Vedanta - The River of Wisdom

Swamini Brahmaprajnananda

Might it be possible that you are pure being having a human experience? The ancient flowing tradition of Vedanta awakens us to this possibility, this non-duality, this reality. I am Swamini B, a Hindu monk and a teacher of Vedanta, the highest teachings of Hinduism. Its liberating vision of oneness puts an end to our constant self judgement and sense of inadequacy, for good!. Let us flow, you and I on the banks of the river of wisdom. www.discoveratma.com read less
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#218 Healing in Hinduism through Blessings, Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology
3d ago
#218 Healing in Hinduism through Blessings, Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology
The tapestry of Hinduism is woven with many healing perspectives and methods that lead to wholeness. These have sustained and continue to bless an ancient, living civilisation. Some of these are - 1. Blessings through our prayers to devatas, 2. Ayurveda 3. Jyotisham To read the podcast transcript/Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator, An experiential new course on Meditation that will help you learn 6 types of meditations and most importantly help you to transform your relationship with the mind making you happier, focused and contemplative.  Course for Spring Quarter especially for people in the US and Europe, 10 am EST, 9th April - 25th June 2023. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-meditator/ Our March 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - Opening words l Rama Navami l Value of Values l Vedanta camp - Narrative of a first time attendee l and more! - https://mailchi.mp/d8854ee17831/aarsha-vidya-bharati-mar2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#218 Healing in Hinduism through Blessings, Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology
3d ago
#218 Healing in Hinduism through Blessings, Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology
The tapestry of Hinduism is woven with many healing perspectives and methods that lead to wholeness. These have sustained and continue to bless an ancient, living civilisation. Some of these are - 1. Blessings through our prayers to devatas, 2. Ayurveda 3. Jyotisham To read the podcast transcript/Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator, An experiential new course on Meditation that will help you learn 6 types of meditations and most importantly help you to transform your relationship with the mind making you happier, focused and contemplative.  Course for Spring Quarter especially for people in the US and Europe, 10 am EST, 9th April - 25th June 2023. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-meditator/ Our March 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - Opening words l Rama Navami l Value of Values l Vedanta camp - Narrative of a first time attendee l and more! - https://mailchi.mp/d8854ee17831/aarsha-vidya-bharati-mar2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#217 Transforming fleeting experiences into lasting inner resources
14-03-2023
#217 Transforming fleeting experiences into lasting inner resources
The problem with experiences is that they are fleeting no matter how exalted or mundane they are. Yet we can change a fleeting experience into lasting inner resources – our memories, our values and our learnings. We can mine an experience for its precious gems. How? To read the podcast transcript/Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Dhyaanam - Meditation and the Meditator, An experiential new course on Meditation that will help you learn 6 types of meditations and most importantly help you to transform your relationship with the mind making you happier, focused and contemplative.  Course for Spring Quarter especially for people in the US and Europe, 10 am EST, 9th April - 25th June 2023. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/dhyaanam-meditation-and-the-meditator/ Our March 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - Opening words l Rama Navami l Value of Values l Vedanta camp - Narrative of a first time attendee l and more! - https://mailchi.mp/d8854ee17831/aarsha-vidya-bharati-mar2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#216 Three types of karma (sattvika, rajasika and tamasika)
07-03-2023
#216 Three types of karma (sattvika, rajasika and tamasika)
Since we cannot avoid karma, it is equally important to know what kind of karma is to be done and what is to be avoided. Bhagavan Krishna teaches us about the three fold karma and gently veers us to adopt sattvika karma also known as karma  yoga.  To read the podcast transcript/Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our March 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - Opening words l Rama Navami l Value of Values l Vedanta camp - Narrative of a first time attendee l and more! - https://mailchi.mp/d8854ee17831/aarsha-vidya-bharati-mar2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#215 Three types of happiness (according to the Bhagavad Gita)
28-02-2023
#215 Three types of happiness (according to the Bhagavad Gita)
We want to be happy. All the time.  And yet, there is a gap in what we want and what we experience.  Armed with the knowledge from the Bhagavad Gita of the three fold happiness, we can learn how to ride the wave of our pursuit of happiness.  To read the podcast transcript/Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our February 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter (Groups we belong to l Rishikesh Vedanta camp l Shivalingam l Body intelligence and much more ) https://mailchi.mp/9d3302067259/aarsha-vidya-bharati-feb2023 - Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#214 How to manage anger (the brilliant framework of the Bhagavad Gita)
21-02-2023
#214 How to manage anger (the brilliant framework of the Bhagavad Gita)
Unless we understand how anger is born we cannot control it nor master it. All our attempts lead to suppression or explosions. Once we understand the brilliant framework of the Bhagavad Gita and apply it to our lives, then the intensity of level of our anger reduces, our viveka increases contributing to self-mastery.       To read the podcast transcript/Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our February 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter (Groups we belong to l Rishikesh Vedanta camp l Shivalingam l Body intelligence and much more ) https://mailchi.mp/9d3302067259/aarsha-vidya-bharati-feb2023 - Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#213 The heart of a devotee has no circumference.
