Vedanta, Yoga, Tantra Podcast

Yoga talk with Swami Yogaswarupananda – Rishikesh – Manipur Univesity

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:00:07 +0000

Swami Yogaswarupananda from Rishikesh / Manipur University talks about yoga, krishna, bhagavad gita and much more. Here you can find: Our website Our seminars Our online channels: Facebook Instagram You can donate here 💛 Om Shanti 🕉

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“Upasana Yoga and Nondual Devotion” – Yoga of Love – James Swartz

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:00:10 +0000

Om! Nondual love means unconditional love. Maturity is important for a love relationship. Free will and love. Means of knowledge. In the final stage you get rid of obstacles. Here you can find: Our website Our seminars Our online channels: … Continue reading →

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“Karma Yoga” Yoga Of Love – James Swartz

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:00:11 +0000

Om! Karma yoga stage: Love of God becomes a discipline. Basic universal rules Moral dimension in this universe. Noninjury. Every human being has a different kind of nature. There is not one thing that isn’t God. What is karma yoga? … Continue reading →

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“The big picture” Yoga Of Love – James Swartz

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:00:25 +0000

Om! If you know that you are love every relationship is a love relationship. You want to seek love or do you want to have love seek you? If you know that you are love every relationship is a love … Continue reading →

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Value management and attaining unconditional love – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Sutra

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:00:35 +0000

In the satsang we create a sattvic atmosphere that makes it easier to focus on the knowledge. It is important to keep the knowledge active when the mind is rajasic or tamasic. When the values are assimilated the mind stays … Continue reading →

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Jealousy, consistent effort and mastery of the mind – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Sutra

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:00:35 +0000

These values are qualifications for moksha. When you are spiritually stuck it’s probably because one or more spiritual values are only partially assimilated. When you are not up to the mark, pick a value and work on it for 1-2 … Continue reading →

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Gunas and value of values – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Sutra, Narada

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:00:24 +0000

1. Pride, Vanity, Conceit, Self-Glorification: Any form of hurt is due to pride, an inflated ego, one that is excessively attached to what it thinks it knows, believes, possesses or how it looks. When you expect other people to make … Continue reading →

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Gunas, devotion and values – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Sutra, Narada

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:00:31 +0000

How to overcome tamas? When you are rajasic and succesful you have no time to pay attention to yourself. Stuck in sattva. Danger of vanity and stop of growth. Verse 58: “Success is easier to attain by informal devotion than … Continue reading →

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Reincarnation, non-dual love and gunas – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Vedanta, Bhakti Sutra Narada

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:00:19 +0000

Free will. Making no choice and turning it over to ishvara. Issue of free will: what values are determining your use of free will? Those values are chosen by the gunas. If tamas predominates fear will inform your choices. If … Continue reading →

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Ignorance, guru and change of attitude – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Vedanta, Bhakti Sutra Narada

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:00:33 +0000

Trust in a guru? Manipulation and guru. Respect teachers with knowledge. Don’t hand over your trust to a teacher simply because you are suffering. If your heart is pure ishvara will give you the right guru. You should be able … Continue reading →

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Association with materialists or sages? – James Swartz – Yoga of Love, Vedanta, Bhakti Sutra Narada

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:00:36 +0000

Revision of verses 38-43. Vedanta is a method that the teacher applies to your mind. You are always aware. Elimination of nonessential factors. Bliss in deep sleep. Do you stop existing when you go to sleep? Something that you can … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Great souls and devotion – Talk 15

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 26 May 2021 14:00:18 +0000

One achieves devotion through Satsang. Satsang builds a devotion habit. Make the worship of god a habit. Verse 38: However, the primary method by which one develops devotion is association with great souls, that means a free person of the … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Vedanta, Ishvara and the importance of devotional practices – Talk 14

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 19 May 2021 14:00:55 +0000

Vedanta: means of knowledge based on the upanisads or knowledge that ends the quest for knowledge. Modern advaita teachers and qualifications. Arguments from satya viewpoint and from the mithya viewpoint. Example of Ramana Maharshi, his spiritual experience and the knowledge … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – The role of Ishvara – Talk 13

