A lot of our festivals celebrate the victory of Dharma over Adharma. Is it just about Devi Durga or Sri Rama or are these festivals also about the battle between Dharma and Adharma that rage in our hearts. We can be victorious only when we understand the nature of these battles and allow Dharma to win. One time. Every time. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to...
Oct 04, 2022•17 min
In this auspicious time of Navaratri, (nine nights) we worship the Goddess by recognising her glories. In this recognition we see that we too are pervaded by her Shakti as the embodiment of sacredness. Durga Saptashloki or Devi Saptashloki are seven powerful verses from the Devi Mahatmyam, a set of 700 verses. Out of compassion for those devotees who cannot chant all these verses, Devi has given us only a set of 7 shlokas to chant called Durga Saptashloki. We learn, chant and seek Devi's grace. ...
Sep 27, 2022•30 min
As inheritors of a legacy, if you were to have a dialogue with your ancestors, what would you say and what would they say? We also get a glimpse of how performing shraadhaa karma, a ritual offering was done by Bhagavan Sri Rama for his father in the forest more than 5000 years ago. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/...
Sep 20, 2022•20 min
If we understand these six conditions of how we allow ourselves to feel bound, we can start to unravel the bondage and be free from it. If the bondage was real, we could never be free of it. If it is experienced we can be free of it. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Our September 2...
Sep 13, 2022•17 min
To live in the world exhausted, beaten and skeptical is to live in a world without wonder and blessing. Then, what can blessings do for us and why should we welcome them into our lives? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Our September 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/b9f537fd8efd...
Sep 06, 2022•17 min
The one trying to raise self esteem and the one whose self esteem requires to be raised is one and the same self, ahankara. And hence self esteem is not sustainable. On the other hand, if one actually sees that the self one refers to is permeated by Bhagavan's presence, one will not struggle with self esteem issues. What is self esteem and how does it acquire a depth through Karma Yoga? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to y...
Aug 30, 2022•22 min
Since many of our expectations were not fulfilled, beaten by life, we declare that we will have no expectations. However, that too is an expectation! How can we look at our expectations in the light of Vedanta? This is a repost from a Feb 2019 episode. Enjoy! For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vid...
Aug 23, 2022•17 min
Acceptance starts with deliberateness in giving up resistance and glides into you being the accepting person, the one who is ever awake to what is. This is part 3 of the series of 3 on Acceptance in celebration of Pujya Swamiji Dayananda ji's wisdom through his morning meditation prayers. We celebrate his blessings and teachings of freedom. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom...
Aug 16, 2022•27 min
It seems like if we accept readily we are absolving people who 'were' responsible for our pain. We unpack the dynamic of acceptance and blaming the other with the help of Pujya Swami Dayananda 's wisdom. These excerpts are from his book titled - Morning Meditation prayers. This is in celebration of his 92nd Birth Anniversary on 15th August. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom...
Aug 09, 2022•20 min
How do we know what to change and what to accept ? We dwell on this question in the context of our relationship to the past with the help of Pujya Swami Dayananda 's wisdom. These excerpts are from his book titled - Morning Meditation prayers. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Our A...
Aug 02, 2022•23 min
Generally we try to control, suppress and resist our emotions. What if we listen to the wisdom our emotions whisper? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Our July 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/3c460e3d9005/aarsha-vidya-bharati-july2022 Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly p...
Jul 26, 2022•16 min
In recent times, emotions have been problematised. But Naatya Shastra, a classical ancient text, the source of performing arts in India speaks about Navarasa (Nine emotional states) and its related Bhaava. Only a suhridaya can enjoy life by experiencing all emotions which are a gift from Ishvara. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - http...
Jul 19, 2022•19 min
On the eve of Guru Purnima, we dwell on the meaning of Guru Ashtakam, a set of eight verses which speak not so much about the guru, but the need for shraddha and one-pointedness in the moksha pursuit. Prayers that all may be continue to be blessed on this glorious Guru Purnima, the day we celebrate the lineage of all Gurus, a celebration unique to the Vedic tradition. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Credits for Vande Mataram (flute) - Rajesh Cherthala for ...
Jul 12, 2022•27 min
The vision of Vedanta is that there is only one Atma, without a second. But modern society thrives on individuality, which means that one is separate from the other. How can we reconcile the need to be special in the vision of the oneness? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Credits for Vande Mataram (flute) - Rajesh Cherthala for ring tone. Join to be a SHINE teacher to help children live a life of Sanatana Dharma in their every day life - https://discoveratm...
Jul 05, 2022•15 min
Break the habit of being unhappy. Break the habit of postponing happiness to the future or staying in a shaky place also called nostalgia. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator course offered under the aegis of the Hindu University of America - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-meditator/ Learn how to do a puja - https://discoveratma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Guide-to-Guru-pada-puja.pdf Our month...
