Third lecture on Kena Upanishad by Swami Tattwamayananda as part of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures delivered on May 9, 2020. Vedanta Society of Northern California www.sfvedanta.org
Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda on April 25, 2020. Kena Upanishad Verses: Chapter 1 Verses 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8; Chapter 2 Verses 1, 2 Vedanta Society of Northern California www.sfvedanta.org
Lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on April-11-2020 of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures. Kena Upanishad Verses: OM keneShitaM patati preShitaM manaH kena prANaH prathamaH praiti yuktaH | keneShitAM vAchamimAM vadanti chakShuH shrotraM ka u devo yunakti || 1|| shrotrasya shrotraM manaso mano yad vAcho ha vAchaM sa u prANasya prANaH | chakShuShashchakShuratimuchya dhIrAH pretyAsmAllokAdamRRitA bhavanti || 2|| na tatra chakShurgachChati na vAggachChati no manaH | na vidmo na...
Psychology of True Happiness is a lecture given by Swami Tattwamayananda at the 98th Colloquium sponsored by the Indian Community Center Palo Alto and Cupertino on April 23, 2020.
Swami Tattwamayananda offers two Universal Vedic prayers from the Yajur Veda and gives a short description for these troubled times. This is a prayer from Rig Veda and Yajur Veda. The essential harmony and unity of all existence are expressed eloquently in these Vedic mantras. The ancient Vedic sages of India prayed for peace and prosperity and harmony both in the external nature and also in our own hearts. They always prayed for peace, tranquility and harmony in all natural phenomena on Earth, ...
Swami Tattwamyananda, the minister-in-charge of the Vedanta Society of Northern California delivers a special message in the context of the Coronavirus emergency on the occasion of Easter Sunday on April 12, 2020.
This lecture was given on March 29, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras with its Sanskrit commentaries give a complete analysis of the workings of the human mind. -Human mind is healthy by its intrinsic nature. -When it is associated with saṃskāra-s, vṛtti-s, and vāsanā-s, it becomes agitated. -The five stages of mental tranquility are kṣipta, mūḍha, vikṣipta, ekāgratā, and nirūḍha. -The first stage ( kṣipta ) is co...
This lecture was given on March 8, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of St. Louis by Swami Tattwamayananda. It gives a thorough analysis of Sri Ramakrishna’s Advaita experience from the perspectives of Advaita Vedanta. -Advaita experience is timeless. - It is just as ancient as an idea - a concept – as it is as an experience. - The Rig Veda Samhita itself, which is the oldest and, incidentally, the most important spiritual document of Hindu tradition, states ékaṃ sád víprā bahudhâ vadanty (Rig Veda 1...
This lecture was given on March 7, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Kansas City by Swami Tattwamayananda. It gives a thorough analysis of Sri Ramakrishna’s Advaita experience from the perspectives of Advaita Vedanta.
This lecture was given on March 6, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Kansas City by Swami Tattwamayananda.
This class was delivered by Swami Tattwamayananda on March 1, 2020 at Stanford University. The Stanford Hindu Students Association hosted the lecture. -Yama, the deity of death, is in charge of making sure we don’t live forever. -Vedanta teaches that life moves in cycles: from birth to life, to death, to rebirth. Death is like transferring to a new plane to continue your journey. -Spiritual saṃskāras from previous life cycles help us to maintain sustained interest in spiritual life. -Belief th...
This lecture was given on February 23, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -The uniqueness of Sri Ramakrishna’s message and parables: “God is the only Reality. The only goal of life is God-realization.” -In one parable, Shankaracharya teaches his disciple not to blindly imitate him in assuming that all things are Brahman alone. We need to transform our saṃskāra-s and vṛtti-s through meditation, unselfish service, and prayer in order to turn a concept ...
This lecture was given on February 16, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -The real meaning of Shiva is auspiciousness not destruction. -Pralaya means the effect returning to the cause – dissolution. -In one story, Shiva was more pleased with the mental temple built by the humble devotee than the grand temple built by the king. -In a second story, a hunter escapes wild animals by climbing a tree. As he plucks leaves to stay awake, the leaves fall and cr...
