Swami Sarvapriyananda: Mandukya Upanishad, 6 of 6

Of all the Upanishads (sacred Sanskrit texts), the Mandukya Upanishad is the shortest — consisting of just 12 sentences! — however, it is considered the most direct and the most powerful. The commentary, or Karika, composed by Gaudapada Acharya 1,500 years ago, it is regarded as the highest text of nondual Vedanta. Its goal is nothing short of transcendence of sorrow and the attainment of unshakeable serenity by the direct intuition of your own nondual nature. From January 2020, Talk 6 of 6.

Swami Sarvapriyananda is the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York. He joined the Ramakrishna Math and Mission in 1994, received sannyas ten years later, and served in the Hollywood Temple. He was the acharya of the monastic probationers’ training center at Belur Math, and also served as the vice principal of the Deoghar Vidyapith Higher Secondary School. He regularly gives retreats and spiritual talks throughout the United States.

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Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

[swaahaa]

Sarvapriyanadaji is the Modern day Vivekananda. This pravachan is classic. listen it again and again - pearl of Vedantic knowledege. Blessed. Om Tat Sat.

[BenitaWinckler]

Thank you so much for making this whole series available! For recording, uploading etc. 💕🙏 and what a great blessing to have this teacher....

[satyambhushanshrivastava]

Life couldn't be more blissful. Watching the whole series one by one, i feel blessed to have been born in this age. Sakshat pranaam to Swami Ji.

[sumanjoshi]

Your generation teaching our senior generation so much. Your discourses supported me to integrate neti approach with sansar. Nirvana and sansar. Thank you Swamiji. I am so happy you are so young and will continue teaching for many many years. I am so contented to hear you with the words that I got it now and here.. Shankaracharya, vivekaanand and many more got it when they were young. Thank you Swamiji. God bless you.

[jayalakshmijayapalan]

I have listened 6of6 mandukya upanishad
Thankyou for taking me in the right track. My heart felt thanks to swamiji 🙏

[ankurdesai]

Swamiji in fullform, 😊
This discourse is absolutely stunning 👍

[renumaheshwari]

The blessings of internet - we are able to hear you swamiji, without leaving our house or going to himalayas! ishwar Kripa. hari om!

[freespirit]

Awesome! Thanks Swamiji 🙏 indeed these 12 verses hold the world cosmos and everything the brahman itself. This encompasses all human knowledge of self and the universe!

[prahladcjoshi]

We're eternally grateful to God for sending Swamiji to us in these turbulent materialistic times.

ૐ श्री परमात्मने नमः।

ॐ नमो भगवते रामकृष्णाय।

[gurpriitchd]

Gratitude Swamiji, taking us to the light of knowledge.

[madhumitapatra]

Thank you so much for giving this precious talk about ourselves, om shanti

[renukamaharaj]

Heart felt thanks for these discourses. They have given me so very much. May you be blessed & continue to do this amazing dharmic task of sharing with such clarity & simplicity. I bow to your feet! Aum!

[gourangamazumdar]

I am speechless after listening the pravachan. Many many pronam Swamijee.

[vidya]

The entire series of Mandukya upanishad discourse by swami ji was very enlightening & Truly insightful 🙏 Infinite Thanks to Swamy ji & to the entire Team & Sri Ramakrishna Mission 🙏🕉️

[adrianakfouri]

Thank you Swamiji, you are wonderful, I love you dearly.

[rramanathan]

I am immersed in his talk.no words to describe the ecstasy i enjoy in listening to him.HE IS THE GREATEST GIFT TO MANKIND.what a beautiful LANGUAGE and explanation. I am in my atma after listening to him.

[raja]

This video must be titled as a comparative analysis of different philosophic systems using mandukya karika. Amazingly profound and very enlightening. The swamiiji shows his amazing knowledge of modern philosophy, physics and the Indian ancient philosophies

[sharmilagovindaraju]

What a beautiful text., and Swamiji you are most wonderful surreal character in this cosmic dream! loved this…. “The question of non duality, duality arises from which perspective it is asked.” How true! Hari Om Tat Sat🙏

[monaverma]

I find your talks and appreciation of human philosophy fascinating thanks for being available online internationally om shanti

[praveenvaggannavar]

The greatest master. Swami you are going to rule the world with your true wisdom, knowledge and realization. All 6 are beyond words blessed to find you in my life.