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Brahmajnana, Yoga and Dharma are the three essentialities of Hinduism; wherever it travels, these three must spread. Shankara's philosophy may compel the homage of the intellectual, Sankhya attract the admiration of the analytical mind, Buddha capture the rationalist in search of a less material synthesis than the modern scientist's continual Annam Brahma [Matter is Supreme], but these are only grandiose intellectualities. The world at large does not live by the pure intellect...

A goal of life, a practice of perfection and a rational, yet binding law of conduct, - these are man's continual quest, and in none of these demands is modern Science able to satisfy humanity. In reply to all such wants Science can only cry, Society and again Society and always Society. But the nature of man knows that Society is not the whole of life. Yajnavalkya's universal dictum stands: a man loves and serves Society for the sake of the Self and not for the sake of Society.

What Science could not provide, India offers: Brahman for the eternal goal, Yoga for the means of perfection, dharma (swabhava-niyatam karma) for the rational yet binding law of conduct. Therefore, because it has something by which humanity can be satisfied and on which it can found itself, the victory of the Indian mind is assured.

SivAnanda laharii pravachanam (discourse) in telugu (realaudio)

Please contact Sri Madhurakavi Markandeya Sarma (mmsarma@vsnl.com) for more information. He is the producer and owner of all the rights for this work. Later, I learnt that Rushipeetham Audios is also selling Sivanandalahari CDs (as a 6 CD set). I don't know anything about the Rushipeetham version nor do I have it.

There is a webpage for
ONLINE PURCHASE
of Sri M.M.Sarma's CDs (not those of Rushipeetham). Please visit it for pricing information and purchase.

He produced the whole program out of his own pocket and is now in deep financial trouble due to lack of patronage from people like us. Purchasing these CDs will help him at least break even and produce more of such excellent works. So please contribute to this good cause.

Listen to parts of this excellent and enlightening pravachanam and you'll know why it is an invaluable treasure!
The version I provide here for online streaming is the NumTV version (I could record only the first 7 episodes with a total length of 3 hrs) which has been edited to fit the time constraints of the TV channel.

The released CD set contains the full version (much longer: 17hrs 45 min. in 18 CDs of excellent audio quality) as well as the original unedited pravachanam recording with much more elaboration including a detailed explanation of the significance of Nataraja and His Cosmic dance (comes in volume 2).