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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

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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.

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  1. Divine Mother | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 1 h 00 min

    Swami Sarvapriyananda explores the Divine Mother through the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and the spiritual journey of Swami Vivekananda. This lecture reflects on devotion, surrender, and the relationship between the…

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

    · 1 h 10 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 47 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 09 min

    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…

  5. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 49 min

    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…

  6. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 5 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 55 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 05 min

    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…

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

    · 55 min

    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…

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

    · 51 min

    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…

  10. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 1 h 12 min

    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…

  11. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 3 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 1 h 05 min

    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…

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

    · 56 min

    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…

  13. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 2 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 1 h 06 min

    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…

  14. Avadhūta Gītā Retreat | Session 1| Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 51 min

    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…

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

    · 46 min

    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…

  16. Being without Becoming | Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati

    · 1 h 31 min

    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…

  17. The Joy of Spiritual Practice | Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana

    · 1 h 07 min

    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,…

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

    · 1 h 25 min

    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…

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

    · 59 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 01 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 32 min

    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…

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

    · 53 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 02 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 01 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 22 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 02 min

    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)…

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

    · 1 h 07 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 24 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 25 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 26 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 00 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 22 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 32 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 18 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 03 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 20 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 10 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 25 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 17 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 16 min

    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,…

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

    · 55 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 13 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 13 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 13 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 13 min

    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…

  46. Harmony of Religions | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 1 h 12 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 09 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 01 min

    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,…

  49. The Infinite Alone Remains | Swami Sarvapriyananda

    · 1 h 20 min

    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…

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

    · 1 h 02 min

    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…

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