Sannyasi – One Who Lives Simply
March 29, 2021 Notes by Om Shreejay Review – We reviewed the virtue of vinaya sheela – which means “I admire the one who is humble”. 3 rules to practice humility – No job or task is too small for…
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Pranams to Sita Mata
Summary of last session (March 27) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijayji started the session by reciting Shloka 4 of pratham sopan of Balkand which sings Glories of Seeta, Muni Valmiki (Kavishwar) and Hanumanji (Kapishwar)He then captured the essence of Sortha 17. 17:1 Tulsidasji offers his pranam to Kings Sugreev, Jambvant…
Pariksha
Mar 25, 2021 Class Notes by Rita Patel Introduction In our culture, 2 great leaders were Bhagavan Rama and Raja Prithu. The word Prithvi, meaning Earth, came from Prithu because he cared for the Earth as a daughter. He shared…
Week 25: Parable of the Farmer
Notes by Dwija Ramesh Recap: Many people with pleasure, position and possession do not realize the purpose of life as we have come to know. Once these people lose that status, they lose every bit of respect. Jeff Bezos Wealth…
Dialogue with Vivekji
March 22, 2021 Notes by Sanna Luthra & Sidh Sridhar We had Vivekji as our guru this class, and we started the lesson with a practice. Practice: Focused on flame of candle No distractions, eyes just staring at candlelight When…
Dialogue With Vivekji
March 22, 2021 Notes by Aarav Luthra & Aarya Mishra This week we had an all dialogue class with Vivekji. Q. What is incorrect about finding happiness in objects and particularly people like grandparents? A. If we try to get…
Choose Peace
We continued with our third Pareeksha, based on the content shared in January and February of 2021. Here are the next set of Questions and the corresponding responses- 9. What did Bhagavan Krshna do in Chaturmasya? Bhagavan Krshna observed nature…
Learning from Shri Lakshmana
Summary of last session (March 20) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji Shri Vijayji started the session with explanation of hidden meaning of Ramcharitmanas. One may not find the exact meaning in the words of this beautiful poetry. We have to “dig deep” to…
Seek Peace, Live Rightly
We continued with our pareeksha, based on the content shared in November and December of 2020. Here are the next set of Questions and the corresponding responses – 5. Why is renunciation not possible? All emerges, exists and ends in…
Vinayasheela – One Who is Humble
March 15, 2021 Notes by Vastavi Choudhari Om Vinaya-Sheelaya Namah- I admire the one who is humble. What does it mean to be humble? It is when you show modesty to one’s importance. Story: There was a man who was riding…