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Live Vedanta

Chinmaya Mission Niagara

A podcast on high thinking and happy living with Vivek Gupta.

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328 episodes
Updated April 23

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Jul 15, 2019 · 38 min
Living Ramayana Everyday (Rebroadcast)
On our spiritual journeys, we often encounter own vices, like distraction and attachment. So, what's the antidote? In this episode of Live Vedanta, we look at this question closely through the lens of the Ramayana, one of our manuals for living a happy life. This episode a rebroadcast of one of our earliest episodes.
Jul 8, 2019 · 20 min
Hinduism 101 (Rebroadcast) - Part 2
In this episode of Live Vedanta, we explore the "who", "where", and "how" of Hinduism. This is a rebroadcast of one of our very first episodes.
Jul 1, 2019 · 22 min
Hinduism 101 (Rebroadcast) - Part 1
In this episode of Live Vedanta, we unpack two questions: What is the difference between spirituality and religion? What is Hinduism, anyway? This is a rebroadcast of one of our very first episodes.
Jun 24, 2019 · 4 min
What Is Independent Joy, Anyway?
This mini-episode dives into independent joy. What is it, anyway?
Jun 17, 2019 · 5 min
How Do I Find My Calling?
In this week's mini-episode, Vivekji explores how we can find our calling.
Jun 10, 2019 · 32 min
Practice, Potential, Peace
This episode explores the practice and prayer and its intersections with peace. This episode concludes our series on Peace in a Restless World.
Jun 3, 2019 · 34 min
Privilege and Peace
This episode explores how we can leverage our unique privileges to further peace, using examples of famous peacemakers to illustrate this potential.
May 28, 2019 · 36 min
Immeasurable and Unstoppable Peace
This episode explores "I-ness" and "my-ness", immeasurable peace as our birthright, and how gratitude makes us unstoppable.
May 20, 2019 · 34 min
Building a Culture of Peace
This episode unpacks how to build a culture of peace, inside and out. This continues our new series, Peace in a Restless World, which studies the keys to a peaceful mind, peaceful relationships, and a peaceful world.
May 13, 2019 · 36 min
Materialism, Time, and Understanding
This episode explores the nature of materialism, time, and understanding and within the context of peace. This continues our new series, Peace in a Restless World, which studies the keys to a peaceful mind, peaceful relationships, and a peaceful world.
May 6, 2019 · 31 min
Peace in a Restless World
Peace: We all want a peaceful mind, peaceful relationships, and a peaceful world. What happens when this feels unachievable? This episode begins our new series, *Peace in a Restless World*, wherein Vivekji reminds us that peace is far closer than we think.
Apr 30, 2019 · 32 min
Essence of Bhagavad Gita
In this episode, we examine the verse often described as the "Essence of the Bhagavad Gita" before reviewing all of the sutras -- reminders -- from our study of Chapter 18. This episode culminates our series, Finding Calmness in Chaos.
Apr 22, 2019 · 37 min
Wake Up, Now!
In this episode, we learn the sutra, "Wake up now!" The episode draws on our ongoing study of the Bhagavad Gita's Chapter 18.
Apr 15, 2019 · 51 min
Four Types of People
In this episode, we learn about the characteristics of the thinker, administrator, mobilizer, and helper.
Apr 12, 2019 · 5 min
Magical Mantras
Why do we chant mantras? Tune in, and then join us next week for our special series, "Magical Mantras."
Apr 8, 2019 · 31 min
This Is Our Dashboard
In this episode, we learn how understanding is happiness, and how only we can measure our progress in this journey towards understanding.
Apr 1, 2019 · 20 min
To Understand What's Important
In this episode, we learn how understanding allows us to prioritize what's important. On a more tactile level, we discuss how unitasking is more useful for our self-development than multitasking.
Mar 25, 2019 · 5 min
Why Do We Need a Sadguru?
In this episode, we answer the question: Why do we need a sadguru?
Mar 18, 2019 · 25 min
Work For Values
In this episode, we learn about working for values.
Mar 11, 2019 · 33 min
Slow Down, Step Back, and See More
In this episode, we remember that divinity is in the details -- reviewing what we have learned so far about Chapter 18 of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita before turning to Verse 20. This episode was originally recorded in Portland, OR.