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Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta — 173 episodes

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172 – Conclusion of Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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171 – Fitness to Study Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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170 – Taking Refuge in God | Swami Tattwamayananda

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169 – Buddhi Yoga: Art of Working Intelligently | Swami Tattwamayananda

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168 – Universal Approach of Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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167 – Bhakti and Self-Surrender | Swami Tattwamayananda

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166 – Highest Level of Devotion | Swami Tattwamayananda

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165 – Intellect With Spiritual Wisdom | Swami Tattwamayananda

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164 – Following Our Swadharma | Swami Tattwamayananda

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163 – Division of Duties Based on Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

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162 – The Three Levels of Intellect and Happiness | Swami Tattwamayananda

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161 – The Three Traits of Karma | Swami Tattwamayananda

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160 - Daivam – The Three Levels of Knowledge and Action | Swami Tattwamayananda

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159 - Daivam – The Unknown Factor in All Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda

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158 - Renouncing the Fruits of Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda

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157 - Yajna, Dana and Tapah Should Not be Given Up | Swami Tattwamayananda

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156 - The Four Values: Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha | Swami Tattwamayananda

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155 - What is Sannyasa? | Swami Tattwamayananda

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154 - Performing Actions with Sattvic Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda

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153 - Purifying Spiritual Practices with Om Tat Sat | Swami Tattwamayananda

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152 - Meaning of Om Tat Sat | Swami Tattwamayananda

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151 - The Three Levels of Austerities | Swami Tattwamayananda

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150 - Austerity of Body, Speech and Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda

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149 - Spiritual Meaning of Food | Swami Tattwamayananda

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148 - Samskaras Determine Our Level of Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda

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147 - What is Shastram? | Swami Tattwamayananda

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146 - We Build Our Own Spiritual Destiny | Swami Tattwamayananda

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145 - Blind Pursuit of Desires | Swami Tattwamayananda

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144 - The Danger of Materialism | Swami Tattwamayananda

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143 - Guiding Ourselves Towards Divine Qualities| Swami Tattwamayananda

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142 - Daivi and Asuri Sampat | Swami Tattwamayananda

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141 - Purushottama – The Supreme Divine Truth| Swami Tattwamayananda

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140 - Expressions of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

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139 - Atman – The Light of all Lights| Swami Tattwamayananda

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138 - Evolution of the Karma Ideal in Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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137 - The Weapon of Non-Attachment| Swami Tattwamayananda

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136 - The Nature of the Empirical World| Swami Tattwamayananda

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135 - Characteristics of a Guṇātita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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134 - The State Beyond the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

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133 - Transcending the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

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132 - Effects of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

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131 – The Bondage of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

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130 – The Secret of Plurality in Human Nature | Swami Tattwamayananda

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129 – Summary of Thirteen Chapters | Swami Tattwamayananda

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128 - Practicing Detachment | Swami Tattwamayananda

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127 - Spiritual Humanism| Swami Tattwamayananda

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126 - Spiritual Sameness| Swami Tattwamayananda

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125 - Purusha and Prakriti| Swami Tattwamayananda

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124 - Attaining Deathlessness | Swami Tattwamayananda

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123 - The Divine Reality is All-Pervading| Swami Tattwamayananda

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122 - Highest Devotion and Highest Knowledge are the Same | Swami Tattwamayananda

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121 - Spiritual Qualities to Gain Knowledge of Kshetra and Kshetrajna | Swami Tattwamayananda

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120 - Discrimination Between the Real and the Unreal | Swami Tattwamayananda

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119 - Distinction Between Body and Spirit | Swami Tattwamayananda

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118 - The Ideal Devotee Sees Oneness in Existence | Swami Tattwamayananda

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117 - Characteristics of a Devotee | Swami Tattwamayananda

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116 - Sarva-Karma Phala Tyagam – Philosophy of Desireless Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda

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115 - Spiritual Journey - The Four Stages | Swami Tattwamayananda

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114 - The Two Paths of Worship| Swami Tattwamayananda

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113 - Navadha Bhakti Nine Methods of Worship | Swami Tattwamayananda

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112 - Evolving Our Idea of God from Sakara to Nirakara | Swami Tattwamayananda

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111 | Bhakti Yoga | Swami Tattwamayananda

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110 | Spiritualizing the Secular | Swami Tattwamayananda

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109 | Moving Away from the Blazing Fire of Sensory World | Swami Tattwamayananda

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108 | Arjuna’s Vision of the Universal Form of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

