Week 6: Prioritization
10.19.22 Notes by Rishaan Sachania a) Time (e.g. which needs to be completed first) b) Whichever will help with our long term growth a) Intentions b) The ones that are the most difficult are the ones that help us grow…
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Practice 7/8: atmeccha vyavasiyatam nijagrhatturnam vinirgamyatam
October 20, 2022 Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction We should be punctual. In our ashram, we have our guru – Acharya Shankara – and we have our scriptures – Sadhana Panchakam. We must keep reflecting and keep feeling that…
Elements as Teachers
ViBha Class Notes: October 16, 2022 The original Ramayana is 24,000 shlokas and all of these verses are teaching a singular message — to be humble or humility. When Bhagavan Rama embodied Himself, He did this following Manava dharma. He acted in…
Upanishad Course , Chapter 16
Week 6 , Class 35, Oct 18 2022
Sati Repents
Summary of last session (October 15) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijay ji conducted the Ramcharit class in conjunction with Vanprastha Samvad workshop. He recapped the part of Ramcharit Manas story of Muni Bharadwaj and Muni Yagyawalk, where Muni Bharadwaj wants to…
Happiness is Empowering Yourself
October 12, 2022 Notes by Aryan Ramesh Review We learned about the 3 b’s. Be yourself- Don’t try to be anyone else Be courageous- Don’t shy away from challenges because those challenges will help you realize who you are. Be…
Happiness is Empowering Yourself
October 12, 2022 Notes by Aarya Mishra Review Sumanji reviewed the story from last class, where the lion thought she was a sheep. The longer she did sheep things, the more confused and uncomfortable she got. When another lion came…
Practice 6: bhavasukhe doso nusandhiyatam
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…
Finding our Faith
ViBha Class Notes: October 9, 2022 At the beginning of studying an Upanishad, traditionally we chant a Shanti mantra. This is because the study will be ineffective if we don’t have Shanti. Now, we have changed this tradition where the…
Informal Class
Week 5 (Class on 10/12/2022) We had an informal class! We hung out and shared our experiences in class!