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Sep 29, 2026 · 15:55
Shri Krishna teaches us to live intentionally, guided by the scriptural maps that reveal our true potential and purpose to Be Joy. By dedicating ourselves, burning away…
Sep 25, 2026 · 14:12
Shri Krishna reveals how every moment offers a choice between dependence and independence, between valuables and values. By aligning our vision and lifestyle with Enlightenment…
Sep 14, 2026 · 16:10
In this verse, Shri Krishna calms Prince Arjuna’s restlessness about death and separation. By surrendering the ego through the sacred sound AUM and chanting with awareness, we…
Sep 7, 2026 · 9:01
We're diving into the 70 essential episodes of the ultimate sacred text -- the Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 8, Verse 7 centers on the theme of intensification, where Shri Krishna…
Aug 31, 2026 · 15:28
Everyone seeks Divinity, but in Ch. 7, V. 16 of the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna explains that the intensity and intention behind that search vary. Whether we turn to Divinity for…
Aug 24, 2026 · 15:21
We're back for Season 9! In this insight from Chapter 7, Verse 14, Shri Krishna reassures us that while Self-realization is difficult, it is absolutely attainable through grace…
Apr 23, 2026 · 2:12
Inspired by this season of the podcast and seeking an opportunity for deep and authentic connection in person? Join Vivekji and our other guides this June 25-28 for a special…
Apr 22, 2026 · 15:09
In Chapter 7, Verse 7 of the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna inspires us to be optimistic and align our vision with Divinity, the source and goal of all existence. Just as pearls are…
Apr 15, 2026 · 15:14
Transitioning from the individual to the Divine, Chapter 7, Verse 3 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita centers on internalization—where knowledge matures into wisdom. Shri Krishna…
Apr 8, 2026 · 13:08
In response to Arjuna’s concern, Shri Krishna assures that no sincere spiritual effort is ever wasted. Even if Self-realization isn’t achieved in this lifetime, we are reborn…
Apr 1, 2026 · 16:55
Shifting focus to the challenge of mind discipline, Shri Krishna compassionately addresses Arjuna's hesitation about contemplation in Chapter 6, Verse 35. Through prioritization,…
Mar 25, 2026 · 18:29
In Chapter 6, Verse 9 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna explains the power of contemplation, which brings balance and equanimity, allowing us to see all beings equally.…
Mar 17, 2026 · 15:58
The theme of Chapter 6 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is delight, and in Chapter 6, Verse 5, Shri Krishna teaches the practice of contemplation to realize we are uncaused…
Mar 4, 2026 · 16:22
Let's dive in to Essential Verse 18 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. In Chapter 5, Verse 22, Shri Krishna explains that sense pleasures are temporary and become the seat of pain. By…
Feb 25, 2026 · 14:26
Shri Krishna reveals the sign of one who has practiced the path to Self-knowledge: humility and the vision of equality. By seeing beyond names and forms and focusing on the…
Feb 11, 2026 · 15:36
We're exploring the 16th essential verse from the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. In Chapter 5, Verse 17, Shri Krishna shares the plan for contemplation, forming the seed for Chapter 6.…
Feb 4, 2026 · 16:31
On this season of Live Vedanta, we're unpacking the 70 verses at the heart of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 5, Verse 7 centers on the theme of doershiplessness, deepening…
Jan 28, 2026 · 14:07
In Chapter 4, Verse 38, Shri Krishna reveals the power of true knowledge, teaching that only knowledge of the Spirit can purify us and dissolve ignorance about who we are and…
Jan 21, 2026 · 14:25
In Chapter 4, Verse 34, Shri Krishna shares how to attain the fullest knowledge by respecting, loving, and revering those who know Divinity. Through full prostration, inquiry,…
Jan 13, 2026 · 13:25
In Chapter 4, Verse 13 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna emphasizes the importance of knowing ourselves through Divinity’s classification of four personality colors. By…
Jan 9, 2026 · 16:31
On Essential Love, we're unfolding the 70 core verses of the Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 4, Verse 8 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita focuses on the theme of deservershiplessness, as Shri…
Dec 30, 2025 · 13:06
In Chapter 3, Verse 37, Shri Krishna explains the nature of sin and the inner forces—like desire and anger—that drive us to act against our will. These vices steal our inner…
Dec 24, 2025 · 14:59