14-02-2023
#213 The heart of a devotee has no circumference.
We wrongly believe that 1) If I don’t feel love, there is no love in my life. 2) To love is simple, but to find the right person to love or to be loved by, is difficult and 3) We think our problem with love is how to be loved and how to be lovable.  We correct these assumptions in the light of a growing bhakti for Ishvara. The practice of loving and discovering love as the fabric of life is enabled by Bhakti. We look at 10 differences between ego based love and a devotee's love so that our hearts grow. After all, the heart of a devotee has no circumference.   To read the podcast transcript which is a Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our February 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter (Groups we belong to l Rishikesh Vedanta camp l Shivalingam l Body intelligence and much more ) https://mailchi.mp/9d3302067259/aarsha-vidya-bharati-feb2023 - Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#212 How the identity of a Karma Yogi frees us from other identities
06-02-2023
#212 How the identity of a Karma Yogi frees us from other identities
Generally, our identities are related to the tasks we perform and the experiences we have. However there is a unique identity that of a Karma Yogi which is not a special type of karma. Instead it encompasses all other identities and has many benefits.  What are these? To read the podcast transcript which is as good as a Vedanta article- https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our February 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter (Groups we belong to l Rishikesh Vedanta camp l Shivalingam l Body intelligence and much more ) https://mailchi.mp/9d3302067259/aarsha-vidya-bharati-feb2023 -  Our monthly newsletter will bring you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#211 Glimpses from 'Talks with Sri Ramana Maharishi' book
31-01-2023
#211 Glimpses from 'Talks with Sri Ramana Maharishi' book
Recently, I was doing some reading for a talk to be given about Sri Ramana Maharishi, an enlightened Advaita Vedanta master. His talks and some conversations with different devotees were documented. Some glimpses follow.   To read the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our January 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8fa7761180d2/aarsha-vidya-bharati-jan2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#210 Madhu vidya - the sweet wisdom (of mutual dependence)
24-01-2023
#210 Madhu vidya - the sweet wisdom (of mutual dependence)
Across all our relationships (romantic, parental, professional, political, economic) we depend on each other.  For support, resources, information, collaboration towards our goals and much more.  What do our relationships depend on? We undertake the enquiry in the light of Madhu Vidya, a beautiful section of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad and are stunned at what is revealed.     To read the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our January 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8fa7761180d2/aarsha-vidya-bharati-jan2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#209 'I know Brahman but I don't feel it.. Why?'
17-01-2023
#209 'I know Brahman but I don't feel it.. Why?'
