Overcoming Lust and Desire | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on how one can overcome lust and desire by living a moral life, doing selfless works, meditation, love for God and realizing our true nature.
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Vedanta is one of the world’s most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions.
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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.

[@guardian7keys]

Summary 1. Service to others - karma 2. Love God - bhakti 3. Keep the mind in serenity - meditation 4. Knowledge of orientation of the mind - jnana

[@arnamoy10]

Thought the same too

[@kannan9018]

🙏🙏🙏pls continue 👍

[@sathyanarayan1929]

Thank you bro for the summary

[@guardian7keys]

@@sathyanarayan1929 i am humbled

[@alpeshmittal3779]

Karma is not necessarily serving others. It's more like doing your duties nishkam way. There is difference.

[@thenewwaydevil]

This swami is just on a different level compared to every other one on youtube

[@LokeSenpai]

Hi, swami Tyagananda is on the same level of you wish to listen

[@kirkjohnson9353]

This video is an answer to my prayers. It brings tears to my eyes to hear such wisdom delivered so lovingly and with humor. What a blessing.

[@sarathm7427]

🙏🙏🙏 Pranams Blessed One..... When thy prayers are Sincere...the Grace finds its way to Thee...

[@needhirajan]

When water comes from eyes this is due to over ecstacy and bliss. This shows you are a very conscious person. Nothing wrong. When your journey starts inwards water will just flow from eyes.

[@zander69ify]

I feel you brother 🤗

[@suvomoy8975]

I exactly got you...

[@islamicstudies1384]

I see so many similarities between Sufi and Advaita Vedanta. I came to understand more about Sufis after learning Advaita Vedanta. Thank You Swami Sarvapriyananda, we are one

[@rockingrishi1407]

Yeah Sufism comes very close to Advaita.

[@ben-dr3wf]

Even the mystical understanding of Christianity (not the doctrinal driven approach) comes close to Vedanta. All religions are like wells that try to drink from the water. Each has it's own flavor.

[@gopalpai2008]

Islamic Studies, Theologians quarrel but mystics speak the same language. If you see the quotes and teachings of Sufi masters like jalauddin rumi, Hafiz, mansoor Al Hallaj etc, all of them resonate with themes of non duality/ Advaita. There is a underlying unity which encompasses all living forms.

[@rockingrishi1407]

@@samarpanmajumdar1323 yes you are right. Sufism is close to Advaita but never the same.

[@islamicstudies1384]

@@samarpanmajumdar1323 I respect your opinion but I have learned Sufism for a long time. I understand what you hear about Islam but I have a different view.

[@lesmonkmorison2828]

Its amazing to see how indians have very detailed positively logical answers for almost ALL of life's problems.... 🙏

[@poochytown]

What is really amazing to me is how this conspicuous mountain of wisdom is utterly invisible to the overwhelming majority of Americans!

[@sunriselotus]

I recently went to India, it very much appears to me that this mountain of wisdom needs to be more urgently and vehemently uncovered there first!

[@Pqihtyieojn12]

​@@sunriselotus people are never taught about advaita. But it's gradually coming to the masses nevertheless. The change is very slow but it's happening anyway.

[@Pqihtyieojn12]

​@@sunriselotus oh it is coming into action but very subtly. The idea of advaita, the divine nature of man is in every aspect of human ethics and development in every society. But Indians can't afford to mimic the fallacious logic of the west and turn into clothed animals. And you can't possible expect the masses of India so long under the hypnotism of their own weakness thanks to priestcraft, foreign invasions and dualism to immediately rise to the level of advaita in a day. Instead of demeaning society, it's my firm belief that if people came forward and told the masses of their own greatness and the masses believed it, the whole country will turn into the Lord's own land like it used to be in the past and even surpass it in every respect.

[@sukumardutta9260]

Having reached perfection in Yoga one realises it oneself in one's own heart has renounced all deeds by surrendering to the Divine whose doubts have rent as by knowledge established in the Self is not bound by actions

[@jayasrid7000]

I am really fortunate to start my quest for Advaitha vedanta through swamy sarvapriyananda...each of of his lectures are like magnets pulling more and more towards advaitha..He is such brilliant teacher ,who always says ,'we' though he is much much more ahead of us..he is true guru with compassion and really blessed with the sweetest oration... Thanks a lot Vedanta NY

[@seeker6089]

Also watch Acharya Prashant' s videos.

[@sukhadrampandey5127]

It is so lucid, enjoyable and true. We love him. He is excellent teacher of Advait.

[@sukhadrampandey5127]

@@seeker6089 there is huge difference between a true monk and a householder. A monk practices what he preaches, whereas a householder only preaches.

[@alakbetal3349]

This monk is a gift of RK no doubt. But interesting part is that all monks ( I have come in contact of RKM only) in general have some edge in some way. That’s very very interesting.

