Happiness Is Selfless Giving
April 12, 2023 Notes by Om Shreejay Review of last class We listened to a story where there was a boy who saw a pond with very unhappy fish. He dipped his hand in the water and his hand turned…
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Power of Satsanga
ViBha Class Notes – April 9, 2023 A seeker recently shared with Vivekji that – we have a tendency to make the Upanishad academic, so what we need to do is follow this academic perspective with that which is practical.…
Upanishad Course , Chapter 21 (contd)
Week 22 , Class 52, April 11 2023
Practice 33: ekante sukhamasyatam
April 6, 2013 Class Notes by Bhamin Chhatrapati IntroductionSuppose you are given the responsibility of facilitating diversity training for a department of your city in reference to Hinduism. It could be the marketing department, it could be the police department…
Happiness Is Self-Confidence
April 5, 2023 Notes by Aarya Mishra This class was taken by Shankarji about self-confidence. Self-confidence means that you feel confident about yourself. Story This is the story of Prahalada. There was a evil demon named Hiranyakashyapu. He was the…
Beyond Gunas through Bhakti
ViBha Class Notes – April 2, 2023 When we don’t feel well, we feel like we are held back. We can’t exercise as well, we can’t digest as well, we can’t think as well. Everyone of us is born with…
Knowledge destroys inferior thoughts
Summary of last session (April1) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Vijayji started the session by describing the importance of Vedas, Bhagvatam and Ramcharitmas in our scriptures. Bhagvatam is also called Mahapuranas (महापुराणा). Vedas direct us towards three paths, namely, Karmakand, Upasana…
Upanishad Course , Chapter 21 (contd) and Chapter 22
Week 22 , Class 51, April 04 2023
Practice 31/32: audasinyamabhipsyatam janakrpanaisthuryamutsrjyatam
March 30, 2023 Class Notes by Theo Stamoulis Introduction Our culture believes in 5 debts (rna): Recap Discourse Verse 4, Practice 31: audasinyamabhipsyatam Be indifferent to desire Absolute – Sanatana Dharma is such a lovely religion because it focuses on…
Happiness Is Eating Sustainably
March 29, 2023 Notes by Kirtish Sivakumaran This week, the class was run by Sapna Akka, our special guest. She came to teach us about healthy eating and tell us some ways to avoid wasting food. We started the class…