Vishwananda's Podcast

Jai Gurudev In this spontaneous talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during the Pentecostal celebrations at Shree Peetha Nilaya this past Sunday, the 19th of May, Swamiji discusses the flame witnessed by the apostles and its true deeper meaning as well as giving an insight into how one can grow to understand this miraculous episode in a different light. Listen, share and enjoy!

Jai Gurudev Here is the talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during this past weekend's Ram Navami festivities at Shree Peetha Nilaya, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama. Here Swamiji recounts some episodes leading up to the incarnation of Lord Rama as well as some taking place after, specifically alluding to Rama's immense fulfillment of Dharma (Duty) and acceptance of God's higher plans. Listen, share and enjoy!

Jai Gurudev Last Thursday, the 18th of April, Swamiji gave a fantastic Satsang at Shree Peetha Nilaya in which he answered numerous questions on virtually all topics related to spirituality. One question which stood out from the rest was this one we are posting for you today - 'How is it in Heaven?' Listen, share and enjoy!

Jai Guru Dev! Here is the complete talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda on Saturday, the 30th of March during a liturgical service at Shree Peetha Nilaya. Here Swamiji speaks clearly about the goal of one's spiritual path and the need to focus all your self on attaining love for God without any other motives or expectations. Like that God will advance us on our journey automatically. Enjoy!

Jai Guru Dev! Here is the complete talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda on Tuesday, the 26th of March during a liturgical service at Shree Peetha Nilaya. Here Swamiji illustrates through parables in the Bible, the need for humanity to be ever ready to come face to face with the lord, to prepare oneself accordingly and practice their sadhana, for we cannot comprehend or foresee when the Lord shall manifest in front of us or in what form. Enjoy!

Jai Guru Dev! Listen in as Sri Swami Vishwananda illustrates a few reasons why the night of Maha Shivaratri is celebrated and so auspicious. Swamiji tells us of the very first Maha Shivaratri that was ever celebrated on Earth and illustrates a beautiful story of Lord Mahadev joining Sri Krishna for His Rasa Lila! This talk was given during our very own Maha Shivaratri celebrations at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Germany, on the 10th of March, 2013.

As a continuation of yesterday's initiative, here is another question presented during the most recent Satsang given by Sri Swami Vishwananda at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Swamiji's international centre in Germany, on the 25th of January. In this question Swamiji discusses how one becomes truly worthy of the Lord. What quality must we cultivate more than any other? What can we do to help ourselves to attain this? Listen and find out! Bhakti Marga (meaning path of devotion to God) stands for a family of individuals from all over the world who dedicate their life foremost to God. The main centre is located in Springen, Germany. Sri Swami Vishwananda is a spiritual master from the island of Mauritius and founder of Bhakti Marga. For more information visit www.bhaktimarga.org

The opening question of the most recent Satsang given by Sri Swami Vishwananda at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Swamiji's international centre in Germany, on the 25th of January. In this question Swamiji talks about the differences present between the limited love humans feel for one another and the unconditional, unlimited love that one can have for God, as God has for us. Bhakti Marga (meaning path of devotion to God) stands for a family of individuals from all over the world who dedicate their life foremost to God. The main centre is located in Springen, Germany. Sri Swami Vishwananda is a spiritual master from the island of Mauritius and founder of Bhakti Marga. For more information visit www.bhaktimarga.org

Jai Guru Dev Here you will find the full speech given by Sri Swami Vishwananda on the morning of the 24th of December during a spontaneous Satsang held at Shree Peetha Nilaya. In this talk Swamiji dives deeper into the spiritual significance of Christmas as well as touching upon some interesting points regarding the time in which we live now and also the need to love each other as human beings and as manifestations of God before we can hope to love the unmanifested God.

Jai Guru Dev This is the first in a series of questions posed to Sri Swami Vishwananda during His last Satsang on the 21st of September 2012 at Shree Peetha Nilaya that we will be uploading here to our official Podomatic channel. Question - What does it mean to be a Saint from God's point of view? For more information regarding Sri Swami Vishwananda and Bhakti Marga please visit us at www.bhaktimarga.org