[@madhukiranattivilli2321]

I understand and appreciate and resonate with ur general comment about AV. But, what did u particularly learn from this video? I found nothing. And boring too.

[@anthonydavidson3081]

He is one the Greatest teachers i have listened TOO BLESSINGS! !!!

[@brunoborma]

I find it very hard for me to trully admire someone spiritual and intelectual skills. But now I imediatelly liked this swami.

[@nw3877]

Mind disturbed by lust and instant gratifications is the mind who wanders most. Mind who wanders most is idle mind, idle mind means there is no challenging goal one is working on. Goal can be worship.

[@galahadthreepwood9394]

As a recovered alcoholic myself, I relate very strongly to Girish Gosh. Not being an alcoholic, the Swami doesn’t quite understand the miraculous nature of God removing the obsession to drink, it’s not a small matter. To quote Jesus again, “What is impossible for man, is possible for God”.

[@marioalogonzalez4518]

I have been listening to this Swami for maybe 7 month.....yet it seems I've known him forever...i wish I would have known about him on my last visit to NY...last November....maybe next time !

[@balkrishnadubey9213]

Swami sarvapriyanand is doing well for the society, what Swami Vivekananda started and other dignified monks of the order carried it till date. I can only pray almighty God to bless him with health and happiness in his work of awakening the society by his lecture on KZbin. May God bless him.

[@vijujaidhara9013]

No matter how many times one hears these Pearl's of living in best way..and Ramakrishna s divine stories ..new everytime..thank you Swami

[@robmaric]

I find Ramakrishna's advice for redirecting desire and lust towards god to be so powerful. If such a feeling arises, I distill it down to its "active ingredient", so to speak, which upon some investigation is happiness arising in my own being - it never came from the object, it just seemed to. It assures me that the source of happiness truly is within. I can then let go of the object and let the distilled happiness that the desired triggered ring out like a bell in my being.

[@hemashetty]

Yes brings tears ...so beautiful ..and yes he comes..to take his children across...💖🙏🙏🙏

[@adv.madhusudananmp9045]

Pranams Swamiji ❤

[@harshasuresh3068]

What a combo, Ramakrishna a bhakti giant and Vivekananda a Jnani giant. But greatest gratitude for the knowledge 🙏

[@eternalprojectile]

Shri Ramakrishna was a bhakta on the outside ,inside he was a jnani ,Swamiji was the opposite ,a jnani on the outside inside he was a bhakta

[@subhajitroychowdhury5734]

I cried in the end. I could understand why you spoke of Kalipodo Ghosh. I am his old self and more and hope I can go somewhere a little closer to God like him

[@TheSwarnaa]

Whenever Swami speaks my soul feels connected to the truthful eternity which was not known to me even a minute ago. Heartful thanks for this enlightenment. I am personally deeply affected by your unique renunciation towards this journey. Really hope to meet you one day. Respect & Pranam 🙏

[@shubhrachowdhury4675]

Same here...just listen to him....it will take you to another world....and force us to believe I am real Brahman....

[@senbipasha]

I often used to feel torn between my worldly self and my spiritual self. Hence, when Swami ji talked about the conflict, it resonated with me so much. And I feel supremely blessed to have my questions answered and my confusion resolved!

[@kamalagopinath64]

One of the most beautiful lectures I’ve ever heard. Thank you so very much Maharaj 🙏🙏🙏

[@balkrishnashinde9815]

Swami Vivekananda always tells I alone can't do everything but I want some more 1000 disapples N spiritualize souls like Swami Sarvapriyanand.

[@franco4928]

i feel the history of rama krishna in the boat so vivid! ft i was there.. very touching and enlighten your words swami.. i bow into you swami sarvapriyananda🙌

[@orangutan79]

I am so astonished right now. This is amazing, the entire World can hear this and understand it, if only they let go of the Ego and expose their consciousness enough to understand the core of the human condition in every religion in the world, intellect and lower mind conflict...this is not something everyone can understand, but when you do, it's priceless! This is why the West (as political entities) has always been so deathly afraid of exposing its population to the philosophies of the East, specifically India. Once you're down the path to the journey to peace, love, understanding of every human's thoughts that lead to greed, lust, selfishness, the shell of a human we've all become- the universality of consciousness and religion is exactly why Vedanta is so impressive and why Americans are falling in love. This is 100% compatible with every religion in this world, because THIS IS AT the core of every religion of the world, and I can't believe our parents in the U.S didn't teach us these concepts, although it's mostly because they never learned it themselves. But, I'm lucky to have heard this now. Thank you Swami S!

[@saumyasingh883]

Swamiji, I feel extremely lucky to Find a Vedanta teacher like U! 🙏🙏🙏

[@shivkalyan3058]

प्रणाम स्वामीजी !

