As a part of Navaratri, Sumanji led us through a virtual Bhagavati Durga Puja. We began our Class with invoking Devi Durga through beautiful bhajans sung by our own Saadhvi and Sumanji. Sumanji then walked us through the steps of…
Class Notes by Sharmila Bhagavan Krishna lived in Gokula, where “kula” means family and “Go” means cows, but it also means senses. Gokula became vibrant when Bhagavan Krishna came. The same applies to us, our senses become vibrant only with…
Notes by Om Shreejay Review of last class We reviewed the virtue of Kritatma (one who is self-made) that we studied in last week’s class. We learned that one who is self-made lives with intention, purpose, for a reason. Virtue for this…
When the ends are clear, the means become clear. When the end is not clear, neither is the means. In the study of Bhakti, there are two frameworks – Shanta Bhakti — when we have the feeling that ‘I am…
Shri Vijayji started his talk with Guru Geeta, Glory of the Guru and importance of Guru charan pooja. The feet of Guru are compared to the lotus, which is considered to be a special flower. He further analysed the word Anuraga (अनुराग)…
Class Notes by Rita Introduction One of the smears in Canadian history is the residential schools in which 150,000 indigenous children were forced into schools to become like a “typical Canadian”. Tens of thousands were sexually abused and thousands died…
By: Arnav Chugh and Saadhvi Mamidi Notes by Arnav: Reflections/Summary/Key points from previous week’s Class: The “how” of the science of right action Reign in senses with the mind itself Engage our mind with the purpose Letting go of the outcomes Responsibilities are…
The fourth name of Gurudev is Kri-taat-mane. This means I admire the one who is self made. What is self made? Self made means that someone has accomplished everything on their own. But for us this means one who lives intentionally. Intentional means whenever we do something for a reason that we know.
Notes by Sanna Luthra Recap of prior classes:The first virtue we learned was Aniketa. It means the one who has no home. The second virtue we have learned is called Anushasana Priya, which means I admire the one who believes…
Class Notes by Bhargavi When Raja Chitraketu is mourning over his son’s death, Rishi Narada pulls out the jiva/ego from the body of the child that is wrapped up so that the King can ask him why did he have…
