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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

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.

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  • Professor Edwin Bryant Answers: Are Hindu Gods Mythological or Real?

    Professor Edwin Bryant Answers: Are Hindu Gods Mythological or Real?
    Nov 9 2025
    Dr. Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D in Indic languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years, and is presently the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, published six books and authored a number of articles on Vedic history, yoga, and the Krishna tradition. In addition to his academic work for the scholarly community, Edwin's Penguin World Classics translation of the Srimad Bhagavata Purana, the traditional source for the story of Krishna's incarnation, is both for Indology specialists as well as students and those interested in Hinduism from the general reading public and the yoga community.Links to Prof. Bryant's Website and Books:http://www.edwinbryant.org“The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary” — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0865477361“Bhakti Yoga: Tales and Teachings from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa” : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Bhakti+Yog...“Krishna: A Sourcebook” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Krishna+So...“The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo‑Aryan Migration Debate” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Quest+for+...“The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hare+Krish...“Indo‑Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian History” — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Indo-Aryan...► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donateVedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives Web: http://vedantany.orgSoundcloud: / vedantany iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunesSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX...Facebook: / vedantany ABOUT VEDANTAVedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.ABOUT USVedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Self-Ignorance: Why Are We Afraid to Know Ourselves? | Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti

    Self-Ignorance: Why Are We Afraid to Know Ourselves? | Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti
    Nov 9 2025

    All of us recall, upon waking up, that during deep sleep we knew nothing at all. But even when awake, while claiming so much scientific and practically useful knowledge about the material world, each of us, if honest, must confess: “I don’t know myself.” In this lecture, a contemporary philosophical analysis will be attempted of the intriguing Advaita Vedanta phenomenology of this common ignorance about the self as a positive ignorance (avidya) not just an absence of knowledge. Is the Self best known as unknown?


    Arindam Chakrabarti is an Indian philosopher who is a professor of philosophy at Ashoka University, India. He is the disciple of Sri Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Calcutta in 1976 and 1978, respectively. He completed DPhil at Oxford University in 1982, under the supervision of Sir Peter Strawson and Michael Dummett.


    ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate


    Vedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives

    Web: http://vedantany.org

    Soundcloud: / vedantany

    iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX...

    Facebook: / vedantany


    ABOUT VEDANTA

    Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.


    ABOUT US

    Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Sri Ramakrishna: The Synthesis of Vedanta | Prof. Jeffery Long

    Sri Ramakrishna: The Synthesis of Vedanta | Prof. Jeffery Long
    Nov 9 2025

    Dr. Jeffery D. Long, the Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies, specializes in the religions and philosophies of India. He is the author of several books and numerous articles, as well as the editor of the series Explorations in Indic Traditions for Lexington Books. In 2020, he received Elizabethtown College’s Ranck Award for Excellence in Research, and in 2022, his book, Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds, received the Rajinder and Jyoti Gandhi Book Award for Excellence in Theology, Philosophy, and Critical Reflection from the Dharma Academy of North America. He has spoken in numerous venues, both national and international, including Princeton University, Yale University, the University of Chicago, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Delhi University, and has also given three talks at the United Nations.


    ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: http://www.vedantany.org/donate


    Vedanta NY Archives: / vedantanewyorkarchives

    Web: http://vedantany.org

    Soundcloud: / vedantany

    iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/vedanta-talks-itunes

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqX...

    Facebook: / vedantany


    ABOUT VEDANTA

    Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.


    ABOUT US

    Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
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