Resources (talks, classes, events)
Talks/Retreats – Articles
- Wednesday Talk (08/07/24): Yoga Sutras 1.1 – Swami Chidekananda
- Sunday Talk (08/04/24): Cultivating Spiritual Habits in an Age of Distraction – Swami Chidekananda
- Can God-vision and television go together?
- Wednesday Talk (7/17/24): Yoga Sutras 1.33 – Skillful Means for Managing Difficult Relationships – Swami Chidekananda
- Sunday Talk (7/14/24): Ramakrishna in Kolkata – Swami Chidekananda
Talks/Retreats – Video links
2020 to present – Since early 2020, talks and events are live streamed on Zoom, and the video is archived to the Center’s YouTube Channel. Speaker’s notes are included in a link at the top of the YouTube video description (on the YouTube channel) when available.
2004 through 2019 – Previous year archives are audio only.
- Sun Talk (11/03/24): Island in Time – An exploration of Being by Swami Chidbrahmananda
- Fri. Class (11/01/24): Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Sun. Talk (10/27/24): Significance of Diwali by Swami Vinayakananda – Part 2
- Sun. Talk (10/27/24): Significance of Diwali by Swami Vinayakananda : Part 1
- Wed. Talk (10/23/24): Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Sun. Talk (10/20/24): Talk by Swami Vinayakananda
- Sun. Talk (10/13/24): Stories from the Chandi by Pravrajika Gitaprana
- Wed. Class (10/02/24): Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Wed. Class (09/25/24): Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Wed. Class (09/18/24): Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Wed. Class (09/11/24): Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Sun. Class (09/08/24): “Mind Is Everything” by Swami Chidbrahmananda
- Sun. Class (09/01/24): “Expanding River” by Swami Chidbrahmananda
- Wed. Class (08/21/24): Intro to Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Sat. Talk (08/24/24): The Transforming Power of Prayer – Swami Atmajnanananda
- Sun. Talk (08/25/24): From Doubt to Realization – Swami Atmajnanananda
- Wed. Class (08/28/24): Intro to Yoga Sutras – Swami Chidekananda
- Fri. Class (08/16/24): Swami Vivekananda’s Karma Yoga – Group Discussion
- Wed. Class (08/14/24): Yoga Sutras – Part 6 – Swami Chidekananda
- Sun Talk (08/08/24): Shraddha and Sharanam – Swami Arupeshananda
- Wed. Class (08/07/24): Yoga Sutras – Part 5 – Swami Chidekananda
- Sunday Talk (08/05/2024): Cultivating Spiritual Habits in an Age of Distraction – Swami Chidekananda
- Wed. Class (7/31/24): Yoga Sutras – Part 4 – Swami Chidekananda
- Sunday Talk (7/28/2024): Mantra Shakti – Swami Sarvadevananda
- Talk (7/29/2024): Shanti Gita – Part 1 – Swami Sarvadevananda
- Talk (7/27/2024): Ishta – Swami Sarvadevananda
- Talk (7/30/2024): Shanti Gita – Part 2 – Swami Sarvadevananda
- Talk (7/26/2024): Guru – Swami Sarvadevananda
- Wednesday Talk (7/24/24): Yoga Sutras 1.33 – 2 – Swami Chidekananda
- Sunday Talk (7/14/24): Ramakrishna in Kolkata – Swami Chidekananda
- Wednesday Talk (7/10/24): Yoga Sutras 1.33 – 1 – Swami Chidekananda
- Sun. talk (07/07/24): Life of Swami Vivekananda by Swami Veereshananda and Swami Paramananda
- Talk (4/29/2024): How to Serve the Divine in Human – Swami Harinamananda
- Brother Shankara Memorial Service (04/28/2024) by Swami Harinamananda
- Sunday Talk (3/17/24): Language of Compassion (Pt. 2 of 2), with Clarice L. Belcher
- Sunday Talk (3/3/24): Renunciation as taught by Sri Ramakrishna, with Swami Yogatmananda
- Retreat (3/2/24): The Non-duality in Christianity, with Swami Yogatmananda
- Sunday Talk (2/25/24): Memories of The Eternal Teacher, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (2/18/24): Language of Compassion (Pt. 1 of 2), with Clarice L. Belcher
- Sunday Talk (2/11/24): A Heart Attack Machine, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (2/4/24): Chaitanya’s Prayer — the Perfect Primer, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk & Discussion (1/28/24) on “Unfolding Happiness from Within” video
- Talk (1/22/24): Naren Will Teach, with Swami Sumanasananda
