October 13, 2022 Class Notes by Abhiram Bhashyam Introduction In our recent Devi sanga workshop, we came across the word jugupsā which is feeling a disharmony in your own personality: that the intellect is in one direction, the mind is…
October 6, 2022 – Class Notes by Bhamin Chhatrapati IntroductionThe 4 practices we have learned so far: 1. Read something inspiring for 20 minutes 2. Delete the word “BUT” from your vocabulary 3. Chant ‘I Offer All’ or ‘Samarpayami’ –…
September 29, 2022 Class Notes by Theos Stamoulis Introduction Everyone has heard that practice makes perfect. Everyone has heard that nobody is perfect. So, if you are a logical thinker, if practice makes perfect, and nobody is perfect, then why…
September 22, 2022 Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction Speaking on the topic “How to be successful in college and beyond from the perspective of Hinduism” at the University of Portland, one of the thoughts shared by Vivekji was to…
May 19, 2022 – Class Notes by Juie Deo Introduction Society is results- and utility-oriented which is an attitude of using. If we use a person, it makes us users of that person and that is an unhealthy attitude. We…
May 12, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction Bhagavan Krishna has shared with us ‘mama māyā duratyayā’ which means to free ourselves of our maya is extremely difficult. Yet in a community this feels possible and is possible. …
May 5, 2022 – Class Notes by Rahul Kuppachhi Introduction How does one know if one is living in matter or if one is living in the Spirit? Matter is that which is ever-changing, and if one leans in and…
April 28, 2022 – Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction Vedasya eashwara ca atmavat – The spirit of Bhagavan is the Veda. The Veda is described in many ways. The Veda can be described as the word of Bhagavan. The…
April 21, 2022 – Class Notes by Juie Deo Introduction We were free, we are free, we will always be free. This is especially important as we now enter the final five classes of this course. The final 20 steps…
April 14, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan At the end of Ramayana, there is a valedictory address – a dialog on ‘How to remember Shri Ram when he is not seen or physically with us’. Within this dialogue,…
