Thinking about It

Swamini Supriyananda - Chinmaya Mission

Do you ever stop and think about why you do what you do everyday?

Australian psychologist turned Hindu Monk, Swamini Supriyananda, provides insightful answers to your contemporary questions and challenges. Her captivating anecdotes, infused with the philosophies of the ancient Hindu teachings, are guaranteed to inspire us to think about it!

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345 episodes
Updated March 13

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Jan 10, 2015 · 7 min
Glory of Self Effort
We often feel that we need things to change around us, yet we don't know how. Swamini Supriyananda gives us insight into how we have to change before we see the change.
Dec 17, 2014 · 10 min
Qualifications of a Seeker 11
The power of love is one that should never be underestimated, and Swamini Supriyananda gives us a glimpse into this. It is said in the Vivekachudamini (a spiritual text by a great Hindu master, Adi Shankaracharya), if all qualities seem daunting to master, the one quality that will take you through towards attaining it is devotion to the Guru. She explains this with a real-life application of how love can make us move mountains, but as a seeker devotion will help us pull through the difficulties of reaching that goal. Adults - www.chinmayamission.com Youth - www.chinmayayuvakendra.org Children - www.chinmayakids.org
Dec 10, 2014 · 8 min
Qualifications of a Seeker 10
The last qualification of the six-fold qualities of a seeker is single-pointedness. Swamini Supriyananda gives us insight into how we can move away from our multi-pointed process of dealing with situations towards a single-pointed focused approach. Why should we have single-pointedness? She succinctly discusses how it will help us deal with the situation better. Adults - www.chinmayamission.com Youth - www.chinmayayuvakendra.org Children - www.chinmayakids.org
Dec 3, 2014 · 9 min
Qualifications of a Seeker 9
Swamini Supriyananda discusses what faith truly means, and how people are often misunderstood and misled by the term "blind faith". Faith is a sentiment we all have, yet we are afraid to direct it towards the higher. Swamini Supriyananda dwells on this thought and explains the need of it. Adults - www.chinmayamission.com Youth - www.chinmayayuvakendra.org Children - www.chinmayakids.org
Nov 26, 2014 · 7 min
Qualifications of a Seeker 8
"When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade" is the essence of the quality of endurance required for a seeker. Swamini Supriyananda not only dwells on the meaning of endurance, but why it's important.
Nov 5, 2014 · 8 min
Qualifications of a Seeker - 7
"Poor Me , Lucky Them" attitude is something we all often face. Whilst, we may feel the grass is greener on the other side; Swamini Supriyananda gives insight into how we can change our perspective of situations. Adults - www.chinmayamission.com Youth - www.chinmayayuvakendra.org Children - www.chinmayakids.org
Oct 28, 2014 · 6 min
Qualifications of a seeker - 6
As a seeker, we need to be able to maintain the stillness of our mind in the everyday world. Swamini Supriyananda discusses the technique of meditation in our day-to-day life and the benefits of holding the meditative attitude. Download this podcast to hear more. www.chinmayamission.com www.chinmayayuvakendra.org www.chinmayakids.org
Aug 27, 2014 · 8 min
Qualifications of a Seeker - 5
Swamini Supriyananda moves on to the 3rd qualification within the sixfold qualities as broken down in the Hindu scriptures. This 3rd qualification is the stillness of the mind. She simplistically explains how to master this qualification.
Aug 20, 2014 · 8 min
Qualifications of a Seeker - 4
Swamini Supriyananda progresses forward on to the next 2 qualities of a seeker, illustrating the differences between the two types of self-control.
Aug 14, 2014 · 10 min
Qualifications of a Seeker - 3
Moving on to the second qualification of a seeker, Swamini Supriyananda, explains the concept of detachment and the benefits of adopting it.
Aug 8, 2014 · 12 min
Qualifications of a Seeker - 2
Continuing on from the first qualification of a seeker, Swamini Supriyananda dives deeper into a higher understanding of the tool of discrimination.
Aug 7, 2014 · 10 min
Qualifications of a Seeker - 1
Swamini Supriyananda discusses the first important qualification a seeker has to adopt - the power of discrimination.
Jul 26, 2014 · 13 min
How precious our human birth is - Part 2
Continuing on from the previous episode, Swamini Supriyananda discusses the various reasons why this human birth is the reason to act NOW!
Jul 17, 2014 · 10 min
How precious our human birth is
Beginning a new series of talks, Swamini Supriyananda talks about the uniqueness and pricelessness of our existence in this world as a human.
Jul 9, 2014 · 8 min
Control Emotions 2
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Jul 2, 2014 · 7 min
Control Emotions 1
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Jun 25, 2014 · 9 min
Control Mind 4
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Jun 18, 2014 · 9 min
Control - Mind 3
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Jun 11, 2014 · 10 min
Control - Mind 2
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Jun 9, 2014 · 10 min
Control - Mind 1
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