[@SrikanthIyerTheMariner]

Think of it as an experiment .. see what happens if you are in control for a week , then a month and so on . If you are feeling better at the end of each experimental period ..then continue what is working and discard what is not.

[@sm3227]

So much wisdom, so much essence! Om Tat Sat🙏

[@archanagupta7694]

V correct guidance.What a talk..

[@drmanojphy]

Sadar Pranam respected swami ji....I feel elevated always and everytime with your kind blessings of wisdom. I pray for such blessings forever. Even being hindu i was not aware about this great great Vedanta philosphy. Sad

[@arundhatibhowmik7981]

His soulful words reach the innermost corners of my conscience and I feel rejuvenated. I feel like diverting my thoughts and actions to the single channel of spirituality. Pranam and gratitude Swamiji🙏

[@claudelebel49]

" the hunger must burn itself out. There is no point in satisfying the hunger." U G. Krishnamurty

[@saurabhk1313]

Such a wisdom. Such a wisdom... tears in my eyes to know such spiritual souls walked on holy land of Bharat.

[@nihardas684]

Thanks a lot prabhu💙❤️

[@uttiyapal3751]

Swamiji, you just cleared all my doubts in this video.😇 My Pranam

[@vimaleshprana3552]

I am blessed to have a brother like you to give nourishing food to my mind and soul. Live long. Be safe is my sincere prayer.

[@laika5757]

Music to my ears..🎼🎵🎶🎸

[@timochaturthapaivansalo4629]

Jai Swami!🙏🌹🕉

[@shaggy8529]

💙💙💙💙 I wish to become member of the ramakrishna math...

[@om-zd7de]

What do u mean by member, there are no such being membership. If you follow the principal of the holy trio u are directly connected. And some people are with the view by taking initiation (Mantra diksha) they are connected. Or best u can serve any centres of ramakrishna mission or math as a volunteer.by this u can be a part of this great organisation

[@JustBansuri]

Then whats stopping you?

[@abhishekpandya9319]

@@JustBansuri Maya😅

[@sandeepdewal1957]

See

[@shruti_08]

I think this 30 mins video sums up pretty much "Practical Vedanta In Daily Life". Thank you Swami for providing this clarity 🙏

[@espiritualidadyvedanta]

Thank you so much... Om hari 🙏💓🕉 i'm feel very blessed by the words of Swami Ji... God bless us always 🌱 Greetings from Colombia

[@sankaranarayanan901]

I watched this video on august 17 2020.Thanks a lot .

[@Torq123]

Every time I listen his advise and speech I feel more empowered, more confident and start seeing new avenues of positivity.. Wish such wisdom and spiritual touch reach everyone of us for conscious way of living.

[@TheGoodfella2012]

2:11 (and for the next two minutes) I found this especially helpful

[@gopali3895]

4 ways: Unselfishness (Do things for others without any expectations), Directing desires to God (You will value what or whom you love, so Love God), Quite time (Stop chatter of mind, Do meditation), What am I (Realise) 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@madanmohanjha2678]

Love you Swamiji you make life so simple everyone I listen you..

[@dino886boy]

You are just escaping by doing these things.

[@paulmattingly3856]

All so beautifully stated. Thank you Swamiji 🙏🧡🙏

[@Natboomi]

Swamiji you are always right🙏🙏

[@abhisheksaxena4555]

Thank You Swami Ji, you uplifted my soul from worldliness.

[@kirkjohnson9353]

I am hoping for the same.

[@kumkumbhattacharya8441]

Pronam Maharajah! Difficult question but true simplified answer!!

[@rushikesh3117]

Swami ji the work you all are doing through Ramkrishna mission is incomparable 🙏 I, as a viewer suggest you to make your thumbnails more attractive. This will be helpful in making more people be a part of this message.

[@lakshmisharma991]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart the simplicity grace kindliness and appreciation with which you explain Vedanta is a truly blessing and divine intervention itself I feel very fortunate to have discovered your KZbin Chanel

[@haradhandhak6145]

Hari 🕉 pronam sawmije

[@jaishreecharan]

Wonderful knowledge....pranams Swami

[@sumatin8056]

Pranam Swami Ji 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rajugadi3786]

Swami Sarvapriyananda teachings and explanations and stories are very inspirational and helpful. Thanj you Swami.

[@narayanannair8981]

Swamiji thank you for the talk which stole my heart Jai Ramakrishna

[@DistilledHealth]

God bless you Swami! What a wonderful blessed message! Thank you

[@snehalpurandare4643]

Pranam Swamiji thank you for guiding 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@debabratp]

Last story narrated by Swamiji is so touching. Thanks Swamiji.

[@Ankitganeshpura]

Service before self. Best way to calm desires and kaam.

