Vedanta in Bhagavata — the word Veda means science, and Anta is inside. Bhagavata means the one who is most virtuous. So the science of knowing inside of ourselves, gives us the potential to be most virtuous. Vedanta in Bhagavata…
Quote: “Why fit in, when you were born to stand out?” — Dr. Seuss We learned about being courageous, and standing out of the crowd (being unique). People who stand out of the crowd, are being who they are, and not…
Vivekji started class with a quote by his favorite author, Dr. Suess — “Why fit in, when you are born to stand out?” He asked us a few questions to reflect on — Think about someone you know who stands out…
Summary of last session (December 19) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji. Shri Vijayji reviewed the five topics of Ramcharitmanas covered so far. 1. Explanation of the initial Prarthana: Akshar (अक्षर) which means the one without kshar (क्षर) or imperishable. He further…
Class Notes by Bhargavi We all are familiar with the story of when Bhudevi (mother earth) transformed into a cow (gomata) when she was suffering due to the atrocities of the asuras who had disguised as rulers. She approached Bhagavan…
Notes by Vastavi Choudhari This week: This week we have a pop quiz and it helped us review what we had already learned. After the pop quiz we had Q and A for the rest of class. Q and A:…
Notes by Pranavi Ananthanarayanan Announcement: Next week there won’t be class because it’s winter break and after the following monday we will be having Captain Vivekji’s class This week: This week we had a pop quiz to review what we…
When the Amrita had come out of the Kshira Sagara or the Churning of the Milky ocean, what Devi Mohini was doing was, looking at the Asuras while offering the nectar to the Suras. What this shows is that the…
Summary of last session (December12) By Shri Mohan Khandekar ji Shri Vijayji requested Raginiji to narrate her experience of COVID 19 illness. Raginiji then described her and her family’s courageous journey to encounter this dreadful condition. Everyone was clearly moved…
Class Notes by Netra In every circumstance, we have an option to follow preya, which is unproductive to our evolution, or shreya, which is productive to our evolution (independent joy). The purpose of this course is to guide us to choose shreya.…
