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Vedanta Society of Northern California, a branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India, was founded in 1900 by Swami Vivekananda. Swami Tattwamayananda is the minister-in-charge.
Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta
90 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Swami Tattwamayananda’s class on Srimad Bhagavad Gita is held at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) on Friday evenings in the First Universal Hindu Temple in the West (founded by Swami Trigunatitananda in 1905). Classes are held on Friday night at 7:30 pm. All are mos
Bhagavad Gita with the Commentary of Shankaracharya
21 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankaracharya’s commentaries on th
Drg Drsya Viveka | The Seer and the Seen
8 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
An Introduction to ” Drg-Drsya-Viveka ” Sri Shankaracharya holds a pre-eminent position among the world’s master-minds and spiritual teachers. ‘Drg-Drsya-Viveka’ is one of the great Acharya’s introductory treatises (traditionally called ‘prakarana-granthas’) on Advaita Vedanta which tea
Isha Upanishad
9 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
The Speaker’s Introduction: Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankar
Māṇḍūkya Upanishad | Advaita Vedanta
44 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of the Mandukya Upanishad with Karika was given at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from April 13, 2012, to December 20, 2013, in a series of 44 lectures. The Mandukya Upanisad belongs to the Atharva Veda tradition and consists of
Sri Sarada Devi | The Holy Mother
5 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna, lived from December 22, 1853 to July 20, 1920. Called the Holy Mother by her devotees, she was born in Jayrambati, a village in Bengal. She was both a nun and a mother, the final arbiter of all spiritual matters at Belur Math, yet also the caretaker of her niece. To the
Taittiriya Upanishad
9 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of the TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD was given at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from July 27, 2019, to August 4, 2019, in a series of 9 lectures. The Taittiriya Upanisad comprise the 7th, 8th, and 9th chapt
The Essence of the Srimad Bhagavata Purana
3 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
This podcast contains discourses on the Srimad Bhagavata Purana by Swami Tattwamayananda. The Srimad Bhagavata Purana is as sacred as the Bhagavad Gita, as authentic as the Vedas, and as metaphysically deep as the Upanishads. Its author is Vyasa. It is presented in 12 skandas. It is given in answer to the question, “what sh
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
9 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
“Suppose at the Name of the Lord your hair stands on end or tears of joy start from your eyes; verily I say unto you the term is over for your ‘work for the Lord.’” – Sri Ramakrishna (1836 – 1886). These are the first words of the great Hindu saint Sri Ramakrishna chronicled by his future disciple, Mahendranath Gupta (M.) in th
Vedanta Lectures | Swami Tattwamayananda
120 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankaracharya’s commentaries on th
Vivekachudamani | The Path of Wisdom
9 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
These lectures on the topic of “Viveka-chudamani”- The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom of Sri Shankaracharya were delivered by Swami Tattwamayananda at the Lake Tahoe Retreat of the Vedanta Society of Northern California (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) on July 14 – 22, 2018. Introduction to “Viveka-chudamani” – The
Yoga Sutras and the World of the Human Mind
111 Episodes
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras was given at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from October 10, 2014 to December 21, 2018 in a series of 111 lectures. These lectures include a mixture of philosophy both Eastern and Western, history, p