..is the most common question in Vedanta. The reply lies into questioning the identity of the questioner, who is none other than our dear old experiencer.  For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our January 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8fa7761180d2/aarsha-vidya-bharati-jan2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#208 How we deal with the inevitable pain in any pursuit
10-01-2023
#208 How we deal with the inevitable pain in any pursuit
Emotional and Physical pain is an inevitable part of living. The more we resist, the more it persists (in the form of dvesha) and further aversion to pain.  5 teachings for how we deal with pain, from the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and our very own lives.  Last call to join Svadharma - Discovering and living our life purpose is a course from January 15th - March 2023 at Hindu University of America. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/svadharma-discovering-and-living-our-life-purpose/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our January 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8fa7761180d2/aarsha-vidya-bharati-jan2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#207 Kaushalam in Karma Yoga - optimal application of Dharma
03-01-2023
#207 Kaushalam in Karma Yoga - optimal application of Dharma
Across different situations, how do we know what is appropriate to do in a given situation?  How much is too much and how much is too little? What is the golden mean in Kaushalam that seems elusive? As we modify our karma into karma yoga we discover the many considerations that shape Kaushalam.    Delighted to announce two new courses - Bhakti-The Heart of Wisdom. Course from 10th January to May 2023. Every Tuesday at 6.30 pm IST. Details - https://discoveratma.com/bhakti-the-heart-of-wisdom/ Svadharma - Discovering and living our life purpose is a course from January - March 2023 at Hindu University of America. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/svadharma-discovering-and-living-our-life-purpose/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our January 2023 Aarsha Vidya Bharati newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/8fa7761180d2/aarsha-vidya-bharati-jan2023 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#206 An open letter to your future self of the new year
27-12-2022
#206 An open letter to your future self of the new year
Dear Future Self,  A happy you in the new year makes a happy new year. You and I have an awareness of our strengths and the areas of struggle. I am here to support you and flow into you. My attempt is not to convince you of anything that you don’t know but to just remind you of a few things.  A reminder can be accumulated wisdom, an affirmation or even a discovery of what has always been there. These are .... And nine reminders follow ... ---------- Delighted to announce two new courses -  Bhakti-The Heart of Wisdom. Course from 10th January to May 2023. Every Tuesday at 6.30 pm IST. Details - https://discoveratma.com/bhakti-the-heart-of-wisdom/  Svadharma - Discovering and living our life purpose is a course from January - March 2023 at Hindu University of America. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/svadharma-discovering-and-living-our-life-purpose/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our December 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/07477521fa66/aarsha-vidya-bharati-dec2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#205 How to be positive (in the light of Vedanta)
20-12-2022
#205 How to be positive (in the light of Vedanta)
10 teachings to learn, savour and assimilate.    Svadharma - Discovering and living our life purpose is a course from January - March 2023 at Hindu University of America. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/svadharma-discovering-and-living-our-life-purpose/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our December 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/07477521fa66/aarsha-vidya-bharati-dec2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#204 Annual reviews and the framework of Vedanta
13-12-2022
#204 Annual reviews and the framework of Vedanta
Atma, the limitless being has no key performance areas and hence does not need an annual review. But the jiva can benefit from an annual review of life in the light of Vedanta. How? Svadharma - Discovering and living our life purpose is a course from January - March 2023 at Hindu University of America. Details - https://www.hua.edu/product/svadharma-discovering-and-living-our-life-purpose/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our December 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/07477521fa66/aarsha-vidya-bharati-dec2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#203 Who is the greatest? The story of Brahman and the organs of the body
06-12-2022
#203 Who is the greatest? The story of Brahman and the organs of the body
The answer to the question may not be who you think it is!  For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our December 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/07477521fa66/aarsha-vidya-bharati-dec2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#202 Autobiography of a seeker
29-11-2022
#202 Autobiography of a seeker
Which chapter are you in? Happy to invite all for our annual global Vedic Wisdom festival 2022 online. Details and registration - https://www.vedicwisdomfestival.in/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our November 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/cd44a6ffa396/aarsha-vidya-bharati-nov2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#201 Tat tvam asi - the equation of oneness
22-11-2022
#201 Tat tvam asi - the equation of oneness
All of Vedanta can be understood by this short statement -  Tat tvam asi. That (Ishvara) you are How is this possible? Listen in.  Happy to invite all for our annual global Vedic Wisdom festival 2022 online. Details and registration - https://www.vedicwisdomfestival.in/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our November 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/cd44a6ffa396/aarsha-vidya-bharati-nov2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#200 Vedanta - An embrace of the sacred
15-11-2022
#200 Vedanta - An embrace of the sacred
Through the winding roads of life, the heart longs for sacredness, imbued with the divine. And then, the heart embraces the sacred with Vedanta.  Happy to invite all for our annual global Vedic Wisdom festival 2022 online. Details and registration - https://www.vedicwisdomfestival.in/ For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our November 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/cd44a6ffa396/aarsha-vidya-bharati-nov2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com
#199 Nine ways travel can help increase our adhikaritvam (readiness) for Vedanta
08-11-2022
#199 Nine ways travel can help increase our adhikaritvam (readiness) for Vedanta
We travel. We learn. We grow. We come home to ourselves. For the podcast transcript - https://discoveratma.com/category/podcast/ Our November 2022 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/cd44a6ffa396/aarsha-vidya-bharati-nov2022 Our monthly newsletter will bring to you more happiness, more wisdom and more freedom. To subscribe to Aarsha Vidya Bharati - https://mailchi.mp/cea95b9ad987/aarsha-vidya-bharati Vedanta - the river of wisdom is a weekly podcast by Swamini B (Brahmaprajnananda), a Vedanta teacher, author and Hindu monk. To connect and learn Vedanta - www.discoveratma.com