:23 +0000

Ask Swami 3/17/2019 by Vedanta Society of New York

21. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verses 56 - 57 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:25:00 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verses 56-57) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

20. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 55 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Mar 2019 03:41:57 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 55) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

19. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 52-54 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 02:55:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 52-54) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

|| Our Real Nature || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:09:06 +0000

This discourse from Swami Sarvapriyananda is inspired by a lecture from Swami Vivekananda: "The True Nature of Man" (Jnana Yoga).

18. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 48-51 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 03:56:05 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 48-51) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

17. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 47 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 02:56:48 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 47) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

16. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 45 - 47 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 03:10:36 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 45 - 47) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

15. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 41 - 44 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 03:11:28 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 41 - 44) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

14. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 39 - 40 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 02:09:29 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 39 - 40) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Ask Swami 1/6/2019

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:32:27 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Jan 6, 2019

13. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 32 - 38 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 05 Jan 2019 03:33:11 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

12. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 30 - 31 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 03:28:32 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

11. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 28 - 29 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 03:04:34 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 28 - 29) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

|| The Atman || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:30:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of the self as taught in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2 Verse 11-25).

10. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 26 - 27 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 02:38:47 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 23 - 25) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

9. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 23 - 25 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 03:21:18 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 23 - 25) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

8. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 20 - 22 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 24 Nov 2018 03:19:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 20 - 22) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

7. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 19 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:04:49 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 19) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

6. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 17-18 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 02:23:37 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 17-18) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

5. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 16 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 02:54:17 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 16) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

4. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 13-15 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 02:03:07 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 13-15) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

3. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 11-12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 01:30:29 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 11-12) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

2. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 2 Verse 1-10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 21:00:49 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 2 (Verse 1-10) of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The Song of God".

Ask Swami 9/30/2018

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:20:30 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Sept 30, 2018

1. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 1 Summary | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:01:58 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda summarizes the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The song of God".

12 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 33-41)

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

11 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 33-41)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:59:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

10 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 30-33)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:58:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

9 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 26-29)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:57:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

8 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 21-25)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:56:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

7 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 18-20)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:55:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

6 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 15-17)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:54:15 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

5 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 13-14)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:54:08 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

4 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 10-12)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:54:00 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

3 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 6-9)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:53:51 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

2 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verses 2-5)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:53:42 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

1 - Introduction to Vedanta (Drg Drsya Viveka: Verse 1)

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:53:31 +0000

In a series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta presented in Drg Drsya Viveka.

Vedantic Meditation with Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:29:39 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda guides us through a Vedantic Meditation inspired by the Mandukya Upanishad and Drg Drsya Viveka

Ask Swami 6/24/2018

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:27:30 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 24th, 2018.

Quenching The Firebrand Q&A

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:39:44 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda conducts a Q&A after a discourse on the topic of “Quenching the Firebrand” (Based on the fourth chapter of Mandukya Karika) at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 10, 2018 | Vedanta NY

Quenching The Firebrand

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:37:53 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda conducts a discourse on the topic of “Quenching the Firebrand” (Based on the fourth chapter of Mandukya Karika) at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 10, 2018 | Vedanta NY

No Mind Q&A

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 19:31:53 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda conducts a Q&A after his talk on the topic of “No Mind” at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 3, 2018 | Vedanta NY

No Mind

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 19:25:56 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the topic of “No Mind” at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 3, 2018 | Vedanta NY

Ask Swami 5/27/2018

Mon, 28 May 2018 03:34:13 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on May 27th, 2018.

44 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 142 - 144

Sun, 27 May 2018 19:52:40 +0000

This talk covers verses 142 to 144 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

43 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 140 - 141

Sun, 20 May 2018 19:43:24 +0000

This talk covers verses 140 to 141 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

42 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 136 - 139

Sat, 12 May 2018 16:55:43 +0000

This talk covers verses 136 to 139 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

41 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 135

Wed, 09 May 2018 02:24:26 +0000

This talk covers verse 135 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

Ask Swami 4/29/2018

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 20:18:09 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 29th, 2018.

40 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 133 to 134

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 15:21:34 +0000

This talk covers verses 133 to 134 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

39 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 129 to 132

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:58:54 +0000

This talk covers verses 129 to 132 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

The Ultimate Truth Q&A

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:16:43 +0000

Swami Sarvapriynanda conducts a Q&A session following the discourse on "The Ultimate Truth" at the Vedanta Society of New York - Apr 15, 2018 | Vedanta NY

The Ultimate Truth

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:14:23 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on “The Ultimate Truth” at the Vedanta Society of New York - April 15, 2018 | Vedanta NY

The Essence of All Vedenta Q&A

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:17:13 +0000

Swami Sarvapriynanda conducts a Q&A session following the discourse on "The Essence of All Vedanta" at the Vedanta Society of New York - Apr 8, 2018 | Vedanta NY

The Essence of All Vedanta

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:15:52 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on “The Essence of All Vedanta” at the Vedanta Society of New York - April 8, 2018 | Vedanta NY

38 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 125 to 128

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 16:43:54 +0000

This talk covers verses 125 to 128 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

37 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 123 to 124

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:15:10 +0000

This talk covers verses 123 to 124 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

Easter Inspiration

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:14:45 +0000

Discourse by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Easter Inspiration.

