Advaita Vedanta Recordings of Swami Advayatmanada
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Śrī Dakṣināmūrti Stotram
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Śrī Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotram is beautiful poem and prayer addressed to Īśvara, the source of all that is, who is presented in the form of teacher. The author Ādi Śaṅkarācārya succinctly unfolds the vision of non-duality in ten verses, exploring the erroneous assumptions we make about ourselves and the world which lead to suffering.
This stotra is an important work within the advaita tradition, presenting a number of the essential prakriyā-s or teaching approaches which guide a student to clarity regarding his or her innate wholeness and non-separateness from the sacred.
Tattva-Bodha
Knowledge of Reality
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Tattvabodha is a short text attributed to Śaṇkarācārya that clearly and concisely unfolds the entire vision of Advaita Vedanta by means of traditional teaching approaches introduced by the sages of ancient India. Tattvabodha unfolds the transformative vision of Vedanta, namely that you are already what you seek to become, while providing a strong foundation for further in-depth study. It is the first book taught by Pujya Swami Dayananda in each of his 3-year residential Vedanta courses. Classes are accompanied by guided meditations.
Prātas-Smaraṇa-Stotram
Awakening to Non-Dual Reality – A Chant at Dawn
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The Prātas-Smaraṇa-Stotram is an invitation to our own awakening. This hymn of just three verses unfolds the entire vision of Advaita Vedanta in the form of a morning meditation on the the truth of oneself. Begin the day by resting in the essential silent presence which you are, empowering yourself to greet the day with compassion and fearlessness. Classes include the unfoldment of its meaning as well as learning to recite the chant. Classes are accompanied by guided meditations.
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Kaivalya Upaniṣad
The Vision of Oneness
The Kaivalya Upaniṣad is an ancient sacred text of India which unfolds the vision of Advaita, non-duality, oneness without a second, along with the means to attain this transformative vision. Themes of trust, devotion, experience, knowledge, and renunciation are explored. Instruction is given in meditation upon formless reality, the self which is ever-present in the cave of the heart, as well as upon the expression of the sacred with form. Finally, the deeply personal vision of identity with the limitless is ecstatically expressed by the student upon the clear understanding of the teaching Tat Tvam Asi, “You are That”.
Vivekacuḍāmaṇi
Crest-Jewel of Discrimination
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi is a popular book of Advaita Vedanta intended for one seeking Mokṣa – freedom from the struggles and sorrows born of error-born limited self-conclusions. Systematically guiding the spiritual seeker through an exploration of realities, the teacher unfolds the deeply personal and transformative vision of one’s inherent freedom – that one is even now what one seeks to become.
Public Talks
Seeking Resolution: The Resolution of Seeking
An Introduction to Advaita Vedanta
(Presented as Brahmacārī Daksha Chaitanya prior to Swamiji’ Saṃnyāsa-Dīkṣā as Swami Advayatmananda Saraswati)
Marundeeshvara Temple, Chennai, India, November 19, 2014
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Curious creatures; Google and gossip; Excruciating secrets; Sudoku; Inherent tension; Love of resolution; Checking off to-do’s; Kṛtakṛtyaḥ; Ragam & Talam – improvisation within structure; Getting a job; Jijñāsā; Dress rehearsal; Where do I place my attention?; Solving the right problem; “I” + x = Happiness; Solve for x; Searching for security and pleasures; Śobhanādhyāsa; Laddu happiness; The fundamental universal human problem; Saṃsāra – an endless struggle to become; Quiet desperation; Inquiry into happiness; Resolution into the tonic; Discovering freedom; You are even now what you are seeking; Crazy talk; Examining my experiences; Impermanent means, impermanent ends; The power of ignorance; Who is the guru? Seeing the rope; Touching water; Approaching a teacher; Microcosm & macrocosm; Radical identity; Apparent difference; The joy of living
Who is Rudra? Yagna:
Expression of Our Infinite Love for the Limitless Lord
Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, June 7, 2015
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Audacity; Vedic knowledge tradition; Encouraging questions; Knowability; Means of knowledge; Śrī Rudram leads one from alienation and fear to wholeness; 3-fold presentation – Sarveśvara – Lord of all, Sarvātmā – Self & cause of all, Antaryāmī – Essence and order underlying all; Discovery of innate limitlessness; Even anger is within order; Fair-weather bhakta; Idli love; Guru-wave; Limitless expresses as love; The more I bring Īśvara into my life, the closer I am to reality; Journey of a prayerful life; Rudro’ham – I am in truth the most auspicious, limitless Lord; Life is a celebration of this fact.
The Meaning of Namaste
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(Presented as Brahmacārī Daksha Chaitanya prior to Swamiji’ Saṃnyāsa-Dīkṣā as Swami Advayatmananda Saraswati)
Ocean Beach, California, May 1, 2014
Reverential acknowledgment; Bag of bones; Where do the “I” and “You” land?; What separates us? Orders of reality; Undivided existence; Where do we meet? Recognition of the sacred; There is no other.
Other Public Talks – Coming Soon
Discourses in English & Spanish (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016)
Dṛk-Dṛśya-Viveka 2-day Retreat
Discovering Harmony in LIfe – Arsha Vidya Argentina 26th Anniversary
Prāptasya Prāptiḥ – Attaining The Already Attained
Īśvara & Jīva Sṛṣṭi – Objectivity, Subjectivity, and Self-Compassion
Sādhana & Sādhya – Spiritual Means and Ends
The Meaning of Namaste – Honoring Non-Duality
The Equation of the Vision of Freedom
Bhagavad Gita in 10 Talks (Shiva Vishnu Temple, San Diego, CA 2917)
World, Individual & God (Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 2017)
Essence of Spirituality (Vivekananda Society of Edmonton, CA, 2017)
Karma Yoga in 20 minutes (Julian Hindu Retreat, 2018)
Taittirīya Upaniṣad (Fresno State University talk, 2018)
Yoga and Wisdom: Awakening to Reality (Shivananda Ashram, Bahamas, March 14-17, 2019)