
Patient Vedanta for everyday spiritual practice.
The gist
Vedanta and Yoga is a lecture-based series of Hindu spiritual teaching recorded at the Vedanta Society in Boston. Its recent episodes move patiently through Bhagavad Gita verses, Hanuman devotion, Easter, Ramakrishna, and the practical discipline of seeing more truthfully.
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About Vedanta and Yoga
Vedanta and Yoga is a recorded teaching series centered on Vedanta, yoga, and Hindu spiritual practice. Its recent episodes show a steady preference for scripture read closely and then carried into ordinary conduct. The Bhagavad Gita is a major point of return, especially verses on meditation, the mind, the Atman, action, non-action, expectation, and the qualities of a yogi. The show does not hurry those ideas. It restates them, translates them, places them beside stories, and then asks what they would look like in a real day. That makes the teaching feel less like abstract philosophy and more like patient spiritual training. Hanuman becomes a way to speak about humility, prayer, apparent identity, real identity, and devotion before Rama. Easter becomes a way to think about incarnation, resurrection, Jesus, Ramakrishna, and the divine presence within. A Buddha story about a red lotus becomes a meditation on seeing reality instead of being lost in mental commentary. These examples are not treated as decorative references. They are used as working tools. The show is especially interested in the gap between what appears outside and what may be true inside: faith, enlightenment, purity, judgment, compassion, and the mind’s coloring of the world. Its voice is warm but grave when the subject calls for it, and the pacing gives difficult distinctions time to settle. Sanskrit is present, but usually with explanation close at hand. The same is true of scriptural names and devotional language. A listener hears terms like abhyas, Atman, karma, akarma, and Dhyana Yoga placed beside brushing teeth, drinking coffee, reading carefully, visiting a doctor, or trying to remember one’s spiritual identity throughout the day. The show’s practical center is attention. It asks how a person sees, what a person identifies with, and how often that identity is remembered outside formal prayer or worship. There is little sense of performance. The appeal is in the continuity of thought: one idea slowly becoming clearer as it passes through scripture, image, story, and lived example.
Made for: Suits a listener who wants Hindu spiritual teaching in a reflective, lecture-based form, with scripture and Sanskrit explained rather than rushed. It also suits someone drawn to contemplative religion across traditions, including Vedantic readings of Jesus, Buddha stories, Ramakrishna, and devotional figures.
What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its slow movement from sacred text to practical self-examination. Similar religion shows may summarize doctrines; this one stays with a distinction until it can be recognized in prayer, perception, identity, and ordinary habits.
In their own words
Lectures on Yoga and Vedanta given at the Boston Vedanta Society.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.According to Vedanta, God is infinite existence, infinite consciousness, and infinite bliss. The term for this impersonal, transcendent reality is Brahman, the divine ground of being. Yet Vedanta also maintains that God can be personal as well, assuming human form in every age.Vedanta further asserts that the goal of human life is to realize and manifest our divinity. Not only is this possibl…
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Swami Tyagananda makes Vedanta's textual tradition legible through careful commentary, cross-religious comparison and practical reflection on the disciplined mind.
Vedanta and Yoga turns close reading into practical spiritual instruction. In lectures recorded at the Vedanta Society in Boston, Swami Tyagananda, a monk of the Ramakrishna order, moves passage by passage through the Bhagavad Gita, explains Sanskrit terms, and carries teachings…
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Even your morning coffee gets a spiritual identity check when you follow Swami Tyagananda's advice.
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- to sit with Bhagavad Gita verses until meditation meets your everyday habits
- to practice remembering the divine even while you brush your teeth or drink coffee
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Episodes
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Antar Yoga October 2025
·53m - 2
Bhagavad Gita (5.11 - 5.15): "The City of Nine Gates"
·1h 2m - 3
Understanding Easter
·37m - 4
Bhagavad Gita (6.24 - 6.28): "Centering in the Atman"
·1h 10m - 5
Sri Rama Festival
·34m - 6
Bhagavad Gita (6.16 - 6.23): "The State of Yoga"
·59m - 7
Bridging the East and the West
·30m - 8
Bhagavad Gita (6.11 - 6.15): "Practical Tips for Meditation"
·1h 3m - 9
Antar Yoga March 2026
·1h 4m - 10
Bhagavad Gita (6.8 - 6.10): "Living Without Expectations"
·1h 1m - 11
Learning is Religion
·51m - 12
Bhagavad Gita (6.4 - 6.7): "How to Make My Mind a Friend"
·59m - 13
Reclaiming My Self
·48m - 14
Bhagavad Gita (5.25 - 5.29): "The Real Sannyasa"
·53m - 15
Bhagavad Gita (5.21 - 5.24): "The Bliss of Atman"
·48m - 16
Antar Yoga February 2026
·1h 10m - 17
Antar Yoga December 2025
·52m - 18
Incarnating Christmas: Practicing Holiness in the World
·47m - 19
Bhagavad Gita (5.4 - 5.10): "Doing Work Without Working"
·1h - 20
Being Grateful
·38m - 21
Worship as a Spiritual Practice (2)
·46m - 22
"I" and What It Can Do
·43m - 23
Antar Yoga May 2025
·50m - 24
Learning is Religion
·50m - 25
Bhagavad Gita (3.26 - 29): "The Play of Gunas"
·51m - 26
A Mind on a Diet
·41m - 27
Do You Remember?