This lecture was given on January 12, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.
This lecture was given on January 5, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. The 2020 winter 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.
This lecture was given on January 4, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. The 2020 winter 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.
This lecture was given on January 4, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. The 2020 winter 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.
Given on February 29, 2020. Eighth of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda. -The meaning of the word “Upanishad” – destruction of avidya -The Real and the unreal in Vedanta – the distinction between asat and vyavaharika -The 6 astika and 6 nastika schools of Indian philosophy. -Different approaches in Indian philosophy to cause and effect – creation – satkaryavada, asatkaryavada, vivarta, parinama. -The different schools of Advaita Vedanta: 'Bhamati', '...
Given on February 15, 2020. Seventh of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda. In this lecture Swami Tattwamayananda corrects a common disastrous misunderstanding of what Advaitins mean by the word “karma.” By tracing the significance of the term from the time of Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, to Lord Buddha, then to the schools of Later Buddhism, then to the Mimamsakas, and finally to Shankaracharya, Swami gives a lucid history of one of the most sig...
Given on February 1, 2020. Sixth of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda.
This class was delivered by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 23, 2020 at Stanford University. The Stanford Hindu Students Association hosted the lecture. -Upanishads are the most profound and philosophical portion of the Vedas. Vedas are divided into four parts: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. -Rigveda Samhita is the most ancient document of human spiritual aspiration. There has been an oral tradition of preserving the Vedas through the Guru-Shishya parampara. -Kathopanishad belo...
This lecture was given on November 10, 2019, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -Sacred mantras gain a spiritual potency because they have been meditated upon by great saints and sages for millennia. -Mantras are not written; they are a fundamentally sound phenomenon. -When we chant mantras with a sense of sanctity and sacredness (‘shraddha’), we realize the mantra's real meaning. We realize the Reality within ourselves, which is present everywhere. -Vedic kn...
Given on November 9, 2019. Fifth of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda.
Given on October 26, 2019. Fourth of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda.
This lecture was given on November 3, 2019, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -According to Sushruta Samhita, an ancient Sanskrit Ayurvedic Text, a healthy person is one whose body, mind and soul are in a state of perfect stability. -The mind often does not want to cooperate with us. There is a conflict between what we want to do and what we end up doing in the form of mental blocks. Modern medicine may only postpone the problem. -Kalidasa says that youth, m...
Verses 125-127 - This class was given by Swami Tattwamayananda at Stanford University on November 3, 2019. The lecture was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association. -This class focuses on answering the following question from the pupil: “What is Atman?” -One approach of analyzing Atman is to enquire “Who am I?” – this is the approach used by Ramana Maharshi. During this analysis, one reaches different levels of answers, equating it first to body, mind and intellect. Finally, one reaches...
This lecture was given on October 13, 2019, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. - The Motherhood of God grants us both our secular good as well as the spiritual wisdom to go beyond our secular welfare. - Mahalaya means Bhakti and Jnana merging. - Amavasya means the astrological signs show that the sun and moon, knowledge and devotion respectively, are merging. - The significance of Navaratri is the control of the senses by diverting them towards a higher spiri...
Verses 116, 242. Given on October 12, 2019. Third lecture of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda. The lecture series will begin with the foundational principles as enunciated by Sri Shankaracharya in Viveka Chudamani and other texts.
Verse 16, Verse 51, Verse 74, 94- 98, 110. Given on September 28, 2019. Second of the South Bay Lecture Series on Vedic Scriptures given by Swami Tattwamayananda. The lecture series will begin with the foundational principles as enunciated by Sri Shankaracharya in Viveka Chudamani and other texts.
Verses: 124, 125, 154, 165, 167 - This class was given by Swami Tattwamayananda at Stanford University on October 20, 2019. The lecture was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association. - This class focuses on the nature of Absolute Reality, knowing which one gets liberated from the continuous cycle of birth and death -Everything in the world is composed of two categories of elements. The first category is the permanent, unchanging, Absolute Reality that is beyond name and form. The second ...
