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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

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Swami Sarvapriyananda delivers insightful talks on Vedanta at the Vedanta Society of New York, an institution founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1894. Vedanta, rooted in the ancient Vedas, is one of the world’s oldest and most expansive spiritual philosophies. It emphasizes the oneness of all existence, the divinity of the individual soul, and the harmony among all religions, offering timeless wisdom for personal and spiritual growth. Through these talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda explores profound spiritual truths, making Vedanta’s teachings relevant to modern seekers.Vedanta Society of New York ( https://www.vedantany.org )Apple Podcast ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vedanta-talks/id1247628265 )Spotify Podcast ( https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqXhiGwwyQcIUjRhtB?si=5230a571d3f44da6 )Donations to support Vedanta Society of New York gratefully accepted via Paypal ( https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7LWZY7RTLFPH4&ssrt=1728920976584 )All Original Cont

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  1. AI Consciousness and Dharma Ethics I Swami Sarvapriyananda, Prof. Murray Shanahan, Dr. Pinsent

    Ai and Dharma Ethics Programme ( AiDEP) of Oxford Dharma Centre organised a panel discussion on 'AI, Consciousness and Dharma Ethics' on 11th August 2026 at Schwarzman Centre, University of Oxford. Panelists: Swami Sarvapriyananda: Minister-in-Charge, Vedanta Society of New York. Hindu Monk from...

  2. Gospel | Chapter 7: Dec 14, 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  3. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    This video is part of the Avadhūta Gītā Spiritual Retreat presented by the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston (AVG). This recording is Session 6 of the retreat and explores the timeless teachings of the Avadhūta Gītā under the guidance of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Shared with the kind permission of the...

  4. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    This video is part of the Avadhūta Gītā Spiritual Retreat presented by the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston (AVG). This recording is Session 5 of the retreat and explores the timeless teachings of the Avadhūta Gītā under the guidance of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Shared with the kind permission of the...

  5. Gospel | Chapter 7: Dec 14, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  6. Gospel | Chapter 7: Dec 14, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  7. Gospel | Chapter 7: Dec 14, 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  8. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    This video is part of the Avadhūta Gītā Spiritual Retreat presented by the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston (AVG). This recording is Session 4 of the retreat and explores the timeless teachings of the Avadhūta Gītā under the guidance of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Shared with the kind permission of the...

  9. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    This video is part of the Avadhūta Gītā Spiritual Retreat presented by the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston (AVG). This recording is Session 3 of the retreat and explores the timeless teachings of the Avadhūta Gītā under the guidance of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Shared with the kind permission of the...

  10. Gospel | Chapter 7: Dec 14, 1882 (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  11. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    This video is part of the Avadhūta Gītā Spiritual Retreat presented by the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston (AVG). This recording is Session 2 of the retreat and explores the timeless teachings of the Avadhūta Gītā under the guidance of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Shared with the kind permission of the...

  12. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 1| Swami Sarvapriyananda

    This video is part of the Avadhūta Gītā Spiritual Retreat presented by the Vedanta Study Circle of Boston (AVG). This recording is Session 1 of the retreat and explores the timeless teachings of the Avadhūta Gītā under the guidance of Swami Sarvapriyananda. Shared with the kind permission of the...

  13. Swami Sarvapriyananda & Robert Thurman on Consciousness, Vedanta, and Madhyamika

    Join Swami Sarvapriyananda and the late Padma Shri Prof. Robert Thurman as they engage in a dialogue exploring the nature of consciousness through the lenses of Vedanta, Buddhism, and Madhyamika philosophy. A thought-provoking conversation on reality, self, and the deeper questions of human...

  14. Being without Becoming | Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati

    Swami Anubhavananda is a renowned Vedanta teacher known for his joyful and practical message of “Be Happy.” He served as an acharya (teacher) at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai, a postgraduate academy for Vedantic studies, and is the founder of the Sat Bhavana Trust. He is widely respected for…

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  15. The Joy of Spiritual Practice | Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana

    Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana is an ordained nun of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, and is currently posted at the Vivekananda Retreat in Ridgely, New York (https://ridgely.org). For many years, Shuddhatmaprana has been active in the publication work of the Ramakrishna Order, editing...

  16. On Freedom and Fatalism: The Yogavasistha and Arthur Schopenhauer | Dr. Aleksandar Uskokov

    Dr. Aleksandar Uskokov is Senior Lector in Sanskrit in the South Asian Studies Council. He works in Indian philosophy and the history of ideas, primarily in the traditions of Vedānta, Mīmāṁsā, and Vaishnavism. He holds a PhD in South Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of…

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  17. Gospel | Chapter 6: Dec 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  18. Gospel | Chapter 6: Dec 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  19. 177. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 7-9 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda continues teaching verse 6 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta. ____________...

  20. Gospel | Chapter 6: Nov 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations...

  21. Gospel | Chapter 6: Nov 15 & Nov 19, 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations...

  22. Gospel | Chapter 6: Nov 15, 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  23. Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Apr 12th, 2026

    Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Apr 12th, 2026. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Invocation and opening 01:40 — Is enlightenment just a brain event, or different from dissociation and neurological experiences? 19:17 — How does one move from...

  24. The Equation of Consciousness & The True Self | Swami Sarvapriyananda @ South Park Commons

    Swami Sarvapriyananda delivers a talk on the fundamental nature of consciousness at ‪@southparkcommons‬ : https://www.southparkcommons.com/ Using the simple framework of C + O = E (Consciousness + Object = Experience) he unpacks ancient insights from Advaita Vedanta. He explores how our true self...