·41m - 28
From Doing to Being
·46m - 29
Meditation (Nididhyāsana)
·44m - 30
Antar Yoga May 2025
·48m - 31
Remembering Sri Sankaracharya
·46m - 32
Bhagavad Gita (5.1 - 5.3): "Is Giving Up Karma a Good Idea?"
·1h 1m - 33
Worship as a Spiritual Practice (1)
·47m - 34
Bhagavad Gita (4.38 - 4.42): "Knowledge, the Great Purifier"
·55m - 35
Antar Yoga November 2025
·1h 6m - 36
Bhagavad Gita (4.34 - 4.37): "The Power of Knowledge"
·51m - 37
Prayer as a Spiritual Practice
·48m - 38
Bhagavad Gita (4.25 - 4.33): "All About Yajna"
·1h 9m - 39
Bhagavad Gita (5.16 - 5.20): "Abandoning Strong Likes and Dislikes"
·1h 16m - 40
Bhagavad Gita (4.22 - 4.24): "How to Dissolve Karma"
·1h 6m - 41
Be and Do and Make. Or Just Be.
·47m - 42
Bhagavad Gita (4.19 - 4.21): "Living Without Expectations"
·59m - 43
My Relationship with God
·50m - 44
Bhagavad Gita (4.15 - 4.18): "Karma is Complex"
·1h 5m - 45
Dotting the Day
·42m - 46
Bhagavad Gita (4.13 - 4.14): "Karma Does Not Bind Me"
·1h 8m - 47
Bhagavad Gita (4.10 - 4.12): "The Path to Freedom is Not New"
·54m - 48
Seeing God With Open Eyes
·52m - 49
Bhagavad Gita (4.7 - 4.9): "Why Does God Come as Avatara"
·52m - 50
Antar Yoga September 2025
·52m - 51
Bhagavad Gita (4.1 - 4.6): "The Gita Lineage
·44m - 52
Krishna Festival
·39m - 53
Dive Deep, O Mind
·52m - 54
Bhagavad Gita (3.40 - 3.43): "How to Overcome Desire"
·1h 10m - 55
Antar Yoga July 2025
·1h 1m - 56
Guru Purnima - God and Guru
·50m - 57
Bhagavad Gita (3.36 - 3.39): "Why People Do Bad Things"
·1h 1m - 58
Bhagavad Gita (3.33 - 3.35): "What Is My Duty?"
·53m - 59
Bhagavad Gita (3.30 - 3.32): "The Fever of the World"
·1h 6m - 60
Ramakrishna of the Heart
·41m - 61
Bhagavad Gita (3.17 - 20): "Being Self-content"
·57m - 62
Antar Yoga April 2025
·40m - 63
"Where Did You Hide, My Love?": An Easter Meditation
·45m - 64
Bhagavad Gita (3.9 - 16): "Yajña as Cosmic Sacrifice"
·51m - 65
"What is Maya?"
·45m - 66
Rama Festival
·31m - 67
Reflection (Manana)
·39m - 68
Hearing (Śravaṇa)
·41m - 69
Bhagavad Gita (3.5 - 8): "Action Is Better Than Inaction"
·59m - 70
Bhagavad Gita (3.1 - 4): "Which is Better - Knowledge or Work?"
·57m - 71
Bhagavad Gita (2.67 - 72): "The State of Enlightenment"
·58m - 72
Bhagavad Gita (2.62 - 66): "The Bliss of Tranquillity"
·1h 5m - 73
Bhagavad Gita (2.57 - 61): "How Powerful Are the Senses!"
