Swami Guruparananda
Mundaka Upanishad
Upanishads predominantly occur in the last portion of the Vedas and are therefore, also referred to as, Vedanta. The central theme of all th…
Essence of Gita
These 50 classes give a comprehensive vision of the Bhagavad Gita. Verse by verse explanation is not given. However, the main ideas discusse…
Gist of Gita
All 18 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita have been covered in this talk. The main ideas of each chapter and the important verses in each chapter…
Vedic Path
These 3 talks explain the path shown by the Vedas for reaching the ultimate human goal. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is availabl…
Introduction to Vedanta
The final portion of the Vedas is called Vedanta. Veda is a body of knowledge and is the primary means for knowing the true nature of onesel…
Eight - Fold Yoga
The yoga sutras were written by Rishi Patanjali. These 6 talks give the essence of the Sutras. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is a…
Vivekachudamani
This is a text written by Shankaracharya. 108 selected verses from the text are explained in these 42 talks. All the vedantic ideas are expl…
Yoga Sutra
These Sutras were written by Rishi Patanjali. The 35 talks explain the entire Yoga Sutra text. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is a…
Brahma Sutram
Vyasacharya wrote the Brahma Sutras to clarify various possible doubts that could arise while studying the Upanishad mantras. In these 33 cl…
Religion to Philosophy
These 5 talks differentiate Religion and Philosophy and give clarity about what they actually mean. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks…
Tattva Bodha
This is a small text written by Shankaracharya. This text introduces the seeker to the technical terms used in Vedanta and gives a total vis…
Katha Upanishad
This Upanishad begins with a story and through this story, many values are taught. The nature of the Lord and the individual being, is then,…
Jiva Yatra
This text is written by Swami Gnanananda Bharati of Sringeri Mutt. The sadhanas necessary for a seeker are given step by step, in a simple f…
Vedanta Sara
This Vedanta Sara text written by Swami Sadananda, who lived 500 years before, this text gives total vision of Vedanta from the beginning to…
Isavasya Upanishad
This Upanishad reveals how we are one with God and advocates renunciation as a means to protect this knowledge. A form of meditation and pra…
Entry into Gita
These 3 talks tell us why we must study the Bhagavad Gita. The content of the Gita is given in a nutshell and the benefit of studying the Gi…
Karma Yoga
These 5 talks explain in detail the meaning and significance of Karma Yoga. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poo…
Bhakti Yoga
These 6 talks explain in detail the meaning and significance of Bhakti Yoga. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Po…
Essence of Mandukya Upanishad
The essence of Mandukya Upanishad is given in these talks. Each word of the mantra is not explained. Only the essential ideas are explained.…
Uddhava Gita
This is a teaching given by Lord Krishna to his disciple Uddhava. This forms a part of Srimad Bhagavata Purana. In the Uddhava Gita, Lord Kr…