Week 4: Rise to Your Responsibilities
All actions are prompted by desire. There is no such thing as doing nothing, it’s really just idleness. When there’s no direction, we fall for everything. I am my own worst enemy.
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DDV: Verse 3
Class Notes by Sharmila One of the most popular and powerful texts by Acharya Shankara is Atma Shataka (Nirvana Shatakam) where one of the last verses says “Na Muktihi-Na Bandhaha” (No freedom-No Bondage). Who is this message for, who is…
Santushta — Ever Content
It is easy to complain and be frustrated with our current situation. Think about how our current situation would look to an outsider. This gives us a new perspective on our situation that tells us that things are not as bad as we think. We forget about all the things we already have that we take for granted.
Santhusta – Ever Content
Notes by Vastavi Choudhari Om Santustaya Namah: this means I admire the one who is very content. What does content mean? Is the ability to be in peaceful happiness. How can I stay peacefully happy all the time? If you want…
Santushta – Ever Content
Notes by Om Shreejay Story There was a farmer who complained about his land a lot because he had so much land that he had to put up a fence to know which was his land. When he looked outside…
Know Change, Know Responsibility
With the eyes closed, invoke to evoke. Shri Shuka said, “Now came the most auspicious and favorable time, when the star Rohini was ascendant and all the other stars and planets were in a beneficent disposition. Peaceful silence reigned in…
Mangalacharan Shlokas
Shri Vijayji resumed his talk with explanation of Mangalacharan shlokas. Shloka 4: The word Kavishwar represents sage Valmiki and the word Kapishwar represents Hanuman. To explain further, he narrated stories from Puranas. The Ramcharitmanas have references from Puranas, Vedanta, Bhagvatam and more. Shloka 5: This shloka can be interpreted with…
Week 3: The Science of Right Action
When we have selfish attachment, our energy is dissipated in this mental space. One place where we can act without expectation of a reward/outcome is in our home by engaging in our responsibilities, such as chores.
DDV: Verse 2
Class Notes by Bhargavi In the 7th section of Shrimad Bhagavatam, when Hiranyaksha was killed by Bhagavan Varaha, his brother Hiranyakashyapu gets enraged and creates a retaliation rampage. He tells his family members that since Bhagavan Narayana is strengthened by…
Giver or Getter?
Notes by Sanna Luthra Always focus on giving, rather than getting. One of the biggest givers in life is nature. Take the sun as an example, the sun always gives us vitamin c, but do we give anything to the…