After morning chanting at Satyachetana Ashram on 15 April, Swamiji and devotees visited the inauguration puja for a neighbor’s new house. Upon returning to the meditation hall, Swamiji said that the action of visiting reminded him of Gita verse 134 (3.15), and then spoke in depth about that verse in this short Interaction.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
Chanting the verses of the Bhagavad Gita engages the mind and senses in a mantric rhythm of devotion, and helps to elevate the consciousness. At the Satyachetana Ashram in Tiruvannamalai, at least one chapter of Gita is chanted every morning, and before every meal.
To help introduce people to Gita chanting, here is a recording of Swamiji and devotees chanting Chapter 7 at a slow pace to enable listeners to learn the rhythm and practice the Sanskrit pronunciation. Follow along using the below excerpt from the Beginners’ Gita Chanting book, with simplified phonetic transliteration for easier learning and pronunciation. Download the entire Gita chanting audio, plus Swamiji’s books, recorded Interactions and courses from Satyachetana Publications.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
When scripture meets software, sadhana surges.
Volunteers are needed to submit questions to help test and train the automated—and remarkably informative—Veda “chat bot” that uses Artificial Intelligence to provide in-depth answers based on the Svarupa knowledge base. This can be fun; see below example. If you’re interested to participate, send a message via the Contact page and you’ll receive the details.
Omm Namo Bhagavate
Inspired by Swamiji’s revelations and guidance, an international alliance of dozens of scholars and programmers is working full-time on the Svarupa mobile app and website. The goal of this “pioneering digital repository” is to make the eternal knowledge of the Vedas, Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures universally accessible.
Svarupa is designed to serve the spectrum of spiritual inquiry, from newly awakened seekers to post-doctoral researchers. Incorporating cutting-edge technology like computational Sanskrit algorithms and AI, nothing of this breadth, depth and scope has ever been attempted. Experience Svarupa yourself by downloading the app from the Apple store or Android store, or visit the Svarupa website.
Here is the fourth in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023. If you’d like to join future Interactions in this series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
Here is the third in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023. If you’d like to join future Interactions in this series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
Here is the second in Swamiji’s ongoing series of Interactions on the Srimad Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavata Mahapurana and Bhagavat Katha. This scripture reveals, through the life of Krishna, the story of God’s incarnations and why he did what he did. This session was recorded in January 2023. If you’d like to join future Interactions in this series as a live Zoom participant, send a request via the Contact page.
This recording comes from an Interaction on the afternoon of 29 December, when Swamiji began discussing how to know where you stand in sadhana. The Interaction halted when Swamiji had to go inaugurate the new canteen at the Vedic Research Institute.
In this talk, Swamiji refers to the six enemies faced by a yogi. They are listed here for reference, as defined in the book Life and Yoga.