Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta
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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 s…
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Verse-by-verse teaching connects Vedanta's philosophical vocabulary to duty, disciplined action and the everyday work of spiritual formation.
Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta follows Swami Tattwamayananda through the closing chapters of the text, pairing recited Sanskrit with patient explanation.
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Om is a sound, not a symbol; Swami Tattwamayananda asks what you do with that distinction.
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- to hear why Om Tat Sat matters when your spiritual practice feels imperfect
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172 – Conclusion of Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda
Hidden gemSwami Tattwamayananda delivers the concluding lecture on the Bhagavad Gita's 18th chapter, covering verses 73-78 and the Gita's final teaching that spiritual wisdom (yogeshvara) and engaged action (dhanudhara) must operate together for victory and welfare to follow.
Nov 8, 2024·59m·4 clips - 2
171 – Fitness to Study Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda
Hidden gemSwami Tattwamayananda lectures on Bhagavad Gita chapter 18, verses 63-68, focusing on the spiritual prerequisites for receiving Gita teachings and the historical significance of verse 18.63 — in which Krishna tells Arjuna to accept only what he finds convincing — as a unique statement Vivekananda cited at the 1893 Chicago Parliament of World Religions.
Nov 1, 2024·1h 8m·4 clips - 3
170 – Taking Refuge in God | Swami Tattwamayananda
Oct 25, 2024·1h 2m - 4
169 – Buddhi Yoga: Art of Working Intelligently | Swami Tattwamayananda
Oct 18, 2024·1h - 5
168 – Universal Approach of Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda
Oct 5, 2024·1h 10m - 6
167 – Bhakti and Self-Surrender | Swami Tattwamayananda
Sep 28, 2024·56m - 7
166 – Highest Level of Devotion | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 29, 2024·1h 20m - 8
165 – Intellect With Spiritual Wisdom | Swami Tattwamayananda
Hidden gemSwami Tattwamayananda lectures on Bhagavad Gita chapter 18, verses 45-53, exploring how swadharma — performing one's own duty — becomes a tool for spiritual enlightenment without requiring prayer or ritual.
Jun 21, 2024·1h 7m·4 clips - 9
164 – Following Our Swadharma | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 14, 2024·1h 9m - 10
163 – Division of Duties Based on Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 7, 2024·1h 21m - 11
162 – The Three Levels of Intellect and Happiness | Swami Tattwamayananda
May 11, 2024·1h 8m - 12
161 – The Three Traits of Karma | Swami Tattwamayananda
May 10, 2024·1h 4m - 13
160 - Daivam – The Three Levels of Knowledge and Action | Swami Tattwamayananda
May 3, 2024·54m - 14
159 - Daivam – The Unknown Factor in All Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda
Feb 16, 2024·1h 17m - 15
158 - Renouncing the Fruits of Actions | Swami Tattwamayananda
Feb 3, 2024·1h 15m - 16
157 - Yajna, Dana and Tapah Should Not be Given Up | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jan 26, 2024·54m - 17
156 - The Four Values: Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jan 19, 2024·1h 10m - 18
155 - What is Sannyasa? | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jan 12, 2024·1h 5m - 19
154 - Performing Actions with Sattvic Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda
Hidden gemSwami Tattwamayananda delivers the concluding lecture on Bhagavad Gita chapter 17, covering verses 27-28 and the concept of shraddha (spiritual sincerity) in its three forms — sattvika, rajasika, and tamasika.
Dec 22, 2023·1h 14m·4 clips - 20
153 - Purifying Spiritual Practices with Om Tat Sat | Swami Tattwamayananda
Hidden gemSwami Tattwamayananda lectures on Bhagavad Gita chapter 17, verses 23-27, explaining the Om Tat Sat teaching — the triple designation of Brahman that purifies any spiritual practice by bringing the awareness of divine omnipresence into every word, thought, and deed.
Dec 16, 2023·57m·2 clips - 21
152 - Meaning of Om Tat Sat | Swami Tattwamayananda
Dec 9, 2023·1h - 22
151 - The Three Levels of Austerities | Swami Tattwamayananda
Dec 1, 2023·1h 3m - 23
150 - Austerity of Body, Speech and Mind | Swami Tattwamayananda
Nov 24, 2023·1h 17m - 24
149 - Spiritual Meaning of Food | Swami Tattwamayananda
Nov 11, 2023·1h 3m - 25
148 - Samskaras Determine Our Level of Shraddha | Swami Tattwamayananda
Nov 3, 2023·1h 4m - 26
147 - What is Shastram? | Swami Tattwamayananda
Oct 27, 2023·1h 4m - 27
146 - We Build Our Own Spiritual Destiny | Swami Tattwamayananda
Oct 13, 2023·1h 6m - 28
145 - Blind Pursuit of Desires | Swami Tattwamayananda
Oct 6, 2023·1h 9m - 29
144 - The Danger of Materialism | Swami Tattwamayananda
Sep 29, 2023·54m - 30
143 - Guiding Ourselves Towards Divine Qualities| Swami Tattwamayananda
Sep 22, 2023·1h 14m - 31
142 - Daivi and Asuri Sampat | Swami Tattwamayananda
Sep 15, 2023·1h 10m - 32
141 - Purushottama – The Supreme Divine Truth| Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 23, 2023·57m - 33
140 - Expressions of the Divine | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 16, 2023·1h 4m - 34
139 - Atman – The Light of all Lights| Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 9, 2023·1h 1m - 35
138 - Evolution of the Karma Ideal in Gita | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jun 5, 2023·1h 3m - 36
137 - The Weapon of Non-Attachment| Swami Tattwamayananda
May 19, 2023·1h 4m - 37
136 - The Nature of the Empirical World| Swami Tattwamayananda
May 16, 2023·1h 1m - 38
135 - Characteristics of a Guṇātita | Swami Tattwamayananda
May 8, 2023·57m - 39
134 - The State Beyond the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda
Apr 21, 2023·1h 1m - 40
133 - Transcending the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda
Apr 14, 2023·1h - 41
132 - Effects of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda
Apr 7, 2023·58m - 42
131 – The Bondage of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda
Feb 18, 2023·1h 9m - 43
131 – The Bondage of the Three Gunas | Swami Tattwamayananda
Feb 17, 2023·1h 4m - 44
130 – The Secret of Plurality in Human Nature | Swami Tattwamayananda
Feb 10, 2023·1h 11m - 45
129 – Summary of Thirteen Chapters | Swami Tattwamayananda
Feb 4, 2023·54m - 46
128 - Practicing Detachment | Swami Tattwamayananda
Jan 27, 2023·1h 5m - 47
127 - Spiritual Humanism| Swami Tattwamayananda
Jan 20, 2023·57m - 48
126 - Spiritual Sameness| Swami Tattwamayananda
Dec 9, 2022·1h 9m - 49
125 - Purusha and Prakriti| Swami Tattwamayananda
Dec 5, 2022·1h 4m - 50
124 - Attaining Deathlessness | Swami Tattwamayananda
A class on the Bhagavad Gita discussing the highest reality as the eternal divine spark present in all.
Nov 29, 2022·50m