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Radio Dharma

Zach Perlman•podcasters.spotify.com
Religion & Spirituality
Access the wisdom of ancient India, simply and concisely. Learn about yoga philosophy, meditation, and spiritual liberation. This free resource is for any and all students of authentic, ancient, Indian wisdom. May all beings be happy and free from suffering.
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Ashtavakra Gita - Part 5 - Four Ways to Dissolution

Fifth chapter of the Ashtavakra Samhita, also known as the Ashtavakra Gita, or the Song of Ashtavakra. This reading is based on the translation by Swami Nityaswarupananda, but varies slightly from it. Special thanks to Advaita Ashrama, The Vedanta Society, and Ramakrishna Order of India. For more information and related books visit: http://www.vedanta.org or http://www.vedanta.com

Jan 08, 2017•1 min

Ashtavakra Gita - Part 3 - Test of Self Realization

Third chapter of the Ashtavakra Samhita, also known as the Ashtavakra Gita, or the Song of Ashtavakra. This reading is based on the translation by Swami Nityaswarupananda, but varies slightly from it. Special thanks to Advaita Ashrama, The Vedanta Society, and Ramakrishna Order of India. For more information and related books visit: http://www.vedanta.org or http://www.vedanta.com

Jan 08, 2017•3 min

Ashtavakra Gita - Part 2 - The Joy of Self Realization

Second chapter of the Ashtavakra Samhita, also known as the Ashtavakra Gita, or the Song of Ashtavakra. This reading is based on the translation by Swami Nityaswarupananda, but varies slightly from it. Special thanks to Advaita Ashrama, The Vedanta Society, and Ramakrishna Order of India. For more information and related books visit: http://www.vedanta.org or http://www.vedanta.com

Jan 08, 2017•6 min

Ashtavakra Gita - Part 1 - Instruction on Self-Realization

First chapter of the Ashtavakra Samhita, also known as the Ashtavakra Gita. This reading is based on the translation by Swami Nityaswarupananda, but varies slightly from it. Special thanks to Advaita Ashrama, The Vedanta Society, and Ramakrishna Order of India. For more information and related books visit: http://www.vedanta.org or http://www.vedanta.com

Jan 08, 2017•6 min

Spiritually Liberated Man (Jivanmukta)

Notes on the description of a spiritually liberated man by Swami Nikhilananda, from the introduction to Atmabodha, the book on self-knowledge.

Jan 31, 2016•13 min

Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 2

Krishna feels Arjuna’s emotional pain and suffering, but corrects him for whimpering like a child. Arjuna asks Krishna to help him with this seemingly unresolvable inner conflict. Krishna begins his teaching and the Gita officially begins. Commentators say this chapter is a summary of the different but harmonious teachings contained in the chapters which follow.

Dec 14, 2015•15 min

The Song of My True Self by Shankara

When a young boy of only eight, Shankara encountered a sage who asked him, "Who are you?" The boy answered with these stanzas, which are known as "Nirvana Shatakam" or "Atma Shatakam." Nirvana is complete equanimity, peace, tranquility, freedom and joy. "Atma" is the True Self.

Dec 06, 2015•4 min

Kaivalya Upanishad

Kaivalya Upanishad is one of 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures. It belongs to the Shaiva sect, who worship the god Shiva. It is presented as a sermon by the Creator-God Brahma, to the Vedic seer Ashvalayana. It extols Shiva and renunciation, which are said to lead to kaivalya (liberation & enlightenment).

Dec 06, 2015•8 min

Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 9

Krishna explains how His eternal energy pervades, creates, preserves, and destroys the entire universe. This reading is based on Stephen Mitchell's translation.

Dec 06, 2015•8 min

Self Realization Sutras of Shankara

Ātma-bōdha (Sanskrit: आत्मबोधः ) which means - 'Self-knowledge' or 'Knowledge of the Self' or 'The awakening of ātmān', is a short Sanskrit text believed to have been written by Shankara of the 8th century. He teaches that the Ultimate Reality whose effulgence radiates through the vesture of all forms, is beyond name and form and is in fact of the nature of Pure Consciousness. This ultimate Reality can be realized quickly by pursuing the Path of direct Knowledge, not by worship.

Dec 06, 2015•21 min

About Radio Dharma

You are listening to "RadioDharma"... Learn about yoga philosophy, yogic science, divine love, self-actualization, and spiritual liberation. Get the essentials of the sanatana dharma, simply and concisely. This free resource is for any and all students seeking authentic, ancient, Indian wisdom, but especially for the benefit of those who have never heard these sutras and sacred texts read aloud. I'm Zach, your host and fellow classmate. Thanks for tuning in. If you enjoy the content in our audio...

Dec 06, 2015•2 min

Narada's Bhakti Sutras

Within the text Narada explains divine love and pure devotion; the process to achieve this state; gives quotations from other Vedic personalities on the subject matter; things to avoid when developing bhakti; and finally explains the nature of selfless love and the different ways of attaching to God.

Dec 06, 2015•9 min

Isha Upanishad

Life in the world and life in the spirit are not incompatible. Work, or action, is not contrary to knowledge of God, but if performed without attachment to results, is a means to it. Renunciation should be directed toward the ego. Renounce selfishness, not life. The goal of both life and of work is to know the divine God Self inside and out, and to realize, all is eternal divine oneness.

Dec 06, 2015•6 min

Aitareya Upanishad

God, source sustenance, and end of the universe, partakes of every phase of existence. He wakes with the waking, dreams with the dreamer, and sleeps the deep sleep of dreamlessness; but also transcends these 3 states. His true nature is pure consciousness.

Dec 06, 2015•5 min

MahaVakyas | Great Utterances of Hindu Wisdom

The Mahavakyas are the Great Sentences of Advaita Vedanta and Jnana Yoga, and are contained in the Upanishads. Maha is Great, and Vakyas are sentences, or utterances for contemplation. The contemplations on the Mahavakyas also blend well with the practices of yoga meditation, prayer, and mantra... To truly understand the meaning of theMahavakyas it is necessary to practice contemplation and meditation in your own inner laboratory of stillness and silence. Brahma satyam jagan mithya - God/Spirit ...

Dec 05, 2015•3 min
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