Name: Introduction to Vedanta - Drg-Drsya Viveka Part 1 by Voice of Vedanta
Duration: 1 h 5 min 11 s
Description: Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta as presented in Drg Drsya Viveka, in this series of 12 talks. This talk - delivered on January 12, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verse 1 in "Drg Drsya Viveka: An Inquiry into the Nature of the Seer and the Seen".

As part of retreat inspired by the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the connection between the path of knowledge and devotion.

Enlightenment And Love | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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.

It from Bit from Chit | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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).

120. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 10 Verses 7 - 9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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.

Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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

Vivekananda's Practical Vedanta

Talk 3 - Dharma or adharma, joy and sorrows etc. all belong to the mind. You are neither the doer nor the enjoyer. Know this and you are ever liberated!

Ashtavakra Gita is a discourse by Swami Anubhavananda on the dialogue that had taken place between King Janak and Ashtavakra, a great sage of his times. Swamiji has explained verses of Ashatavakra in a manner which is not only simple to understand but also applicable in our day to day lives.  Ashtavakra Gita is many times referred as the highest knowledge on the planet. It is not meant for those who have never done any spiritual practice or meditated in life. The other great knowledge - The Bhagwad Gita was given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield but Ashtavakra Gita was given by Sage Ashtavakra to King Janaka in peace, in the serene environment of a royal palace.

Ashtavakra Series 1, Talk 3

Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta as presented in Drg Drsya Viveka, in this series of 12 talks. This talk - delivered on January 12, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA - covers verse 1 in "Drg Drsya Viveka: An Inquiry into the Nature of the Seer and the Seen".

Introduction to Vedanta

Introduction to Vedanta - Drg-Drsya Viveka Part 1

Swami Sarvapriyananda lucidly unfolds the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta as presented in Drg Drsya Viveka, in this series of 12 talks. This talk was delivered on January 19, 2016 at the Vedanta Temple in Hollywood, CA

Introduction to Vedanta: Drg-Drsya Viveka

Introduction to Vedanta - Drg-Drsya Viveka Part 2

Is destiny hereditary? Can the ancient concept of karma help us understand genetics? Vedanta Society’s Swami Sarvapriyananda meets with leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger Kevin Mitchell to trace human diversity and individual differences to their deepest level. In his new book Innate Dr. Mitchell argues it all lies in the wiring of our brains. Will Swami Sarvapriyananda argue otherwise?

More about the Karma series:
http://rubinmuseum.org/karma

Swami Sarvapriyananda + Kevin Mitchell: Genetics Is Karma

Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse based on the essay: "Realisation".

|| Realization || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

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. Vedanta is the philosophical foundation of Hinduism; but while Hinduism includes aspects of Indian culture, Vedanta is universal in its application and is equally relevant to all countries, all cultures, and all religious backgrounds.

A closer look at the word “Vedanta” is revealing: “Vedanta” is a combination of two words: “Veda” which means “knowledge” and “anta” which means “the end of” or “the goal of.” In this context the goal of knowledge isn’t intellectual—the limited knowledge we acquire by reading books. “Knowledge” here means the knowledge of God as well as the knowledge of our own divine nature. Vedanta, then, is the search for Self-knowledge as well as the search for God.

What do we mean when we say God? According to Vedanta, God is infinite existence, infinite consciousness, and infinite bliss. The term for this impersonal, transcendent reality is Brahman, the divine ground of being. Yet Vedanta also maintains that God can be personal as well, assuming human form in every age.

Most importantly, God dwells within our own hearts as the divine Self or Atman. The Atman is never born nor will it ever die. Neither stained by our failings nor affected by the fluctuations of the body or mind, the Atman is not subject to our grief or despair or disease or ignorance. Pure, perfect, free from limitations, the Atman, Vedanta declares, is one with Brahman. The greatest temple of God lies within the human heart.

Vedanta further asserts that the goal of human life is to realize and manifest our divinity. Not only is this possible, it is inevitable. Our real nature is divine; God-realization is our birthright. Sooner or later, we will all manifest our divinity—either in this or in future lives—for the greatest truth of our existence is our own divine nature.

Finally, Vedanta affirms that all religions teach the same basic truths about God, the world, and our relationship to one another. Thousands of years ago the Rig Veda declared: “Truth is one, sages call it by various names.” The world’s religions offer varying approaches to God, each one true and valid, each religion offering the world a unique and irreplaceable path to God-realization. The conflicting messages we find among religions are due more to doctrine and dogma than to the reality of spiritual experience. While dissimilarities exist in the external observances of the world religions, the internals bear remarkable similarities.


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