Category Weekly Courses

Dama – Discipline through Japa

February 16, 2022 Review 1. Dhama –  Control of Senses Examples:-Control dopamine levels (pleasure). 2. Shama – Quietude of Mind Examples:-Change the relationship with the major distractions of life. Have a clean and organized environment. Story about a genie with infinite wishes –  There was…

Dama – Discipline through Japa

February 16, 2022 Notes by Rishi Nene Review 1. Dhama –  Control of Senses Examples:-Control dopamine levels (pleasure). 2. Shama – Quietude of Mind Examples:-Change the relationship with the major distractions of life. Have a clean and organized environment. Story about a…

artha  → rūpa → varṇa

February 10, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction The intelligence quotient (IQ) is a measure used to earn respect from others. The spiritual quotient (SQ) is a measure of how much we respect ourselves. Between the two, there…

Week 19: Akrodha

What are some of the triggers of anger? Three levels: Surface-level: a healthy body supports a healthy lifestyle.  Deeper: hurt– when our egos become hurt as a result of expectation Deepest: attachment– the main cause of anger Attachment leads to…

Bhagavan Bhaktabhaktiman

ViBha Class Notes: February 6, 2022 Often when we think of the Puranas, we typically think of a rakshasa who is engaged in that which is wrong and Bhagavan comes and destroys this rakshasa so that all is right. We…

Vairagi

Summary of last session ( February 5) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar. Shri Vijay ji started the session with some fascinating facts about Ramcharit Manas. After 600 years, the researchers are still coming up with new revelations every day.   Do you know…