The Harmony of Knowledge and Devotion in the Bhagavad Gita | Swami Atmapriyananda

Swami Atmapriyananda (Physicist & Vice Chancellor at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University) speaks on the harmony of knowledge and devotion in the Bhagavad Gita.
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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.

[@tzadik36]

Pronaams to the guest and to Swami Sarvapriyananda! Thanks to both of you (in the Western tradition, not intended as a violation of our customs). 🙏🙏👌👌🌺🌺

[@devashishchauhan9857]

Swami Atmpriyananda ji's prayers in beginning was very good selection

[@devashishchauhan9857]

@Voidwalker sorry, I haven't even searched them!!

[@devashishchauhan9857]

@Voidwalkerhe recited 4 different shlok/stanzas, I know 2nd and 4th. Also I guess 3rd one was from shankaracharya on 'guru mahima'. 1st one I haven't any idea.... Don't search too much, because you can get many such while reading texts

[@ron4u2k]

It's such a great privilege to hear my favourite two spiritual leaders Swami Atmapriyananda and Swami Sarvapriyananda

[@diptiray3290]

Bow down my head to you, revered Acharya as I am fortunate to listen to such a talk that shows the way to supreme spiritual bliss in the most simple way.I realised to keep doing what I am doing as worship to God and to have unflinching faith in Him. Pranam.

[@vinodsingh2030]

Great lecture. It is my fortune to attend the lecture.

[@paramahansayogananda51]

Thousands salutations to Shri Ramkrishna Paramahansa and Monks of the order. Swamiji you have just explained the state of Shri Ramkrishna Paramahansa , Paramahansa Yogananda, Shri Shukdev and similar Brahmagyani Bhaktas. Being one with God and enjoying God at the same time. May their grace be on us. Thanks for this inspiring service. 🙏

[@shubhrobanerjee1590]

Indebted to Vedanta Society NY for this discourse

[@shubhrobanerjee1590]

Heard a new dimension today- the state of affairs after getting Brahma Jnana- Parabhakti. Jai Ramkrishna

[@SadanandaUTube]

Sriramakrishna are the last thought in my mind before I drift off to sleep and the first thought when I wake up each morning

[@samuraijack1371]

Such a melodious voice.

[@subhasghosh4117]

আমি অত্যন্ত সৌভাগ্যবান। পূজনীয় মহারাজের পদপ্রান্তে বসে শ্রীমদ্ ভগবদ্গীতা, কঠোপনিষদ এবং তৈত্তিরীয় উপনিষদের পঠনপাঠনের সুযোগ উপভোগ করতে পেরেছিলাম। মহারাজকে সাষ্ঠাঙ্গ প্রণাম।

[@yaseenpv1883]

The Infinite Fountain: Ever New! Ever The Same! Indeed, Everything is From, In, Of, By, For, and To The One.

[@tapandnath3832]

Thank you Swamiji for this wonderful topic. Pranam

[@Xbaronlol]

wise wise man! can relate to some of the topic's he is talking about. its humbling and reassuring for the 'common man'

[@advaitatattva8353]

We need knowledge from atmapriyananda swami pls do more videos

[@anveshrajeshirke285]

श्री गुरू श्री गुरूभ्यो नमः

[@akhishesh]

A fantastic lecture ! pranams revered Maharaj !!

[@amitbiswas1885]

Divine play of One with great incarnations in individuals. That One plays each single jiva role. That's also realization. Each sentient being will attain the greatest by the One plays individually. That's realization. One remains as supreme. Thus the play of Maya will continue.

[@sreenivasa999]

My humble pranams .... A man of realisation can show the way to us ... I was missing Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as I was not living when he walked the earth ... But now I know he still speaks through .... These great monks ... I will forever indebted to this talk ... For it changed my life once and for all ...

[@cubanadiense]

Infinite thanks for this talk and putting it out here for us :))))))))

[@harikrishnaraghuraman3348]

Hari Om. Thank you for the presentation Swamijis.🙏🕉️ Eternally grateful.

