Unitask
Notes by Aarav Luthra Today Vivekji was on the zoom call. We started off by sharing our favourite thing that happened this month. We reflected on how we felt while doing our favourite activity. Story: The story was about Ravana…
Ragini Ramesh
Surrender to Guru
Shri Vijayji started the session with Doha 1:1 which focuses on the glories of the Guru. By surrendering to the Guru, we are able to purify our mind and get clarity of the knowledge. 1:2 This Doha illustrates the importance…
What is Efficiency?
Class Notes by Prema Group Reflection question: What are ways in which you can shift your attitude from focusing on the results of your actions to focusing on your action? Recognize that we are not the sole doer of our…
DDV: Verse 5
Class Notes by Sharmila Bhagavan Krishna lived in Gokula, where “kula” means family and “Go” means cows, but it also means senses. Gokula became vibrant when Bhagavan Krishna came. The same applies to us, our senses become vibrant only with…
Vinoda Priya – One who loves humor
Notes by Om Shreejay Review of last class We reviewed the virtue of Kritatma (one who is self-made) that we studied in last week’s class. We learned that one who is self-made lives with intention, purpose, for a reason. Virtue for this…
Glory of Guru!
Shri Vijayji started his talk with Guru Geeta, Glory of the Guru and importance of Guru charan pooja. The feet of Guru are compared to the lotus, which is considered to be a special flower. He further analysed the word Anuraga (अनुराग)…
What is Grief
Class Notes by Rita Introduction One of the smears in Canadian history is the residential schools in which 150,000 indigenous children were forced into schools to become like a “typical Canadian”. Tens of thousands were sexually abused and thousands died…
Kritaatma – Self Made
Notes by Sanna Luthra Recap of prior classes:The first virtue we learned was Aniketa. It means the one who has no home. The second virtue we have learned is called Anushasana Priya, which means I admire the one who believes…
DDV: Verse 4
Class Notes by Bhargavi When Raja Chitraketu is mourning over his son’s death, Rishi Narada pulls out the jiva/ego from the body of the child that is wrapped up so that the King can ask him why did he have…
Kritaatma – Self Made
Notes by Aarav Luthra Review: The first name that we learnt about Gurudev is Aniketha. Aniketha means the one who has no home. We admire the people who feel comfortable anywhere. The second name that we learnt about Gurudev Anushasana…