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107 - Combining God’s Grace with Spiritual Readiness | Swami Tattwamayananda

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106 - The Cycle of Existence is Within the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

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105 - Manifesting the Divinity Within| Swami Tattwamayananda

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104 - Manifestations of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

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103 - Everything is an Expression of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

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102 - Greatness is an Expression of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

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101 – God, the Indweller | Swami Tattwamayananda

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100 - Buddhi Yoga Higher Intuition on Life | Swami Tattwamayananda

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99 - Manifestations of the Divine Reality | Swami Tattwamayananda

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98 - Imbibing Divine Characteristics | Swami Tattwamayananda

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97 - Realizing That the World is Transitory | Swami Tattwamayananda

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96 - Making the Decision to Surrender to God Swami Tattwamayananda

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95-Importance of Bhakti in Offerings to God | Swami Tattwamayananda

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94 - Self-surrender and God’s Grace | Swami Tattwamayananda

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93 - The Spiritual Psychology of Self-Surrender | Swami Tattwamayananda

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92 - God as the Supreme Principle Behind Everything | Swami Tattwamayananda

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91 - Everything is an Expression of the Divine Reality | Swami Tattwamayananda

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90 - Non-distinction Between Spiritual and Secular | Swami Tattwamayananda

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89 - Combining Sattva Guna with Spiritual Strength | Swami Tattwamayananda

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88 - Daivi Sampat And Asuri Sampat | Swami Tattwamayananda

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87 - The All-Pervading Divine Reality | Swami Tattwamayananda

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86 - The All-Pervading Infinite Cannot Be Finitized | Swami Tattwamayananda

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85 - Attaining Royal Knowledge With Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda

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84 - Attaining Liberation While Living | Swami Tattwamayananda

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83 - The Two Departure Paths | Swami Tattwamayananda

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82 - Rhythmic Cycle of Life and Cosmos | Swami Tattwamayananda

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81 - Freedom from Rebirth | Swami Tattwamayananda

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80 – Omkara Upasana | Swami Tattwamayananda

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79 - Constant Remembrance of God | Swami Tattwamayananda

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78 - Dynamics Of Leaving The Body | Swami Tattwamayananda

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77 - Aksharam (Brahman) | Swami Tattwamayananda

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76 - The Urge for Spiritual Freedom | Swami Tattwamayananda

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75 - Transcending Time and Mental Traps | Swami Tattwamayananda

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74 - Reality is One | Swami Tattwamayananda

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73 - Spiritual Evolution | Swami Tattwamayananda

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72 - The Ultimate Goal of Spiritual Life | Swami Tattwamayananda

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71 - Spiritual and Non-Spiritual Temperaments | Swami Tattwamayananda

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70 - Transcending Maya | Swami Tattwamayananda

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69 - Maya – The Great Wonder| Swami Tattwamayananda

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68 - Everything is an Expression of the Divine Reality | Swami Tattwamayananda

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67 - Jnanam and Vijnanam| Swami Tattwamayananda

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66 - Bhakti - Supreme Devotion to God | Swami Tattwamayananda

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65 - Influence of Inherited Samskaras | Swami Tattwamayananda

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64 - Spiritual Wealth is Never Lost | Swami Tattwamayananda

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63 - Dealing with Deviations in Spiritual Life | Swami Tattwamayananda

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62 - Attaining Ekatvam and Samatvam | Swami Tattwamayananda

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61 - Experiencing Spiritual Unity | Swami Tattwamayananda

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60 - Towards a Tranquil Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda

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59 - Attaining Atyantikam Sukham with a Steady Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda

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58 - Moderation in Spiritual Life | Swami Tattwamayananda

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57 - The Art of Meditation | Swami Tattwamayananda

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56 - Towards Equanimity and a Friendly Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda

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55 - Growing Spiritually Through Non-Attachment and Self-effort | Swami Tattwamayananda

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54 - Transcending Actions and Rituals | Swami Tattwamayananda

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53 - Dhyana Yoga - The Art of Meditation | Swami Tattwamayananda

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52 - Attaining Spiritual Freedom and Happiness Within | Swami Tattwamayananda

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51 - The Spiritual Psychology of Happiness | Swami Tattwamayananda

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50 - Towards Spiritual Sameness | Swami Tattwamayananda

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49 - Evolving Towards Higher Swabhava | Swami Tattwamayananda

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48 - The Spiritual Psychology of Non-Attachment | Swami Tattwamayananda

