Being without Becoming | Swami Anubhavananda Saraswati
Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda
Vedanta Society of New York
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🗓️ 20 June 2026
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Swami Anubhavananda is a renowned Vedanta teacher known for his joyful and practical message of “Be Happy.” He served as an acharya (teacher) at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai, a postgraduate academy for Vedantic studies, and is the founder of the Sat Bhavana Trust.
He is widely respected for his engaging and insightful discourses on the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Srimad Bhagavatam, Panchadashi, Tripura Rahasya, and other spiritual texts. He has conducted numerous retreats and programs for adults and children under the theme “Mauj Mein Raho” (“Be Happy”).
Swami Anubhavananda is also a visiting faculty member at leading management and engineering institutes in India, where he teaches Vedanta, Yoga, and management principles. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Intercultural Open University of the Netherlands.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning everybody and welcome. |
| 0:09.0 | We are very privileged to welcome today our smiling Swami, |
| 0:17.0 | Swami Anubavanandaji. |
| 0:20.0 | He is a Pari Vrajak, a wandering monk, who travels the world throughout the year, |
| 0:28.6 | spreading his message. Be happy. |
| 0:32.6 | Additionally, he has written many books on Vedanta and is known as the smiling Swami |
| 0:40.3 | due to his joyful and loving nature. |
| 0:44.3 | The topic of his talk today is Being Without Becoming. |
| 0:49.3 | Swamii-jee, thank you for coming. |
| 0:53.3 | Am I audible to all? Swami Jay, thank you for coming. |
| 0:57.0 | Am I audible to all? |
| 1:04.0 | Last, the sleeping giants? Good. |
| 1:17.6 | Those of you who know the happy mantra chant. Those of you who do not know, pretend that you are chanting. Life is a time pass. |
| 1:37.3 | What is a time pass? |
| 1:39.3 | What's a difference? No, no, no, no, no Jhurti, so my rye. Nothing to do know where to go.ekho, listen, |
| 2:01.6 | not Bolo wherever whenever whatever you are 200 carna tach Come back |
| 2:15.6 | Come, |
| 2:16.6 | Come, |
| 2:17.6 | Don't say |
| 2:19.3 | Who |
| 2:20.3 | Who |
| 2:21.3 | Go |
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