Swami Swatmananda

Swami Swatmananda completed the Vedanta course in Mumbai from 1998 to 2000 and has been serving in Chinmaya Mission Mumbai since 2000. He expounds the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta through talks on the Bhagavad Geeta, Upanishads and other texts of Vedanta and Bhakti through camps, meditation retreats, interactive sessions and discussions for youth and adults. Various mediums like theatre plays, treks, outdoor experiential learning programmes, music etc. are used by him.

Swami Swatmananda conceived and implemented Chinmaya Pradeep, an outdoor Vedantic vision park at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai that inspires everyone with the vision of Vedanta, Upanishads, Gita and Hindu culture through the life of Swami Chinmayananda. Several corporates have also been addressed by him. He holds weekly discussion groups on the Bhagavad Geeta for some of the top industrialists of India. (full bio)

Video/Audio Talks and Lectures

Upanishads

Isha Upanishad
14 classes (~90 mins each)
Kena Upanishad
12 classes (~60 - 90 mins each)
Katha Upanishad
72 classes (~60 mins each)
Prashna Upanishad
55 classes (~75 mins each)
Taittiriya Upanishad
5 classes (~40 - 80 mins each)
Kaivalya Upanishad
13 classes (~60 - 80 mins each)
Amritabindu Upanishad
10+ classes so far (~90 mins each)

Bhagavad Gita

Summary of Gita
65 classes (~90 mins each)

Explanatory Texts

Atma Bodha
27 classes (~70 mins each)
Sadhana Panchakam
7 classes (~90 mins each)
Tattva Bodha
22 classes (~60 - 90 mins each)
Vivekachudamani
152 classes (~60 mins each)

Practices

Karma Yoga
9 classes (~90 - 120 mins each)