Name: Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion | Swami Sarvapriyananda by Vedanta Talks
Duration: 1 h 29 min 21 s
Description: Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Bhakti Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas.

Swami Sarvapriyananda on Investigating Happiness Insights from Vedanta and Positive Psychology

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

The Bhagavad Gita has been studied and praised for thousands of years for its clarity, insight and wealth of spiritual knowledge.  It not only contains the foundation for the system of yoga, it is the guidebook for living a meaningful, joyful life and facing death fearlessly.  Hear this timeless wisdom for yourself chapter by chapter in our Bhagavad Gita Audio Book series.

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Observing The Armies On The Battlefield Of Kuruksetra

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

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

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Bhakti Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas.

Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion | Swami Sarvapriyananda

01 Sri Ramakrishna and His Divine Play by Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation as part of a retreat in Garrison, New York.

Mindfulness Meditation | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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?

Ask Swami 10/11/2020

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)?

Ask Swami 11/01/2020

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Vedantasara (Essence of Vedanta), which is a 15th-century Advaita Vedanta text written by Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati.

9. Vedantasara | Texts 40-46 | 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. 

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