During the Easter 2012 celebrations, Sri Swami Vishwananda gave four very special sermons, each more touching than the other, penetrating the depths of our being. In the current podcast episode we would like to share the final sermon Sri Swami Vishwanananda gave on Easter Sunday, in which he talks about the „Word” that is mentioned in the Gospel, the Light that is present in all men. Christ came to this world to remind men of their own divinity, their own Divine Light Light that shines in them. Whoever believes in Him, the Light, the “Word”, the Divine Name, will have eternal Life. There is a special booklet that was published this Easter 2012 named “RESURRECT WITH CHRIST which consists of wonderful and extraordinary sermons and talks that Sri Swami Vishwananda gave over the past years with regards to the Christian faith in general and especially Easter. Sri Swami Vishwananda has an unparalleled deep connection with Christ and His essence. His words and even more so his beingness are able to reconnect us – who mostly have grown up in the western part of the world – with our Christian spiritual heritage. “RESURRECT WITH CHRIST” is available through the Bhakti Shop by sending an email to [email protected]. Price: EUR 12 (plus postage). P.S.: Three of the four Easter sermons are contained in a CD called “The Greatest Treasure”, the sermon of Great Friday was recently published here on this podcast. The contents of the CD “The Greatest Treasure”: 1 Holy Thursday Sermon 2 Great Friday Sermon (shared in this podcast episode) 3 Lamentation of the Virgin Mary 4 Christos Anesti 1 5 Sermon of Resurrection 6 Ad Multos Annos 7 Christos Anesti 2 “The Greatest Treasure” is available through the Bhakti Shop by sending an email to [email protected]. Price: EUR 12 (plus postage).

During the Easter 2012 celebrations, Sri Swami Vishwananda gave four very special sermons, each more touching than the other, penetrating the depths of our being. In the podcast episode we would like to share the sermon Sri Swami Vishwanananda gave on Great Friday, in which he talks about what brought Christ to the point of taking the suffering and all the negativity of the world, upon Himself. Three of the four Easter sermons are contained in a CD called “The Greatest Treasure”. The fourth one will be next shared on this podcast. The contents of the CD “The Greatest Treasure”: 1 Holy Thursday Sermon 2 Great Friday Sermon (shared in this podcast episode) 3 Lamentation of the Virgin Mary 4 Christos Anesti 1 5 Sermon of Resurrection 6 Ad Multos Annos 7 Christos Anesti 2 “The Greatest Treasure” is available through the Bhakti Shop by sending an email to [email protected]. Price: EUR 12 (plus postage). P.S.: There is a special booklet that was published this Easter 2012 named “RESURRECT WITH CHRIST which consists of wonderful and extraordinary sermons and talks that Sri Swami Vishwananda gave over the past years with regards to the Christian faith in general and especially Easter. Sri Swami Vishwananda has an unparalleled deep connection with Christ and His essence. His words and even more so his beingness are able to reconnect us – who mostly have grown up in the western part of the world – with our Christian spiritual heritage.

On March 3 2012 Sri Swami Vishwananda gave a very special sermon as part of a liturgy, explaining the deeper meaning of receiving the communion Before Swami talked, we read the following part from the Gospel: John 1:43-51, in which Jesus finds Philip, and then Philip finds Nathael. The initial part was not recorded properly, so find the transcription upto the point the audio file begins: “Philip is asking: Who is Jesus? Is he really the Son of God, is he really the Messias for who we are waiting, of who the prophets have spoken? All these doubts are normal, at the beginning of the spiritual path, the path of searching, it’s normal that questions arise, but when questions arise you have to ask for an answer from people who know the answer. You have to ask people who are not deluded themselves. If you are already in illusion through the mind, and you go and ask somebody else who is in illusion, it’s like asking a blind man for the way. Here Nathael is asking Philip, Philip who has not a single doubt that Christ is the Messiah. Well, he didn’t need to say it, cause Christ called him, and said, you proclaimed to me that I am the Son of God, when you were talking under the fig tree…”

This is the updated version of the talk posted on the 25th of February with a higher quality audio, although you will need to refer back to the previous talk on this link http://vishwananda.podomatic.com/entry/2012-02-25T15_20_33-08_00 to hear the first minute of the talk. During a Liturgy Saturday evening on 25 February 2012, Sri Swami Vishwananda gave a beautiful sermon in the Chapel/Church of Shree Peetha Nilaya.

On Tuesday 28 February at Sri Swami Vishwananda's Ashram in Germany, we celebrated our weekly prayer in honour of Divine Mother Durga. As a tribute to Her we make available this live cut from the Navaratri 2011 celebrations (extract is from the 3rd day of Navaratri) in which also Swami Vishwananda sings. We hope you enjoy the clip. P.S.: One of Durga's "specialities" is to kill the Ego :).

During a Liturgy Saturday evening on 25 February 2012, Sri Swami Vishwananda gave a beautiful sermon in the Chapel/Church of Shree Peetha Nilaya. Find it here in full length.

On January 6 at the Shree Peetha Nilaya Ashram in Germany, Sri Swami Vishwananda gave a lively 3.5 hour Satsang in which he answered a great variety of questions. This podcast provides a first impression of the Satsang in the form of an excerpt. It touches upon the most fundamental question of the "Meaning of Life" for each one of us. The entire Satsang will be processed into a book in the near future, and also CD and DVD publications are planned at a later stage.