- Sunday Talk (1/21/24): Sri Ramakrishna’s Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/14/24): Mysterium Tremendum – The Great Mystery! with Br. Shankara
- Retreat, Day 2 (1/7/24): Yoga Philosophy and Vedantic Meditation, with Swami Satyamayananda
- Retreat, Day 1 (1/6/24): Yoga Philosophy and Vedantic Meditation, with Swami Satyamayananda
- Sunday Talk (12/31/23): May Your New Year’s Wish Come True — on Kalpataru Day! with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/24/23): Christianity As A Non-Dual Spiritual Path, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/17/23): When Mother Takes Your Offered Hand, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/10/23): “But…” – Facing Your Doubts and Fears, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/3/23): Jesus and Mary, with Pravrajika Vrajaprana
- Sunday Talk (11/26/23): Salvation, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/19/23): Revelation, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/12/23): Purification, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/5/23): Hallowe’en, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/29/23): Baal Shem Tov and the Practice of Love, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/22/23): What Deserves Your Attention – Open Forum
- Sunday Talk (10/8/23): Significance of Mother Worship, according to Sw Swahananda, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/1/23): with Swami Vinayakananda
- Retreat Talk, Part 1 of 2 (9/23/23): Vedantic Meditation (Pt 1), with Swami Dhyanayogananda
- Retreat Talk, Part 2 of 2 (9/23/23): Vedantic Meditation (Pt 2), with Swami Dhyanayogananda
- Sunday Talk (9/17/23): Contentment and Gratitude, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/10/23): You Touch Me, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/3/23): Little Victories, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (8/27/23): An Eternal Invitation, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (8/20/23): Spiritual Self-Care, with Br. Shankara
- (7/8/23): 2-Day Retreat on Ashtāvakra S̈aṁhitā, with Sw. Sarvapriyananda – Session 1 of 6
- (7/8/23): 2-Day Retreat on Ashtāvakra S̈aṁhitā, with Sw. Sarvapriyananda – Session 2 of 6
- (7/8/23): 2-Day Retreat on Ashtāvakra S̈aṁhitā, with Sw. Sarvapriyananda – Session 3 of 6
- (7/9/23): 2-Day Retreat on Ashtāvakra S̈aṁhitā, with Sw. Sarvapriyananda – Session 4 of 6
- (7/9/23): 2-Day Retreat on Ashtāvakra S̈aṁhitā, with Sw. Sarvapriyananda – Session 5 of 6
- (7/9/23): 2-Day Retreat on Ashtāvakra S̈aṁhitā, with Sw. Sarvapriyananda – Session 6 of 6
- Sunday Talk (6/11/23): What is a Bhakta’s Prayer? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/4/23): What Does the Bhakta Study? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/28/23): Why O Why? We Ask Why!, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/21/23): Open Forum on Jnana Yoga, with Ben Kemper
- Talk (5/15/23): What We Really Want, with Swami Sarvadevananda
- Talk (5/14/23): Mantra and Initiation, with Swami Sarvadevananda
- Sunday Talk (5/7/23): What, Are You Thinking? with Br. Shankara
- Annual Meeting of the Congregation, April 30 2023
- Sunday Talk (4/16/23): “The Way of A Pilgrim,” with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/9/23): An American Upanishad: “Song of Myself,” with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/2/23): “Cast the First Stone”, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/26/23): Must a Karma Yogi Practice Meditation?, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/19/23): Open Forum on Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/12/23): What Is “the Field of Action?”, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/5/23): Whose Karma Is It?, with Br. Shankara
- Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday Celebration (2/26/23)
- Sunday Talk (2/19/23): The Keys Are Yours for the Taking! with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (2/12/23): One Without a Second, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (2/5/23): The Master and Chaitanya MP Agree!, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/29/23): OPEN FORUM on Jnana Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Puja (1/22/23) Swamis Vivekananda and Brahmananda Birthday Celebration
