Vedanta and Yoga
Lectures on Yoga and Vedanta given at the Boston Vedanta Society. Vedanta is one of the world's most ancient religious philosophies, based on the Vedas of India. It affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. The goal of human life is to realize and manifest our divine nature.
Episodes
Antar Yoga June 2026
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 28, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (8.1 - 8.6): "The Final Moment of Life"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 24th of June, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Cultivating Steady Wisdom
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 21, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (7.25 - 7.30): "At the Hour of Death"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 17th of June, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Dealing with Hatred
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 14, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Coping with Pain
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 7, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (7.19 - 7.24): "Desire and Its Fulfillment"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 3rd of June, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Meditation vs. Reflection
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 31, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (7.13 - 7.18): "Four Types of Devotees"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 27th of May, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Picking Myself Up
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 24, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Antar Yoga May 2026
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 17, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (7.5 - 7.12): "Like Gems on a String"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 13th of May, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Learning from Three Mothers
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 10, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (7.1 - 7.4): "Knowing God Fully"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 6th of May, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Learning How to Learn
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 3, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.40 - 6.46): "The Story of a Distracted Yogi"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 29th of April, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Intense Longing for God
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on April 26, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Antar Yoga April 2026
Live recording of prayer, music, and spiritual readings, on April 19 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.33 - 6.39): "How to Control the Mind"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 15th of April, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Learning from Hanuman
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on April 12 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.29 - 6.32): "Who is the Greatest Yogi"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 8th of April, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Understanding Easter
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on April 5 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.24 - 6.28): "Centering in the Atman"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 1st of April, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Sri Rama Festival
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 29 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.16 - 6.23): "The State of Yoga"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 25th of March, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Bridging the East and the West
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 22 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.11 - 6.15): "Practical Tips for Meditation"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 18th of March, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Antar Yoga March 2026
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 15 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.8 - 6.10): "Living Without Expectations"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 11th of March, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Learning is Religion
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 8 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.4 - 6.7): "How to Make My Mind a Friend"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 4th of March, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Reclaiming My Self
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 1 , 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (6.1 - 6.3): "Yoga and Sannyasa"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 25th of February, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Bhagavad Gita (5.25 - 5.29): "The Real Sannyasa"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 18th of February, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Bhagavad Gita (5.21 - 5.24): "The Bliss of Atman"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 11th of February, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Antar Yoga February 2026
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on February 8, 2026, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Antar Yoga December 2025
Prayer, meditation, music, and spiritual readings, given on December 21 , 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (5.16 - 5.20): "Abandoning Strong Likes and Dislikes"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 17th of December, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Bhagavad Gita (5.11 - 5.15): "The City of Nine Gates"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 10th of December, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Incarnating Christmas: Practicing Holiness in the World
Reflection by the Rev. Corey J. Sanderson (Minister at Second Church in Newton, UCC), given on December 7, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (5.4 - 5.10): "Doing Work Without Working"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 3rd of December, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Being Grateful
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on November 30, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Worship as a Spiritual Practice (2)
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on November 23, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (5.1 - 5.3): "Is Giving Up Karma a Good Idea?"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 19th of November, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Worship as a Spiritual Practice (1)
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on November 16, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.38 - 4.42): "Knowledge, the Great Purifier"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 12th of November, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Antar Yoga November 2025
Prayer, meditation, music, and spiritual readings on November 9, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.34 - 4.37): "The Power of Knowledge"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 5th of November, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Prayer as a Spiritual Practice
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on November 2, 2025, at the Ramakrishovember na Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.25 - 4.33): "All About Yajna"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 29th of October, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Antar Yoga October 2025
Prayer, meditation, music, spiritual readings, on October 26, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.22 - 4.24): "How to Dissolve Karma"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 22nd of October, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Be and Do and Make. Or Just Be.
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on October 19, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.19 - 4.21): "Living Without Expectations"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 15th of October, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
My Relationship with God
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on October 12, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.15 - 4.18): "Karma is Complex"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 8th of October, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Dotting the Day
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on October 5, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.13 - 4.14): "Karma Does Not Bind Me"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 1st of October, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Bhagavad Gita (4.10 - 4.12): "The Path to Freedom is Not New"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 24th of September, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Seeing God With Open Eyes
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on September 21, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.7 - 4.9): "Why Does God Come as Avatara"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 17th of September, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Antar Yoga September 2025
Music and Spiritual Readings on September 9, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (4.1 - 4.6): "The Gita Lineage
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 10th of September, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Krishna Festival
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on September 7, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Dive Deep, O Mind
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on July 27, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA The slide to illustrate some of the thoughts related to "Dive Deep, O Mind," is available here - The Mind (slide)
Bhagavad Gita (3.40 - 3.43): "How to Overcome Desire"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 23rd of July, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Antar Yoga July 2025
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on July 20, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Guru Purnima - God and Guru
Lecture by Swami Shivarchanananda, given on July 13, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (3.36 - 3.39): "Why People Do Bad Things"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 16th of July, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
Bhagavad Gita (3.33 - 3.35): "What Is My Duty?"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 9th of July, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
A Voice Without a Form
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on July 6, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (3.30 - 3.32): "The Fever of the World"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 2nd of July, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
"I" and What It Can Do
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 29, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Antar Yoga May 2025
Music and Spiritual Readings on June 22, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Learning is Religion
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 15, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (3.26 - 29): "The Play of Gunas"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 11th of June, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
A Mind on a Diet
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 8, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Do You Remember?
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on June 1, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
Bhagavad Gita (3.21 - 25): "Working with Wisdom"
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda on the 4th of June, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston, MA. For more information, please see https://vedantasociety.net/store?category=Gita
From Doing to Being
Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on May 25, 2025, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA
