Here Swami Medhananda shares his journey into Vedanta and reflects on the living relevance of Hinduism’s philosophical traditions. He explores the distinctions between Shankara’s Advaita and Ramakrishna’s Vijnana Vedanta, the dance between devotion and nonduality, and how the Gita and Upanishads offer practical guidance. With insight into suffering, identity, and spiritual integration, this conversation invites us to embody pure consciousness in everyday life.