- Sunday Talk (1/15/23): Letter to John Doe, with Br. Shankara
- Saturday Event (12/24/22): Christmas Eve Worship and Celebration, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/18/22): Holy Mother’s Birthday Celebration, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/11/22): Good King Wenceslas, Karma Yogi, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/4/22): What Do You Rehearse? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/27/22): Sri Ramakrishna’s Bhakti followed by an open forum, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/20/22): Giving Thanks, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/13/22): Thoughtful, Thorough, Complete! Instruction from Holy Mother – Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/6/22): The Witness Watcheth Disintegration, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/30/22): Halloween and the Goddess Kāli, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/23/22): What Is It You Are Trying to Quiet?, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/16/22): Open Forum on Jnana Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/9/22): The Significance of Mother Worship according to Swami Swahananda, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/2/22): The Pinnacle of Metaphysical Expression, with Pravrajika Vidyaprana
- Sunday Talk (9/25/22): Open Forum on Raja Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/18/22): One Dreamer, Three Dreams, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/11/22): One Dreamer, Three Dreams, with Gareth Young
- Sunday Talk (9/4/22): You Can’t Win If You Don’t Play, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (8/7/22): The Inward Journey and Spiritual Experience, with Swami Vinayakananda
- Sunday Talk (7/31/22): Open Forum on Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/24/22): The Three Gunas, PART 2, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/17/22): The Three Gunas — A Samkhya Primer PART 1, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/10/22): Your Spark of Reverence, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/3/22): Swami Vivekananda’s Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/26/22): Surrender, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/19/22): “A Godward Turn?” with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/12/22): Why Is This Dream so Compelling? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/5/22): “Something Wrong with Your Mantra?” with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/29/22): “The Equations of Maya” (according to John Dobson), PART 2 with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/22/22): “The Equations of Maya” (according to John Dobson), with Br. Shankara
- Talk (5/17/22): Mythology! What Did Swamiji Mean by That?, with Swami Sarvadevananda
- Annual Meeting of the Congregation (5/15/22)
- Sunday Talk (5/8/22): Not Knowing, with Gareth Young
- Sunday Talk (5/1/22): Consciousness Is Not Plural. What, Then, Are You? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/24/22): Guided Meditation and Open Forum on Raja Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/17/22): What Can You Expect from Meditation? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/10/22): “Ye Have Not Chosen Me…,” with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/3/22): Your Karma-Raja Cocktail! with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/27/22): The Wonder of Your Stardust Spacesuit, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/20/22): Open Forum on Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/13/22): Creativity — the Art of the Matter, with Br. Shankara
- Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday Celebration (3/6/22)
- Sunday Talk (2/27/22): Chaitanya’s Prayer — the Perfect Primer, with Br. Shankara
