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Program of Study Recommended by Swami Tadatmananda

Follow the order shown in each category – from basic to advanced.
Items marked ॐ are essential – don’t skip them.

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Meditation

Infinite Peace: A Meditator’s Guide to Mind and Consciousness (1 video)
The Inner Journey – A Course in Meditation (42 short videos)
     Special Meditations (5 videos)
     Guided Meditations (48 audios)
     Mindful Awareness Meditations – by Vasanthiji (30 audios)
     Kundalini Yoga – as Envisioned by the Ancient Yogis (1 video)
     Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (38 audios with text)
     Nididhyasana – Vedantic Contemplation Please study Shankara’s Upadesha Sahasri chapter 10 (in “Vedanta Texts” below)
 
 
 

Upanishads

Katha Upanishad (29 Audios with text)
Kaivalya Upanishad (10 audios with text)
Mandukya Upanishad (8 audios with text)
     Amrita Bindu Upanishad (6 audios with text)
     Isha Upanishad (8 audios with text)
     Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (35 audios with text)
     Chandogya Upanishad (26 audios with text)
     Taittiriya Upanishad (27 audios with text)
     Mandukya Upanishad with Gaudapada Karika (30 audios with text)
 

Bhakti

     Stotra Chanting (18 videos)
     Vedic Chanting (13 videos)
     Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram by Vasanthiji (20 audios with text and meditations)
     Narada Bhakti Sutras (23 audios with notes)
     Padma Purana – Vrindavana Mahatmyam (27 audios with text)
     Morning Puja at Arsha Bodha Center (1 video)
     Songs for Children (13 videos)
 

Other Resources

Sanskrit

     Grammar
     Reading
     Chanting
 

Archives

     Finding God without Faith (1997, 8 audios)
     Spiritual Journey of Life (2002, 16 audios)
     Bhagavad Gita 2011-2015 (175 audios)
     Bhagavad Gita 2006-2009 (169 audios)
 

Special Events Talks (Shivaratri, etc)

     Talks 2023
     Talks 2022
     Talks 2021
     Talks 2020
     Talks 2019
     Talks 2018
     Talks 2017
     Talks 2016
     Talks 2015
     Talks 2014