Deepak Atri - Simple Spirituality

In this episode, we unravel the profound mysteries of Sri Vidya with the guidance of Swami Jagadatmananda Saraswati. Swami Ji is one of the Trustees of Sruti Seva Trust, Chief Advisor, and teacher of Vedanta and Sanskrit at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Anaikatti, Coimbatore. Swamiji in his purvashrama was a Sri Vidya Upasaka and he was initiated into Sri Vidya and Jyotisha Shastra in the year 1991 by H.H. Balasubramanya Gurukkal of Perur.

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Today I am talking with Pallavi Deshmukh. 

Pallavi is a Movement & Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner and this episode is a mix of theory and practice.

We talk about what Kindness means, how to nurture it for oneself and for others and how to face adversity with this attitude. At the end, Pallavi takes us through a wonderful 30 Minutes Guided Loving Kindness Meditation with multiple practices intertwined. 

I hope this episode brightens up your day.

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Today I am talking with Bernadette Chua.

Bernadette is the author of Freedom Embraced: How to flourish and be happy at work. She is committed to building successful, positive and sustainable work cultures for people to thrive.

In this conversation, we talk about Freedom in the workspace, strategies to cope with stress, How to say No, How to build a culture blueprint and why profitability and employee freedom go hand in hand. 

I hope you enjoy this episode.

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Today I am talking with Swamini Brahmaprajnananda Saraswati about Happiness, Dharma and Karma Yoga. 

Swaminiji conducts intensive and immersive Vedanta retreats in different parts of India and abroad. She is the author of ‘You Matter – Insights from Vedanta.’ And also teaches two core courses at the Hindu University of America.

This episode explores the Vedantic understanding of happiness, the connection between happiness and love, relationships, teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Dharma, Karma Yoga, and more. 

As a former psychologist, Swamini Ji’s teaching style flows from self-mastery to self-discovery. I hope you enjoy this episode. 

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In this final session of Vedic Meditation Series, Swamini Satyavratananda Ji will explain the concept of Nididhyasana or Contemplation Meditation. This stage is for advanced seekers but the promise of Vedanta is that everyone can arrive here. 

I hope you have enjoyed this series. 

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In the 5th episode of the Vedic Meditation Series, we move on the 4th stage - Chitta Samskara Dhyanama or Value Meditation. Swamini Satyavratananda Ji will tell us about values and how to get conviction in them, how to replace vices with virtues and how to counter Desire, Jealousy, Hatred and fear. 

Again With this episode, I hope you are progressing in your meditation journey. 

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In the 4th episode of the Vedic Meditation Series, we move on the third stage - Chitta Visalta Dhyanama, Swamini Satyavratananda Ji will take us from isolated ego to one-ness with the Consciousness. 

This is the first time that we also introduce Vedantic concepts so this is a fascinating episode. The relaxed and focused mind is now ready to grasp onto subtle points.  

With this series, I hope you are progressing in your meditation journey. 

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In the 3rd episode of the Vedic Meditation Series, Swamini Satyavratananda Ji will discuss the 2nd step of Meditation -  Chitta Ekagrata Dhyanam to focus the mind. 

We talk about why the mind always wants an object to grasp, how to solve this problem, Japa and its types, and other subtle points of focusing our mind.  Again this is a detailed overview and I hope it benefits your Meditation journey. 

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In the 2nd episode of the Vedic Meditation Series, Swamini Satyavratananda Ji will discuss the 1st step of Meditation -  Chitta Santi Dhyanam to relax the body, breath and mind. 

Before that, she also explains the common obstacles that arise and how to counter them. 

We talk about the duration, process and timing of this practise. This is a detailed overview and I hope it benefits your Meditation journey. 

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In this special series, Swamini Satyavratananda Ji will be taking us through the complete sequence of Vedic Meditation. She will go in detail on concept, execution and the need of these steps. Swamini Ji has studied, Nyaya, Mimamsa, Sankhya and Yoga under vedic scholars. And has been teaching Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads  and Prakarana-granthas for the past 23 years in Chennai. 

This first episode is a broad introduction to the five types of Vedic Meditation for Relaxation, Focus, Expansion, Values and Contemplation. 

These sessions are a goldmine of information and I hope you benefit from them. 

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