- Open Forum (2/20/22): Your Experience as a Member of Our Congregation, with Shailesh Pawar
- Sunday Talk (2/13/22): Mother’s Universe… Is It Real?, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (2/6/22): “Lovest thou Me?”, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/30/22): Modern Masters of Advaita, with Br. Shankara
- Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday Celebration & Puja (1/23/22)
- Sunday Talk (1/16/21): Vivekananda Webinar, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/9/22): Peeling the Onion of the Mind, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/2/22): Mental Renunciation — What is That?, with Br. Shankara
- Holy Mother’s Birthday Celebration and Puja (12/26/21)
- Sunday Talk (12/19/21): Raja Yoga of Lord Jesus Christ, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/12/21): St. Teresa of Avila, with Sister Eleanor Francis
- Sunday Talk (12/5/21): Is There a Proper “Attitude” for Raja Yoga? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/28/21): Karma Yoga of the Baal Shem Tov, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/21/21): Giving Thanks, with Br. Shankara
- Talk (11/20/21): Br. Shankara speaks to an Atlanta Roman Catholic Archdiocese Deaconate Formation Class
- Sunday Talk (11/14/21): Nature Is for the Soul! with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/7/21): Fall Festivals and the Goddess Kāli, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/31/21): Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12 — The Yoga of Devotion, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/24/21): Devotion and Renunciation, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/17/21): Setting Aside the Mirror, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/10/21): The Significance of Mother Worship, according to Swami Swahananda, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/3/21): Sinking Into Silence, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/26/21): Selflessness, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/19/21): Thou Shining, Everything Shines! with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/12/21): Waking from Maya’s Spell PART 2, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/5/21): Waking from Maya’s Spell, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/25/21): Swami Vivekananda’s Raja Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/18/21): Self discovery. Self actualization. Self realization., with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/11/21): How Well Do You Know Yoga? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (7/4/21): July 4th Celebration, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/27/21): Sri Ramakrishna’s Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/20/21): Who Acts? Who Experiences? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/13/21): Samkhya Cosmology, Part 2: The Three Gunas, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (6/6/21): 24 Principles of Your Being: Samkhya Cosmology, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/30/21): Open Forum on Bhakti Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/23/21): The Simple Secret of Centering Prayer, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday (5/16/21): Annual Meeting of the Congregation
- Sunday Talk (5/9/21): A Mother’s Love, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (5/2/21): The Bhakta’s Method of Meditation, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/25/21): The Equations of Maya, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/18/21): What Deserves Your Attention? with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (4/11/21): A Jnana Yogi’s Way of Life, with Br. Shankara
- Easter Sunday Talk (4/4/21): Father, Forgive Them…, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (3/28/21): Stages of Faith: Killing Lesser Gods – Dr. Loyd Allen
- Sunday Talk (3/21/21) Chaitanya’s Prayer: A Perfect Primer – Br. Shankara
- Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday Celebration and Puja (3/14/21)
