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.

“Truth is one; sages call it by various names” (Rig Veda)

UPCOMING ONLINE LECTURES AND CLASSES

ONLINE SUNDAY LECTURE • 11:00 A.M.

Yoga for Mental Health by Swami Tattwamayananda

Sunday, March 29, 2020

This Sunday lecture will be broadcast live.

ONLINE FRIDAY CLASSES • 07:30 P.M.

Friday, April 3, 2020

“Bhagavad Gita – 31”

by Swami Tattwamayananda

Due to the national health emergency, this class is only available online. You can view the Friday evening scripture class live on YouTube from 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM by following this link: View Online Class. If you would like to receive announcements for online programs you can subscribe to this mailing list.

2020 Memorial Day Program Cancelled

In view of the present international health crisis due to the rapid, world-wide spread of coronavirus we have decided that it is not possible under these circumstances to hold our traditional Interfaith spiritual festival at Olema at the end of May.

Announcement on Program Suspensions

In accordance with the latest recommendations given by the Center for Disease Control, the temple is closed and all public meetings and programs at the Vedanta Society are cancelled at least through the end of April, 2020. This includes all appointments, Sunday lectures, Wednesday vespers, Friday classes, and day visits. The bookshop is closed, but you can place online orders. The Olema retreat is closed to both day visitors and overnight retreatants while this health emergency continues. Please continue to monitor this website for the latest announcements. For inquiries, email [email protected]

Featured Vedanta Sunday Talks now on podcast.

MONTHLY BULLETIN

For detailed descriptions of all of our programs, please find our monthly bulletin available here. To receive our monthly bulletin by e-mail, please click here. If you’d like to receive the monthly bulletin by regular mail, please inform us at: [email protected]

Milpitas Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures

by Swami Tattwamayananda

Saturday • Date to be Announced • 3:00 pm

This scripture class is held at 3 pm on selected Saturdays at 489 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA (Sri Satya Narayana Swamy Temple).

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

Please view video recordings of the retreat sessions held in Vivekananda Hall. The retreat dives deeper into the topic of mindfulness in its relation to spiritual psychology with references to original scriptures such as Buddha’s Mahasatipatthana Sutta and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.

Stanford Lectures

Sunday • Date of Next Class to Be Announced • 3:30 pm

“Kathopanishad”

by Swami Tattwamayananda

Hosted by Stanford Hindu Students Association

This Vedanta scripture class is held 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM on the Third Floor of Old Union, Stanford University. Parking is available at Tresidder Parking Lot.

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The Wisdom of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi

Archive of Labor Day Retreat – 2019

by Swami Tattwamayananda

Five links to video recordings of the five retreat sessions held at Olema Vedanta Retreat:

• 1 – The Role of Physical Work as Karma-Yoga in Spiritual Evolution
• 2 – Japa and Holy Association
• 3 – Understanding God’s Grace as God’s Grace
• 4 – Holy Mother’s Silent Transcendental Language of Motherly Love
• 5 – Sincere Faith, Prayer, and Sublimating Your Desires

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

The 2019 Memorial Day Program was held in commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Chicago Addresses . Click here to view Swami Tattwamayananda’s talk.

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.