This is a small text written by Shankaracharya. This text introduces the seeker to the technical terms used in Vedanta and gives a total vision of Vedanta. Traditionally, this text is studied prior to beginning a systematic study of Vedanta. Accompanying text for Tattva...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

The meaning of spirituality is explained in this talk. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This is a vast Upanishad consisting of 8 chapters. Various forms of Meditation and Values are discussed in the first five chapters. The last three chapters form the philosophical portion of this Upanishad and explain the nature of the Lord and Beings from various angles. ...

This talk explains the various types of meditation and guides us on how to practice meditation. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This is a teaching given by Lord Krishna to his disciple Uddhava. This forms a part of Srimad Bhagavata Purana. In the Uddhava Gita, Lord Krishna imparts self-knowledge and the sadhanas needed for attaining this knowledge. In these ongoing talks, the Uddhava Gita is being explained in detail. ...

The essence of Taittiriya Upanishad is given in these talks. Each word of the mantra is not explained. Only the essential ideas are explained. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

Each of the 215 classes is of 10 minutes duration. These are live recordings of the Guided meditation conducted for the benefit of students attending regular classes. The Meditations have been developed with the objective of helping the student in progressing stage by stage. They begin with...

This is a text written by Swami Vidyaranya of Sringeri mutt. Out of the 15 chapters, 10 chapters have been explained in these talks. The uniqueness of this text is that, in each chapter, one Vedantic idea is taken up and explained in detail. In these talks, all the verses of these 10 chapters...

This text is written by Hastamalaka, a disciple of Shankaracharya and explains the central theme of the Upanishads, in twelve verses. The 5 talks explain all the 12 verses of this text. Accompanying text for Hastamalakiyam is available for download. ...

This is a text written by Swami Vidyaranya of Sringeri mutt. Out of the 15 chapters, 10 chapters have been explained in these talks. The uniqueness of this text is that, in each chapter, one Vedantic idea is taken up and explained in detail. In these talks, all the verses of these 10 chapters...

These 5 talks explain in detail the meaning and significance of Karma Yoga. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This text written by Shankaracharya explains the meaning of the Mahavakya "Tat tvam asi". The 15 talks explain, in detail, the verses of this text. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

The final portion of the Vedas is called Vedanta. Veda is a body of knowledge and is the primary means for knowing the true nature of oneself. Vedanta points out the human goal and shows the path that leads to the goal. The first portion of the Veda deals mainly with ethics and rituals, while...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

Upanishads predominantly occur in the last portion of the Vedas and are therefore, also referred to as, Vedanta. The central theme of all the Upanishads is the same, viz., the underlying oneness of Beings and the Lord. Further, the Upanishads also reveal to us - the qualifications that a...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

In this Upanishad, in addition to imparting the fundamental oneness of the Lord and the Beings, the value of dispassion is also highlighted. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

Essence of Kaivalya Upanishad

This text is written by Swami Gnanananda Bharati of Sringeri Mutt. The sadhanas necessary for a seeker are given step by step, in a simple form. These 6 talks explain this text in detail. Accompanying text for Jiva Yatra is available for download. ...

These 3 talks explain the path shown by the Vedas for reaching the ultimate human goal. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

These talks give the summary of Gaudapadacharya's Karika. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This Upanishad begins with a story and through this story, many values are taught. The nature of the Lord and the individual being, is then, explained from various angles. It, thus, reveals the truth of how the Lord and the being are, in essence, one. Finally, the benefits of understanding the...

This Upanishad reveals how we are one with God and advocates renunciation as a means to protect this knowledge. A form of meditation and prayer occur at the end of this Upanishad. Accompanying text for Isavasya Upanishad is available for download. ...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

This Upanishad begins with the highest truth, viz., the underlying oneness of the Lord and the beings. Towards the end of the Upanishad, a few values are conveyed by narrating a story. Accompanying text for Kena Upanishad is available for download. ...

This stotram is written by Shankaracharya. Vedantic ideas are beautifully revealed in this stotram. These 9 talks explain this stotram in detail. Accompanying text for Dakshinamurti Stotram is available for download. The entire collection of...

These two talks give the meaning of Prayer, the various stages in Prayer, the benefits of prayer and finally explain a few Upanishadic prayers. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

Self-knowledge is the means for attaining the Self. This truth is explained in this talk. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

These are ongoing classes. The first 9 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita have been covered, until now. The main ideas of each chapter and the important verses in each chapter are explained in this series of talks. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

This is a text written by Swami Vidyaranya of Sringeri mutt. Out of the 15 chapters, 10 chapters have been explained in these talks. The uniqueness of this text is that, in each chapter, one Vedantic idea is taken up and explained in detail. In these talks, all the verses of these 10 chapters...

Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna, the teacher and Arjuna, the student. The episode of Lord Krishna imparting knowledge to Arjuna occurs in the epic Mahabharata. There are totally 700 verses classified into 18 chapters. Krishna gives the essence of the entire Veda in his...

This talk tells us about the value of surrender as an important qualification for gaining self-knowledge. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This is a vedantic text written by the Tamil saint Thayumanavar. These 18 talks explain this text in detail. Accompanying text for Ananda Kalipu is available for download. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam...

Six students put up questions to the teacher and the teacher answers them all. These questions and answers form this Upanishad. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

The yoga sutras were written by Rishi Patanjali. These 6 talks give the essence of the Sutras. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

These Sutras were written by Rishi Patanjali. The 35 talks explain the entire Yoga Sutra text. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This Vedanta Sara text written by Swami Sadananda, who lived 500 years before, this text gives total vision of Vedanta from the beginning to the end. This text is more elaborate than Tattva Bodha and covers almost all important ideas of Vedanta. The entire collection of...

This is a text written by Shankaracharya. 108 selected verses from the text are explained in these 42 talks. All the vedantic ideas are explained in this text. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

The basic qualification for a seeker is living an ethical life. This talk takes up for discussion some important values mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

The qualifications that a seeker must possess in order to gain Vedantic knowledge are explained in detail in these 6 talks. The entire collection of Swamiji's talks is available at the Poornalayam website.

This is a text written by Swami Vidyaranya of Sringeri mutt. Out of the 15 chapters, 10 chapters have been explained in these talks. The uniqueness of this text is that, in each chapter, one Vedantic idea is taken up and explained in detail. In these talks, all the verses of these 10 chapters...

This is a small Upanishad. With the help of the syllable Om, this Upanishad explains the nature of the individual being and God and their underlying oneness. Gaudapadacharya, the guru of Shankaracharya's guru Govinda Bhagavadpada, has written a commentary, explaining the 12 mantras, in 225...

This Upanishad contains 3 chapters. The first chapter deals with various forms of Meditation and some values. The second chapter reveals the true nature of God, World and the individual and their underlying oneness. The value of dispassion is stressed here. The third chapter consists of...