- Swami Yogeshananda’s Memorial Service (3/13/21)
- Sunday Talk (3/7/21): Open Forum on Meditation, with Tom Carr
- Sunday Talk (2/28/21): Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4: Renunciation through Knowledge, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (2/21/21): Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3: Karma Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Swami Brahmananda’s Birthday Celebration & Puja (2/14/2021)
- Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday Celebration & Puja (2/7/2021)
- Sunday Talk (1/31/21): Swami Vivekananda’s Bhakti Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/24/21): Open Forum on Bhakti Yoga, facilitated by Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/17/21): Itty-bitty Austerities, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (1/10/21): Great Inconceivable Penances, with Br. Shankara
- Holy Mother’s Birthday Celebration and Puja (1/3/2021)
- Sunday Talk (12/27/20): The Transformation of Scrooge!, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/20/20): Christianity as a Nondual Spiritual Path, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/13/20): Earnestness and Persistence, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (12/6/20): The Importance of Satyagraha (insistence on Truth), with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/29/20): Are You the Reflected Glory?, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/22/20): Giving Thanks, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/15/20): “I Will Tell You a Secret,” with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/8/20): Swami Vivekananda’s Raja Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (11/1/20): Out on a High Limb! Patanjali’s Yoga, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/25/20): A Karma-Raja Cocktail, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/18/20): Significance of Mother Worship acc. to Swami Swahananda, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/11/20): Your Spark of Reverence, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (10/4/20): Self discovery. Self actualization. Self realization., with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/27/20): Baal Shem Tov and the Practice of Love, with Br. Shankara
- Open Forum on Bhakti Yoga (9/20/20), with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/13/20): Where There Is Love, with Br. Shankara
- Sunday Talk (9/6/20): A Little Improvement w/ Br. Shankara
- Talk: Anapanasati Sutta (Mindfulness of Breathing) – Gareth Young (7/19/20)
- Talk: What is This Center and Who is a Jnani? – Br. Shankara (7/12/20)
- Talk: What is This Center and Why are We Here? – Br. Shankara (7/5/20)
- Talk: A Raja Yogi’s Response to Transformation – Br. Shankara (6/28/20)
- Talk: Your Spiritual Practice and Raja Yoga – Br. Shankara (6/21/20)
- Talk: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Jnani Sage from Bombay – Ryan NeuCollins (6/14/20)
- Talk: The Profoundest Dimension: The Contemplative Way of Howard Thurman – Dr. Loyd Allen (6/7/20)
- Talk: A Karma Yogi’s Response to Transformation – Br. Shankara (5/31/20)
- Talk: Bhagavad Gita Chapter XII – Br. Dhruva (5/24/20)
- Meeting (audio only): Annual Meeting of the Congregation (5/17/20)
- Talk: A Mother’s Love – Br. Shankara (5/10/20)
- Talk: Sri Krishna’s Karma Yoga, Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 – Br. Shankara (5/3/20)
- Talk: A Bhakta’s Response to Transformation – Br. Shankara (4/26/20)
- Talk: Corona: Truths from the Tragedy w/ Dr. Bhagirath Majmudar (4/19/20)
- Talk: Resurrection – Br. Shankara (4/12/20)
- Talk: “Stopping the World” and the Journey to Ixtlan – Br. Shankara (4/5/20)
- Talk: “Not-Doing” and the Gathering of Power – Br. Shankara (3/29/20)
- Talk: Restraints and Observances of a don Juan Apprentice, Part 2 – Br. Shankara (3/22/20)
- Talk: Restraints and Observances of a don Juan Apprentice, Part 1 – Br. Shankara (3/15/20)
- Talk: Don Juan Matus — a brujo’s explanation – Br. Shankara (3/8/20)
- Talk: Setting Aside the Mirror – Br. Shankara (2/23/20)