·1h 10m - 74
Bhagavad Gita (2.54 - 56): "The Person of Steady Wisdom"
·1h 1m - 75
Bhagavad Gita (2.50 - 53): "Evenness of Mind"
·48m - 76
Bhagavad Gita (2.48 - 49): "Buddhi-Yoga"
·59m - 77
Antar Yoga March 2025
·1h 3m - 78
Bhagavad Gita (2.47): "The Nitty-Gritty of Karma"
·1h 2m - 79
Bhagavad Gita (2.45 - 46): "Going Beyond the Gunas"
·1h 9m - 80
The Shiva Ideal
·44m - 81
Antar Yoga December 2024
·47m - 82
The Mystery of Mary: Reflections on the Immaculate Conception
·49m - 83
Bhagavad Gita (2.42 - 44): "The Flowery Talk that Leads Nowhere"
·53m - 84
Bhagavad Gita (2.40 - 41): "Doing vs Being"
·1h 4m - 85
Longing for Freedom
·43m - 86
Prayer (Prārthanā)
·40m - 87
Deep Faith (Śraddhā)
·36m - 88
Concentration
·39m - 89
Forbearance (titikshaa)
·44m - 90
Bhagavad Gita (2.34 - 39): "Two Kinds of Buddhi"
·38m - 91
Bhagavad Gita (2.29 - 33): "Grief is avoidable"
·1h - 92
Antar Yoga October 2024
·1h 2m - 93
Bhagavad Gita (2.23 - 28): "Stop Grieving!"
·58m - 94
Story of Durga
·43m - 95
Bhagavad Gita (2.18 - 22) "Body, Mind and Atman"
·1h 3m - 96
Bhagavad Gita (2.15 - 17) "What is Really Real?"
·55m - 97
Bhagavad Gita (2.11 - 15) "Learning to Endure"
·1h 12m - 98
Bhagavad Gita (2. 4 - 10) "I am confused"
·1h 7m - 99
Understanding Easter
·37m - 100
Bhagavad Gita (6.24 - 6.28): "Centering in the Atman"
·1h 10m - 101
A Voice Without a Form
Swami Tyagananda reflects on Swami Vivekananda's description of himself as 'a voice without a form' and the significance of July 4th in the Vedanta movement.
·44m - 102
Bhagavad Gita (3.21 - 25): "Working with Wisdom"
Swami Tyagananda continues a class on the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on verses about working with wisdom in the path of karma yoga.
·1h 6m - 103
Bhagavad Gita (6.33 - 6.39): "How to Control the Mind"
Hidden gemSwami Tyagananda delivers a live lecture at the Vedanta Society of Boston covering Bhagavad Gita verses 6.33 through 6.39, in which Arjuna admits the mind is harder to control than the wind and Krishna responds with two tools—abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment).
Apr 16, 2026·59m·3 clips - 104
Learning from Hanuman
Hidden gemSwami Tyagananda delivers a live lecture at the Vedanta Society of Boston on Hanuman, the central figure of the Ramayana, focusing on three aspects: Hanuman as devotee, as wise sage, and as an ideal for modern life.
Apr 13, 2026·42m·2 clips - 105
Bhagavad Gita (6.29 - 6.32): "Who is the Greatest Yogi"
Swami Tyagananda of the Ramakrishna Order delivers a lecture at the Vedanta Society in Boston on verses 6.29 through 6.32 of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on the Yoga of Meditation and its fruit: seeing the Atman in all beings.
Apr 9, 2026·1h 7m·4 clips - 106
Understanding Easter
Hidden gemSwami Tyagananda of the Ramakrishna order interprets Easter at the Vedanta Society in Boston as more than an event from over 2,000 years ago.
Apr 6, 2026·37m·2 clips - 107
Bhagavad Gita (6.24 - 6.28): "Centering in the Atman"
Swami Tyagananda continues a series on the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on verses 6.24-6.28 about centering in the Atman through yoga.
Apr 1, 2026·1h 10m - 108
Sri Rama Festival
Mar 30, 2026·34m - 109
Bhagavad Gita (6.16 - 6.23): "The State of Yoga"
Mar 26, 2026·59m - 110
Bridging the East and the West
Mar 23, 2026·30m - 111
Bhagavad Gita (6.11 - 6.15): "Practical Tips for Meditation"
Mar 19, 2026·1h 3m - 112
Antar Yoga March 2026
Mar 16, 2026·1h 4m - 113
Bhagavad Gita (6.8 - 6.10): "Living Without Expectations"
Hidden gemSwami Tyagananda, a monk of the Ramakrishna Order, delivers a live lecture at the Vedanta Society of Boston covering Bhagavad Gita verses 6.8 through 6.10, which describe the qualities of an enlightened yogi: contentment through direct knowledge, unshakeable equanimity, conquered senses, and seeing earth, stone, and gold as equal.
