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Swami Sarvapriyananda on Investigating Happiness Insights from Vedanta and Positive Psychology

Sunday discourse by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Samsara and Moksha.

Sunday lecture

Samsara and Moksha

Discourse on Mahāvākyas (The Great Sayings) by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York

Mahāvākya

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

Swami Sarvapriyananda guides us through a Vedantic Meditation inspired by the Mandukya Upanishad and Drg Drsya Viveka

Vedantic Meditation with Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on the nature of the self as taught in the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2 Verse 11-25).

|| The Atman ||  by  Swami Sarvapriyananda

This discourse from Swami Sarvapriyananda is inspired by a lecture from Swami Vivekananda: "The True Nature of Man" (Jnana Yoga).

|| Our Real Nature || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of Maya (Ignorance). This lecture is part of a series of talks inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga.

|| Maya || by Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the underlying concepts and significance of non-dualism. This lecture is part of a series of talks inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga.

Non-dualism: Being and Manifestation | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 2, 2019
List of Questions with Timestamps:
0:33 - Is consciousness present in non-living things? Are they also Brahman?
12:18 - What is the nature of bliss? Is it dependent on the mind? Does a pure being experience bliss all the time?
26:15 - Does your liberation depend upon your karma?
31:50 - Does the presence of Maya imply duality?
36:25 - Does suffering bring us closer to spirituality? Can people who are mentally week resort to spirituality as an escape route?
46:45 - Is it difficult to stay in the non-dual path when the path of knowledge is considered difficult to follow in the current age?
59:25 - Advice for somebody who has experienced a flash of spiritual bliss and is trying to understand and sustain it.
1:02:56 - Explain the verse from the Taittiriya Upanishad: "He who is here in man and he who is in yonder sun—both are one."

Ask Swami 6/2/2019

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Mantra 1.

Mandukya Karika

1. Mandukya Upanishad - Mantra 1 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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

Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Based on Madhusudana Sarasvati's (1540 CE) Bhagavad-gita-gudhartha-dipika, Swami Sarvapriyananda provides a discourse on the foundation of Vedantic spirituality. This is the part 1 of the lecture.

Vedantic Spirituality - Part 1 | 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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