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 4.2: 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

Surrender - Vishnu Swami

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?

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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

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Vedantic Meditation as part of a retreat held in Monroe, NY in 2018.

Vedantic Meditation: Retreat (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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

Mindfulness Meditation | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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

19. Vedantasara | Texts 122-127 | 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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Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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