Happiness is Growth through Goals
January 18, 2023 Notes by Maya Raman Review For our last class of 2022, we heard a story about a young man and a wise sage. The wise sage took the young man all the way to the river to…
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Upanishad Course, Chapter 18
Week 12 , Class 41, Jan 17 2022
Naradji Suggests Tapah
Class Summary Jan 14, 2023 Vijayji starts by declaring that Rama Charita Manas in not just a story, it is full of concepts that are drawn from the Upanishads, which are directly from Vedas. Shri Rama is pure, nirgun and nirakar Brahman,…
Practice 16: srutisirovakyam samakarnyatam
December 15, 2022 Class Notes by Abhiram Bhashyam Introduction When we were growing up and learning about math and science, the concept of infinity was shared. In our understanding, we knew that no combination or permutation of the finite can…
Happiness Is in Doing the Small Things Well
December 14, 2022 Notes by Ambika Mishra This being the last class of the year, we started out by discussing what we wanted to do as our new year resolutions. Some of the ideas shared were to do Japa/meditation, be…
Happiness Is in Doing the Small Things Well
December 14, 2022 Notes by Aarya Mishra This being the last class of the year, we started out by discussing what we wanted to do as our new year resolutions. Some of the ideas shared were to do Japa/meditation, be…
Upanishad Course, Chapter 17 (contd)
Week 11 , Class 40, Dec 13 2022
Direct the Mind
ViBha Class Notes: December 18, 2022 This morning, Vivekji posted a RAD from Shri Ramakrishna on our social media, “Divine love is an end in itself. It exists potentially in all human hearts, but in the case of bound creatures,…
Rama – Eka
Class Summary – Dec 17 2022 Vivekji starts by referencing the area in Lanka where Shri Hanuman landed – fact based. Ramayana is also practical scripture. Rama Katha helps us not be trapped in selfishness and negativity. Shri Rama is all about…
Focus leads to Contentment
ViBha Class Notes: December 11, 2022 One of the greatest personalities that loved/loves God is Shri Ramakrshna. He loved/loves Bhagavan Krshna so much that he engaged in the upasana of Bhagavati Radha. Upasana is a technique where you become who…