Upanishad Course – Chapter 5
Week 9, Class 9, November 9 2021
Category Weekly Courses
sādhana → brahmacarya → ahiṁsā
November 4, 2021 – Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction When we are learning a second language, how we learned it was by incorporating some of the words (of the second language) into our first language. We were encouraged to…
Week 8: Titiksha
Notes by Dwija Ramesh Discourse: Virtue for today: Titiksha – fortitude Life is nothing more than a series of experiences. How we meet these determine if they are challenges or learning experiences. These come at us at three levels. Physical …
Satyam (Honesty)
November 3, 2021 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay Story In a faraway place, there was a boy name Arjun. He lived with his mom and grandfather in a small simple home. They didn’t have a lot of money so times were…
Satyam (Honesty)
November 3, 2021 Notes by Om Shreejay Story There was a child named Arjun who lived with his mother and grandfather. They didn’t have that much money, sometimes it was hard to get food sometimes. So, one day his mom…
Impossible is Possible
ViBha Class Notes: October 31, 2021 Typically, Shrimad Bhagavata is known as a katha or story, however it is not a katha but a Purana — that which is ancient, yet applicable. We have heard many stories that have no relevance to…
Rama Katha removes ‘karta’
Summary of last session (October 30) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar. Shri Vijay ji started the session with Guru mahima. Tulsidas-ji says the “Ram katha has been narrated by many Gurus and listened by a knowledgeable audience but it is still a mystery …
Upanishad Course – Chapter 4 (Contd)
Week 8, Class 8, November 2 2021
saṅkalpa → guru → kṛpā → prasāda
October 28, 2021 – Class Notes by Juie Deo Introduction Everything is made up of atoms. Atoms are made up of electrons, protons, neutrons, the God particle. Most of an atom is space. Intellectually, we can resonate with this that…
Vairāgya – Cheerful Acceptance
October 27, 2021 Review We are talking about the 9 virtues to be happy all the time. The first one we learned is Viveka – Prioritization. If we don’t remember what is important, we will regret it later on. The…