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2020-08-1151 minVivekaVaniSri Sarada Nama Sankirtan by Swami SarvaganandaSri Sarada Nama Sankirtan by Swami Sarvagananda
2020-08-1013 min2020-08-0913 minVivekaVaniAvatar Varishthay Sri Ramakrishna Dev - Swami NikhileswaranandaRamakrishna has no peer. Nowhere else in the world exists such unprecedented perfection, such wonderful kindness to all, such intense sympathy for men in bondage.
I am what I am , and what I am is always due to him. Whatever in me or in my word s is good and true and eternal came to me from his mouth, his heart, his soul. Sri Ramakrishna is the spring of this phase of the earth’s religious life., of its impulses and activities. If I can show the world one glimpse of my Master I shall not live in...
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VivekaVaniWants and Needs - Swami MahayoganandaThe world is in the grip of a consumerist mania, with wants far exceeding needs, leading to environmental, social, and personal problems. The Vedic viewpoint offers an alternative way, says Swami Mahayogananda, in this lecture.
2020-08-0700 min2020-08-071h 08VivekaVaniManisha Panchakam - Discussion | Swami SarvapriyanandaManisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition.
2020-08-072h 07VivekaVani02 Q & A Swami Sarvapriyananda Manisha Panchakam Second Q & A SessionManisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition.
2020-08-0752 minVivekaVani01 Q&A Swami Sarvapriyananda Manisha Panchakam First Q & A SessionManisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition.
2020-08-071h 35VivekaVani04 Swami Sarvapriyananda Manisha Panchakam Session 4 Verse 4-5Manisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition. ...
2020-08-071h 21VivekaVani03 Swami Sarvapriyananda Manisha Panchakam Session 3 Verse 2-3Manisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition.
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2020-08-071h 11VivekaVani02 Swami Sarvapriyananda Manisha Panchakam Session 2 Verse 1Manisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition. ...
2020-08-071h 06VivekaVani01 Swami Sarvapriyananda Manisha Panchakam Session 1 IntroductionManisha Panchakam is a set of five verses in which Adi Shankaracharya succinctly presents the essence of Advaita Vendanta, philosophy of non-duality.
The occasion for this composition was an encounter between Shankaracharya and a sweeper. When Shankaracharya was walking, along with his disciples, towards the temple of Lord Viswanath in Varanasi, it so happened that a sweeper was walking towards him on the same street. Shankaracharya asked the sweeper to move away from his path. The sweeper then asked him some questions that form the substatnce of two verses which are a prelude to the main composition.
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2020-08-0752 minVivekaVaniSerenity Through Yoga - Swami NikhilanandaSwami Nikhilananda, a direct disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, was born in a small Indian village in 1895 and was ordained a monk of the Ramakrishna Order in 1924. After spending several years in the Himalayan monastery of his Order, during which time he made a study of Hinduism and other systems of philosophy and religion, he was sent to America in 1931. He founded the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York in 1933 and was its spiritual leader until his passing away in 1973.
2020-08-0756 minVivekaVaniAshtavakra Gita Audio Book‘Ashtavakra Gita’ is one of the advaitic masterpieces. Without mincing matters it comes out with the advaitic truth, the whole truth and nothing but advaita which is the Truth. This book embodies Ashtavakra’s teaching to King Janaka which vouched him Self-Knowledge between the time he placed one foot upon the stirrup of his horse and lifted himself to place the other foot on the other stirrup.
However, as can be seen from the following quote, Bhagavan Ramana said that there is no time involved at all in Self-Knowledge.
“…. When I entered the hall the story of h...
2020-08-071h 34VivekaVaniGita in Daily Life by Swami SarvapriyanandaSwami Sarvapriyananda, Spiritual Leader and Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York, gave a talk on Gita in Daily Life at the Sri Venkata Krishna Kshetra Temple, Tempe, AZ. In this talk, Swamiji highlights the importance of Karma Yoga as expounded in the Bhagavad Gita. The talk on Sunday July 22nd 2018 was organized by the Ramakrishna-Sarada Vedanta Center of Phoenix, AZ.
