Vedanta is the oldest of the major living religions of the world. It affirms that all religions lead to the same Truth—“Truth is one; sages call it by various names” (Rig Veda). Vedanta teaches that the essence of all beings and all things is Spirit, infinite and eternal, unchanging and indivisible. It emphasizes that a person’s true nature is this divine Spirit, identical with the inmost being and reality of the universe and that the goal is to actualize this truth in one’s life.
Episodes from the Bhagavata
Labor Day Retreat • September 5, 6, & 7 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
We would like to inform you that Swami Tattwamayananda will give an online retreat in September over the Labor Day weekend on “Episodes from the Bhagavata.”
The retreat will be given on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, September 5, 6, & 7. There will be one session each day from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon PDT with the last half hour reserved for questions and answers. You can view the program on YouTube or on
Zoom (100 participants can be accommodated on Zoom).
ONLINE LECTURES AND CLASSES
ONLINE FRIDAY CLASSES • August 14 • 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Friday class will not be held on August 7th.
“Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 5”
by Swami Tattwamayananda
This program will be broadcast live at this YouTube link
This class is only available online. You can view the Friday evening scripture class live on YouTube from 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM on our YouTube channel. Please click this link YouTube channel.
South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures (Online only)
by Swami Tattwamayananda
(will continue online via YouTube during shelter-in-place order)
Katha Upanishad – Final Class
Saturday • August 8, 2020 • 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
YouTube link (Livestream only)
Zoom link (Join this meeting for interaction with Swamiji)
Introduction to Hindu Scriptures and Classical Texts
by Swami Tattwamayananda
(Hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association)
“Introduction to the Mundaka Upanishad”
Sunday • August 16, 2020 • 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
There will be no class held on August 9.
Zoom link (password: 123456)
Announcement on Program Suspensions
Our regular programs are suspended for the time being. For inquiries, email [email protected]
YOUTUBE CLASSES
“Shankara Bhashyam”
Swami Tattwamayananda has an ongoing series of YouTube classes on Bhagavad Gita based on Sri Shankara’s Sanskrit commentary on our YouTube channel. Click here to view the first class.
The Spiritual Psychology of Mindfulness
Archive of Winter Retreat – 2020
by Swami Tattwamayananda
The Wisdom of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
Archive of Labor Day Retreat – 2019
by Swami Tattwamayananda
ARCHIVED POPULAR LECTURES AND CLASSES
WINTER RETREAT – THE VEDIC WAY OF LIVING
by Swami Tattwamayananda
A winter retreat was conducted by Swami Tattwamayananda from Jan 5 – 6, 2019. The topic of the retreat was “The Vedic Way of Living”. Please click here to see video archives from the retreat.
POPULAR SUNDAY LECTURE
“A Glance at Vedic Civilization”
by Swami Tattwamayananda
Click here to view this recent talk that has been well liked by many.
2019 MEMORIAL DAY RETREAT VIDEO
Swami Vivekananda’s Legacy: A Continuation of India’s Ancient Spiritual Heritage
Swami Tattwamayananda
LIVE STREAMS AND ARCHIVES
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Current Podcasts
Bhagavad Gita 
Vedanta Lectures
SELECT ARCHIVED LECTURES
• Meditation for Health
• Spiritual Values for the IT Age – I
• Spiritual Values for the IT Age – II
• Hymns from the Vedas – I
• Hymns from the Vedas – II
• Hymns from the Vedas – III
• Buddha’s Contribution to the Modern Age
• Mindfulness: Its Philosophical Foundation
• Vedanta: A New Religious Paradigm for the Modern World
• Spiritual Contentment and Karma Yoga
• Swami Vivekananda on Christ
• Sri Ramakrishna’s Advaitic Experience: A Scriptural Analysis
Finished Podcasts
Yoga Sutras and the World of the Human Mind
Mandukya Upanishad with Karika: Advaita or Nonduality
Ishavasya Upanishad
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Sri Sarada Devi: The Holy Mother
Vivekachudamani: The Path of Wisdom
The Essence of the Srimad Bhagavata Purana
Drg Drsya Viveka: The Seer and the Seen
Taittiriya Upanishad
The Vedanta Society of Northern California, founded in 1900 by Swami Vivekananda, is spiritually affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order, which is considered to be one of the foremost spiritual institutions in India. The Society, one of a number of Vedanta centers in the United States, is guided by swamis (monks) of the Order who serve as its ministers.
