A Little Bit of Happiness Deepak Atri

Acharya Navneet is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur and Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Coimbatore. He is exposed to the best teachings of both the technical and spiritual worlds. In this episode, he unravels the mysteries of Advaita Vedanta and shows how they align with Quantum Physics.

Chapters:

0:00 - 04:36 Introduction

04:37 - 06:49 From IIT to Arsha Vidya

06:50 - 13:02 What is missing in our lives?

13:03 - 14:37 Discerning Reality

14:38 - 16:50 What is Advaita Vedanta

16:51 - 17:50 Symptoms of Dissatisfaction

17:51 - 22:13 The process of Advaita Vedanta

22:14 - 24:20 How to find out that we need Advaita Vedanta

24:21 - 30:21 Where to find the teacher

30:22 - 40:20 Quantum Physics and Advaita Vedanta

40:21 - 46:13 Why can’t we align Science with Faith

46:14 - 50:29 Meaning of Non-Duality and Consciousness

50:30 - 55:25 Understanding Sat Cit Ananda

55:26 - 58:06 Why we fall back to old habits

58:07 - 1:00:56 Why the knowledge does not naturally to us

1:00:57 - 1:04:58 Favorite Shlokas
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In episode 40 of the Little Bit of Happiness Podcast, we talk with Achala Sylwia Mihajlović, and understand the Devi Mahatyam as we explore the Divine.

Chapters:
0:00 - 04:42 Introduction
04:43 - 06:55 Origin of Devi Mahatmyam
06:56 - 11:07 King Suratha and Samadhi visit Sage Medha
11:08 - 17:01 The three forms of Goddess
17:02 - 20:41 Praise of Mahamaya
20:42 - 26:45 Madhu-Kaitabha
26:46 - 43:53 Mahishasura Mardini
43:54 - 51:03 The battle with Shumbha-Nishumbha
51:04 - 54:01 Dhumralochana approaches the Goddess
54:02 - 1:04:00 8 forms of the Goddess
1:04:00 - 1:08:08 How Devi kills Raktabeej
1:08:09 - 1:15:35 The learnings from the Durgā Saptashatī

Devi Mahatmyam is also known as the Durgā Saptashatī (दुर्गासप्तशती) or Śata Chandī (शत् चण्डी)[6] and Chandi Path (चंडी पाठ). Achala Ji takes us through the text and shares what the Goddess teaches us as she battles various daemons.

Achala Ji can be contacted from https://discoveringyouniverse.com/

In episode 39 of the Little Bit of Happiness Podcast, we talk with Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Founder of the Svantantra Institute, and go about the journey of understanding Tantra.

Timestamps:

0:00 - 0:33 Introduction

0:34 - 10:17 Dr. Kavitha’s journey

10:18 - 13:48 What is Tantra

13:49 - 14:49 Non-Duality in Tantra

14:50 - 20:29 What Tantra means today

20:30 - 32:10 Branches and Schools of Tantra

32:11 - 35: 20 Who should practice Tantra

35:21 - 42:20 Tantra and other Darsanas

42:21 - 58:06 10 Fundamental Tenets of Tantra

58:07 - 1:08:57 Importance of the Guru in Tantra

1:08:58 - 1:12:40 Tantra, Kundalini and Human Body

1:12:41 - 1:14:46 End goal of the practice

1:14-47 - 1:16:12 Favorite Shloka


We discuss the origins of Tantra, various schools, the Pravritti and Nivritti aspects, Tantra's relation to other Darsanas, its fundamental tenets, the role of the Guru, Kundalini, and the human body, and more. Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan is a practicing cardiologist with expertise in medicine, technology, writing, mysticism, art, and music. She has written four books, including The Heart of Wellness and Shakti Rising. She integrates spirituality and science to guide others in self-development, professional development, resilience, productivity, physician wellness, and burnout. She can be contacted at https://svatantra.institute/

Swami Advayatmananda Saraswati is a teacher of traditional Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. After renouncing his life as a software development manager in Silicon Valley, his guru, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, initiated him into the Dasanami monastic order.

In this episode, he shared his knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the problems we face, the solution, the journey of a seeker, and other stories to lead us towards happiness.

Swami Advayatmananda Saraswati established the Arsha Drishti center in California where he now leads and live-streams classes on the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and related texts. He also teaches classes in Sanskrit and the traditional commentaries of Adi Shankaracharya.

More information can be found at www.ArshaDrishti.org

In this episode, Swamini Chidekarasananda Saraswati explores 11 Chosen Verses from the Bhagavad Gita that take us through varius topics such as:

- The importance of the Bhagavad Gita today for the seeker and the common person.
- What is the problem that we are facing in our daily lives?
- The Cause of the problems
- The Mindset Shifts Needed
- Integrating Action with the wisdom

Swamini Chidekarasananda Saraswati is based in England and shares her knowledge of the shastra – Vedanta and The Bhagavad Gita, Sanskrit, Vedic and traditional Sanskrit chanting, kirtan, etc.

She is a sannyasini, having been initiated into the Paramahamsa sannyasa ashrama (a traditional renunciate lifestyle) by her Acharya, Swami Sakshatkrutananda Saraswati, the Chief Acharya and Chairperson of Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh.

Back in the UK, she met Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a traditional teacher of Vedanta, and started studying Vedanta under him. After completing the course, Swami Dayananda appointed Swamini Chideka ji as the Editor-in-chief of his Publications at Arsha Vidya Books and Publications Trust in Chennai, India. She spent more than three years there, editing various spiritual texts in Sanskrit and English, from Upanishads to talks on the Bhagavad Gita.

Shakti Caterina Maggi is one of contemporary spirituality's most authentic and profound voices. Presenting the message of Advaita and non-dual Tantra within a contemporary framework, Shakti offers, with compassion and great clarity, an inner technology for dissolving the contraction of suffering that traditionally accompanies each of our lives.

In this episode, Shakti leads us into a practical session on recognizing Awareness, how to live in the sacred space, and Non-Duality in daily life. She also talks about life challenges and dealing with grief and emotions.