  25. The Happiness Guarantee: Insights from Vedanta | Dr. Janki Santoke

    Dr. Janki Santoke explores the Vedantic understanding of happiness, explaining that lasting joy cannot be found in external objects, achievements, relationships, or even spiritual institutions, but must be discovered and cultivated within oneself. She defines happiness as the cessation of mental...

  26. 176. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verse 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda continues teaching verse 6 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta. ____________...

  27. 175. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verse 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda continues teaching verse 5 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta. ____________...

  28. The Axe of Non-Attachment | Cutting Through Illusion || Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reflects on the Bhagavad Gita’s image of the “axe of non-attachment,” showing how renunciation is not a negative rejection of life but a turning from the lower to the higher. He explains that true detachment means loosening the hold of worldly desires, ego, and endless...

  29. Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 7) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations...

  30. Is Science Catching Up to Vedanta? The Evolution of Consciousness Studies | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda explores how modern science, especially neuroscience, consciousness studies, and AI, is beginning to circle back to questions Vedanta has examined for centuries. The lecture shows that while science has become increasingly sophisticated in studying the brain and mental...

  31. Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Mar 29th, 2026

    Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 29th, 2026. List of questions with timestamps: 00:00 - Invocation and opening 01:32 - Why Vedanta first says you are consciousness and not body-mind if everything is Brahman anyway. 22:05 - How to distinguish pure...

  32. Sri Chaitanya - The Love of God | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Divine Personalities | Swami Sarvapriyananda Swami Sarvapriyananda’s offers an inspiring overview of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s life, from his early brilliance in Navadvipa to his transformation into a world-teacher of ecstatic devotion. The talk highlights Chaitanya’s message of divine love, the...

  33. Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 6) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations...

  34. 174. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda continues teaching verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta.…

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  35. 9. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.13 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, one of the oldest and most foundational Principal Upanishads of Hinduism, is being taught in this lecture series by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Belonging to the Śukla Yajurveda and forming the concluding portion of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, its name means “the great…

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  36. 8. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.12 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, one of the oldest and most foundational Principal Upanishads of Hinduism, is being taught in this lecture series by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Belonging to the Śukla Yajurveda and forming the concluding portion of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, its name means “the great…

    more

  37. Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 5) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  38. 173. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta. ____________ Chapter...

  39. Searching for the Divine – An Exploration of Jewish Theology | Rabbi Benjamin H. Spratt

    In this lecture, Rabbi Benjamin Spratt reflects on the human search for the Divine through the lens of Jewish theology, exploring how uncertainty, questioning, and evolving ideas of God are central to authentic spiritual life. Drawing on Jewish thought and interfaith dialogue, he suggests that...

  40. 7. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantra 2.4.11 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, one of the oldest and most foundational Principal Upanishads of Hinduism, is being taught in this lecture series by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Belonging to the Śukla Yajurveda and forming the concluding portion of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, its name means “the great…

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  41. Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  42. 6. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Mantras 2.4.7 - 2.4.10 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, one of the oldest and most foundational Principal Upanishads of Hinduism, is being taught in this lecture series by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Belonging to the Śukla Yajurveda and forming the concluding portion of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, its name means “the great…

    more

  43. The Reality and Unreality of Rebirth | Prof. Jeffery Long

    Prof. Jeffery Long is the Carl W. Ziegler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies at Elizabeth Town College, Pennsylvania, where he has taught since receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago's School of Divinity in 2000. He has written many books and articles,...

  44. Harmony of Religions | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda explores the Vedantic ideal of the harmony of religions as taught by Sri Ramakrishna and interpreted by Swami Vivekananda, showing that religions are not identical but diverse paths suited to different human temperaments, all leading toward the same ultimate reality. Moving...

  45. Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  46. 172. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 (Contd.) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta. ____________ Chapter...

  47. The Infinite Alone Remains | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    n this exploration of the Shanti Mantra Purnamadah Purnamidam, Swami Sarvapriyananda reflects on the meaning of “The Infinite Alone Remains,” explaining that the same infinite reality (Purnam) appears as God, the world, and our own true Self . Drawing from the Upanishads and the life of Sri...

  48. Inside the Dream of Vasistha | Prof. Sthaneshwar Timalsina

    Inside the Dream of Vasistha: The Fusion of Trika and Advaita Vedanta in the Yogavasistha by Prof. Sthaneshwar Timalsina Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina received academic and philological training from Mahendra Sanskrit University in Kathmandu; Sampurnananda Sanskrit University in Varanasi; as well as...

  49. Gospel | Chapter 6: Oct 28, 1882 (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and...

  50. 171. Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 15, Verses 1-4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches verses 1-4 from the fifteenth chapter, entitled Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Being, of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Bhagavad Gita, 'the Song of God,' unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta. ____________ Chapter...

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Swami Sarvapriyananda delivers insightful talks on Vedanta at the Vedanta Society of New York, an institution founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1894. Vedanta, rooted in the ancient Vedas, is one of the world’s oldest and most expansive spiritual philosophies. It emphasizes the oneness of all existence, the divinity of the individual soul, and the harmony among all religions, offering timeless wisdom for personal and spiritual growth. Through these talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda explores profound spiritual truths, making Vedanta’s teachings relevant to modern seekers.Vedanta Society of New York ( https://www.vedantany.org )Apple Podcast ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vedanta-talks/id1247628265 )Spotify Podcast ( https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqXhiGwwyQcIUjRhtB?si=5230a571d3f44da6 )Donations to support Vedanta Society of New York gratefully accepted via Paypal ( https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7LWZY7RTLFPH4&ssrt=1728920976584 )All Original Cont

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