upāsanā → pāpa →puṇya → ṛṇa
October 21, 2021 Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction Irrespective of how old we are, we have been taught to be the best in the world. This is an exhausting journey because there is no end. We have to unlearn…
October 21, 2021 Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction Irrespective of how old we are, we have been taught to be the best in the world. This is an exhausting journey because there is no end. We have to unlearn…
Notes by Meghnaa Vasudev The first virtue we are learning about this year is fearlessness. To become fearless we must first understand fear. We discussed what fear causes: insecurity, inability to focus, irrational thinking. We also anonymously shared our greatest…
ViBha Class Notes: October 17, 2021 If we analyze most of the people we know, including ourselves, the common thread is indecisiveness. What this indicates or what is deeper than this indecisiveness is that there is a doubt about who…
Week 6, Class 6, October 19 2021
Summary of class on October 16,2021 by Shri Mohan Khandekar. Shri Vijay ji opened the discourse by saying that Ramcharit Manas is a book of indicative meaning. If you have studied Vedas, dive deeper into it and get extensive connotation from it.…
October 14, 2021 – Class Notes by Rahul Kuppachhi Introduction The difference between Ṛtam and satyam is theory and application, respectively. We have to know what is right (Ṛtam), and then we have to abide by that (satyam). Our course…
Notes by Dwija Ramesh Recap: What is the manual that helps us live, survive and thrive? Our scriptures: teaches us how to relate with the world around us teaches us about our nature, Happiness how to realize our nature while…
October 13, 2021 Notes by Ambika Mishra Review Last week we discussed the 9 virtues. The first virtue was prioritization, otherwise called Viveka. Viveka helps us not regret things we skipped out of procrastination, and helps us have a better lifestyle.…
October 13, 2021 Notes by Aarya Mishra Review Shankarji reviewed our past virtue, which was Viveka or Prioritization. Viveka means to organize your days and tasks.Lesson Today’s virtue was Vairaagya which means Acceptance. To show what Acceptance can do to your life,…
Summary of class on October 9th, 2021 by Shri Mohan Khandekar. Vijay ji clearly explained that there aren’t answers in black and white for few questions. Every answer would depend on a person’s journey. Sometimes, the answer would make sense to…