Japa – Being Honest
January 8, 2020 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay Review We started class with Vivekji asking us — Why we do what we do? 1. Dukha nivritti — absence of pain: Because we don’t want to feel bad 2. Sukha prapti — presence of peace: Because…
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Preeti — Being Accepting
December 11, 2019 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay We started class with Vivekji asking us a riddle — “What do you see everywhere and helps you see everywhere?” Vivekji gave us a clue and told us you see it when you’re brushing…
Preeti — Being Accepting
December 11, 2019 Notes by Arjun Mahes Review from last week When you are most natural you are most strong. Else, you are weak This week’s value — Being Accepting 1- Acceptance is accepting whatever is in front of you.…
Gateway to Moksha
Eating is a sadhana. Even foods are categorized by gunas, like sattvik foods, tamasik foods. Eating is a culture and we are supposed to eat a balanced composition of foods. However, is this attention to food causing us to be…
Preeti — Being Accepting
We started class with Vivekji asking us a riddle — “What do you see everywhere and helps you see everywhere?” Vivekji gave us a clue and told us you see it when you’re brushing your teeth. The answer is a mirror.…
Practicing the Veda
In both Ramayana and Bhagavata, vedanta has been flowing in satsanga. Satsanga is a strange catalyst that causes us attachment that leads us towards detachment, making us independent. A common theme with Swami Chinmayananda’s teaching is to attach to the…
Moksha, Our Sole Purpose
The most popular flower used in Sanatana Dharma is the lotus flower. There are many paintings depicting Bhagavan Vishnu as Padmanabha, with a lotus growing out of his navel. The word Nabha means space, and Nabhi is where space is…
Sarala- Being Natural/ Simple
November 20, 2019 Notes by Aditya Makes Review from last week – The Law of the Jungle — “Might is Right’’ (Muscles > Brain) The Law of Society — “Right is might” (Brain > Muscles) This week’s value- Be Natural…
Sarala- Being Natural/ Simple
November 20, 2019 Notes by Ambika Mishra Review of last class- We checked out the difference between law of jungle and law of society. Law of jungle is- “might is right” which means muscles are more powerful than the brain.…
Niti- Being Righteous
November 13, 2019 Notes by Arjun Mahes Last Week review Use knowledge usefully (Pooh) to be pleasant. Not using knowledge the right way can make you cranky Always accept everything the way it is Niti — Be Righteous Story: Charlie…