{"podcast":{"title":"Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda","slug":"vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976","podcast_index_feed_id":535976,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/9844c10b-e29e-4e7c-84d3-0bcdf6087a67","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/vedanta-talks","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/1/7/2/207e0d8d-9d6f-43bf-959e-2416abdc544e_6275436f8_avatars-000321514859-0u290y-original.jpg","author":"Vedanta Society of New York","episode_count":751,"summary":"Swami Sarvapriyananda delivers insightful talks on Vedanta at the Vedanta Society of New York, an institution founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1894. Vedanta, rooted in the ancient Vedas, is one of the world’s oldest and most expansive spiritual philosophies. It emphasizes the oneness of all existence, the divinity of the individual soul, and the harmony among all religions, offering timeless wisdom for personal and spiritual growth. Through these talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda explores profound spiritual truths, making Vedanta’s teachings relevant to modern seekers. Vedanta Society of New York ( https://www.vedantany.org ) Apple Podcast ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vedanta-talks/id1247628265 ) Spotify Podcast ( https://open.spotify.com/show/5IrDmqXhiGwwyQcIUjRhtB?si=5230a571d3f44da6 ) Donations to support Vedanta Society of New York gratefully accepted via Paypal ( https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7LWZY7RTLFPH4&ssrt=1728920976584 ) All Original Content © Vedanta Society of New York","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:21:15.796722+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976"},"episode":{"title":"Swami Sarvapriyananda & Robert Thurman on Consciousness, Vedanta, and Madhyamika","slug":"swami-sarvapriyananda-robert-thurman-on-consciousness-vedanta-and-madhyamika","published_at":"2026-07-06T00:07:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976/swami-sarvapriyananda-robert-thurman-on-consciousness-vedanta-and-madhyamika","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976","url":"https://www.vedantany.org","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/b9035faa-bf9c-4d81-8aa4-6ab921549107/stream.mp3","summary":"Join Swami Sarvapriyananda and the late Padma Shri Prof. Robert Thurman as they engage in a dialogue exploring the nature of consciousness through the lenses of Vedanta, Buddhism, and Madhyamika philosophy. A thought-provoking conversation on reality, self, and the deeper questions of human existence. This is a session from the International Conference on Vedanta at Stony Brook University in May 2026, organized by Vedanta Forum ( https://www.vedantaforum.org ). This dialog moderated by Mukunda Raghavan, is being posted here with their kind permission. Our sincere gratitude to the organizing team for making this event possible. 🙏 Please Support the Vedanta Society of New York http://www.vedantany.org/donate 🌐 Please Visit Us Website: https://vedantany.org Apple & Spotify Podcasts: https://www.vedantany.org/media-channels YouTube (Main Channel): / @vedantany YouTube (Archives): / @vedantanyarchives Facebook: / vedantany X / Twitter: / vedantany 📙 Books by Swami Sarvapriyananda https://www.vedantany.org/swamis-books Lecture Series by Swami Sarvapriyananda 📓 Introductory Lectures: https://www.vedantany.org/introductor... 📚 Vedanta Scriptures: https://www.vedantany.org/by-scriptures 🧩 Lectures by Topics: https://www.vedantany.org/by-topic 💬 AskSwami Q&A: https://www.vedantany.org/ask-swami-qa 📖 Scriptures Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda • Aparokshanubhuti | Swami Sarvapriyananda • Bhagavad Gita | Swami Sarvapriyananda • Brihadaranyaka Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriy... • Dṛg Dṛśya Viveka | Swami Sarvapriyananda • The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarv... • Isha Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda • Katha Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda • Kena Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda • Mandukya Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda • Mundaka Upanishad | Swami Sarvapriyananda •…","meta_description":"Join Swami Sarvapriyananda and the late Padma Shri Prof. Robert Thurman as they engage in a dialogue exploring the nature of consciousness through the len…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976/episodes/swami-sarvapriyananda-robert-thurman-on-consciousness-vedanta-and-madhyamika/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976/swami-sarvapriyananda-robert-thurman-on-consciousness-vedanta-and-madhyamika.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}