Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta

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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 most welcome. The Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the most important spiritual classic of Hinduism. 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 s…

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    172 – Conclusion of Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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    Swami Tattwamayananda delivers the concluding lecture on the Bhagavad Gita's 18th chapter, covering verses 73-78 and the Gita's final teaching that spiritual wisdom (yogeshvara) and engaged action (dhanudhara) must operate together for victory and welfare to follow.

    Nov 8, 2024·59m·4 clips
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    171 – Fitness to Study Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

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    Swami Tattwamayananda lectures on Bhagavad Gita chapter 18, verses 63-68, focusing on the spiritual prerequisites for receiving Gita teachings and the historical significance of verse 18.63 — in which Krishna tells Arjuna to accept only what he finds convincing — as a unique statement Vivekananda cited at the 1893 Chicago Parliament of World Religions.

    Nov 1, 2024·1h 8m·4 clips
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    170 – Taking Refuge in God | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Oct 25, 2024·1h 2m
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    169 – Buddhi Yoga: Art of Working Intelligently | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Oct 18, 2024·1h
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    168 – Universal Approach of Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Oct 5, 2024·1h 10m
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    167 – Bhakti and Self-Surrender | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Sep 28, 2024·56m
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    166 – Highest Level of Devotion | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 29, 2024·1h 20m
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    165 – Intellect With Spiritual Wisdom | Swami Tattwamayananda

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    Swami Tattwamayananda lectures on Bhagavad Gita chapter 18, verses 45-53, exploring how swadharma — performing one's own duty — becomes a tool for spiritual enlightenment without requiring prayer or ritual.

    Jun 21, 2024·1h 7m·4 clips
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    164 – Following Our Swadharma | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 14, 2024·1h 9m
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    163 – Division of Duties Based on Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 7, 2024·1h 21m
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    162 – The Three Levels of Intellect and Happiness | Swami Tattwamayananda

    May 11, 2024·1h 8m
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    161 – The Three Traits of Karma | Swami Tattwamayananda

    May 10, 2024·1h 4m
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    160 - Daivam – The Three Levels of Knowledge and Action | Swami Tattwamayananda

    May 3, 2024·54m
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    159 - Daivam – The Unknown Factor in All Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Feb 16, 2024·1h 17m
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    158 - Renouncing the Fruits of Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Feb 3, 2024·1h 15m
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    157 - Yajna, Dana and Tapah Should Not be Given Up | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jan 26, 2024·54m
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    156 - The Four Values: Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jan 19, 2024·1h 10m
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    155 - What is Sannyasa? | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jan 12, 2024·1h 5m
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    154 - Performing Actions with Sattvic Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda

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    Swami Tattwamayananda delivers the concluding lecture on Bhagavad Gita chapter 17, covering verses 27-28 and the concept of shraddha (spiritual sincerity) in its three forms — sattvika, rajasika, and tamasika.

    Dec 22, 2023·1h 14m·4 clips
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    153 - Purifying Spiritual Practices with Om Tat Sat | Swami Tattwamayananda

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    Swami Tattwamayananda lectures on Bhagavad Gita chapter 17, verses 23-27, explaining the Om Tat Sat teaching — the triple designation of Brahman that purifies any spiritual practice by bringing the awareness of divine omnipresence into every word, thought, and deed.

    Dec 16, 2023·57m·2 clips
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    152 - Meaning of Om Tat Sat | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Dec 9, 2023·1h
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    151 - The Three Levels of Austerities | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Dec 1, 2023·1h 3m
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    150 - Austerity of Body, Speech and Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Nov 24, 2023·1h 17m
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    149 - Spiritual Meaning of Food | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Nov 11, 2023·1h 3m
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    148 - Samskaras Determine Our Level of Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Nov 3, 2023·1h 4m
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    147 - What is Shastram? | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Oct 27, 2023·1h 4m
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    146 - We Build Our Own Spiritual Destiny | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Oct 13, 2023·1h 6m
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    145 - Blind Pursuit of Desires | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Oct 6, 2023·1h 9m
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    144 - The Danger of Materialism | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Sep 29, 2023·54m
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    143 - Guiding Ourselves Towards Divine Qualities| Swami Tattwamayananda

    Sep 22, 2023·1h 14m
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    142 - Daivi and Asuri Sampat | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Sep 15, 2023·1h 10m
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    141 - Purushottama – The Supreme Divine Truth| Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 23, 2023·57m
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    140 - Expressions of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 16, 2023·1h 4m
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    139 - Atman – The Light of all Lights| Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 9, 2023·1h 1m
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    138 - Evolution of the Karma Ideal in Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jun 5, 2023·1h 3m
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    137 - The Weapon of Non-Attachment| Swami Tattwamayananda

    May 19, 2023·1h 4m
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    136 - The Nature of the Empirical World| Swami Tattwamayananda

    May 16, 2023·1h 1m
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    135 - Characteristics of a Guṇātita | Swami Tattwamayananda

    May 8, 2023·57m
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    134 - The State Beyond the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Apr 21, 2023·1h 1m
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    133 - Transcending the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Apr 14, 2023·1h
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    132 - Effects of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Apr 7, 2023·58m
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    131 – The Bondage of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Feb 18, 2023·1h 9m
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    131 – The Bondage of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Feb 17, 2023·1h 4m
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    130 – The Secret of Plurality in Human Nature | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Feb 10, 2023·1h 11m
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    129 – Summary of Thirteen Chapters | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Feb 4, 2023·54m
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    128 - Practicing Detachment | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jan 27, 2023·1h 5m
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    127 - Spiritual Humanism| Swami Tattwamayananda

    Jan 20, 2023·57m
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    126 - Spiritual Sameness| Swami Tattwamayananda

    Dec 9, 2022·1h 9m
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    125 - Purusha and Prakriti| Swami Tattwamayananda

    Dec 5, 2022·1h 4m
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    124 - Attaining Deathlessness | Swami Tattwamayananda

    A class on the Bhagavad Gita discussing the highest reality as the eternal divine spark present in all.

    Nov 29, 2022·50m