- Talk: Life & Achievements of Shankaracharya – Swami Nirakarananda (2/16/20)
- Retreat Workshop: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Life based on “Five Stanzas on Spiritual Practice” by Adi Shankaracharya – Swami Nirakarananda (2/15/20)
- Talk: The Fruits of Spiritual Practice – Raj Chawla (2/9/20)
- Talk: Perfect Equanimity–a poem by Hafiz – Br. Shankara (2/2/20)
- Retreat Workshop: Decoding the Chandi – Swami Harinamananda (1/26/20)
- Talk: Mindfulness Meditation – Nina Guzzetta, M.D. (1/19/20)
- Talk: A Great Silence – Br. Shankara (1/12/20)
- Talk: Good King Wenceslas – Br. Shankara (1/5/20)
- Talk: Jesus Christ and Sri Ramakrishna – Br. Shankara (12/29/19)
- Talk: Complexity and Simplicity – Br. Shankara (12/8/19)
- Talk: The Story of Prahlada – Swami Yogatmananda (12/1/19)
- Talk: Giving Thanks – Br. Shankara (11/24/19)
- Talk: Framing Shakti: Mother Worship – Rita Bhandarkar Mathew (11/17/19)
- Talk: Fall Festivals and the Goddess Kali – Br. Shankara (11/3/19)
- Talk: Thomas Merton’s True Self and Its Roots in the Spirituality of Creation – Dr. Loyd Allen (10/27/19)
- Talk: Jainism and Vedanta: A Comparative Study – Uma Majmudar, PhD. (10/20/19)
- Talk: A Jnana Yogi’s Way of Life – Br. Shankara (10/13/19)
- Talk: Serenity – Br. Shankara (9/29/19)
- Talk: Feeling the Living Presence with Swami Bodhananda (9/22/19)
- Talk: Vedic Astrology – Ryan NeuCollins (9/15/19)
- Talk: Nonviolent Communication – Clarice L. Belcher (9/8/19)
- Talk: That Thou Art … connecting the dots – Br. Shankara (9/1/19)
- Talk: Why Endure the Separation? – Br. Shankara (7/28/19)
- Talk: The True Joy of Living – Swami Chandrashekharananda (7/21/19)
- Retreat: Karma Yoga Retreat – Swami Chandrashekharananda (7/20/19)
- Talk: Abandoning Selfishness – Br. Shankara (7/14/19)
- Talk: What Do You Rehearse? – Br. Shankara (7/7/19)
- Talk: Your Bhakti-Karma Cocktail – Br. Shankara (6/30/19)
- Annual Meeting of the Congregation (6/23/19)
- Talk: Your Spiritual Father’s Guiding Hand – Br. Shankara (6/16/19)
- Talk: Holy Mother’s Assurances – Br. Shankara (6/9/19)
- Talk: Seven Sayings of Swami Prabhavananda – Br. Shankara (6/2/19)
- Talk: Sage Vasishtha, Adi Shankaracharya, Swami Vivekananda, Ramana Maharshi – Br. Shankara (5/26/19)
- Talk: What Deserves Your Attention? – Br. Shankara (5/19/19)
- Talk: The Non-dualism of Sri Sarada Devi – Br. Shankara (5/12/19)
- Talk: What Is the Jnana in Jnana Yoga? – Br. Shankara (5/5/19)
- Weekend Retreat with Swami Nirakarananda
Talk: The Spiritual Journey (4/26/19)
Raja Yoga Retreat (4/27/19)
Talk: The Significance of Worship (4/28/19) - Talk: Christ the Yogi – Br. Shankara (4/21/19)
- Talk: Self discovery. Self actualization. Self realization. – Br. Shankara (4/7/19)
- Talk: Principles of the Baal Shem Tov – Br. Shankara (3/31/19)
- Talk: Metaphors Be with Us! – Br. Shankara (3/24/19)
- Talk: Mind Your OM Business – Br. Shankara (3/17/19)
- Puja: Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday Celebration (3/10/19)
- Talk: The Phenomenon of Sri Ramakrishna – Br. Shankara (3/3/19)
- Talk: Chaitanya’s Prayer: The Perfect Primer – Br. Shankara (2/24/19)
- Puja: Swami Brahmananda’s Birthday Celebration (2/17/19)
- Talk: Decoding the Chandi – Swami Harinamananda (2/10/19)
- Talk: The Equations of Maya! – Br. Shankara (2/3/19)
- Talk & Puja: Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday Celebration (1/27/19)
- Talk: Swami Vivekananda’s Jnana Yoga – Br. Shankara (1/20/19)
- Open Forum on Jnana Yoga – facilitated by Br. Shankara (1/13/19)
- Talk: Adi Shankaracharya’s Jnana Yoga – Br. Shankara (1/6/19)
- Talk on Mother’s Hands and audio from Holy Mother’s Puja – Br. Dhruva (12/30/18)
- Swamiji’s Raja Yoga and The Wizard of OZ — Part 2, the Story Baum Told – Br. Shankara (12/23/18)
- Overcoming the Obstacles to Meditation – Swami Sarvadevananda (12/22/18)
- Fundamental Practices Before Meditation – Swami Sarvadevananda (12/21/18)
- Why Is Swami Vivekananda So Relevant Today? – Swami Sarvadevananda @ Global Mall in Norcross (12/20/18)
- Christ the Messenger – Br. Shankara (12/16/18)
