{"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":"The Happiness Guarantee: Insights from Vedanta | Dr. Janki Santoke","slug":"the-happiness-guarantee-insights-from-vedanta-dr-janki-santoke","published_at":"2026-05-04T15:30:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976/the-happiness-guarantee-insights-from-vedanta-dr-janki-santoke","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976","url":"https://www.vedantany.org","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/223b6442-360f-449e-bf71-feb64e21e897/stream.mp3","summary":"Dr. Janki Santoke explores the Vedantic understanding of happiness, explaining that lasting joy cannot be found in external objects, achievements, relationships, or even spiritual institutions, but must be discovered and cultivated within oneself. She defines happiness as the cessation of mental agitation, traces agitation to desire, and shows how Vedanta offers a practical path through karma yoga, bhakti yoga, and jnana yoga to purify the mind, sharpen the intellect, reduce desires, and move toward true peace, self-mastery, and ultimately Self-realization. Dr. Janki Santoke (PhD, Philosophy) is a senior disciple of world-renowned guru, Swami A. Parthasarathy. She has spent more than three decades disseminating the knowledge of Vedanta to the general public, helping enhance the quality of their lives. She facilitates this through online weekly sessions, public talks, workshops, seminars, retreats and written articles. To learn more, please visit: https://janki.santoke.com This talk was recorded on April 19, 2026. 🙏 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…","meta_description":"Dr. Janki Santoke explores the Vedantic understanding of happiness, explaining that lasting joy cannot be found in external objects, achievements, relatio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4021,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vedanta-talks-swami-sarvapriyananda-535976/episodes/the-happiness-guarantee-insights-from-vedanta-dr-janki-santoke/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/the-happiness-guarantee-insights-from-vedanta-dr-janki-santoke.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}