In his final Darshan talk of 2011, which at the same time may be his last talk for quite some time to come, Swami reminds us that we belong to God. And that we should start learning to listen to our Heart, where He dwells deep inside of us.

"Christ is born to renew mankind." Shortly after the Christmas afternoon celebrations in the little orthodox church of Shree Peetha Nilaya, Swami Vishwananda gave an unexpected special talk in the hall in front of the church about the significance of the birth of Christ and the origin and the symbolism of the Christmas Tree. Note: We apologise for the lower quality in the beginning, our recording equipment was still in the chapel when Swami began to speak.

Full talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during the Darshan evening of 10 December 2011, at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Springen Germany. Every talk is memorable, but we will say it anyway: This one is especially. Listen to it to find out why. And learn about the purpose of your Life and how to realise it. Note: The talk is translated live into German.

In his beautiful Darshan talk (translated simultaneously into German) of 11 November 2011, at the Shree Peetha Nilaya Ashram in Springen, Germany, Sri Swami Vishwananda talks about service & prayer that comes directly from the heart. He explains that whatever comes directly from the heart is much faster than the mind can comprehend and is answered also directly. We ought to learn to be centered inside the heart; and learn to perform every action with awareness that we are doing it for the Divine, as a form of prayer. The best prayer is TO SEARCH FOR LOVE IN EVERYTHING. And to serve whoever needs help. Swami says: "Serve, help wherever you can. Don't think about it. The moment you start thinking about it, it is no longer a help."

In this episode you will find the full talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during His first ever visit to Tallin, Estonia. Swamiji talks about the reasons why we all often feel a deep loneliness inside ourselves and how we can fix that. Note: The talk is translated live into Russian and Estonian

We experienced powerful prayers with Sri Swami Vishwananda during the Danteras Ceremony on 24 October at Shree Peetha Nilaya (Springen, Germany) which gave wings to the Bhajans of that night. We would like to share with you one of the songs. In the background Swami can be heard doing the Danteras Prayers.

In his wonderful Darshan Talk of 22 October 2011 at Shree Peetha Nilaya (Springen, Germany) Sri Swami Vishwananda illuminates the two key practical elements on the spiritual path: 1. Surrender 2. Continuous Rememberance P.S.: With the talk he also gave special meditation, which will be available shortly as an audio CD (for further details, please check the Bhakti Shop website in a few days: www.bhaktishop.de). 23 Oct 2011

Here is the full talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda on the first day of Navaratri

In this episode you will find the entire 1 hour and 40 minutes question and answer satsang given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during his latest trip to Switzerland in August. In it Swamiji addresses such a variety of topics that we cannot possibly summarise them! Listen and enjoy!

In this episode you will find the first of three talks give by Satya Narayan Das during his most recent visit to Shree Peetha Nilya. He speaks about the various stages of Bhakti given in various Hindu scriptures.

Jai Guru Dev In this episode you will find the full talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during the 2011 Krishna Janmashtami celebrations at Shree Peetha Nilaya. Celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, Swamiji spoke of Krishna's standing in the hierarchy of Hindu deities as well as His many qualities, none more so than His lordship over Time in itself.

Jai Guru Dev In this episode Swamiji talks about the way to live a life of love and the ways in which one can achieve it. The talk was given in Finland during a Darshan on the 23rd of August 2010.

Jai Guru Dev In this episode you will find the talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during Gurupurnima 2011 at Shree Peetha Nilaya. Swamiji tells a couple of stories illustrating the fact that God is present everywhere and can be found in any shape, size or form.

Jai Guru Dev Here is the full discourse given by Swamiji in Prague, Czech Republic during his visit in August of 2010. Swamiji talks about the importance of having self-confidence and being true to oneself in order to open up to the Divine and allow Him to work through us. Note - There is a Czech language translation of the discourse in this episode

Jai Guru Dev In this episode Swamiji talks of the importance of chanting the holy name of Lord Rama as it contains both the power of Om Namo Narayanaya and Om Namah Shivaya within it. Swamiji also speaks of the only true distance one must travel in life as being around 40cm long (From the Mind to the Heart) and not thousands of miles around the world in search of the divine which is always present within ourselves. Enjoy!

Jai Guru Dev This episode contains the full talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during the Radhashtami celebrations at Shree Peetha Nilaya in 2010. Swamiji talks of Radha's single point of mind devotion and of the need for the devotee to embrace this approach and not clutter the mind with too many ideas. Enjoy!

Jai Guru Dev This episode is the full talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during Darshan on the 4th of May 2011 in Moscow, Russia.

Jai Guru Dev This episode is an excerpt from a talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda during Krishna Janmashtami 2010 wherein he discusses how one can bring the story of Shri Krishna into today's reality to destroy our own 'demons' and advises us all to chant His holy names to destroy our negativity and help us to attune ourselves to our higher self and to Krishna himself.

