Narada Bhakti Sutra, Sutras 51 and 52
Week 19, Class 17, Feb 13 2024
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Guru Lakshanam
Subodha Vedanta Class Notes – February 11, 2024 What does the word Shanti mean in English? When we are peaceful, that is when we finally feel full. When we have a sense of fulfillment, what do we do then? Most…
Shiva Gita
Summary of last session (February 10, 2024) by Shri Mayank Patel Ram Charit Manas Shri Vijayji explained that maybe one in millions gets Ramakar vratti in mind even after seeking Rama’s darshan (Brahman) constantly for months and years. Then he…
Invaluable Values
February 7 2024 Notes by Devank Narayan Review: Last time we talked about how you should value your relationships more than an object because someone you love is more important than something like an Ipad. There was a story where…
Invaluable Values
February 7 2024 Notes by Om Shreejay Review: Last week we heard the story of Kiran who was stuck in a freezer at an ice cream factory. Anything he thought of would appear, but not people he loved. As he…
Review/Test Questions 1 to 31 & Questions 63 to 65: What, if given up one will not feel sorrow, become richer, and help one feel happy?
February 8, 2024 | Class Notes by Ameya Madduri Introduction Through a personal experience of donating plasma, Vivekji realized that “when the body starts to feel pain, it shuts down”. (segue to Pareeksha…!) Pariksha (Test) 10 Questions based on Questions…
Qualities of a Sadhaka
Subodha Vedanta Class Notes – February 4, 2024 We should internalize that there is power in words. We chant Om Sahana Vavatu meaning – May we be safe. The second facet of this most universal prayer is Sahanau Bhunaktu. Sahanau…
Narada Bhakti Sutra, Sutras 49 and 50
Week 18, Class 16, Feb 06 2024
Parvathy’s Request
Summary of last session (February 3, 2024) by Shri Mayank Patel Shri Vijayji started explaining the importance of moksha purusartha, that if not practiced then the life is wasted as per Sanatana Darshan. Though there is no order of practicing four…
Questions 56 to 62: Which is the best of all gains? Which is the best kind of happiness? What is the highest virtue in this world? What is the dharma which always bears fruit? What should one control to avoid grief? Whose association never goes in vain? What, if given up, makes one dear to all?
Feb 1 2024 Class Notes by Usha Chazhiyat Introduction One night a wife had come home and her husband asked, how was the satsang. She shared with her husband that she got there late and she could only catch a…