Vedanta Society of Western Washington

Devotion and Knowledge, Part 2 — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on July 30, 2017. In this second lecture on devotion and knowledge, Swami Manishananda turns primarily to Jnana Yog

Meditation According to the Bhagavad Gita — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on July 23, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda examines meditation as presented in the Bhagavad Gita, begin

Devotion and Knowledge, Part 1 — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on July 16, 2017. In this first lecture on devotion and knowledge, Swami Manishananda introduces the ancient Indian

Concept of Mind According to Vedanta — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on July 9, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda examines the nature and function of the mind according to Ved

Meditation, Part 3 — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on July 2, 2017. In this third lecture on meditation, Swami Bhaskarananda continues his examination of Patanjali's

Sarada Devi: The Awakener of Souls — Swami Asutoshananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on June 25, 2017. In this lecture, guest speaker Swami Asutoshananda reflects on Sri Sarada Devi as the “awakener o

Vivekananda’s Inspired Definitions — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on June 18, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Manishananda explores four memorable definitions from Swami Vivekananda an

Meditation, Part 2 — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on June 11, 2017. In this second lecture on meditation, Swami Bhaskarananda continues his discussion of meditation

Meditation, Part 1 — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on June 4, 2017. In this first lecture of a series on meditation, Swami Bhaskarananda defines meditation as extreme

How to Get Rid of Superstition — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on May 28, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda examines superstition as belief in something that has not bee

The Dark Night of the Soul — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on May 21, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Manishananda explores the spiritual meaning of the “dark night of the soul”

An Overview of Vedanta — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on May 14, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Manishananda offers an overview of Vedanta, or Hinduism, by examining sever

How to Recognize a Saint — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on May 7, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda examines how a genuine saint can be distinguished from false p

Saints in a Hostile World — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on April 30, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda explores why genuine saints have so often encountered hosti

Spiritual Evolution, Part 2 — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on April 23, 2017. In this second lecture on spiritual evolution, Swami Manishananda continues the Vedantic underst

Hindu Understanding of Easter — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on April 16, 2017. In this Easter lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda examines the resurrection of Jesus Christ from a Ved

Spiritual Evolution, Part 1 — Swami Manishananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on April 9, 2017. In this first lecture of a two-part series on spiritual evolution, Swami Manishananda explains wh

Lord Rama as an Ideal — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on April 2, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda explores the life of Lord Rama as an enduring model of Hindu

Hindu Psychology — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on March 26, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda presents an overview of Hindu psychology and contrasts its

God According to Nondualistic Vedanta — Swami Bhaskarananda

Recorded at the Vedanta Society of Western Washington on March 19, 2017. In this lecture, Swami Bhaskarananda explores the nature of God according to nondualistic, or Ad