Mar 11, 2026·1h 1m·4 clips - 114
Learning is Religion
Mar 9, 2026·51m - 115
Bhagavad Gita (6.4 - 6.7): "How to Make My Mind a Friend"
Mar 4, 2026·59m - 116
Reclaiming My Self
Mar 2, 2026·48m - 117
Bhagavad Gita (5.25 - 5.29): "The Real Sannyasa"
Feb 18, 2026·53m - 118
Bhagavad Gita (5.21 - 5.24): "The Bliss of Atman"
Feb 11, 2026·48m - 119
Antar Yoga February 2026
Feb 9, 2026·1h 10m - 120
Antar Yoga December 2025
Dec 22, 2025·52m - 121
Bhagavad Gita (5.16 - 5.20): "Abandoning Strong Likes and Dislikes"
Dec 18, 2025·1h 16m - 122
Bhagavad Gita (5.11 - 5.15): "The City of Nine Gates"
Dec 10, 2025·1h 2m - 123
Incarnating Christmas: Practicing Holiness in the World
Dec 8, 2025·47m - 124
Bhagavad Gita (5.4 - 5.10): "Doing Work Without Working"
Dec 3, 2025·1h - 125
Being Grateful
Dec 1, 2025·38m - 126
Worship as a Spiritual Practice (2)
Nov 24, 2025·46m - 127
Bhagavad Gita (5.1 - 5.3): "Is Giving Up Karma a Good Idea?"
Nov 20, 2025·1h 1m - 128
Worship as a Spiritual Practice (1)
Nov 17, 2025·47m - 129
Bhagavad Gita (4.38 - 4.42): "Knowledge, the Great Purifier"
Nov 12, 2025·55m - 130
Antar Yoga November 2025
Nov 10, 2025·1h 6m - 131
Bhagavad Gita (4.34 - 4.37): "The Power of Knowledge"
Nov 6, 2025·51m - 132
Prayer as a Spiritual Practice
Nov 5, 2025·48m - 133
Bhagavad Gita (4.25 - 4.33): "All About Yajna"
Oct 30, 2025·1h 9m - 134
Antar Yoga October 2025
Oct 29, 2025·53m - 135
Be and Do and Make. Or Just Be.
Oct 22, 2025·47m - 136
Bhagavad Gita (4.22 - 4.24): "How to Dissolve Karma"
Oct 22, 2025·1h 6m - 137
My Relationship with God
Oct 15, 2025·50m - 138
Bhagavad Gita (4.19 - 4.21): "Living Without Expectations"
Swami Tyagananda discusses verses 4.19-4.21 of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on living without expectations and the nature of action and inaction.
Oct 15, 2025·59m - 139
Dotting the Day
Oct 8, 2025·42m - 140
Bhagavad Gita (4.15 - 4.18): "Karma is Complex"
Oct 8, 2025·1h 5m - 141
Bhagavad Gita (4.13 - 4.14): "Karma Does Not Bind Me"
Oct 1, 2025·1h 8m - 142
Bhagavad Gita (4.10 - 4.12): "The Path to Freedom is Not New"
Sep 25, 2025·54m - 143
Seeing God With Open Eyes
Swami Tyagananda discusses the concept of God-realization and spiritual enlightenment as a way of seeing the truth.
Sep 24, 2025·52m - 144
Bhagavad Gita (4.7 - 4.9): "Why Does God Come as Avatara"
Sep 18, 2025·52m - 145
Antar Yoga September 2025
Sep 17, 2025·52m - 146
Krishna Festival
Sep 10, 2025·39m - 147
Bhagavad Gita (4.1 - 4.6): "The Gita Lineage
Sep 10, 2025·44m - 148
Dive Deep, O Mind
Jul 30, 2025·52m - 149
Antar Yoga July 2025
Jul 23, 2025·1h 1m - 150
Bhagavad Gita (3.40 - 3.43): "How to Overcome Desire"
Swami Tyagananda discusses Bhagavad Gita verses 3.40-3.43 on how to overcome desire, which forces us to act against our will.
Jul 23, 2025·1h 10m - 151
Guru Purnima - God and Guru
Jul 17, 2025·50m - 152
Bhagavad Gita (3.36 - 3.39): "Why People Do Bad Things"
Jul 16, 2025·1h 1m