Finding Peace | Swami Sarvapriyananda

This lecture from Sarvapriyananda explores various paths to attaining inner peace. It discusses the yogic approach of stilling the mind through meditation, the devotional path of surrendering to God's will, and the philosophical approach of Vedanta that recognizes one's true nature as unattached awareness. He emphasizes that true peace comes from understanding one's essential nature as pure consciousness, unaffected by the changing circumstances of life. He explains several philosophical reasons why our true self is inherently unattached (asanga) to worldly experiences, drawing on concepts from Advaita Vedanta. The overall message is that recognizing our innate, unchanging nature as awareness leads to lasting peace.

ABOUT VEDANTA
Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.

ABOUT US
Vedanta Society of New York is affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order of India. In fact, this is the Order's first Center started by Swami Vivekananda, in 1894. It was a historic event, for the seed of the world-wide Ramakrishna Movement was sown here in New York over a century ago. Swami Sarvapriyananda is the present Resident Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York.

[nanikram]

I want to express my deepest gratitude for Swami Sarvapriyananda. I can clearly segregate my life into two distinct phases: Pre-Swami Sarvapriyananda and Post-Swami Sarvapriyananda.

Before coming across your wise lectures on Advaita Vedanta, I was navigating life with a limited understanding and full of suffering. However, his profound and deeply insightful teachings have completely transformed my life. Through his clear and compassionate guidance, I have not only understood the core essence of life, but I’ve also experienced a significant shift in my consciousness.

His wisdom has opened my eyes to the deeper truths of existence, leading me to live with greater awareness, inner peace, and compassion. The clarity with which he explains these ancient truths has made them accessible and relevant to my daily life. I cannot thank him enough for being the guiding light on my spiritual journey. He has been instrumental in helping me break free from old conditioning, and his teachings continue to illuminate my path.

I look forward to learning more from him and applying the timeless wisdom of Advaita Vedanta in every moment.

With heartfelt gratitude 🙏🙏

[elakalola]

Fault is in your mind not in his, he is an innocent.
What a wisdom to apply in daily life.

[Pallab]

Imagining Sukhdev saying "Hi" to Shiva 😁. Only you can keep Vedanta so simple yet funny Swami.. Respect!!

[tanukagupta]

শুভ মহাচতুর্থী!❣️🙏🙏🙏❣️
বক্তৃতার বিষয় খুব ভালো, প্রয়োজনীয় 🙏
আমার প্রণাম নেবেন ❣️🙏🙏🙏❣️

[anagha.aniruddha]

हरी: ऊॅं तत्सत्|
श्रीरामकृष्णार्पणमस्तु 🙏🏻
Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj 🙏🏻
Thank you Vedanta society of New York for sharing this retreat 🌹

[thetransferaccount]

ways of chaos are multitude, way to peace is one, that is the truth!

[LongmirTeron]

_My mother passed away on September 9, Monday at 1:30 AM (Shukla Saptami Tithi). At that time your teachings of Aadvait Vedaant really helped me not to go into the rabbit hole of emotional turmoil._

*Thank you Swamiji. You are a Goddess sent. Only if I have a chance to touch your blessed feet I would feel really blessed.* ❤️🕉️🙏🏿🪔

[aninditamazumder]

Pranam Maharaj. You always stay healthy and enrich us like this.

[riokobeforever]

Sarva Lokaa Sukhino bhavanthu.. May there be Peace Everywhere for everyone.. May I Not Find Fault in Anyone with God's love

[foreignlanguagesinst]

Thanks swamiji...for showing a light in this dark world

[sophiecarrano]

🙏There's always a wonderful takeway moment! So many thanks for the teachings!

[preetikaurji]

Pranam Swami ji ... You are the best teacher 😊

[rudigerk]

Thank you for this wonderful Lecture dear Swamiji.
We are blessed to be able listening to you.
We love you dear Swamiji.

[ThatNiravGuy]

Blessings to you Sri Maharaj, for guiding us along our path back to our true Self. Peace. 🙏🏼

[nishasrinivasan]

Swamiji please do a explicative detailed deep series on buddhist analysis