Shri Krishna teaches how to cultivate quietude of mind by offering all actions, thoughts, and even our individuality to the Divine. By letting go of past regrets, calming present…
Dec 16, 2025 · 13:07
In Chapter 3, Verse 21 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna deepens the teaching on right action by highlighting the importance of choosing the right role models. Great…
Dec 11, 2025 · 12:53
Chapter 3, Verse 9 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita explores the theme of dedication, as Shri Krishna explains that our attitude in action matters just as much as our intention. By…
Dec 2, 2025 · 14:00
The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is a powerful roadmap -- and on this season, we're exploring its essential verses. On this episode, we explore Chapter 2, Verse 55. Here, Prince Arjuna…
Nov 25, 2025 · 16:01
On this season of Live Vedanta, we're distilling the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita into its 70 essential verses. In Essential Verse 5 -- from Chapter 2, Verse 47 -- Shri Krishna shifts…
Nov 18, 2025 · 17:38
On this season of Live Vedanta, we're distilling the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita into its 70 essential verses. In Essential Verse 4 -- from Chapter 2, Verse 11 -- we learn that our…
Nov 11, 2025 · 27:14
On this season of Live Vedanta, we're distilling the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita into its 70 essential verses. In Essential Verse 3 (Chapter 2, Verse 7), we explore the theme of…
Nov 4, 2025 · 10:54
Let's unlock our personal transformation through the second Essential Verse (Chapter 1, Verse 25). Prince Arjuna faces a powerful dilemma on the battlefield, torn between…
Oct 28, 2025 · 12:16
Imagine the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita distilled into its 70 essential verses. Let's unlock our personal transformation through the first Essential Verse (Chapter 1, Verse 1). This…
Oct 21, 2025 · 5:36
Imagine the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita distilled into its 70 essential verses. On this season of Live Vedanta, let's unlock our personal transformation through Essential Love. ➡️ To…
Oct 14, 2025 · 30:06
This is Part 4 of our 4-part Back to School Series on Live Vedanta. In this special episode, Akshaya sits down with Vivekji to answer real questions from both students and…
Oct 7, 2025 · 32:55
This is Part 3 of our four-part back-to-school series on Live Vedanta . In this episode, recent college graduate Raj Sureka engages in a heartfelt conversation with Shashiji, a…
Sep 30, 2025 · 37:01
This is Part 2 of our back-to-school series on Live Vedanta. For many, the transition to college can bring more freedoms, a unique opportunity to find one’s passions and to…
Sep 26, 2025 · 35:04
This is Part 1 of our 4-part A Back to School Series on Live Vedanta . From navigating loneliness and evolving friendships to maintaining family connections from a distance, this…
Sep 9, 2025 · 17:12
This final episode centers on Puja (To Revere)—honoring true greatness in a way that humbles the ego and uplifts the spirit. Reverence starts with active listening, evolves to…
Sep 2, 2025 · 24:22
Pranidhana is the practice of devotion—shifting from parenting through personal identity to parenting as an instrument of the Divine. This path unfolds through satsang…
Aug 26, 2025 · 25:12
Shaucha (To Organize) is about more than just physical cleanliness—it's the practice of creating external order to support inner clarity and peace. By organizing our spaces,…
Aug 19, 2025 · 21:27
Satya (non-compromising) is about staying true to your highest values, choosing not to compromise them for lesser desires. Practicing Satya means approaching others with…
Aug 12, 2025 · 21:16
Brahmacharya , or non-indulgence, involves maintaining a sattvic (peaceful) state by avoiding excessive comfort and staying physically active with mindful practices like japa .…
Aug 6, 2025 · 23:35
In order for us to be able to care for others, we must first care for ourselves by letting go of practices such as self-criticism and doubt. Ahimsa (non-harming) is not only…
Aug 2, 2025 · 24:05
When one is alone, their true thoughts, actions, and feelings show through. Through self-awareness, inquiry, and growth, one can let go of the constant thoughts and embrace the…
Jul 28, 2025 · 19:21
In our self-development journey, the only way for one to grow from darkness or negativity, to the light or positivity is through achala (steadiness). In order for us to follow…
May 27, 2025 · 22:22
By practicing what we learn and letting go of our vices, we can create a balanced mind that is unshaken by external forces. In this episode, join us in learning the five…
May 20, 2025 · 26:20
A marker of a courageous parent is one whose humility and faith leads them to always follow through. By recognizing our blessings, practicing generosity, and setting up…