[@tarasankarbanerjee]

Maharaj, can never thank you enough 🙏🙏

[@chippytea.]

I love the stories ❤

[@BalaGHaran]

Pranams Guruji,,🙏🌸🙏

[@chandanakanumalla9485]

Hare Krishna...my humble and heartfelt Pranams to the wonderful Swamiji....Jai Srimmannarayan.

[@anaspirant3725]

"i can exist without the mind" that's very deep.

[@shritasarkar339]

Pronam Swamiji Maharaj.....

[@suriyag9986]

Pranams to your holy feet Swamiji

[@jalajamenon8664]

Thank you so much Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏

[@SpiralMystic]

This aligns with my intuitive belief that denial, battling with the Self, is a disturbance. A suffering. This teaching begins, essentially, with Love. Blessings

[@rocky821]

Yes you are correct 🕉

[@elegantthug6697]

very thankful for your teachings swami

[@gauravbhatt4580]

Thank you Swami ji. The story of Kalipad Ghosh was so emotional. Thank you for enlightening words.

[@beeblebomb]

“Turn it towards god” means to turn it towards you. To channel that energy for your magical practices, or for a goal. Transmute the energy to use it for another purpose that serves you, and that extra force will help you accomplish your goals.

[@aparajitadey3113]

Swamiji told such a beautiful story of Transcendence. That sums up everything. My Mom always says, we should ask to Master SriRamKrishna to help us to transcend the worldly life at the time of death. We should keep keep doing Japa.

[@anaspirant3725]

Thanks a lot swamiji.

[@jiteshmathur3779]

Thank you master for your wisdom and understanding of the scriptural knowledge.

[@khushijha1785]

Greatest spiritual teacher

[@shivangichatterjee1218]

It's beautiful maharaj keep blessed.

[@harisankaran9994]

Thank you Swami, you are very inspiring

[@mohinighosh2164]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏thank u swamiji

[@DiptiSimha]

This approach is re-emphasized/Summarized in Gita chapter 17, Yajna, Dhana, Tapa and Om Tat Sat, I realized Om-Tat-Sat indicates ‘action OF Bramhan-BY Bramhan-FOR Bramhan’ 😃🙏

[@237152946003]

Anyone who wants to overcome lust must read the practice of brahmacharya by swami Sivananda. Proper sattvik diet ; avoiding onion and garlic, avoid meat, avoid very chatapata food; regular exercise when the mind is distracted ; wake up before 6am everyday. This will definately help you. Remove social media from your phone.

[@pijushgupta2015]

Maharaj wonderful. KIndly accept my most humble pronam

[@sidhanth.m3054]

Way of explanation I like it 🙏🙏

[@adammartinez1097]

Yes❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sombh1971]

This is so uplifting thanks Swamiji.

[@smritikanabiswas5527]

Being enriched. Pronam Maharaj🙏

[@zion367]

Well i did that for 1,5 year, but my body felt so touch deprived.... i need cuddles. Supressing my sexual needs feels like self denial. Selfhate even.

[@SwamiSridattadevSatchitananda]

You can overcome Kama with Rama, You can quench Trishna with Krishna.

[@jigarjoshi8638]

Beautiful insight Swamiji. Love you swamiji. :)

[@deviprasadreddy1433]

TQ swamiji

[@poojabhandari631]

I never see someone deliver knowledge...gratitude

[@zander69ify]

Thank you Swami ji 🙏🏼🔥😌

[@venky3904]

Thank you universe ❣😊

[@RajjoWrites]

1:52 more and more others not me(unselfishness) 4:12 desire toward god 5:50 maya is also created by god So cry to her Say i want you please take away your maya, my luster, and give you only you. 9:46 ❤️ what we love we trend to think about that, so love god not (some individuals out of luster) 10:00 twice a day -meditate-no thoughts - 12:10 mind should be a servent 12:40 i can be without mind 13:00 don't keep changing meditition techniques (its also the mind) 13:15 Mantra-replaces all the thoughts- 14:50 it should be not like spiritual time and worldly time separate, no, we are ever silent,peaceful, DESIREFREE CONSCIOUSNESS. Then, let mind/body run, youre unaffected by it 18:30 very important(spiritualize the duty) 18:10 god and mammon dont go together 18:22 mental forces (ambitions)are forces of god(shakti, divine mother), just connect it with her, without being selfish

[@lakshmirao5027]

Very interesting . These type of talks inspires us to be spiritual Easy methods on ceiling of our desires. 🙏swamiji

[@theboringchannel6745]

Swami Ji is a gyan yogi, but sometimes I witness the glimpse of bhakti yoga in him, just like our beloved Srila Prabhupada☺😊

[@creativityv3419]

@18:00

[@barnachoudhury9512]

Pranam Swamiji.