“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 Tenth Man | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Twenty Minute Practice of Centering Prayer

10th Sept'13

Centering Prayer - A Meditative Practice

How can we cultivate gravity for controlling the mind, as told in the Gita 17.16

How Can We Cultivate Gravity For Controlling The Mind, As Told In The Gita 17.16

Reading of Chapter 4 of the Ribhu-gita with rāga Bhairavi background

Ribhu-gita Readings Ch. 4

Ribhu-gita Reading 4.2: Definition of the Self

Ribhu-gita Reading 4.1: There is no non-Self

Swami Sarvapriyananda, Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York, returns to Santa Barbara for a special Friday evening spiritual talk on March 17, 2017, where his topic is the Ashtavakra Samhita, or Song of Ashtavakra. Swami explains the great importance of this ancient Vedantic scripture, and leads us through four of its verses.  An inspirational and educational talk!

SB Spiritual Talk

Ashtavakra Samhita  - Swami Sarvapriyananda

87-07-87 Debu Chaudari

Continuous Letting Go

To listen to all Bhajans, please get the 'Prasanthi Mandir Bhajans' (2007-2008) from Sai Blossom Stores in Prasanthi Nilayam. 

Rama Sriramachandra Jaya Jaya Rama

Vinati

Mhare Ghar Aao (Meera)

Radhe Radhe Govinda

Awakened sage with deep realization of Tantra, QiGong, Yoga, Bhakti, Mantra, Dhyāna and Enlightenment

Ribhu-gita Reading 4.2: Definition of the Self

Devānanda Sarasvatī