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47 - Several Spiritual Paths – One Goal | Swami Tattwamayananda

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46 - Combining Action and Renunciation | Swami Tattwamayananda

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45 - Arjuna’s Confusion on Paths of Action and Renunciation| Swami Tattwamayananda

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44 - Conquering Doubt with Shraddha and Jnanam | Swami Tattwamayananda

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43 - Jnanam – The Ultimate Purifier | Swami Tattwamayananda

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42 - Characteristics of an Ideal Spiritual Seeker | Swami Tattwamayananda

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41 - Living life as Yajna | Swami Tattwamayananda

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40 - Spiritualizing the Secular | Swami Tattwamayananda

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39 - Characteristics of a Karma-Yogi | Swami Tattwamayananda

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38 - Going Beyond Action and Inaction | Swami Tattwamayananda

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37 - Nature of Karma | Swami Tattwamayananda

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36 - Truth is One, Paths are Many | Swami Tattwamayananda

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35 - Mystery of Avatara | Swami Tattwamayananda

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34 - Avatara: Descent of Divine to Human | Swami Tattwamayananda

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33 - Conquering Senses and Desires with Yoga | Swami Tattwamayananda

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32- Kama-krodha: Enemies of Human Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda

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31 - Adhyatma-chetasa - Living Life with a Spiritual Attitude | Swami Tattwamayananda

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30 - Identifying Ourselves Beyond Prakriti | Swami Tattwamayananda

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29 - Karma-Yoga: Contrasting the Enlightened and the Average Person | Swami Tattwamayananda

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28 - Performing Actions as Yajna | Swami Tattwamayananda

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27 - Yajna: Living in Harmony with Nature and Ourselves | Swami Tattwamayananda

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26 – Yajna: Harmonizing Our Actions with a Spiritual Ideal | Swami Tattwamayananda

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25 – Yajna: Reaching Life’s Destination by Performing All Actions as Selfless Sacrifice | Swami Tattwamayananda

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24 – Combining Action with Contemplation | Swami Tattwamayananda

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23 – Constructive Spiritual Ego - Work Without the Strain of Work | Swami Tattwamayananda

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22 - Arjuna’s Conflict and Karma-Yoga | Swami Tattwamayananda

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21 - Achieving Inner Contentment Through Yoga | Swami Tattwamayananda

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20 - From Spiritual Sleep to Spiritual Awakening | Swami Tattwamayananda

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2013 Lake Tahoe Retreat 1 - Dynamism Without Anxiety | Swami Tattwamayananda

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19 - Pathways to Peace and Happiness | Swami Tattwamayananda

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18 - Turning the Mind into Our Friend | Swami Tattwamayananda

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17 - Mind: Our Friend or Our Enemy? | Swami Tattwamayananda

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16 - The Absolute and the Relative: the Need for Re-prioritization and Freedom from the Tyranny of the Senses | Swami Tattwamayananda

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15 - Description of a Person of Steady Wisdom (स्थितप्रज्ञ:) | Swami Tattwamayananda

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14 - Karma Yoga: Freedom from Anxiety and Tapping Our Hidden Potential | Swami Tattwamayananda

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13 - The 'Brahmana Ideal' & the Psychology of 'Karma - Yoga' | Swami Tattwamayananda

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12 - Beyond Reckless Pragmatism and Short-Term Goals | Swami Tattwamayananda

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11 - Swadharma: The Path to Creativity and Contentment | Swami Tattwamayananda

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10 - Swadharma and the Problem of Unpleasant Duty | Swami Tattwamayananda

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9 - Swadharma in Contrast to Para-Dharma: Resolving Inner Conflicts | Swami Tattwamayananda

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8 - Swadharma and Inner Contentment and Fulfillment | Swami Tattwamayananda

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7 - Steady Wisdom and Spiritual Common Sense | Swami Tattwamayananda

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6 - Death is Not the End of Life | Swami Tattwamayananda

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5 – Karma, Re-incarnation – Emerson: The American Vedantin | Swami Tattwamayananda

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4 - The Real and the Unreal: Beyond Pain and Pleasure | Swami Tattwamayananda

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3 - Swadharma: An Intelligent Approach to Life, Work and Duty | Swami Tattwamayananda

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2 – Humanity is One Spiritual Family – The Mystery of the Sacred Word | Swami Tattwamayananda

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1 – Introduction: Mahabharata, the Great Sanskrit Classic | Swami Tattwamayananda