Here is the sixth in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023. If you’d like to join future Interactions in this series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
Swamiji speaks at a recent award ceremony for high school students, held near his home village in Odisha
In Swamiji’s morning Interaction on 16 February 2024 at Satyachetana Ashram, Tiruvannamalai, he showed by example how to expand the meaning of a whole chapter of Gita by using a single key verse. Specifically, in the below excerpt, Swamiji uses Verse 304 as his key verse for Chapter 7.
A rare sight of Swamiji working at a proper desk, in the office of the director of the Satyachetana Balanga Sikhyashram (children’s school). It’s unrelated to the below audio; just a nice recent photo.
Here is the fifth in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023. If you’d like to join future Interactions in this series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
Arunachala as viewed from the entrance to the Ganeshpuri campus during the Deepam holiday.
During the afternoon satsang at Satyachetana Ashram on 30 May, Swamiji spoke about the purpose, process and promise of gathering with like-minded seekers to explore spiritual concepts and share related experiences.
Swamiji addresses a conference regarding the launch of India centers connected with the University of Spiritual Research, on 21 April at the Ganeshpuri campus (Universal Veda Gurukulam).
After morning chanting at Satyachetana Ashram on 15 April, Swamiji and devotees visited the inauguration puja for a neighbor’s new house. Upon returning to the meditation hall, Swamiji said that the action of visiting reminded him of Gita verse 134 (3.15), and then spoke in depth about that verse in this short Interaction.
Swamiji and devotees chanting the Bhagavad Gita during a Gita Yajna in 2008 at Kurukshetre, where Gita was revealed thousands of years ago.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
Chanting the verses of the Bhagavad Gita engages the mind and senses in a mantric rhythm of devotion, and helps to elevate the consciousness. At the Satyachetana Ashram in Tiruvannamalai, at least one chapter of Gita is chanted every morning, and before every meal.
To help introduce people to Gita chanting, here is a recording of Swamiji and devotees chanting Chapter 7 at a slow pace to enable listeners to learn the rhythm and practice the Sanskrit pronunciation. Follow along using the below excerpt from the Beginners’ Gita Chanting book, with simplified phonetic transliteration for easier learning and pronunciation. Download the entire Gita chanting audio, plus Swamiji’s books, recorded Interactions and courses from Satyachetana Publications.
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