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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Raja Yoga: The Path of Meditation (Part 1) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8681 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Raja Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 1 of the lecture on Raja Yoga.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Ome, Asatoma, Sadgamaya, Tamsoma, Jyothir Gamaya, Mritiurma amritam Gamaia

0:21.6

Ome shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty.

0:29.6

Ome, lead us from the unreal to the real, lead us from darkness unto light,

0:36.6

lead us from death to immortality.

0:40.6

Ome, peace, peace, peace.

0:49.8

So we're speaking about the four yogas.

0:59.0

The one we're going to take up now is called Raja Yoga. It's basically the path of meditation.

1:03.0

The Raja Yogi says that it's not a question of belief.

1:11.6

It's not a question of believing something.

1:13.6

It's a question of experience.

1:16.6

Swami Vivekandh said, religion is realization.

1:20.6

Religion is not giving your assent to a set of doctrines,

1:24.6

not giving your commitment to something that you have been taught,

1:28.3

but actually practicing and experiencing something.

1:31.3

You know it's real only when you have experienced it.

1:34.3

This is where Srirama Krishna and Swami Vivekananda are yogis power excellence.

1:41.3

You see, it is basically for both of them drive towards experience.

1:47.0

Sirama Krishna, he approached Kali temple, the image of Kali as, are you real or are

1:56.0

you just an image?

1:57.0

Is there some reality behind this?

2:00.0

Can I experience that? Can I see see the divine mother so that was his

2:04.2

burning quest and how did vivacananda narendra not become vivicananda he went around asking have you

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