Week 10: Ant Philosophy with Vivekji
Notes by Mahathi Yathiraju Ant Philosophy Part 1 What do ants do when you try to obstruct their path with your finger? They go over or around it! Never give up! Ant Philosophy Part 2 What are ants doing in…
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Week 9: Vairagya
Discourse: We had class with Shankarji today!!!! What is Vairagya? Cheerful acceptance….but what is acceptance? Acceptance is to be able to keep moving forward. At the highest level, acceptance is when we no longer seek to change something. We no…
Week 8: Titiksha
Notes by Dwija Ramesh Discourse: Virtue for today: Titiksha – fortitude Life is nothing more than a series of experiences. How we meet these determine if they are challenges or learning experiences. These come at us at three levels. Physical …
Chinmaya University Crowdfunding Campaign in U.S. Exceeds $4.5M
By Ramya Kailas Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s grand vision was the revival of Indian culture. The cornerstone of this vision was a higher learning institution that would revive Indian knowledge coupled with modern technology and educational approaches. With this in…
Week 7: Purity of Mind
Notes by Mahathi Yathiraju Last week review: The 3 Ps: Possess less (want for less – example: gratitude journal) Plan more (be prepared – example: use a planner to plan out your day) Perform right action (example–associate with the wise)…
CommUnity for Society
By: Krishnapriya Thirumala While the coronavirus pandemic has presented a unique challenge for everyone, it has also provided an opportunity to more deeply reflect on societal problems and ways to alleviate them. Recognizing this, the CommUnity for Society movement, organized…
42 Seekers Complete the 5th Annual Running from the Mind Challenge
By Theos Stamoulis On October 17, 42 seekers from 21 cities around the globe completed the Running from the Mind Challenge. The Running from the Mind Challenge, organized by Chinmaya Mission Niagara, invited seekers with various levels of experience to…
Week 6: Fearless
Notes by Meghnaa Vasudev The first virtue we are learning about this year is fearlessness. To become fearless we must first understand fear. We discussed what fear causes: insecurity, inability to focus, irrational thinking. We also anonymously shared our greatest…
Week 5: Values
Notes by Dwija Ramesh Recap: What is the manual that helps us live, survive and thrive? Our scriptures: teaches us how to relate with the world around us teaches us about our nature, Happiness how to realize our nature while…
Week 4: What is Happiness?
Noted by Dwija Ramesh Recap: Happiness is our nature unlike what we decided last week. Discourse: At a high level, all of our actions are motivated by two things: Sukha prapti – Seeking happiness Dukha nivritti – Escaping sadness We…