Swami Viditatmananda

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Sevā Bhāva – An Attitude of Service

Pūjya Śrī Swami Dayananda Saraswati established AIM for Seva in 2000. The idea for starting this movement came from a conversation with an elderly woman in Anaikkati, a village in southern India. She appealed to Swamiji to help educate rural children as they did...
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Saptaślokī Durgā

Seven Verses in Praise of DurgāSwami Viditatmananda SaraswatiSaptaślokī Durgā is a hymn of seven verses selected from the sacred text known as Durgā-saptaśatī or...
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Śāntipāṭha, prayer of the Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa

There is a śāntipātha, or prayer, specific to each of the Vedas, chanted before the study of an Upaniṣad of that particular Veda. The...
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Advaita Makaranda — Swami Viditatmananda

The author of Advaita Makaranda, Lakshmidhara lived centuries ago. He had also written Amåta Taraìgiëi, a ...
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Freedom from Boredom

Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Jayshree Ramakrishnan and KK Davey. QuestionWe often get bored in college. How do we overcome boredom? AnswerThe only...
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Freedom from Boredom

Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Jayshree Ramakrishnan and KK Davey. QuestionWe often get bored in college. How do we overcome boredom? AnswerThe only...
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Gayatrī-mantra

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed by Malini, KK Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. QuestionPlease explain the meaning of the Gayatrī-mantra. AnswerThe Gayatrī-mantra is a very sacred...
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The Importance of a Guru

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Chaya Raj, KK Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. QuestionWhat is the first thing that needs to be...
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE FOUR-FOLD QUALIFICATIONS

Satsanga with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiBased on Vedāntasāra lectures. Transcribed and edited by Malini, KK Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. sādhanāni - nityānityavastuvivekehāmutrārthaphalabhogavirāga-śamādiṣaṭkasampattimumukṣutvāni. The means to the...
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How to listen to Vedānta

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Chaya Raj, KK Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. QuestionWhat are the tricks and techniques of listening to...
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Gurupūrṇimā

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati2000 Gurupūrṇimā Talk transcribed by Deepa Shankar. Edited by Krishnakumar (KK) S. Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. Vande guruparamparām, I offer...
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Avasthātrayam

Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati Question:Can you please elaborate on avasthātrayam?Answer:Jāgrath (waking), svapna (dream) and suṣupti (sleep) are the three states of experience, known as...
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DAMA, THE RESTRAINT OF THE SENSE ORGANS

Satsanga with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiBased on Vedāntasāra lectures. Transcribed and edited by Malini, KrishnaKumar (KK) S. Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. Dama is the restraining...
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Establishing a Relationship with the Teacher

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayā |upadekṣhyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśhinaḥ || 4-34 || praṇipātena – by prostrating; paripraśnena – by...
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More on Happiness and Liberation

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiSatsang transcribed by Chaya Rajaram and Jaya Kannan. Edited by Jayshree Ramakrishnan and Krishnakumar (KK) S. Davey. QuestionWhat is the...
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Happiness

Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiMan is in search of happiness. He feels inadequate, incomplete, not satisfied with himself as he is, and hence needs something or someone...
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Vedantic Definitions: Hiraṇyagarbha and Mithyā

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Malini, Subbalakshmi Chandrasekaran, KK Davey, Chaya Raj, and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. QuestionPlease explain the word ‘Hiraṇyagarbha’. Answer‘Garbha’ means...
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Advaita

Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati What is advaita? Advaita says that the seeker is the sought. It says that the mokṣa or liberation that I am...
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Asti Bhāti Priyam

Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiExcerpts from the book, Satsanga with Swami Viditatmananda, Volume 1. In the prakaraṇa text Dṛk-dṛśya-viveka, a verse occurs, teaching viveka or discrimination between...
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Internal Happiness

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Chaya Raj and KK Davey. QuestionHow do we acquire internal happiness? AnswerHappiness is a subjective phenomenon, and...
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Divine Guidance

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Malini and KK Davey. QuestionCan we communicate with our ātman and get divine guidance? Answer This question presupposes...
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Guruvandanam

Satsang with Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by KK Davey and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. śrutismṛtipurāṇānām ālayaṃ karuṇālayamnamāmi bhagavatpādaśaṅkaraṃ lokaśankaram I salute Śrī Śaṅkarabhagavatpāda, the abode of the...
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Purpose of Creation

Satsanga with Sri Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati2005 Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Family Camp satsanga. Transcribed and edited by Jaya Kannan, Chaya Rajaram and Jayshree Ramakrishnan. Question:What is...
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Graceful Acceptance

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed and edited by Chaya Rajaram, Jayshree Ramakrishnan, and KK Davey. QuestionSwamiji, graceful acceptance of the results of our actions...
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Dreams

Satsang with Sri Swami Viditatmananda SaraswatiTranscribed by Jaya Kannan. Edited by Jayshree Ramakrishnan and Krishnakumar (KK) S. Davey. QuestionWhy do we get odd dreams sometimes? AnswerA...
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