[@harikrishnarhk]

Om tat sat

[@awesomeisasawesomedoesyo182]

Watching this for the second time. Thank you both so much.

[@pundithkupamanduka6936]

Pranams to his holy feet always at your feet

[@Music-eo6ts]

Pranam Swamiji 🙏

[@manjusribandyopadhyay3112]

Pronam maharaj, we heard as if Ma Saraswati delivering knowledges, pronum again.

[@sudheepscaria4695]

So profound ...

[@sita4827]

Thank you very much..

[@gunduraokv25]

Excellent swamiji

[@rajibdasgupta6436]

What a wonderful talk! Pranam to you for sharing this great insight

[@manjusribandyopadhyay3112]

After Pujya Ranganathananda maharaj heard such a knowledgeable lecture and became enlightened a little. Offer my cordial respect.

[@samirghosh2191]

At the moment I am caught in Mumbai.I was regular attendee when I was in kolkata.

[@shivkalyan3058]

प्रणाम स्वामीजी !

[@sumanaghosal5072]

Merging into consciousness and back to material world ...how can be possible ... please say more ..and explaining the Gita in such beautiful way ....want to listen more... thanks and pronam

[@PracticalWisdomPhilosophyDS]

Thanks for sharing 🌼🙏

[@awesomeisasawesomedoesyo182]

2021 listening for a third time. Thank you.

[@nakshatratells]

Mesmerized...my pronnam

[@vdmoral1321]

Thank you very much for all the knowledge. It helps a lot for amateur learners. Thank you very very much _/\_

[@awesomeisasawesomedoesyo182]

Superb!

[@harikrishnarhk]

Jai Sri Krishna

[@sagarikabiswas3095]

Excellent!

[@Vipin_129]

Bhaj govindam , bhaj govindam.

[@nitinbansal681]

he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo still. wow.

[@mokshajetley9244]

Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[@lochanarbind]

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[@pulakmondal7357]

excellent! willing to view more such lectures ...

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[@Beginnerarttutorials]

Thank you. I do wonder though, is mukti freedom from cycle of life and death or is mukti freedom from suffering due to life and death. When we know the true reality of our “lives”, we can be reborn but we are no longer suffering. If a drop merges in the ocean, and another drop/ wave arises, has that original drop gained Mukti? Since all that arises is the same water, perhaps freedom is only freedom for ocean from limiting itself to thinking its only one drop.

[@bennicholas2643]

Hello Swami. I have a question if you can please help: I am the witness consciousness, I experience my mind, my thoughts, my desires. How do I seemingly make decisions when I am only the experiencer and not the doer? In the practical application of Bhakti, how do I do actions with love for God, when I am incapable of doing anything? All I can do is witness my experience, how do I, as the witness, take control of my experience for the purpose of Bhakti? Thank you for your help.

[@gameone6597]

Do it the same way, you eat, sleep, move, work, write, speak, hear, watch & listen to lectures and so on. If you are inclined towards Bhakti, pursue it in its own way. Don't mix it with self-enquiry, for now. Focus on God, not 'I'. Gradually, immerse entirely in God. Secondly, you don't 'control' in Bhakti, you surrender.

[@bennicholas2643]

@@gameone6597 Thank you for your help. Reconciliation of non-dual truths and conceived-duality for the sake of Bhakti appears troublesome, but it is surely my ignorance that makes it thus. I will continue my efforts in both Jnana and Bhakti and, perhaps, the harmony of both will come naturally.

