Review
April 29, 2021 Class notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction Back in the day, people were engaged in sadhana which involved fire and had a system which involved arani. Arani has a top cup, a bottom cup and a rod. The…
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Week 30: Our Negative Tendencies
Notes by Dwija Ramesh Recap: Growing up is not a reflection of time. It is a reflection of our growth. When we strive for the higher, we must let go of the lower. Sacrifice: Be clear about what is the…
Rukmini Uvacha
In the culture of Sanatana Dharma, there are seven Moksha Dwara nagaris or cities. These are places where the focus is Moksha. Those who are more ritualistic minded, they feel that if one lives and dies here, one will be…
Sagun & Nirgun
Summary of last session (April 24) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijayji started the session by narrating significance of Ram Navmi. 21:3/4 Sat Tulsidas-ji talks about four kinds of Bhaktas (भक्त) who pray to Shri Ram and receive His blessings. These lines have…
What is Supreme?
April 22, 2021 Class notes by Rita Patel Introduction A toddler asks about themselves (jiva) A child asks about creation (jagat) An adult asks about consciousness (jagadeeshwara) Prince Arjuna’s questions flow in the same format. Each question of his evolves. …
Hanuman Jayanti
April 26, 2021 Notes by Vishva Sachania Vivek Ji lead our class this week, as we began with a guided meditation based on celebrating Hanumanji and Hanuman Jayanti! Sadly, this is Vivek Ji’s last week with Happy Hour. Practice: We…
Hanuman Jayanti
April 26, 2021 Notes by Om Shreejay & Pranavi Ananthanarayanan We started with a guided meditation to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti. This taught us to invoke tapa (toughness) to evoke shraddha (faith). We began Happy Hour on Jan 9, 2019 – 2.5…
Week 29: Sacrifice
Notes by Saadhvi Mamidi Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Great mantra that brings victory over death For us to relate – this is the death of ignorance We chant this to support all those suffering around the world Review of Last Class…
Engage in Samadhana
Kamadeva often feels that he is the most powerful and he tried to radiate this power on to Bhagavan Shiva, but he was overpowered by Bhagavan Shiva. So next, he tried to overpower Bhagavan Krshna. The Raasa Leela is also…
Medhavin – One Who is Always Trying to be Better
April 19, 2021 Notes by Aarav Luthra Lesson Om Medhavin Namaha – we admire the one who strives to become a better person. In order to improve, learn, and grow we need to overcome boredom. To overcome boredom, is to…