Notes by Saadhvi Mamidi

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

• Great mantra that brings victory over death
• For us to relate – this is the death of ignorance
• We chant this to support all those suffering around the world

Review of Last Class

• Quality of the wise – discipline
  • Transcending our likes and dislikes
• Mental discipline is an attempt to rise above our current self, constant reflection and improving yourself
• Mental discipline is also being steadfast with our duties
  • When our responsibilities are clear, there is no FOMO

Sacrifice – Another Quality of the Wise

• Sacrifice is minimizing our wants – only want what you need
• We should sacrifice our ignorance and wrong relationships with objects
  • Happiness lies inside of us!
  • We must transcend our likes and dislikes and let go of ego
• The wrong way of sacrificing – renouncing our higher values for our lower nature (devolution)
• The right way of sacrificing – renouncing our lower nature for higher values (evolution)
• Growing up is a function of reflection, not age! 

Activity – Identify a goal that resonates particularly and lay out an in-depth plan. Use one word and tagline to represent your goal. Both of these things will constantly remind you of your purpose!

• My word: Influential; My tagline: “Better yourself to help others”
• Purpose is the catalyst for evolution → for those that remember and identify with their purpose, they feel a sense of independence, contentment, and fearlessness 
• Constantly remind yourself of your tagline/word! Write it on paper and put it on your wall, make it your lock screen, paint it on your wall, etc.

RAW: Each morning, immerse yourself in very cold water for at least 15 seconds (at the end of your shower!)

Notes by Arnav Chugh

Reflections/Summary/Key points from the previous class:

Another quality of the wise: discipline

It’s at Two levels

• Sense levels
• Mental levels
  • Attempt to rise above our current state: reflect, reconcile, improve
    • Discipline means continual reflection on oneself (objective assessment)
  • Being steadfast at the performance of our abilities
    • Opportunity to transcend our likes and dislikes
    • Purpose we have clearly reflected on

DISCOURSE:

Quality of the wise: sacrifice

• We using sacrifice in the place of Renunciation
• Sacrifice means giving up undesirable thoughts and actions that stand in the way of our best self
• Minimize your wants to want what you need
• It’s more than the physical things we can give up; it includes mental wants
  • Sacrifice our ignorance with objects, people , etc

Note: All these qualities lead to the same place (you just pick one)

• We have to let go of our ego
• We sacrifice the greater usually (that piece of cake for our health)
  • This is not sacrifice its devolution

• It’s supposed to be the other way around
  • Sacrifice smaller things for larger things
  • I sacrifice my gaming time so I can study for my test

Growing up is not a function of time but a function of reflection

• How much you reflect
• And how much you sacrifice you lower tendencies for higher goals
  • It’s an anxious process but you gotta do it
  • Letting go of things helps us grow
  • You shouldn’t be scared

RAW: Every time you shower, immerse yourself in the coldest water for at least 15 seconds… at the END of your shower.