by Nina Bhattacharya “Let your hands and legs function, but let a part of your mind steadily hold on to the idea of the divine essence in you,” said Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. With this vision to anchor their efforts,…
RAW for Week 1 — Sep 17, 2020 Print out Prince Arjuna’s Questions. Read, write, and complete reflections. RAW for Week 2 — Sep 24, 2020 Whenever your mind is disturbed — drink a glass of water and feel that it is calming your mind. If…
Notes by Arnav Chugh RECAP: Reflections/Summary/Key points from previous week’s Class: We have been studying the science of right action Begins with rising to our responsibilities Responsibilities are opportunities for self-development Responsibilities are opportunities: Responsibilities come unasked with age Responsibilities are…
In our culture, we have four birthdays. Bhagavan’s birthday is the most important and we tend to celebrate it around Maha-Shivarati. Second is our Shastra’s birthday and we tend to celebrate that during Gita Jayanti. Third birthday is our Sadguru’s…
As a part of Navaratri, Sumanji led us through a virtual Bhagavati Durga Puja. We began our Class with invoking Devi Durga through beautiful bhajans sung by our own Saadhvi and Sumanji. Sumanji then walked us through the steps of…
When the ends are clear, the means become clear. When the end is not clear, neither is the means. In the study of Bhakti, there are two frameworks – Shanta Bhakti — when we have the feeling that ‘I am His’ or…
In North America, 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases has only increased, affecting the wellbeing of women and children alike. Troubled by these rising trends…
By: Arnav Chugh and Saadhvi Mamidi Notes by Arnav: Reflections/Summary/Key points from previous week’s Class: The “how” of the science of right action Reign in senses with the mind itself Engage our mind with the purpose Letting go of the outcomes Responsibilities are…
Vivekji started by re-reading the verse from Skanda 10:5:4 about purity: Objects gain purity by the passage of time or kala Bodies gain purity by snana or bathing Places become pure by shoucha or cleaning Actions become pure through samskaras…
With the eyes closed, invoke to evoke. Shri Shuka said, “Now came the most auspicious and favorable time, when the star Rohini was ascendant and all the other stars and planets were in a beneficent disposition. Peaceful silence reigned in…
