Titiksha – Endurance
April 13, 2022 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay Review We reviewed the first 5 of 9 virtues to always be happy: Viveka – prioritization, our ability to know what is important and do it – having a plan each day Vairagya…
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Titiksha – Endurance
April 13, 2022 Notes by Om Shreejay Review These are the virtues we have learned so far. Viveka – Prioritizing: Do what’s important and finish what you need to do. Vairagya – Cheerful acceptance: Cheerfully accept what happens. See the…
Upanishad Course – Chapter 12 (Contd)
Week 24, Class 24, April 12 2022
What is Maya
ViBha Class Notes: April 10, 2022 In our culture, we have a flow to follow samskaras. There are various systems of samskaras. The most popular now contain sixteen samskaras, and the sixteenth samskara is called Antyeshti – antya means final…
Navdha Bhakti
Summary of last session (April 9) by Shri Mohan Khandekar. Shri Vijayji started the session by explaining the meaning of the words Laxman and Laxmi. All their life they both have only one focus, Bhagwan (Vishnu, Ram). One gets freedom with knowledge…
Cheerful & Careful Channeling of Energy
March 30, 2022 Notes by Aarya Mishra STORY – A painter had been asked to paint a boat. He brought all of his supplies with him. He began to paint it a bright red, as asked. As he was painting,…
Cheerful & Careful Channeling of Energy
March 30, 2022 Notes by Ambika Mishra Story One day, a man was asked to paint a boat. He came, with his tools, such as the paints and brushes, and painted the boat exactly how the owner wanted it. While…
Week 27: Vivek & Vairagya with Shankarji
Sadhana Chatushtaya: Qualifications one needs to pursue happiness (there are 9 of them) Viveka (Prioritization) In order to prioritize we must understand what is important We should think about what is more conducive towards long term growth over short term…
śama → dama → uparama
March 31, 2022 – Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction Suppose we rewind to August 2021, what would you re-name this course? Vivekji’s observation is that Sadhana to Saadhya would be a befitting alternative name (in a heavier sense) for…
Bhagavat Bhava
ViBha Class Notes: April 3, 2022 Bhagavata describes Bhagavan. Bhagavan is the ends. Bhagavata also describes Bhakti. If there is an ends, there has to be the means. Bhagavata also encompasses the Bhakta, the one who is following the means…