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VivekaVani54 - Appendix B: A LetterWritten to M | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaAppendix B: A LetterWritten to M
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VivekaVani53 - Appendix A: With Keshab at Dakshineswar | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaAppendix A: With Keshab at Dakshineswar
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VivekaVani51 - The Master's Love for His Devotees | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master's Love for His Devotees
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VivekaVani48 - In the Company of the Devotees at Shyampukur | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaIn the Company of the Devotees at Shyampukur
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VivekaVani47 - The Master's Training of His Disciples | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master's Training of His Disciples
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VivekaVani45 - Sri Ramakrishna at Syampukur | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaSri Ramakrishna at Syampukur
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VivekaVani44 - The Master on Himself and His Experiences | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master on Himself and His Experiences
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VivekaVani43 - Visit to Nanda Bose's House | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaVisit to Nanda Bose's House
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VivekaVani42 - Car Festival at Balaram's House | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaCar Festival at Balaram's House
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VivekaVani40 - The Master At the Houses of Balaram and Girish | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master At the Houses of Balaram and Girish
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VivekaVani38 - With the Devotees in Calcutta | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaWith the Devotees in Calcutta
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VivekaVani32 - Visit to The Sinthi Brahmo Samaj | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaVisit to The Sinthi Brahmo Samaj
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VivekaVani30 - The Master in Various Moods | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master in Various Moods
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VivekaVani25 - Advice to Pundit Shashadhar | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaAdvice to Pundit Shashadhar
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VivekaVani23 - Festival at Surendra's House | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaFestival at Surendra's House
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VivekaVani20 - Rules for Householders and Monks | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaRules for Householders and Monks
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VivekaVani19 - The Master and His Injured Arm | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master and His Injured Arm
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VivekaVani16 - With the Devotees at Dakshineswar (II) | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaWith the Devotees at Dakshineswar (II)
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VivekaVani14 - Instruction to Vaishnavas and Brahmos | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaInstruction to Vaishnavas and Brahmos
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VivekaVani11 - With the Devotees at Dakshineswar (I) | The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna With the Devotees at Dakshineswar (I)
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VivekaVani10 - The Master with the Brahmo Devotees(2) | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master with the Brahmo Devotees(2)
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VivekaVani08 - The Master's Birthday Celebration at Dakshineswar | The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna The Master's Birthday Celebration at Dakshineswar
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VivekaVani07 - The Master and Vijay Goswami | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master and Vijay Goswami
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VivekaVani06 - The Master with the Brahmo Devotees(1) | The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThe Master with the Brahmo Devotees(1)
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2020-08-041h 18VivekaVaniIs Religion necessary? - Swami VivekanandaThis is an audio rendering of excerpts from Swami Vivekananda's lecture - 'The Necessity of Religion', delivered in London.
The lecture can be found in the Jnana Yoga Book.
2020-08-0319 minVivekaVaniRealizing GOD, What it means: Swami VivekanandaAudio rendering of excerpts from Swami Vivekananda's Lecture delivered in London, 12th November 1896.
The complete lecture can be found in the Practical Vedanta Book
2020-08-0322 minVivekaVaniThe Greatest Mystery of the Universe - Swami VivekanandaWhen we try to understand things in their reality, if we analyse far enough, we are confronted by a mysterious fact, seemingly a contradiction. Swami Vivekananda unravels the greatest mystery of the Universe, of existence itself, in this lecture delivered in Los Angeles, California on 5th Jan 1900 titled 'The Open Secret'.
This Lecture is available in the 2nd Vol. of Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
2020-08-0321 minVivekaVaniYoga - It's Four Dimensions Demystified - Swami VivekanandaThis excerpt is taken from Swami Vivekananda's lecture on The Ideal of a Universal Religion - Complete Works Vol.2
2020-08-0320 minVivekaVaniBREAK DOWN PRIVILEGES, NOT DIVERSITY - Swami VivekanandaWhenever privilege is broken down, more and more light and progress come to a race. You may be wealthy, and I may be poor, you may be strong, and I, weak... but what of that? Let all these variations remain eternally as it is the very essence of life, but because you are physically or intellectually stronger you must not have more privilege than I, and that you have more wealth is no reason why you should be considered greater than I, for that sameness is here, in spite of the different conditions, says Swami Vivekananda in his lectures o...
2020-08-0316 minVivekaVaniFourfold Discipline to unveil Perfection: Swami VivekanandaIn this excerpt from a class lecture delivered in America, Swami Vivekananda explains the four-pronged way to remove the veil of nature covering our inherent perfection. The full lecture titled 'Steps to Realization' can be found in Vol 1. of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
2020-08-0318 minVivekaVaniYearning for God: Swami AdbhutanandaTaken from the book 'Eternal Words: Spiritual Instructions of Swami Adbhutananda' published by Advaita Ashrama.
2020-08-0302 minVivekaVaniNirvana Shatkam - Six Stanzas on NirvanaAudio rendering of Nirvana Shatkam - Six Stanzas on Nirvana composed by Adi Sankaracharya. The Original Text along with English Translation is available in the book "Hymns & Prayers " published by Advaita Ashrama
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2020-08-0305 minVivekaVaniHymn on Shiva by Swami VivekanandaThis hymn was composed by Swami Vivekananda. With English translation (visual). Translation is taken from the book Hymns & Prayers published by Advaita Ashrama.
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VivekaVani6.Serve Man As God | Vivekananda: His Call to the NationVivekananda: His Call to the Nation
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VivekaVani5.Education and Society | Vivekananda: His Call to the NationVivekananda: His Call to the Nation
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VivekaVani4.Man-The Maker of His Destiny | Vivekananda: His Call to the NationVivekananda: His Call to the Nation
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VivekaVani3.Powers of the Mind | Vivekananda: His Call to the NationVivekananda: His Call to the Nation
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VivekaVani2.Faith and Strength | Vivekananda: His Call to the NationVivekananda: His Call to the Nation
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VivekaVaniWhich Spiritual Path Should I Follow? | Swami SarvapriyanandaWhich Spiritual Path Should I Follow? | Swami Sarvapriyananda by VivekaVani
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VivekaVaniIs Knowledge Enough? | Swami SarvapriyanandaIs Knowledge Enough? | Swami Sarvapriyananda by VivekaVani
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VivekaVaniIs Knowledge Enough? | Swami SarvapriyanandaIs Knowledge Enough? | Swami Sarvapriyananda by VivekaVani
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VivekaVaniWhat is My Duty in Life? | Swami SarvapriyanandaWhat is My Duty in Life? | Swami Sarvapriyananda by VivekaVani
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VivekaVaniHow Do I Find My Guru? | Swami SarvapriyanandaHow Do I Find My Guru? | Swami Sarvapriyananda by VivekaVani
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