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Alive, but Not Really Living
Live Vedanta - June 18, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsMost of us are following life’s default script -- wake, eat, work, sleep, repeat. But is this working? We receive lots of advice (upadesha) from those we respect on how to be great, but are we actually following? The greatest revelations (mahavakya) of visionaries are accessible to us, but do we...
Logic Can Only Get You So Far
Live Vedanta - June 13, 2024 14:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsLife is a trek through a dark forest. It takes lots of endurance (titiksha) to keep up the energy despite all the discomforts and pinpricks. It takes loads of faith (shraddha) to hold onto what you know is ahead, but can’t yet see. It takes boatloads of absorption (samadhana) to stay focused on ...
Revisited: What’s the difference between contemplation and inquiry?
Live Vedanta - May 21, 2024 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWe're revisiting another Freedom Talk, one of our bite-sized episodes with Vivekji featuring questions from seekers across the world. In this episode, we ask the questions: What is the difference in reflection and inquiry? What is the difference between contemplation and inquiry? How should a se...
Revisited: How can an introvert handle the expectations of family and friends?
Live Vedanta - May 15, 2024 12:53 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this next mini episode from our series of Freedom Talks, we ask the questions: How should we handle people who always misinterpret our actions in a negative connotation even though we have good intentions? What to do when we are taken advantage of by others? Can we align our goals with our gu...
A Meeting With Swami Ranganathananda, by Swami Shuddhidananda
VivekaVani - May 07, 2024 09:54 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsVoice of Vivekananda
Sri Ramakrishna and Lifelong Learning
Vedanta and Yoga - May 02, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Ishadhyanananda of the Vedanta Society of Sacramento, California, given on May 1, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Escaping to Embracing
Live Vedanta - April 30, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsMany of us probably have probably at some point felt we have/had a reactive personality, we felt distracted, or dull. How can one develop a calmness of body (dama), quietude of mind (sama), and understanding (uparama) so that one can have a more balanced inner world? On this season of Live Ve...
Discernment (Viveka)
Vedanta and Yoga - April 29, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on April 28, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Serve, Smile, Surrender
Live Vedanta - April 23, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWe all feel we can create joy but that only leads to disappointment. When we have guidance in our lives we realize that joy cannot be created. How can one go from acting (karma), to depending (bhakti), to having insight (jnana), to prioritizing (viveka) to independence (vairagya)? How does one s...
RamaFestival2024
Vedanta and Yoga - April 22, 2024 13:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Prasannatmananda (Vedanta Society, Berkeley), given on April 21, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
River of Thoughts
Live Vedanta - April 16, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOur mind is like a river -- sometimes it’s dashing and splashing with a never-ending flow of uncontrollable tides, and other times it’s calm and serene, slowly passing by like a lazy river. How do we tame this mind, so that we can use it for our own Higher purpose, rather than be controlled by i...
Spiritual Fitness
Vedanta and Yoga - April 15, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on April 14, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Diving Deeper
Live Vedanta - April 09, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn life we have many ups and downs. Why do we feel moments of happiness and other times moments of sadness or anger? What can we do to always have this feeling of completeness no matter the situation? In this episode Vivekji talks about how our sense of individuality (jiva) leads to attachment ...
Antar Yoga
Vedanta and Yoga - April 08, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture given on April 7, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Life is Full of Matter
Live Vedanta - April 02, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsEverything and everyone around us are made up of matter (prakriti) but do we depend on these things or people to make us feel complete (purusha)? When we know all is changing and existence is the only constant, then why do we ever feel anything but joy? On this season of Live Vedanta, entitled ...
Do You Realize You’re Bound?
Live Vedanta - March 25, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWe often find ourselves feeling weighed down by changing circumstances and unending responsibilities -- but are our ropes really external, or internal? When we look inwards at our own temperament (guna), do we find ourselves tired and complaining in laziness (tamas), anxious about results in sel...