Jun 28, 2022•20 min
9 lessons that we can draw from the game of karma as well as the ancient game of snakes and ladders. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator course offered under the aegis of the Hindu University of America - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-meditator/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9...
Jun 21, 2022•19 min
Happiness - is it an object, a person, a place, an action. Vedanta reveals that it is you. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator course offered under the aegis of the Hindu University of America - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-meditator/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aars...
Jun 14, 2022•20 min
In Sanaatana Dharma we do not tip toe around our desires. We state them with clarity and a powerful, prayerful intention. A sankalpa is just a thought form but much stands transformed. With just a small change at the start of the day, karma becomes karma yoga. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator course offered under the aegis of the Hindu University of America - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-med...
Jun 07, 2022•21 min
Duality is the struggle of me and the other, whether the other is a person, a situation or my experiences. Vedanta does not make the duality go away. Instead one appreciates the reality of oneness despite the experience of duality. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Our May 2022 news...
May 31, 2022•15 min
Five year old Dhruva was denied from sitting on his father's lap. From feeling abandoned Dhruva goes on to heal and command a successful kingdom eventually being the North Star because of his tapasya and blessings. From this story in the Bhagavatam, what can we learn about healing in the lap of Bhagavan? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharat...
May 24, 2022•19 min
They tried to touch the elephant and expressed their different spirituals goal. But none of it was moksha. How come? To find out, listen and articulate your spiritual goal, if you haven't already. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Our May 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/c5afb9a...
May 17, 2022•18 min
In traditional Advaita Vedanta circles, Adi Shankaracharya is revered and worshipped for unlocking the profound truth of Vedanta. Through the worshipful stotram (Totakashtakam) of his disciple, Totakacharya, we appreciate his glory and seek refuge in the guru of gurus. Seeking refuge in the guru is seeking refuge in the knowledge that frees us. The full stotram of Totakashtakam sung beautifully by Swami Atmatrptananda ji can be heard here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rq1HNanVwc For an epis...
May 10, 2022•17 min
Akshaya means that which has no decline. In the light of Vedanta, we enquire into the life that one has and the nature of the Atma, thereby answering the nagging question of 'Am I enough'? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our May 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/c5afb9ae5abb/aarsha-vidya-bharati-may2022?e=0e8b0c9cd4 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailc...
May 03, 2022•15 min
We can go round and round the merry circle of feelings and not get anywhere. Instead if we were to pay attention to that which is higher and is the universal framework and guide for our life, we would be happier. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our April 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/f5ba8803849f/aarsha-vidya-bharati-apr2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - ...
Apr 26, 2022•17 min
Seeking refuge in Vedanta and escaping to Vedanta (from the living of life) sound similar but are different. How? For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our April 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/f5ba8803849f/aarsha-vidya-bharati-apr2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podc...
Apr 19, 2022•15 min
After Bhagavan Rama Hanuman ji is deeply loved and prayed to for his phenomenal power, courage, devotion and deep wisdom. Drawing from the many incidents in Ramayana we appreciate and revel in the the glory of Hanuman. This episode is offered in devotion for Hanuman Jayanti on 16th April 2022. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our April 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/f5ba8803849f/aarsha-vidya-bharati-apr2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you mor...
Apr 12, 2022•18 min
Yoga Vaasishtha written by Sage Valmiki is the teaching of self-knowledge by Rishi Vaashishtha to Sri Rama especially when he became despondent in his younger years. Much longer than Ramayana at 32000 verses, we get a glimpse of the beginning of the teaching in the lead up to RamaNavami. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our April 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/f5ba8803849f/aarsha-vidya-bharati-apr2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happ...
Apr 05, 2022•17 min
9 life lessons about the reality of our roles which bring peace of mind that we long for. Complement with #54 - Getting over the hangover here - https://anchor.fm/the-river-of-wisdom/episodes/54-Getting-over-the-hangover-e51ams/a-al8urs For the nine day course on Dharma - The Heart of DhaRama - details to register are here - https://discoveratma.com/live-courses/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our March 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/960223169681/aa...
Mar 29, 2022•27 min
Modern teachings on non duality are quick to say that Atma is not the doer. Then how does one account for the doer, karma, the motivation to do or not do? Explained through a story. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ For our March newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/960223169681/aarsha-vidya-bharati-mar2022?e=0e8b0c9cd4 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/...
Mar 22, 2022•16 min
Self mastery is not possible without the framework of Dharma and the blessings of Bhagavan. To illustrate, we take the dharma of 'ahimsa', non harmfulness and santosha, contentment to see how we apply both willpower and wontpower for selfmastery. Must read - The Value of Values - Swami Dayananda Saraswati - https://www.amazon.in/Value-Values-Swami-Dayananda-Saraswati/dp/8190363670/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DNEU0CZPSBX5&keywords=the+value+of+values&qid=1647308408&sprefix=the+value+of+values%2C...
Mar 15, 2022•20 min
