Sanatana Dharma does not have a founder. It is wrongly known as Hinduism, the only “-ism” that should be associated with Sanatana Dharma is “universalism” which means it is open to anyone. Since not everyone is open to enjoying Sanatana Dharma, there are other…
Studies have shown that most car accidents happen close to home in familiar territories, and the reason for that is because we “take for granted” the roads and drivers. Extrapolating this, the people we take for granted the most are…
Vivekji started off the class by sharing some insights on the ongoing Annual Seva training that he was conducting last week. One key thought he shared was on Stress! Stress is just a thought. When one feeds that thought (constantly…
This course is about Meditation in Life. It encourages a lifestyle that emphasizes simplicity. Simpler the lifestyle, better your ability to engage in high thinking. If you are busy, you tend to be uptight; if you are distracted, more likely…
Our Upanishads teach “Prithivyaam Na Ashru paatayet” — We should not “cry”. Crying is to be interpreted as stress , anxiety or sadness which we should not be feeling or causing. But how? We fall to crying if we don’t…
Vivekji started the class by setting up the stage for why we are engaged in the study of our own Self. He recounted the story of Rishi Narada and his older brother Sanata kumara from Chandogya Upanishad. After being prompted…
Introduction:In the original Bhagavata, Bhagavan Brahma (the student) asks Bhagavan Narayana (the teacher), “Who am I?”. In the known Bhagavatam, Raja Parikshita (the student) asks Rishi Shuka (the teacher), “What should I do?” In the first 2 slokas of Bhagavatam,…
Weekly Discussion Subject September 2019 — ‘Evolving’ Week 1–Sep 12, 2019 Discussion SubjectWhy is Vedanta impractical? Week 2–Sep 19, 2019 Discussion SubjectWhat is the utility of not being materialistic? Week 3–Sep 26, 2019 Discussion SubjectHow do we know we are…
