The Axe of Non-Attachment Cutting Through Illusion Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda reflects on the Bhagavad Gita’s image of the “axe of non-attachment,” showing how renunciation is not a negative rejection of life but a turning from the lower to the higher. He explains that true detachment means loosening the hold of worldly desires, ego, and endless striving so that one can direct life toward God-realization, freedom, and immortality. 00:00 - Invocation 00:46 - Easter, immortality, and the promise of religion 02:46 - The axe of non-attachment in the Bhagavad Gita 06:34 - Christ as an ideal of renunciation 09:40 - Renunciation as the turning point in every yoga 18:02 - Detachment as moving toward the higher, not fighting the lower 28:51 - Beginning the search for the real 30:30 - Worldly devotion and true devotion to God

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The Axe of Non-Attachment Cutting Through Illusion Swami Sarvapriyananda is an episode from Vedanta Talks by Vedanta Society of New York.

This episode is 85:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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