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…
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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…
Giver or Getter?
Notes by Aarav Luthra A hungry young lady was looking for something to eat. She came across a mango tree and decided to throw a rock at the tree hoping to get a mango. Instead, the rock hit the king.…
Bhagavan’s Birth
In skanda 10, chapter 3, we got to be part of Bhagavan Krishna’s birth.
Cultivating Bhaava
The best respect we can offer to our Creator is to have a calm body — dama, and a quiet mind — shama. Our scriptures sometimes compare how and where we are living to a Bhava-atavi. Atavi means a jungle and Bhava means to…