September 29, 2022 Class Notes by Theos Stamoulis Introduction Everyone has heard that practice makes perfect. Everyone has heard that nobody is perfect. So, if you are a logical thinker, if practice makes perfect, and nobody is perfect, then why…
Week 3 (9/28/2022) Notes by: Abhir Naik Recap Happiness/Joy ≠ pleasure Any moments of pleasure are temporary quietude of mind Happiness = permanent quietude of mind Joy is tied to relative state of quietude of mind How do I reach…
ViBha Class Notes: September 25, 2022 Can we change our karma? — a young boy asked Vivekji. We can change our karma in two ways, Vivekji shared. One way is — That karma is going to be experienced, but we can make ourselves stronger…
Week 3, Class 32, Sept 27 2022
Summary of last session (September 23) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijayji started the session by explaining the importance of Mangalacharan. One must understand Mangalacharan to understand Ramcharit Manas. Just like one has to be a “fit student” to achieve Jeevan Mukti in Vedanta. The…
September 15, 2022 Story – Once there was a young girl who wanted to learn the secret of Happiness and went on to find the wisest person on earth. She wandered through the mountains, deserts, forests and plains to find…
September 15, 2022 Story – Once there was a young man who wanted to learn the secret of Happiness and went on to find the wisest person on earth. He wandered through the mountains, deserts, forests and plains to find…
September 22, 2022 Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction Speaking on the topic “How to be successful in college and beyond from the perspective of Hinduism” at the University of Portland, one of the thoughts shared by Vivekji was to…
Week 2 (9/21/22) PAQ Question: What is Happiness/Peace/Joy? What is the point of this Battle if there is no Peace? What is the purpose of all of our accomplishments if there’s no contentment in our lives? Pleasure: external (as a…
ViBha Class Notes: September 18, 2022 This first prayer shares that the Only One who can help us finally from this sense of incompleteness or dis-ease is Shri Krshna, is a Higher Presence. The second prayer which forms the first…