May 16, 2025 · 4:48
Welcome to Rhythm Divine! What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His…
May 9, 2025 · 4:56
Welcome to Rhythm Divine! What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His…
May 2, 2025 · 4:44
Welcome to Rhythm Divine! What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His…
Apr 29, 2025 · 28:47
Practicing shravana (belief), manana (faith), and nididhyasana (trust) in our life helps us deepen our reflection and transforms our belief into unwavering conviction, or vijnana…
Apr 23, 2025 · 30:30
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. Understanding ourselves through svadhyaya (self-study) leads us to…
Mar 28, 2025 · 4:48
Welcome to Rhythm Divine! What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His…
Mar 21, 2025 · 4:38
Welcome to Rhythm Divine! What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His…
Mar 19, 2025 · 21:13
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. When we have gratitude for all that we have and do not have in our…
Mar 14, 2025 · 4:24
Welcome to Rhythm Divine! What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His…
Mar 11, 2025 · 23:48
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This episode will dive into embracing responsibilities without anxiety…
Mar 6, 2025 · 24:25
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. When we are engaged in conflict with those we are close to, virati…
Mar 5, 2025 · 4:29
What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His message? A team from across…
Feb 26, 2025 · 20:54
While our lives often seem to revolve around our children, this episode guides us through how to remember that we are seekers first and our relationship with Divinity transcends…
Feb 20, 2025 · 21:44
On this episode of Live Vedanta, we will flow through the second half of our review of Courageous Caregiving through the lens of Vibhishana Gita. This is a good opportunity for…
Feb 14, 2025 · 2:38
What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His message? A team from across…
Feb 10, 2025 · 26:40
Welcome back to Live Vedanta! If you haven’t joined us before, you can catch up on our current season where we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through the lens of…
Jan 29, 2025 · 27:25
When faced with hardships and our will to persevere weakens, we often feel overwhelmed and impatient with ourselves and others. Those with stronger willpower are more patient and…
Jan 25, 2025 · 24:41
One of the biggest punyas (merits) is to have krpa (kindness), wherein one which is one who follows the right actions, marked by selflessness and devoid of calculation. Krpa is…
Jan 14, 2025 · 2:55
What if instead of Shri Krishna chanting the Bhagavad Gita to you in Sanskrit, He was rapping it to you in English? Would you resonate more with His message? A team from across…
Jan 11, 2025 · 20:21
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. Forgiving others and oneself is often the biggest struggle in…
Dec 31, 2024 · 22:24
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This episode focuses on the idea of parahita (empathy), which starts at…
Dec 19, 2024 · 24:50
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. In the constantly moving world around us, focusing our attention on dama…
Dec 14, 2024 · 21:52
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This episode focuses on viveka (prioritization) and prompts us to…
Dec 2, 2024 · 20:54
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This episode will guide us in cultivating physical and mental strength…
Nov 25, 2024 · 23:53
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This week, we are taking a closer look at Shila (nobility) through the…
Nov 18, 2024 · 23:31
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This week, we’re exploring satya, or integrity. How can we align our…
Nov 4, 2024 · 22:35
In this season of Live Vedanta, we are sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving through Vibhishana Gita. This week, we are illuminating dhiraja (determination). These discourses…
Oct 28, 2024 · 23:43
Welcome to Season 7 of Live Vedanta! In this season, we will be sharing insights on Courageous Caregiving, based on the wisdom of Vibhishana Gita. These discourses are from our…
Oct 15, 2024 · 44:55
This the last episode of Sea Change, our mini-series on the experiences that have changed us. Ryan shares his profound experience of getting to know God, sharing his journey from…
Oct 14, 2024 · 12:30
Sea Change is our mini-series on the experiences that have changed us. One seeker shares her experience, over voicemail, about finding grace through divorce. Interested in…
Sep 22, 2024 · 31:08