[@gameone6597]

@@bennicholas2643 You're welcome. To add something more 1) If the objective is not academic interest, but to actually realize the ultimate, one must move based on their strengths and nature. I'm suggesting with this assumption. 2) If the main question is how to practice Bhakti (if I is the witness etc.), my suggestion is as before. Summarily, surrender to God, keeping aside analysis of 'I' etc. It is needed to make the mind Sattvic to grasp the subtle Atma-Jnana. Although, it is sufficient in itself. 3) Practically, reconciliation of 'truths, should be of no concern to a Bhakta at all. Only God should matter. 4) If self-enquiry is the main approach, mixing it with name-form Bhakti may tend to confuse in the beginning. 5) if the Bhakti part was put aside and the question was mainly to understand 'I' as in - "how can I do/practice anything, if I'm merely a witness consciousness"?. It is not difficult but needs some more deliberation. Just think which 'I' is referring to what and what 'witness consciousness' really means. You'll get it. I'll not spoil it for you. 6) Still if reconciliation is really needed, here's the thing. The ultimate realization of Bhakti is, God is everywhere/everything, and there is nothing else. Only apparent name and forms. Only One exists in and through everything that appears to exist. The ego 'I' disappears. Note, this is non-duality, same as ultimate realization of Jnana, where also the ego 'I' is removed and 'I' is equated with That non-duality. Technically, in the ultimate there is no 'I', nor there's any sense of it, since there is nothing apart from that. 'I' and 'everything else' appear together as markers of duality.

[@bennicholas2643]

@@gameone6597 Thanks for your help. I've been on the path of Jnana for a short while but I am new to Bhakti.

[@davlmt]

@@gameone6597 Swami sarvapriyananda has advised many times in his talks that Bhakti will be of great help for those on the path of jnana (but that the reverse isn't necessarily true). In my case because of my education (atheist and strongly rational/pro science) and maybe my nature, I have always found impossible to accept any form of bhakti based religion/spirituality, but the logical arguments of advaita vedanta have completely won me over and I have now the desire to engage in bhakti as well, with a newfound faith first based on rational thoughts. I have decided to visit the swami of the only ramakrishna center in my country to get diksha and an ishta devata. Do you think I shouldn't be mixing self-inquiry/nididhyasana practice with devata-oriented japa and puja? That seems to be the way advocated by ramakrishna mission.

[@SumitKumar-bp8sr]

Hamko bhooth 16 month sa din mein nahi sona diya ha !Ham bahut kast mein jita ha ! please help me !

[@cubanadiense]

what language is his accent ? (if its ok to ask)

[@rumapal8747]

Tamilian I think

[@vajrasattvayin9848]

Yes, Tamilian (^ He is not Bengali )

[@harikrishnarhk]

TAMIL

[@cubanadiense]

how does someone overcomes fear of physical pain?

[@VedantaZenOneness]

Hi, It is not the one day process but it will come after much practice or after certain devotion toward the GOD. Reason for not coming in flash: We have a storehouse of the sanskaras and till there is a sanskara of fear of pain, we can't get rid of that fear. But if we remove that sanskaras using continuous devotion or the practice of Karma yoga or practice of the raja yoga or the practice of the knowledge then we can overcome a fear of physical pain.

[@cubanadiense]

VedantaZenOneness thanks so much , may God bless you always

[@rumapal8747]

Who is Harinath?

[@harikrishnarhk]

@@rumapal8747 Swami Turiyananda

[@cubanadiense]

he says the Gita is written very simple, yet I hardly grasp half the understanding of it, I'm I dumb or I am I just missing out on many pieces of basic knowledge?

[@rajatchakraborty6381]

What I can say is every time I read it , it changes my perception of thinking of the same verses. Which are more deep and core to the truth.

[@prakxyz]

It appears very very easy until you start reading shankaracharya translation.

[@itulakshmibiswas8395]

OMG...I thought the maharaj passed away....I was Soo upset... Ooowwhhh... No body can understand how I'm feeling right now....

[@deltasumit]

that was swami atmasthananda, revered swami.

[@rumapal8747]

Who liked the comment regarding the Tamilian accent?

[@MrDonkaun]

Just what the doctor ordered for our ignorance.

[@javiersoto9648]

Its all about the he said she said bullshit😂😊

[@isamuel8163]

Eeva = as if

[@pramodrai3199]

Pranam Swami Jee 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@lakshmisharma991]

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