Being Courageous
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…
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Ramacharitha Manas & BMI chart
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…
DDV: Verse 14
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…
Review
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:…
Review
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…
Sweetness of Bhagavan
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…
Power of Ramacharitmanas
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…
What is Attachment? What is Desire?
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.…
Week 12: Breaking the Cycle
Last week was The Happiness Series IV. Notes by Pari Saluja Recap: In the last two classes, we talked about the instrument of experience. You, the experiencer, stay the same throughout the experience You are the eternal subject and are…
DDV: Verses 12 & 13
Class Notes by Sharmila When Kaliya was being crushed by Bhagavan Krishna, Kaliya’s wives come to Bhagavan Krishna to plead with him. Two of the insights they shared are: “Bhagavan is the one who resides in the elements” “Bhagavan is…