A short talk given by Sri Swami Vishwananda on Eeaster Sunday in which He alludes to the higher plan that surrounds the appearance of a living Master and also stresses the need for mankind to become more like the Son of God.

After the Darshan of 8 April 2010 at Shree Peetha Nilaya, his international Ashram in Springen, Germany, Sri Swami Vishwananda gave a short but very interesting talk about the upcoming Ram Navami. He explained that Ram Navami is a great day to strengthen the inner connection between you and your Ishta Dev*, and that the help of the Ishta Dev is very very important. There were funny moments, when Swami recalled, that quite often when talking about their Ishta Dev, people ask also about who their "Ishta DevI" is... * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%ADa-devat%C4%81

Sri Swami Vishwananda gave this talk before his Darshan on 26 March 2011, at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Springen, Germany excerpt of content of talk: letting go of the lower frequency, the lower nature great sinners & great saints the story of the brahmin and the prime minister real happiness is in us it is up to us to raise our frequency

Recently in Stein, Switzerland (February 2011) after the Darshan Sri Swami Vishwananda gave an elaborate explanation of the meaning of the lyrics of the Guru Aarti. The event had finished and the camera was already switched off, but luckily one audio recorder was still on and recorded his talk which came unexpected. The quality is not the best, but we hope you can still understand his words. We felt strongly about sharing them.

Sometime between 2 and 3am during the Great Night of Mahashivaratri 2011 Swami gave an inspiring talk about the meaning of Shivaratri. Before the talk he did an unusual kirtan chanting session that lasted 30 minutes and electrified us all. We start this podcast episode thus with a 2.5 minute excerpt from that exhilarating session at the highpoint of Shivaratri 2011 at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Springen, Germany.

Darshan Talk of Sri Swami Vishwananda 26 Feb 2011 at Shree Peetha Nilaya, Springen, Germany Content: - how to attain the Divine - the importance of duty & dharma - how to perform one's duty - expectations - qualities of the egoistic mind - the big I - it is always Him - the story of the road sweeping Saint - how to calm the mind - habits change transcription of talk can be downloaded via the following link: http://www.bhaktimarga.org/talks-swami-vishwananda/Habits-Change-Darshan-Talk-Sri-Swami-Vishwananda-26-Feb-2011.pdf note: the talk was translated live into German and we cut out the German translation parts

Darshan Talk of Sri Swami Vishwananda 23 Aug 2010 in Helsinki, Finland Content: - Clapping & Singing - Two kinds of happiness - Finding eternal joy - The bridge of Rama - Write the name of God into your heart - Turn your mind inside - Where God resides - Story of the Sanyasi and the Lady - The focus of one's heart - Don't be shy Note: This talk ("Floating into Divine Joy") is included in the book JUST LOVE, published on 23 Dec 2010, a first major compilation of talks given by Sri Swami Vishwananda between 2006 and 2010. More information: http://www.justlove-thebook.org

Is all the global flooding that is happening right now part of Mother Earth's cleansing? Is it part of the Divine plan? This Satsang Question was posed to Sri Swami Vishwananda during South Africa Tour (Capetown/Johannesburg) January 2011.

In his Darshan talk of 5 Feb 2011 in the Springen Village below the Shree Peetha Nilaya Ashram in Germany, Swami discusses the theory "Everybody will become enlightened in 2012". Futher keywords of his talk: - Sadhana - Seeing God everywhere - The "outside" trap - Jehova: "I am" - Imagining the Divine within oneself - Separating the Divine from the true Self - The Kingdom of God - Believing in God within Oneself

For once Swami Vishwananda started a Darshan talk asking for a question from the audience. From that a little Satsang unfolded in which Swami gave answers to four interesting questions: What did Jesus Christ mean when he said "The last will be the first"? How to befriend God? What is Shivashakti? Will the negativity in the world ever stop?

In his Darshan talk of August 29 2010 Sri Swami Vishwananda explains why often we are not really happy on the spiritual path.

When we say "I love God", what do we mean? In his first Darshan talk of 2011, Sri Swami Vishwananda explains that without truly knowing ourselves and realising the Love inside of us, we can't really claim that we love God. He then outlines how we can reach that point, where we can actually say "I love God".

On the night before Christmas Eve, Swamiji joined the Evening Prayers at Shree Peetha Nilaya in Springen, Germany. We hope you enjoy the extract (raw live cut).

Swamiji (Sri Swami Vishwananda) gave an inspiring talk before Darshan in the Springen Town hall on 26 December 2010. He spoke about our longing for peace, our longing for the Divine. About relying on a higher strength to attain unity and peace.

Swami gave a wonderful talk about the mystical significance of Christmas on 24 Dec 2010 in the Chapel of Shree Peetha Nilaya, Germany.