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 12 May 2021 14:00:07 +0000

Verse 25: Advaita devotion is superior to karma yoga and jnana yoga. Verse 26: Vedanta is a means of knwoledge, non-dual love is the end. Verse 27: If you take credit for something that belongs to the Lord you won‘t … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Are the self and the world jiva connected? – Talk 12

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 05 May 2021 14:00:20 +0000

The supreme person. Experiencing or being the self? Two orders of reality. You are never not experiencing yourself. Duality and Non-duality are not opposites. You can be and experience yourself at the same time. It is not necessary to get … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Devotion and dharma – Talk 11

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:17:02 +0000

Verse 10: Elimination of nonessential desires: Worldly or emotional security, wanting to be recognized. Single goal is freedom. Active sense of renunciation is important. The only security is your self. Five stages of devotion: 1. Sakama Bhakti 2. Nishkama Bhakti. … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Conciousness and matter – Talk 10

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:00:04 +0000

Swami Chinmayananda. Consciousness and matter. Four types of devotees: Devoted to god because of suffering. Spiritual materialism principle and Vedanta. Seeker of god or truth. Nondual devotee. The lower and the higher self. Krishna, Arjuna and the cosmic vision. Until … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Action, renunciation and indifference to objects – Talk 9

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:00:17 +0000

Actions won’t remove ignorance. Actions and ignorance are not in conflict. Knowledge will remove ignorance. By sadhana you don’t remove the basic ignorance: I am the doer! Moksha is the negation of the doer. Actions don’t give lasting happiness. Verse … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Nature of non dual love – Talk 8

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:00:32 +0000

Beginning of the verses of Narada’s Bhakti Sutras. Traditional versus modern style of teaching. Vers 1: Using intellect for justification is not useful. Devotion is directed to God. Treat the people around you as if they are God. Devotion is … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Karma Yoga and Dharma – Talk 7

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:00:32 +0000

Recap of the last session. Freedom as the number one priority in life. Nondual bhakti is exclusive love of the self. To progress spiritually you have to commit yourself to the vedic tradition: work through all stages. Skipping of the … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Karma Yoga, Teachers and Scriptures – Talk 6

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:00:15 +0000

Karma yoga is bhakti yoga. Swami Vivekananda, Freud, consequences of technology. Psychological designation in Vedanta appeared. Multipath confusion. Better to integrate all parts of the psyche. All stages of devotion are necessary, must be practised. For karma yoga you need … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Karma and Karma Yoga – Talk 5

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:00:19 +0000

3. Formal devotion. What is karma? Prarabdha, sanchita and agami karma. Karma is similar to a bank account. 3 possibilities: add karma, exhaust karma or stay the same. People with little karma become sannyasi. Karma Yoga means how to relate … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Love, Ishvara and Informal Devotion to God – Talk 4

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:00:28 +0000

By reading Vedanta texts it is easy to misinterpret them. Ignorance and knowledge are mixed up. Teaching makes difference between ignorance and knowledge clear. Live your life based on knowledge not on emotions. Isvara and action. What is real? You … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Vedanta, Love and God – Talk 3

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:00:38 +0000

Existence is my nature. Love is my nature. Everything you do is motivated by love. Stages of love (see chart in the video): 1. Love of objects. What do you love? Samsaris love objects. Suffering comes because objects are not … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Love, Existence and Scripture – Talk 2

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:00:12 +0000

Meditation on the silence. It is impossible not to love. You are Love: Sat Chid Ananda. Every action is motivated by love of the self. What is existence? Scripture as the appropriate means of knowledge. You are not a person. … Continue reading →

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James Swartz – Big Picture of Vedanta – Talk 1

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:00:18 +0000

To direct love to the Self you have to practice. Love in relations is dualistic love. Personal gods are symbols to worship you own self. Symbols invoke the love that you are. Is the joy in an object? Inquiry into … Continue reading →

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The conscious principle – Vedanta, Self Growth and Self Discovery with Swami Nityabodhananda

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:00:15 +0000

Talk 4 of Swami Nityabodhananda at Yoga Vidya Center in Cologne, Sept 2019. The conscious principle. All is in me. Consciousness and objects. One or several teachers. Path of action and path of renunciation. Visit Yoga Vidya for more inspiring … Continue reading →

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Human pursuits – Vedanta, Self Growth and Self Discovery with Swami Nityabodhananda