Ask Swami 3/25/2018

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:57:35 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 25th, 2018.

36 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 121 to 122

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 13:01:23 +0000

This talk covers verses 121 to 122 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

Do we have Free Will?

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:58:09 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on “Do we have Free Will?” at the Vedanta Society of New York on March 18, 2018.

35 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 117 to 120

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:15:46 +0000

This talk covers verses 117 to 120 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

34 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 114 to 116

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 00:37:59 +0000

This talk covers verses 114 to 116 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

33 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 110 to 113

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 18:50:35 +0000

This talk covers verses 110 to 113 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

Ask Swami 2/25/2018

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 21:21:29 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 25th, 2018.

32 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 106 to 109

Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:12:46 +0000

This talk covers verses 106 to 109 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

31 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 104 to 105

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 22:30:02 +0000

This talk covers verses 104 to 105 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

30 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 98 to 103

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 04:44:15 +0000

This talk covers verses 98 to 103 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

29 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 94 to 97

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 04:39:32 +0000

This talk covers verses 94 to 97 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

28 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 90 to 93

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:56:12 +0000

This talk covers verses 90 to 93 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

27 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 88 to 89

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:56:12 +0000

This talk covers verses 88 to 89 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

19 - Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 53 to 55

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:45:41 +0000

This talk covers verses 53 to 55 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

Ask Swami 12/31/2017

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:11:30 +0000

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Dec 31st, 2017.

26. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 77 to 87

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:53:00 +0000

This talk covers verses 77 to 87 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

25. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 70 to 76

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:52:52 +0000

This talk covers verses 70 to 76 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

24. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 69

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:52:37 +0000

This talk covers verse 69 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

23. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 65 to 68

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:52:31 +0000

This talk covers verses 65 to 68 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

22. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 61 to 64

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:52:21 +0000

This talk covers verses 61 to 64 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

21. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 58 to 60

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:52:14 +0000

This talk covers verses 58 to 60 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

20. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 56 to 57

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:52:05 +0000

This talk covers verses 56 to 57 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

18. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 50 to 52

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:51:58 +0000

This talk covers verses 50 to 52 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

17. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 45 to 49

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:51:53 +0000

This talk covers verses 45 to 49 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

16. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 43 and 44

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:51:46 +0000

This talk covers verses 43 and 44 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

15. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 41 and 42

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 05:51:38 +0000

This talk covers verses 41 and 42 to in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti.

14. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 39 to 40

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:25:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on November 3, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 39 and 40 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

13. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 33 to 38

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:20:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on November 3, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 33 to 38 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

The Great Bliss | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 Nov 2017 23:12:49 +0000

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the “The Great Bliss” at the Vedanta Society of New York on November 12, 2017 | Vedanta NY

12. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 31 to 32

Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:17:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on October 25, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 31 to 32 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

11. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 29 to 30

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 11:14:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on October 13, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 29 and 30 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

10. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 27 to 28

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on October 11, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 27 and 28 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

9. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 26

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:54:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on September 27, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verse 26 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

8. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verse 25

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:45:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on September 22, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verse 25 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

7. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 22 to 24

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 10:00:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on September 15, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 22 to 24 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

6. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 19 to 21

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 09:55:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on September 6, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 19 to 21 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

5. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 16 to 18

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 09:04:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on August 23, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 16 to 18 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

4. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 13 to 15

Sat, 04 Nov 2017 08:58:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on August 16, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 13 to 15 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

3. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 10 to 12

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 08:52:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on August 2, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 10 to 12 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)".

2. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 3 to 9

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 08:43:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on July 19, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 3 to 9 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

1. Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization): Verses 1 and 2

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 08:22:00 +0000

In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the path to direct "Self-Realization" presented by Adi Shankaracharya in Aparokshanubhuti. This talk - delivered on July 05, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verses 1 and 2 in "Aparokshanubhuti (Self-Realization)". The text for this series is a translation of Adi Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti by Swami Vimuktananda.

The Way of Love II - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 21:58:00 +0000

Part II of the discourse on the Path of Love or Devotion.

The Way Of Love I - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 04 Jun 2017 21:46:11 +0000

Part 1 of the discourse on the Path of Love or Devotion.

The Non-Dual Self | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Thu, 18 May 2017 22:09:27 +0000

Discourse on 'The non-dual self' by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York. Based on a theme from The Ashtavakra Gita.

The Divine Artist | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Mon, 15 May 2017 22:06:35 +0000

Discourse on 'The Divine Artist' by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York.

Mahāvākya | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 14 May 2017 22:04:04 +0000

Discourse on Mahāvākyas (The Great Sayings) by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York

Samsara and Moksha | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 23:00:43 +0000

Sunday discourse by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Samsara and Moksha.