Thinking about It
Do you ever stop and think about why you do what you do everyday?
Australian psychologist turned Hindu Monk, Swamini Supriyananda, provides insightful answers to your contemporary questions and challenges. Her captivating anecdotes, infused with the philosophies of the ancient Hindu teachings, are guaranteed to inspire us to think about it!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 337
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
We Must...Create our Destiny
Our mind is a powerful tool and all it takes is just one thought. One thought to make us or break us. How can one thought be the centre of it all? Swamini Supriyananda brilliantly explains the domino…
00:14:59 |
Wed 09 Sep 2015
Superpower Series - Akrodha
Anger can be unanimously declared as one of the least admirable emotions of humans, as we can all easily say that anger brings out the worst in us. Swamini Supriyananda discusses how anger can destro…
00:11:33 |
Wed 08 Jul 2015
Superpower Series - Compassion
The common belief to being compassionate would be to love empathetically. After understanding the problem at hand, the common man would want to display his/her love in whichever best way possible. Ho…
00:12:01 |
Wed 01 Jul 2015
Superpower Series - Satyam 2 (Truthfulness)
Being truthful is a twofold quality: honest with yourself, and honest with others. Many of us can manage the latter, however struggle when it comes to the former. Swamini Supriyananda explores the id…
00:13:58 |
Wed 24 Jun 2015
Superpower Series - Satyam 1 (Truthfulness)
As a child we are told, do not lie. But being truthful definitely has to be beyond "not lying". What is the truth? Swamini Supriyananda uses the findings of research and her understanding of the scri…
00:12:41 |
Wed 03 Jun 2015
Superpower Series - Ahimsa (Non-violence)
Ahimsa, being synonymous to Mahatma Gandhi, makes this super power seem so unattainable. Swamini Supriyananda breaks down the essence of this quality, makes us aware on how often we are being 'violen…
00:12:15 |
Wed 27 May 2015
Super Power Series: Generosity 1
What does it mean to be kind, and why should we be kind in this world where everyone is just looking out for themselves? All scriptures ask us to share, or to keep giving - but why is this so importa…
00:10:50 |
Wed 01 Apr 2015
Superpower Series - Fearlessness 1
The first quality Swamini Supriyananda dwells upon is fearlessness. She begins by explaining the relationship between love and fear, and with her logical analysis we can only question how this though…
00:10:45 |
Thu 05 Mar 2015
The Super Power Series - Introduction
Swamini Supriyananda begins her new series, called the super power series. We all want to be extraordinary, and in that search we often don't realise its not just the work we do or the mark we leave …
00:08:33 |
Wed 11 Feb 2015
The art of Reflection - Mananam
We often think that listening to the scriptures itself is a good deed. However there is no transformation until what is heard is put into practice. Reflection is a word many seekers get confused with…
00:06:56 |
Wed 28 Jan 2015
The art of Listening - Shravanam
Listening is one of those processes we take for granted. Assuming that there is nothing more to it than just hearing what the other person has said. However, there are many different forms of listeni…
00:10:02 |
Sat 24 Jan 2015
Glory of Self Knowledge
We often feel stuck in a rut, or stuck in some sort of cycle in our daily life. Swamini Supriyananda discusses the importance of knowing who we really are to get out of this bondage/vicious cycle.
00:09:49 |
Wed 14 Jan 2015
Glory of Self Effort
We often feel that we need things to change around us, yet we don't know how. Swamini Supriyananda gives us insight into how we have to change before we see the change.
00:07:35 |
Sat 10 Jan 2015
Qualifications of a Seeker 11
The power of love is one that should never be underestimated, and Swamini Supriyananda gives us a glimpse into this. It is said in the Vivekachudamini (a spiritual text by a great Hindu master, Adi S…
00:10:51 |
Wed 17 Dec 2014
Qualifications of a Seeker 10
The last qualification of the six-fold qualities of a seeker is single-pointedness. Swamini Supriyananda gives us insight into how we can move away from our multi-pointed process of dealing with situ…
00:08:49 |
Wed 10 Dec 2014
Qualifications of a Seeker 9
Swamini Supriyananda discusses what faith truly means, and how people are often misunderstood and misled by the term "blind faith". Faith is a sentiment we all have, yet we are afraid to direct it to…
00:09:33 |
Wed 03 Dec 2014
Qualifications of a Seeker 8
"When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade" is the essence of the quality of endurance required for a seeker. Swamini Supriyananda not only dwells on the meaning of endurance, but why it's import…
00:07:08 |
Wed 26 Nov 2014
Qualifications of a Seeker - 7
"Poor Me , Lucky Them" attitude is something we all often face. Whilst, we may feel the grass is greener on the other side; Swamini Supriyananda gives insight into how we can change our perspective o…
00:08:44 |
Wed 05 Nov 2014
Qualifications of a seeker - 6
As a seeker, we need to be able to maintain the stillness of our mind in the everyday world. Swamini Supriyananda discusses the technique of meditation in our day-to-day life and the benefits of hold…
00:06:57 |
Tue 28 Oct 2014
Qualifications of a Seeker - 5
Swamini Supriyananda moves on to the 3rd qualification within the sixfold qualities as broken down in the Hindu scriptures. This 3rd qualification is the stillness of the mind. She simplistically exp…
00:08:06 |
Wed 27 Aug 2014
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