Category Weekly Courses

bhāgya → deha

January 13, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction One of our main utsavas is Mahashivratri. Bhagavan Shiva has a crescent moon in his hair.  Often, it is described as a crooked moon, but because Bhagavan Shiva wears it,…

Śama -Quietude through Service

January 12, 2022 Notes by Rishi Nene Review 1. Viveka – Prioritization  Examples: -Plan what you’re going to do in a day. -Find what’s most important to least important. 2. Vairagya – Cheerful Acceptance  Examples:  – You don’t have control over…

Week 15: Looking Back, Part 2

by Sudarshan Atmavilas Class 8: Titiksha = Fortitude Life = Series of Moments (Experiences) of this World (of pairs of opposites) at: Physical Level – Heat & Cold Emotional Level – Joy & Sorrow Intellectual Level – Praise & Criticism…

The Bhakta of Bhaktas

ViBha Class Notes: January 9, 2022 In Sanatana Dharma, time is frequently compared to a snake. A typical snake moves slowly, in a stealth way where we are not even aware that the snake is present. Time is the same…

A Samvad

Summary of last session (December 18) by Shri Mohan Khandekar. Shri Vijay ji started the session by narrating the importance of reading Ramcharit Manas.  We have acquired this human body because of His grace and good karmas. The effect of reading and…

Week 14: Looking Back

Notes by Dwija January 10th, 2022 Review: Class 1: Why do things come with manuals? So that we know how to use the material and if something goes wrong, we can figure out how to fix it so it can…

Sudama Charitra

ViBha Class Notes: December 19, 2021 Raja Parikshita has been told that he is going to die in seven days in a specific way. How did he respond to this? He engaged in sanga of sat, associated with nobility. It…