Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 43 and Ch-3's overview) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.25 to 4.27

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.21 to 4.24

Spiritual teacher and scholar of Vedanta, Swami Sarvapriyananda, discusses the nature of desire and its negative impact on spiritual life. They explore the importance of identifying and defeating desire as the source of problems, the presence of desire in our inner and outer being, and the challenges of following self-improvement advice. The speaker emphasizes the need to control the senses and discipline the mind and intellect, and delves into the nature of desire and the role of self-control in the spiritual journey.

This discourse from Swami Sarvapriyananda is inspired by a lecture from Swami Vivekananda: "Freedom of the Soul" (Jnana Yoga).

Q&A session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on June 7th, 2020. List of questions with timestamps: • 2:30 -- What is the difference between individual and cosmic consciousness? How can we realize the reality of one consciousness? • 34:18 -- Why is private spirituality not spirituality? • 39:25 -- I am in school and have lost interest in studies. I would rather seek the spiritual truths. What are my options? • 47:27 -- How can the formless Brahman produce a universe of forms? • 56:16 -- How can Brahman in Sri Ramakrishna's Vijnana Vedanta be beyond cause and effect if the universe is a real manifestation of Shakti? • 1:08:11 -- I was brought up in a christian tradition but have become interested in Vedanta. Is is possible for a person to be pulled into Vedanta by no conscious effort? ► To support Vedanta Society of New York: http://bit.ly/SupportVedantaNY

Swami Sarvapriyananda, a teacher of Vedanta, discusses topics like the relationship between desire and anger, the central purpose of the Bhagavad Gita text, the nature of desires and overcoming them, understanding Karma Yoga and the role of God, desires and liberation, choosing between a job or a career, and the impact of spiritual maturity.

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.14 to 4.20.

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Chapter 3 (Verse 35-37) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound Upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 4.11 to 4.13