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Introduction to Vedanta
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The final portion of the Vedas is called Vedanta. Veda is a body of knowledge and is the primary means for knowing the true nature of onesel…
Yoga Sutra
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These Sutras were written by Rishi Patanjali. The 35 talks explain the entire Yoga Sutra text. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is a…
Mundaka Upanishad
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Upanishads predominantly occur in the last portion of the Vedas and are therefore, also referred to as, Vedanta. The central theme of all th…
Essence of Gita
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These 50 classes give a comprehensive vision of the Bhagavad Gita. Verse by verse explanation is not given. However, the main ideas discusse…
Religion to Philosophy
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These 5 talks differentiate Religion and Philosophy and give clarity about what they actually mean. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks…
Vedic Path
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These 3 talks explain the path shown by the Vedas for reaching the ultimate human goal. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is availabl…
Eight - Fold Yoga
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The yoga sutras were written by Rishi Patanjali. These 6 talks give the essence of the Sutras. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is a…
Brahma Sutram
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Vyasacharya wrote the Brahma Sutras to clarify various possible doubts that could arise while studying the Upanishad mantras. In these 33 cl…
Karma Yoga
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These 5 talks explain in detail the meaning and significance of Karma Yoga. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poo…
Mandukya Upanishad
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This is a small Upanishad. With the help of the syllable Om, this Upanishad explains the nature of the individual being and God and their un…
Bhakti Yoga
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These 6 talks explain in detail the meaning and significance of Bhakti Yoga. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Po…
Taittiriya Upanishad
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This Upanishad contains 3 chapters. The first chapter deals with various forms of Meditation and some values. The second chapter reveals the…
Gist of Gita
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All 18 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita have been covered in this talk. The main ideas of each chapter and the important verses in each chapter…
Uddhava Gita
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This is a teaching given by Lord Krishna to his disciple Uddhava. This forms a part of Srimad Bhagavata Purana. In the Uddhava Gita, Lord Kr…
Isavasya Upanishad
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This Upanishad reveals how we are one with God and advocates renunciation as a means to protect this knowledge. A form of meditation and pra…
Vivekachudamani
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This is a text written by Shankaracharya. 108 selected verses from the text are explained in these 42 talks. All the vedantic ideas are expl…
Entry into Gita
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These 3 talks tell us why we must study the Bhagavad Gita. The content of the Gita is given in a nutshell and the benefit of studying the Gi…
Essence of Mandukya Upanishad
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The essence of Mandukya Upanishad is given in these talks. Each word of the mantra is not explained. Only the essential ideas are explained.…
Vedanta Sara
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This Vedanta Sara text written by Swami Sadananda, who lived 500 years before, this text gives total vision of Vedanta from the beginning to…
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
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This is a vast Upanishad. All the Upanishadic ideas are dealt with in detail in this Upanishad. Shankaracharya's commentary for this Upanish…