February 25, 2021 Class Notes by Netra Anand Introduction Are you living the Bhagavad Gita? Are you having doubts about your investment in your spiritual journey? To clear doubt, be intentional in your reflection (manana). Review: Question 26: Philosophical Question:…
2/24/21 Notes by: Saadhvi Mamidi Review from Last Week• Our nature is what makes us!• We are intellectually capable, but this is not always reflected in our actions.• Our collective habits form our personality• How do we transcend the likes and…
Don’t Do What Others Do: When you do something that others do you can miss things that are important. Story So there was a queen who noticed that she was getting old and she knew that soon someone else will…
We reviewed the virtue of generosity and how Karna was generous. When you practice generosity, it is easier to let go. The more generous you are, the less serious you are. Virtue for this week The virtue we learned was…
The older we all get, we generally become more afraid of death. When it comes to our own death, we are fearful of how our family members would manage after our death. Such thinking shows that the more individualistic we…
Summary of last session (February 6) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji Shri Vijayji started the with a brief review of the last session. 12.5: Importance of Shravan (श्रवण) Manan (मनन) and the Guru. Following the teachings through Manan will reduce ego, attachment and help us to…
February 18, 2021 Class Notes by Shruti Ramesh Introduction A gauge of a prepared mind is to think about one’s own self and introspect; to think about our own strengths and weaknesses without distraction. We are studying Prince Arjuna’s Questions…
2/17/21 Notes by Dwija Ramesh and Pari Saluja Notes by Dwija Recap: With the right vision, we can generate energy. This energy depends solely on our attitude before, during, and after the activity. In order to do this, keeping our mind…
Review Last class, we learned about jagātsakshi, which means to be observant. Being observant means being mindful of your surroundings, and your actions. In other words, observant means to look at things from a different perspective, in a positive, open-minded,…
Lesson/Story The name of Gurudev we learnt in the class is Phala — Sakti — Rahita. Phalasaktirahita means, the one who is able to cheerfully accept whatever comes. A long time ago, in India, there was a saint/religious person who…