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:00:30 +0000

Talk 3 of Swami Nityabodhananda at Yoga Vidya Center in Cologne, Sept 2019. Question and answers. Human pursuits. Roles in life and attitudes. Need for a teacher. Self inquiry. Vedanta and you are that. The tenth man. Sadhana. Visit Yoga … Continue reading →

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Karma Yoga and Devotion – Vedanta, Self Growth and Self Discovery with Swami Nityabodhananda

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:00:30 +0000

Talk 2 of Swami Nityabodhananda at Yoga Vidya Center in Cologne, Sept 2019. Subject: Karma Yoga and results of actions. Prasadam. Attitude of Devotion to Ishvara. Roles in life. Vers 2:51 Bhagavad Gita. Clarity of purpose. Atma and body. Substance … Continue reading →

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The fundamental human problem – Vedanta, Self Growth and Self Discovery with Swami Nityabodhananda

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:00:51 +0000

The first of a series of 4 talks on Vedanta, self growth and self discovery by Swami Nityabodhananda. He became a disciple of Swami Chinmayananda at the age of 24. In 1995 he attended the 3 years Vedanta course of … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 17 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:00:09 +0000

Revision and conclusion. What is the meaning of ignorance? The oneness of the individual and the supreme reality. The method of Vedānta. How to get a sattvic mind. Jñāni. You are the happiness you are looking for. You have to … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 16 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:00:42 +0000

How Ira met Swami Dayānanda. Q + A. Books of Shankaracharya. Study Brahma Sutras only with a qualified teacher. Vivekacūḍāmaṇi. Are Advaita Vedānta and Yoga Philosophy harmonious? Vedantic dhyana. Kaṭhopaniṣad and vedantic meditation. Books and articles of Ira. More Vedanta … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 15 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:00:45 +0000

Introversion of the mind and the witness. Intellectual knowledge is not helpful. Discriminative wisdom comes only to bhaktas. Bhakti means love of god. Unless you turn your mind to him he won´t reveal himself to you. The highest teaching in … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 14 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:00:12 +0000

Discussion of the three states. The beauty of Vedānta is that it is based on common experience, not on mystical experience. Pūrṇa anubhava. 2 experiences: being aware of something or being not aware of anything. The states are not in … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 13 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:00:17 +0000

Nirvāṇa–ṣaṭka. Morning remembrance prayer. Vedānta and modern science. No conflict between science and Vedānta. Science makes statements about the waking state. Vedānta is a subjective science: its about your own experience. Analyse of the three states according to Gauḍa-pādas kārikā. … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 12 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:00:52 +0000

Vedānta is not a business. The highest teaching of Vedānta. The method of Vedānta: deliberate superimposition for the purpose of teaching and negation of this teaching in the end. Mutual superimposition. 3 identifcations: knower, doer, experiencer. adhyaropa and apavāda. Tat … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 11 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:00:22 +0000

2 ways to get vairāgya: 1. seeing the defects of happiness from objects (it has a beginning and an end) 2. understanding that objects are not real. Bhagavad Gītā ch. 13, 7-11. Spiritual sadhana: developping qualities. Humility is knowledge because … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 10 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:00:49 +0000

Story about Swami Satchidanandendra and Kirtan. The concept of avidyā / ignorance. Best source is adhyāsa bhāṣya: Introduction to the commentary of Shankaracharya on the Brahma Sutras. 2 notions of ignorance: Shankaracharyas notion of mithyā jñāna and Padmapādas notion of … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 9 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:00:44 +0000

Explanantion of the shloka Brahmanandam paramasukhadam. Shankaracharyas critique of other schools of thought. Knowledge as the solution to remove ignorance. 3 types of ignorance: 1. not knowing as the root. 2. Misconception. Adhyāsa. Superimposition. 3. Doubt. Ancient vedantic position. Five … Continue reading →

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Intuition of Reality – Vedanta Talk 8 by Ira Schepetin

sukadev@yoga-vidya.de (Sukadev Bretz - Inspiration and Wisdom) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:00:37 +0000

Review of the first two Shlokas of chapter 13 Bhagavad Gita Bhasya. Witnessing consciousness: unique teaching of Vedanta. Paramahamsa. Witnessing consciousness is identical with the supreme reality. Avidya: mixing up of subject and object. Forms: Not knowing, misconception, doubt. Verses … Continue reading →

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