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Swami Tattwamayananda expounds Maitreyi-Brahmana of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad in a series of three lectures given online at the Vedanta Society of Northern California from 9/4/2021 - 9/6/2021.All Rights Reserved.Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

Swami Tattwamayananda expounds Maitreyi-Brahmana of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad in a series of three lectures given online at the Vedanta Society of Northern California from 9/4/2021 - 9/6/2021.All Rights Reserved.Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

Swami Tattwamayananda expounds Maitreyi-Brahmana of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad in a series of three lectures given online at the Vedanta Society of Northern California from 9/4/2021 - 9/6/2021.All Rights Reserved.Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on June 27th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on June 13th, 2021.

This lecture was given on May 16, 2021 at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given on April 25, 2021 at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

Swami Tattwamayananda gave this online talk at the request of the Vedanta Society of New York on April 24th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on March 28th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on March 14th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on March 7th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on February 21st, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on February 14th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on January 31st, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on January 24th, 2021.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda given on January 17th, 2021.

This lecture was given on December 13, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given on December 6, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given on November 22, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given on November 8, 2020, at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given on October 25, 2020 at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given on October 18, 2020 at the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on November 15, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on November 8, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on November 1, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on October 18, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on September 24, 2020.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on October 11, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on October 4, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on September 27, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on September 20, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on September 13, 2020.

This lecture was given as part of the online Labor Day Retreat by Swami Tattwamayananda from September 5 - 7, 2020.

This lecture was given as part of the online Labor Day Retreat by Swami Tattwamayananda from September 5 - 7, 2020.

This lecture was given as part of the online Labor Day Retreat by Swami Tattwamayananda from September 5 - 7, 2020.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 23, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 16, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 8, 2020 at 3:00 pm PDT.Spiritual lectures Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

"Yoga is the art of befriending the mind and living in harmony with ourselves."This class was given on August 8, 2020.The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain 195 sutras organized into four chapters. It gives a complete analysis of the mental system, how to transcend mental conflicts by linking the mind to a transcendental spiritual reality and how to become established in our true nature. Patañjali takes it for granted that the students of his system accept that life is not just one chance; life is a continuous cycle. We are born, we live, we die, we are reborn again to enjoy or suffer the fruits of those actions of this life. Our mind is conceived to be a lake with different layers, different layers constituted by different actions, vrttis, tendencies, vasanas, impressions, that we accumulated over innumerable lives. When the external circumstances are helpful or conducive to spiritual life, then the accumulated tendencies coming from the lowest layer of that mental lake will come to the surface as units - not individually. In fact, one main area of difference between Western psychology and Patañjali’s system is this. Western psychology doesn't make a clear distinction between vrtti - the modifications that arise out of individual actions and thought currents - and the accumulated samskaras, which become a positive tendency, which drives you toward certain actions. Patañjali says when vrttis become samskaras, they become a tendency. The tendency becomes a tendency to do certain things and that tendency to do certain things leads to the formation of will, which is sankalpa. That will force you to do certain things and again that produces modifications. This cycle continues. The whole cycle can be stopped by constant practice of dispassion.Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

"Yoga is the art of befriending the mind and living in harmony with ourselves."This class was given on August 7, 2020.The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain 195 sutras organized into four chapters. Patañjali takes it for granted that the students of his system accept that life is not just one chance; life is a continuous cycle. We are born, we live, we die, we are reborn again to enjoy or suffer the fruits of those actions of this life. Our mind is conceived to be a lake with different layers, different layers constituted by different actions, vrttis, tendencies, vasanas, impressions, that we accumulated over innumerable lives. When the external circumstances are helpful or conducive to spiritual life, then the accumulated tendencies coming from the lowest layer of that mental lake will come to the surface as units - not individually. In fact, one main area of difference between Western psychology and Patañjali’s system is this. Western psychology doesn't make a clear distinction between vrtti - the modifications that arise out of individual actions and thought currents - and the accumulated samskaras, which become a positive tendency, which drives you toward certain actions. Patañjali says when vrttis become samskaras, they become a tendency. The tendency becomes a tendency to do certain things and that tendency to do certain things leads to the formation of will, which is sankalpa. That will force you to do certain things and again that produces modifications. This cycle continues. The whole cycle can be stopped by constant practice of dispassion.Vedanta society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on August 2, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.-Prashna Upanishad is from the Atharva Veda tradition.-Six students approach a great sage, Pippalada, to learn the knowledge of Brahman. Though they have studied all of the Vedas and have practiced austerities, he asks them to stay one more year with him before asking him any questions.-This Upanishad consists of these six questions and six answers.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 26, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 12, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 25, 2020.Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

On July 18th and 19th, 2020 Swami Tattwamayananda gave a retreat on "Karma Yoga: The Pathway to Happiness" online. This is the final session of the four sessions. Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

On July 18th and 19th, 2020, Swami Tattwamayananda will gave a retreat on "Karma Yoga: The Pathway to Happiness" online. This is the third session of the four sessions. Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

This is the second session of a four session online retreat. On July 18th and 19th Swami Tattwamayananda gave a retreat on "Karma Yoga: The Pathway to Happiness" online. Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

This is the first session of a four session online retreat. On July 18th and 19th Swami Tattwamayananda gave a retreat on "Karma Yoga: The Pathway to Happiness" online. Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

This lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 5, 2020. It was hosted by the Stanford Hindu Students Association.-Isha Upanishad is the most realistic Upanishad. It is closed to the Bhagavad Gita in teaching how to practice spirituality while living in this world. -Live in the world while remembering its transience. Then we will be able to practice ethics and spiritual common sense - we can satisfy our needs but there is something that goes beyond.-The Upanishad teaches universal spiritual humanism - that the whole creation is one spiritual family. -No spiritual effort is wasted. It is stored as a positive tendency in our "spiritual bank account."-God in the Upanishads is not necessarily a creator God. It can be realized as the divine reality, immanent everywhere.

This lecture was given on July 5, 2020 by Swami Tattwamayananda on the occasion of Guru Purnima. Vedanta Society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org

The Lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on July 4, 2020.Vedanta society of Northern Californiawww.sfvedanta.org