Latest Vedanta Podcast Episodes
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...
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...
Episode 121: Living Beyond the Accepted Paradigms
Fully Integrated Leadership - April 11, 2024 14:25 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThree paradigms are explored in this episode: 1) the sense that we are separate from one another, 2) the sense that there are discrete objects that are separate from me, the subject, 3) the sense that we are the thinker and the doer at the center of experience.
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 ...
Episode 4: 02.1 - Sadhana - Meditation - Deep breathing with auto suggestion
CHINMAYA SHIVAM - April 07, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPlease do like, comment, share and follow "Chinmaya Shivam". Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this li...
Episode 1: 01 - Sadhana - Introduction - 16th March 2024
CHINMAYA SHIVAM - April 07, 2024 00:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe begin a new series of satsangs on Sadhana. Each session we learn about a sadhana and then practice it. This is the introductory session about what is sadhana(spiritual practice)? Who is a sadhak(seeker)? What is the sadhya(goal)? Who is a siddha(Accomplished one)? What are the differ...
Episode 2: 01.1 - Sadhana - Introduction - Meditation Session
CHINMAYA SHIVAM - April 07, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPlease do like, comment, share and follow "Chinmaya Shivam". Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this li...
Episode 6: 03.1 - Sadhana - Guided Introspection exercise - 30 March 2024
CHINMAYA SHIVAM - April 07, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPlease do like, comment, share and follow "Chinmaya Shivam". Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this l...
Episode 3: 02 - Sadhana - Spiritual Diary
CHINMAYA SHIVAM - April 07, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPlease do like, comment, share and follow "Chinmaya Shivam". Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this li...
Episode 5: 03 - Sadhana - Introspection - 30 March 2024
CHINMAYA SHIVAM - April 07, 2024 00:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPlease do like, comment, share and follow "Chinmaya Shivam". Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this l...
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 ...
Episode 120: The Illusion of Free Will and the Reality of Free Will
Fully Integrated Leadership - April 01, 2024 19:05 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWhen we view ourselves as the body and mind, free will is an illusion. When we know ourselves as Consciousness, free will is a reality.
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...
Episode 119: What is Consciousness?
Fully Integrated Leadership - March 21, 2024 20:19 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWe often confuse consciousness/awareness with first person subjectivity. Consciousness is that which is aware of even our first person subjectivity. This is a subtle but important distinction.
Episode 118: What is the Core Reason for our Planetary Struggles?
Fully Integrated Leadership - March 12, 2024 18:51 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe belief that I am a separate body-mind is the core belief that causes our individual and collective struggles
Episode 117: Catching the Mind in its Act
Fully Integrated Leadership - February 27, 2024 17:53 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWhen we sit in simple, wide open, spacious awareness, we notice how the mind takes an aggressive stance towards the present moment.
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.
Episode 116: Why is AI an Existential Threat and What Can We Do About it?
Fully Integrated Leadership - February 20, 2024 18:02 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis episode starts with an update on some current thinking around being a spiritual being having a human experience. I then go into a summary of the current state of play around artificial intelligence, why it is a potential threat to our way of being, and what we can do about it. Remember, you...
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...
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...
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...
Plugged into the Higher
Live Vedanta - January 16, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWhen using our gadgets in our daily lives, there’s one thing we never forget to do: plug them in. Well, what are we plugged into? Do we feel drained, and out of battery? Are we investing in a more efficient input (prana), to live deeper than it? Are we allowing the mind (manah) to interpret the ...
Equation to Serenity
Live Vedanta - January 09, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWhat does it truly mean to feel fortunate (bhagya)? What are some ways we can get to this feeling of serenity? Vivekji teaches us one way to invest in feeling fortunate is to know that all is temporary. Realizing that even the body (deha) is an equipment we have to help us uncover our true natur...
Pushing Our Comfort Zone
Live Vedanta - January 02, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWhen dealing with uncomfortable situations, many of us try to escape from mental pain (dukha nivrtti), such as stress, anxiety, fear, etc. We try escaping by engaging in activities that we think will bring us joy. But what is a practical and permanent way to face those uncomfortable situations? ...
Reset for the New Year
Live Vedanta - December 29, 2023 16:56 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsReset and recharge your relationships for the new year! Vivekji's new course, Harmony in Relationships, is crafted to enhance collaboration, deepen understanding, and foster lasting connections. It gives participants a unique opportunity to take a step back and reflect on how they collaborate in...
Christmas Eve Celebration
Vedanta and Yoga - December 25, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsCarols, readings, reflection by Swami Tyagananda, given on December 24, 2023, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Holy Mother Sarada Devi
Vedanta and Yoga - December 21, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Kirtipradananda (Vedanta Society of Greater Houston), given on December 20, 2023, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Holy Mother
Vedanta and Yoga - December 19, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsLecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on December 10, 2023, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.
Living for the Maximum
Live Vedanta - December 19, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsMany times in life, we find ourselves tired -- completely exhausted in running the seemingly endless race of responsibilities. When we’re lacking in inspiration to keep going, where do we find purpose (puruṣhārtha) in all this? How do we choose between what’s easy and pleasurable (preyas) vs. wh...
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