- Swamiji’s Raja Yoga and The Wizard of Oz, Part 1, the Background – Br. Shankara (12/9/18)
- What Can You Expect from Meditation – Br. Shankara (12/2/18)
- Talk: Prabuddha America – Awakened America – Swami Atmarupananda (11/25/18)
- Retreat on Karma Yoga – Swami Atmarupananda (11/24/18)
- Giving Thanks – Br. Shankara (11/18/18)
- Your Spiritual Mother’s Guiding Hand – Br. Shankara (11/11/18)
- The Master’s Story – Part 2 – Br. Shankara (11/4/18)
- Fall Festivals and the Goddess Kali – Br. Shankara (10/28/18)
- Durga Puja and Talk – Br. Dhruva, pujari (10/21/18)
- The Significance of Mother Worship, according to Swami Swahananda – Br. Shankara (10/14/18)
- Talk: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, I & II – Swami Yogatmananda (10/7 & 8, 18)
- Talk: Discipleship – Patrick Horn (10/07/18)
- Talk: The Master’s Story – Br. Shankara (9/30/18)
- Talk: Abhayam as declared by Lord Krishna in Chapter 16 – Swami Japananda (9/23/18)
- Talk: Daily Spiritual Practice for Householders – Swami Bodhananda (9/16/18)
- Talk: The Harmony of Religions – Patrick Horn (9/9/18)
- Talk: What is This Center and Why are We Here – Br. Shankara (9/2/18)
- Talk: Mantra & Meditation – Br. Shankara (7/29/18)
- Talk: What Patanjali Means by Power and Freedom – Br. Shankara (7/22/18)
- Weekend Retreat: The Deep Significance of the Yamas & Niyamas – Swami Chandrashekharananda (7/14 & 15/18)
- Talk: The Irresistible Power of Satyagraha – Br. Shankara (7/8/18)
- Talk: The Purpose and Practices of Patanjali’s Yoga – Br. Shankara (7/1/18)
- Talk: Bhakti According to Sri Krishna (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12) – Br. Dhruva (6/24/18)
- Talk: The First Step to Freedom – Patrick Horn (6/17/18)
- Talk: Introduction to the Enneagram – Rev. Jill Ulrici (6/10/18)
- Talk: Seeing the Living Photos of Sri Ramakrishna – Swami Harinamananda (6/3/18)
- Talk: Say ‘Thou – Thee – Thine’ – Br. Shankara (5/27/18)
- Annual Meeting of the Congregation – VCA Board of Directors, Br. Shankara (5/20/18)
- Talk: Chaitanya’s Prayer, the Perfect Primer – Br. Shankara (5/13/18)
- The Phenomenon of Sri Ramakrishna – Br. Shankara (2/11/18)
- Sri Krishna and the Field of Action – Br. Shankara (2/4/18)
- Worthiness & Value – Pravrajika Vidyaprana (1/28/18)
- Cracking Consciousness: Current and Classic Approaches – Pravrajika Vidyaprana (1/26-27/18)
- Swami Brahmananda Birthday Celebration, 2018 (1/21/18)
- The Treasure Box Is Yours to Open – Br. Shankara (1/14/18)
- Swami Vivekananda Birthday Celebration, 2018 – Bhagirath Majmudar (1/7/18)
Classes
Classes are held on Zoom, and archived to our YouTube Channel. Each class has its own playlist. Click on any link below to watch all posted videos for that class. Videos of currently running classes are posted with most recent ones first.
Current Classes
- Tuesday 7:30pm Class (playlist)
– Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Nikhilananda) - Wednesday 7:30pm Class (playlist)
– Realizing God (Prabhavananda) - Saturday 12pm Class (playlist)
– Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta (Prabhavananda)
Completed Classes
These class have ended; enjoy the archives!
Videos of archived classes are posted in chronological order.
- Christ the Messenger – archive (2024)
by Swami Prabhavananda - Divine Grace – archive (2023 to 2024)
by Swami Ranganathananda - How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali – archive
translation by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood - Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God – archive (2023)
translation by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood - Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine Play – archive
by Swami Chetanananda - Divine Grace – archive
by Swami Ranganathananda - Love Poems from God – archive
by Daniel Ladinsky - Jnana Yoga – archive
by Swami Vivekananda - Realizing God – archive
by Swami Prabhavananda - Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God – archive (2020)
translation by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood