Swami Tattwamayananda’s class on Srimad Bhagavad Gita is held at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) on Friday evenings in the First Universal Hindu Temple in the West (founded by Swami Trigunatitananda in 1905). Classes are held on Friday night at 7:30 pm. All are most welcome.The Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the most important spiritual classic of Hinduism.Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankaracharya's commentaries on the 'Prasthanatraya' (the fundamental Sanskrit texts of Vedanta philosophy), Buddhism and Indian philosophy. He underwent traditional training in Hindu scriptures, Sanskrit, Vedic and Vedantic literature for many years, from his early days...
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13 - The 'Brahmana Ideal' & the Psychology of 'Karma - Yoga' | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verses 46-48. The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on May 10, 2019. -'Brahmana' ideal: its universality -Ethical and spiritual implications (verse 46). -Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhwa on the 'Brahmana ideal'. -Buddha on the ideal...
12 - Beyond Reckless Pragmatism and Short-Term Goals | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verses 45 - 47 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on May 3, 2019. The evolution of the three gunas: -Tamoguna to Rajoguna to Sattvaguna -Karma-yoga in contrast to the karma-marga of the Mimamsaka philosophers -The importance of...
11 - Swadharma: The Path to Creativity and Contentment | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verses 41 - 44 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on April 19, 2019. - Swadharma harmonizes the secular and the spiritual. We are able to do even our secular duties in a spiritual way. - Swadharma is the creative utilization...
10 - Swadharma and the Problem of Unpleasant Duty | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 39 - 40 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on April 12, 2019. -While Swadharma is natural, effortless, inherent and our own, Para-dharma is artificial, alien and false. -Swadharma and avoiding bitterness -Swadharma and...
9 - Swadharma in Contrast to Para-Dharma: Resolving Inner Conflicts | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 31 - 38 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on April 5, 2019. -Swadharma: natural and spontaneous -An antidote for our perverse notions of freedom and passion for the rationally indefensible -Description of a perverse...
8 - Swadharma and Inner Contentment and Fulfillment | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 31 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on March 29, 2019. The Bhagavad Gita presents a high ideal on inner spiritual transformation through the practice of Swadharma. The important teachings of the second chapter are: 1)...
7 - Steady Wisdom and Spiritual Common Sense | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 22 – 30 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on March 22, 2019. The mystery of life and death. The problem of mindless activism and obsession with success. Diverting the mind into spiritually healthy channels. This body is...
6 - Death is Not the End of Life | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 21 - 22 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on March 15, 2019. The laws of Karma and rebirth are explained. We are born with a whole lot of accumulated karmas and their results, a bundle or inheritance of samskaras. Life...
5 – Karma, Re-incarnation – Emerson: The American Vedantin | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 17 - 20 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on March 01, 2019. - Emerson's poem 'Brahma' - The Bhagavad Gita: Second Chapter, Verse 19 and the fourth stanza of 'Brahma'. - We are not the perishable body, the changing...
4 - The Real and the Unreal: Beyond Pain and Pleasure | Swami Tattwamayananda
Chapter 2 Verse 14 -16 The lecture was given by Swami Tattwamayananda on February 22, 2019. - The nature of Reality in Vedanta - The creation is One. - You are immortal. - Remedy for depression - The five gateways of secular knowledge and...