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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

The Joy of Spiritual Practice | Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Pravrajika Shuddhatmaprana is an ordained nun of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, and is currently posted at the Vivekananda Retreat in Ridgely, New York (https://ridgely.org). For many years, Shuddhatmaprana has been active in the publication work of the Ramakrishna Order, editing numerous books and articles. She has also written many articles and is the author of two books – The Divine World of the Alvars and Indian Saints and Mystics.


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0:00.0

Good morning everybody and welcome.

0:12.0

Our speaker today, Prabhaji Koshudmopmopraana, is a well-loved friend of our society and has spoken here several times.

0:23.6

She is an ordained nun of the Vedantia society of Southern California,

0:28.6

currently resident at the Vivekananda retreat in Ridgely, New York.

0:35.6

For many years, she's been active in the publication work of the Ramakrishna

0:40.6

order, editing numerous books and articles. She's also the author of two books,

0:48.4

The Divine World of the Alvars and Indian Saints and Mystics. The subject of her talk today is the joy of spiritual practice.

1:00.0

Mataji, thank you.

1:03.0

Sāhānavatu,

1:07.0

Sanabunaktu, Syryamkaravavahy

1:16.6

Tejasvinawadi,

1:21.6

Tamaidwishawanty, shanty, shanty, shanty shanty he. hey Now and then, Ramakrishna would visit various religious groups in Calcutta, just to gauge the religious condition of the city.

1:59.0

And once he told the following story.

2:04.4

He said, once I went to a meeting of a harisaba,

2:07.7

the preacher of the day was a pundit named Samadjai.

2:12.0

And can you imagine what he said?

2:15.0

He said in the course of his sermon, God is dry. We must make him sweet and fresh with our love and devotion.

2:25.2

Raman Krishna says, I was stunned to hear these words. Then I was reminded of a story. A boy once said,

2:34.1

at my uncle's house, there are many horses.

2:37.6

Oh, yes, his whole cow shed is full of them.

2:41.7

Now, if there was really a cow shed,

2:44.3

then horses could not be kept there.

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