Brahmavihara Meditation

Real Happiness Challenge 2018 • Week 3 Gathering with Amy Gross 

The local NYC gathering for week three of the 2018 Real Happiness Challenge is hosted by New York Insight and guided by Amy Gross. Amy will introduce the week three focus, "Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions". This includes working with difficult emotions and also cultivating positive emotions for greater balance and resilience. The gathering includes a short talk on the coming week’s theme, a guided meditation by Amy, and time for question and answer dialogue.

2018 Real Happiness Challenge • Week Three Gathering w Amy Gross

Continuous Letting Go

A heartfelt message of peace to all beings and our Earth for Christmastime, guided by Ollie Frame for The Sharpham Trust

Mindfulness Recordings

Peace in the Heart, Peace on the Earth

Simple Meditation & Inspiring Talk for Kids

2019-12-20 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Oren Jay Sofer

Mindfulness of Thinking

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?

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Ask Swami 2/9/2020

Happiness of Being Meditation

Quantum Healing Meditation

Talks given in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. Feb 2020

Non-Interference

PCA: Destiny Changing Virtual Birthday Trip

Dr. Pillai's Birthday Empowerment Webinar

Spreading Happiness is a compilation of elegant teachings on conscious living. A blend of inspiration, timeless wisdom, story telling and guided meditations. 

These teachings are presented by Nithya Shanti, an internationally respected spiritual teacher. He was formerly a Buddhist monk who trained in forest meditation monasteries in South East Asia. He is committed to sharing practical wisdom teachings for happiness and enlightenment with people in a joyful and transformational way. 

Blending a deep study of ancient scriptures, along with a broad survey of contemporary discoveries, Nithya Shanti specializes in facilitating profound shifts in awareness for people to release limitations and awaken latent potentials for a fulfilling life. 

The “Spreading Happiness” Podcast is an opportunity to benefit from the best of Nithya Shanti’s teachings from sessions around the world.

Continuous Letting Go

Nithya Shanti

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