Sinopsis
Vedanta is one of the worlds 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. Vedanta is the philosophical foundation of Hinduism; but while Hinduism includes aspects of Indian culture, Vedanta is universal in its application and is equally relevant to all countries, all cultures, and all religious backgrounds.A closer look at the word Vedanta is revealing: Vedanta is a combination of two words: Veda which means knowledge and anta which means the end of or the goal of. In this context the goal of knowledge isnt intellectualthe limited knowledge we acquire by reading books. Knowledge here means the knowledge of God as well as the knowledge of our own divine nature. Vedanta, then, is the search for Self-knowledge as well as the search for God.What do we mean when we say God? 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.Most importantly, God dwells within our own hearts as the divine Self or Atman. The Atman is never born nor will it ever die. Neither stained by our failings nor affected by the fluctuations of the body or mind, the Atman is not subject to our grief or despair or disease or ignorance. Pure, perfect, free from limitations, the Atman, Vedanta declares, is one with Brahman. The greatest temple of God lies within the human heart.Vedanta further asserts that the goal of human life is to realize and manifest our divinity. Not only is this possible, it is inevitable. Our real nature is divine; God-realization is our birthright. Sooner or later, we will all manifest our divinityeither in this or in future livesfor the greatest truth of our existence is our own divine nature.Finally, Vedanta affirms that all religions teach the same basic truths about God, the world, and our relationship to one another. Thousands of years ago the Rig Veda declared: Truth is one, sages call it by various names. The worlds religions offer varying approaches to God, each one true and valid, each religion offering the world a unique and irreplaceable path to God-realization. The conflicting messages we find among religions are due more to doctrine and dogma than to the reality of spiritual experience. While dissimilarities exist in the external observances of the world religions, the internals bear remarkable similarities.
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![Western Science And Eastern Spirituality]()
Western Science And Eastern Spirituality
14/03/2016 Duración: 57minA lecture given May 10, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Vivekanandas Practical Vedanta]()
Vivekananda's Practical Vedanta
14/03/2016 Duración: 52minA lecture given January 10, 2016 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the Assistant Minister of VSSC, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2016
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![Yankee And The Swamis]()
Yankee And The Swamis
14/03/2016 Duración: 51minA lecture given June 21, 2015 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple, by a by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2015
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![Worship In Advaita Vedanta]()
Worship In Advaita Vedanta
14/03/2016 Duración: 59minA lecture given November 15, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the then Head Minister of VSSC, who was also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Yoga And Psychotherapy]()
Yoga And Psychotherapy
14/03/2016 Duración: 43minA lecture given June 6, 2010 at Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2010
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![Seeing Mother Everywhere]()
Seeing Mother Everywhere
14/03/2016 Duración: 57minA lecture given October 13, 2013 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the Head Minister of VSSC, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2014
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![Salute From The Parliment Of Religions]()
Salute From The Parliment Of Religions
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h08minA lecture given December 27, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Sacrifice, Vicarious Karma, And Resurrection]()
Sacrifice, Vicarious Karma, And Resurrection
14/03/2016 Duración: 57minA lecture given April 19, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Seeking The Source]()
Seeking The Source
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h06minA lecture given May 30, 2010 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2010
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![Seeking The Mystic Underpinnings Of Christianity]()
Seeking The Mystic Underpinnings Of Christianity
14/03/2016 Duración: 01minA lecture given December 21, 2008 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2008
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![Seeing The Divine In Everyone]()
Seeing The Divine In Everyone
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h14minA lecture given September 5, 2015 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by President of Vedanta Center of Sydney, Austrailia, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2015
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![Somewhere Over The Rainbow]()
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
14/03/2016 Duración: 48minA lecture given December 16, 2015 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by Head monk of the Vedanta Society of Greater Washington DC, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2015
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![Shankara And His Philosophy]()
Shankara And His Philosophy
14/03/2016 Duración: 58minA lecture given April 26, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the then Assistant Minister of VSSC, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Spiritual Expectations]()
Spiritual Expectations
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h01minA lecture given August 1, 2010 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the then Head Minister of VSSC, who was also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2010
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![Special Lecture]()
Special Lecture
14/03/2016 Duración: 42minA lecture given September 7, 2015 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by President of Vedanta Center of Sydney, Austrailia, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2015
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![Soul Power]()
Soul Power
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h06minA lecture given November 29, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Sri Ramakrishna- An Inspiration for this Age]()
Sri Ramakrishna- An Inspiration for this Age
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h05minA lecture given February 8, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the then Assistant Minister of VSSC, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009
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![Sri Krishna]()
Sri Krishna
14/03/2016 Duración: 56minA lecture given September 16, 2007 at Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the then Head Minister of VSSC, who was also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2007
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![Spiritual Talk]()
Spiritual Talk
14/03/2016 Duración: 01h06minA lecture given August 5, 2007 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the visiting head of the Ramakrishna Math in Pune, India and monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2007
