Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York.

Ask Swami - Questions and Answers with Swami Sarvapriyananda

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".

The Yoga Of Love | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Devotional Songs sung during the evening prayer service at the Vedanta Society of New York.

Achandala Pratihatarayo - Shivaranjani

This song is a creation of an attempt to blend Indian Classical music with Contemporary pop. Originally written and conceptualized by Chandu Vijay, and orchestrated/arranged by Ishuwar. 

In the Silence

Some tracks to help inspire devotion to Krishna

Spiritual Spoken Word

Krishna's sweetness - Dina Bhandu Das

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

Ribhu-gita Readings Ch. 4

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

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 25th, 2017

Sunday lecture

Ask Swami 6/25/2017

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Feb 19, 2017

Ask Swami 2/19/2017

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on April 23, 2017

Ask Swami 4/23/2017

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Sept 24th, 2017. Topics include 'Karma', the problem of 'evil' in religion, and the focus on 'Advaita Vedanta' at the Ramakrishna Mission.

Ask Swami 9/24/2017

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.

Vedanta Talks

Ask Swami 12/31/2017

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

Quenching The Firebrand

Naarasimhanembo Devanu

87-07-87 Debu Chaudari

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.

Ask Swami 2/9/2020

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

Ask Swami 5/3/2020

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 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Talks on Vedanta given by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1894).
 
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. 

Web: http://www.vedantany.org
iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes
Google Play: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-google-play

► Donations to support Vedanta Society of New York gratefully accepted via Paypal
http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY

All Original Content © Vedanta Society of New York

Ask Swami 5/3/2020

Vedanta Talks

Recent comments

Somnath Chattopadhyay

Somnath Chattopadhyay

Somnath Chattopadhyay

Somnath Chattopadhyay

Related tracks