Antar Yoga March 2024
Vedanta and Yoga - March 18, 2024 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 17, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Ramakrishna of the Heart
Vedanta and Yoga - March 11, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 10, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Freedom from Karma - Swami Sarvapriyananda
VivekaVani - March 01, 2024 14:46 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIf there exists only one Consciousness, how does the concept of Karma fit in?| Swami Sarvapriyananda
Professional Ambition and Excellence - Swami Sarvapriyananda
VivekaVani - March 01, 2024 05:38 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhat is the purpose of professional ambition and desire for excellence if it only enhances ego?
Antar Yoga February 2024
Vedanta and Yoga - February 26, 2024 14:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on February 25, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Pluto and the United States Chart June 22, 2024 — January 15, 2025
Spartan Mind Strength - February 25, 2024 21:52 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEpisode Topics Pluto in the United States Declaration of Independence chart Pluto's archetype is that of cathartic transformation, it represents simplicity US Natal Pluto at 27 degrees 33 minutes in Capricorn (R) The Pluto return started in February 2020 Transiting Pluto conjunct US Natal ...
Black Moon Lilith and Uranus | Ayurvedic Astrology
Spartan Mind Strength - February 20, 2024 20:34 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEpisode Topics Black Moon Lilith astronomically and astrologically Black Moon Lilith as Empty Focal Point and as Lunar Apogee The Ayurvedic meaning of Black Moon for us individually The Ayurvedic meaning of Black Moon globally The Ayurvedic meaning of Uranus trine the Black Moon for us indi...
How Do You Know You’re Not Dreaming?
Live Vedanta - February 20, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsLike Neo in The Matrix, has something always felt wrong about the world? Why is everyone looking for a permanent happiness in impermanent places, and then after it doesn’t last, wondering what they’re still missing? Why do we project (vikshepa) happiness onto every new food, vacation, and positi...
Chiron Conjunct North Node in Aries | Ayurvedic Astrology
Spartan Mind Strength - February 18, 2024 21:29 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEpisode Topics Chiron is much more than Sagittarius Saturn, Chiron and Uranus The Ayurvedic meaning of the North Node The Ayurvedic meaning of Chiron conjunct North Node in Aries The Ayurvedic meaning of Chiron conjunct North Node in Aquarius (2008) The chart of this conjunction can be fo...
Deep, Deeper, Deepest
Live Vedanta - February 13, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWhy does it feel like there is so much separation in the world? Is it because we are always competing with each other? What is deeper than our form (rupa) and personalities (varna)? How are we all so different, yet the exact same? On this season of Live Vedanta, entitled Stairway to Serenity, w...
Past to Present
Live Vedanta - February 06, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWe may sometimes wonder why we are the way we are. Why do we do the things we do? Our actions are caused by our thoughts (vrtti) and those thoughts come from our print (vasanas), which is who we are because of our past actions. But how can we change the core of who we are? What tools (upadhi) ca...
The Full Moon of January 2024 | Ayurvedic Astrology
Spartan Mind Strength - January 25, 2024 18:37 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEpisode Topics The first Full Moon of the year! The Ayurvedic meaning of the dominant planet of this chart The Ayurvedic meaning of Neptune in Pisces for the individual and the world The Ayurvedic meaning of Vesta in Gemini for the individual and the world The Ayurvedic meaning of Jupiter f...
Chasing a Mirage
Live Vedanta - January 23, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsLike weary travelers endlessly stumbling after illusions of water in the burning desert, we spend most of our lives running after one inner demand after another. When does the chase end? Are we carrying boulders of emotional baggage in our memory (chitta), or are we learning from the past to mov...
Pluto Transit In Aquarius January 21, 2024 | Ayurvedic Astrology
Spartan Mind Strength - January 19, 2024 18:43 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEpisode Topics Pluto transits in Aquarius on January 21, 2024 and will stay there until September 1, 2024 Pluto was in Aquarius March 23, 2023 - June 11, 2023 Pluto in Aquarius from November 19, 2024 until March 2043 Pluto takes 248 years to go around the zodiac The Ayurvedic meaning of Plu...
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