Sea Change is our mini-series on the experiences that have changed us. Many of us know the story of immigrating to the United States... but what about deciding to move back to…
Sep 12, 2024 · 31:19
Sea Change is our mini-series on the experiences that have changed us. How do love ourselves when we are alone? In this episode, we're talking to Prem about how a period with the…
Sep 5, 2024 · 37:18
We're exploring your stories of transition through the lens of Vedanta. Welcome to Sea Change, a mini-series on the experiences that have changed us. In this episode, we're…
Aug 29, 2024 · 28:15
We're exploring your stories of transition through the lens of Vedanta. Welcome to Sea Change, a mini-series on the experiences that have transformed us. In this episode, we're…
Aug 24, 2024 · 29:12
We're exploring your stories of transition through the lens of Vedanta. Welcome to Sea Change, a mini-series on the experiences that have transformed us. In this episode, we're…
Aug 14, 2024 · 23:08
Before we begin our next season, we're exploring your stories of transition through the lens of Vedanta. Welcome to Sea Change, a mini-series on the experiences that have…
Aug 8, 2024 · 2:20
We're producing a short series on transitions of all kinds... and we need your help! Share your story of a meaningful transition in your life through the lens of Vedanta at…
Jul 30, 2024 · 8:03
In this Freedom Talk, originally published in 2022, we ask the questions: What does Sanatana Dharma tell us about women’s rights? What do you do if your parents do not accept or…
Jul 23, 2024 · 10:11
FREEDOM TALKS are our bite-sized episodes with Vivekji featuring questions from seekers across the world. In today's episode, we ask the questions: How to deal with expectations…
Jul 16, 2024 · 24:45
Welcome to the last episode of Season 6! We feel restricted by life, tangled and wrapped up in the cobwebs of circumstances outside, and the chaos of mental noise inside. But do…
Jul 9, 2024 · 12:44
Our minds have normalized a level of turbulence, of juggling all of life’s uncomfortable circumstances without ever really understanding them. But what are we focusing all our…
Jul 2, 2024 · 36:41
It's so easy to get wrapped up in the external battle of life. The expectations we have can rob us from becoming fearless (abhaya). We want to control life as much as we can…
Jun 25, 2024 · 35:03
All of us want to be happy and we do whatever it takes to feel joyous. The problem is we think we can create happiness so we end up going on an emotional roller coaster. This…
Jun 18, 2024 · 35:10
Most of us are following life’s default script -- wake, eat, work, sleep, repeat. But is this working? We receive lots of advice (upadesha) from those we respect on how to be…
Jun 13, 2024 · 29:47
Life is a trek through a dark forest. It takes lots of endurance (titiksha) to keep up the energy despite all the discomforts and pinpricks. It takes loads of faith (shraddha) to…
May 21, 2024 · 9:26
We're revisiting another Freedom Talk, one of our bite-sized episodes with Vivekji featuring questions from seekers across the world. In this episode, we ask the questions: What…
May 15, 2024 · 15:38
In this next mini episode from our series of Freedom Talks, we ask the questions: How should we handle people who always misinterpret our actions in a negative connotation even…
Apr 30, 2024 · 31:11
Many of us probably have probably at some point felt we have/had a reactive personality, we felt distracted, or dull. How can one develop a calmness of body (dama), quietude of…
Apr 23, 2024 · 33:38
We all feel we can create joy but that only leads to disappointment. When we have guidance in our lives we realize that joy cannot be created. How can one go from acting (karma),…
Apr 16, 2024 · 32:50
Our mind is like a river -- sometimes it’s dashing and splashing with a never-ending flow of uncontrollable tides, and other times it’s calm and serene, slowly passing by like a…
Apr 9, 2024 · 31:42
In life we have many ups and downs. Why do we feel moments of happiness and other times moments of sadness or anger? What can we do to always have this feeling of completeness no…
Apr 2, 2024 · 30:22
Everything and everyone around us are made up of matter (prakriti) but do we depend on these things or people to make us feel complete (purusha)? When we know all is changing and…
Mar 25, 2024 · 38:14
We often find ourselves feeling weighed down by changing circumstances and unending responsibilities -- but are our ropes really external, or internal? When we look inwards at…
Feb 20, 2024 · 32:38
Like Neo in The Matrix , has something always felt wrong about the world? Why is everyone looking for a permanent happiness in impermanent places, and then after it doesn’t last,…
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