Vedanta Society of Western Washington http://www.vedanta-seattle.org An accredited branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India. Seattle, Washington. Est. 1938 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sarada Devi – Symbol of Universal Motherhood http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/sarada-devi-symbol-of-universal-motherhood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sarada-devi-symbol-of-universal-motherhood http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/sarada-devi-symbol-of-universal-motherhood/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:11:43 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3928 by Swami Bhaskarananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/sarada-devi-symbol-of-universal-motherhood/feed/ 0 Vivekananda – Sri Ramakrishna’s Chosen Messenger http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/vivekananda-sri-ramakrishnas-chosen-messenger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vivekananda-sri-ramakrishnas-chosen-messenger http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/vivekananda-sri-ramakrishnas-chosen-messenger/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:33:42 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3924 by Swami Bhaskarananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/vivekananda-sri-ramakrishnas-chosen-messenger/feed/ 0 A Loving Saint http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/a-loving-saint/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-loving-saint http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/a-loving-saint/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:19:58 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3900 by Swami Brahmatmananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/a-loving-saint/feed/ 0 Meditation and Peace of Mind http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/meditation-and-peace-of-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meditation-and-peace-of-mind http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/meditation-and-peace-of-mind/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:17:58 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3895 by Swami Atmajayananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/meditation-and-peace-of-mind/feed/ 0 Why I am a Vedantist http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/why-i-am-a-vedantist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-i-am-a-vedantist http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/why-i-am-a-vedantist/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:53:44 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3891 by Swami Manishananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/why-i-am-a-vedantist/feed/ 0 The Karmically Challenged http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/the-karmically-challenged/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-karmically-challenged http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/the-karmically-challenged/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:10:28 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3887 by Swami Manishananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/the-karmically-challenged/feed/ 0 Understanding Resurrection http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/understanding-resurrection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-resurrection http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/understanding-resurrection/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:42:25 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3882 by Swami Bhaskarananda PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/understanding-resurrection/feed/ 0 Faces of God in the Age of Reason http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/faces-of-god-in-the-age-of-reason/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faces-of-god-in-the-age-of-reason http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/faces-of-god-in-the-age-of-reason/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:03:20 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3851 by Pravrajika Vivekaprana PLAY

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/audio-talks/faces-of-god-in-the-age-of-reason/feed/ 0 What is meant by “all beings are potentially divine.”? http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/ask-the-swami/what-is-meant-by-all-beings-are-potentially-divine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-meant-by-all-beings-are-potentially-divine http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/ask-the-swami/what-is-meant-by-all-beings-are-potentially-divine/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:48:56 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3839 Continue reading →]]> QUESTION: When Swami Vivekananda explains that “all beings are potentially divine,” is he referring to the paramata–that aspect of bhagavan which resides in all beings–referred to in Bhagavad Gita?

ANSWER: Yes, when Swami Vivekananda said that all beings are potentially divine, he meant thereby Brahman  that resides in every thing and every being.

]]> http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/ask-the-swami/what-is-meant-by-all-beings-are-potentially-divine/feed/ 0 If one were to take initiation in the Vedanta Society, would he or she have to give up other spiritual practices? http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/ask-the-swami/if-one-were-to-take-initiation-in-the-vedanta-society-would-he-or-she-have-to-give-up-other-spiritual-practices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-one-were-to-take-initiation-in-the-vedanta-society-would-he-or-she-have-to-give-up-other-spiritual-practices http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/ask-the-swami/if-one-were-to-take-initiation-in-the-vedanta-society-would-he-or-she-have-to-give-up-other-spiritual-practices/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:45:47 +0000 br_david http://www.vedanta-seattle.org/?p=3838 Continue reading →]]> QUESTION: If one were to take initiation in the Vedanta Society, would he or she have to give up other spiritual practices that have helped them along the way?  For example, would the spiritual teacher expect the disciple to give up use of a mantra learned through the practice of Transcendental Meditation or would it be okay for the practitioner to shape his or her own sadhana?

ANSWER: If other spiritual practices have been helping you, you need not go to any other teacher to have another mantra.

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