Re-visiting the purpose of this course and this life by understanding the Enlightened: S/he is “Turiya svapnah” — they are beyond change (Turiya) and see the world of pleasure, possession, position as a shadow or a dream (svapna). S/he is…
When we leave our work incomplete, we feel incomplete. Humans are the greatest facet of creation. Being born a human opens up a new dimension of grace and greatness — only humans can complete Dharma. Only when our unchanging responsibility is…
The Upanishads say “May you live a long life. May you live a full life.” This is a message that comes from the Teacher to the student. Many times people wonder if this is contradictory? Isn’t the goal to merge…
Sanatana Dharma does not have a founder. It is wrongly known as Hinduism, the only “-ism” that should be associated with Sanatana Dharma is “universalism” which means it is open to anyone. Since not everyone is open to enjoying Sanatana Dharma, there are other…
Studies have shown that most car accidents happen close to home in familiar territories, and the reason for that is because we “take for granted” the roads and drivers. Extrapolating this, the people we take for granted the most are…
Rishi Kardama practiced kriya yoga for ten thousand years, but still didn’t feel complete till he started practicing Bhakti yoga, and in a short while Bhagavan Narayana manifests and grants him his wish. Shrimad Bhagavatam teaches us the art of…
Vivekji started off the class by sharing some insights on the ongoing Annual Seva training that he was conducting last week. One key thought he shared was on Stress! Stress is just a thought. When one feeds that thought (constantly…
This course is about Meditation in Life. It encourages a lifestyle that emphasizes simplicity. Simpler the lifestyle, better your ability to engage in high thinking. If you are busy, you tend to be uptight; if you are distracted, more likely…
Our Upanishads teach “Prithivyaam Na Ashru paatayet” — We should not “cry”. Crying is to be interpreted as stress , anxiety or sadness which we should not be feeling or causing. But how? We fall to crying if we don’t…
There is a movie called the Karate Kid. It is about a karate teacher named Mr. Miyagi and his student. Mr. Miyagi taught his student how to make his car look beautiful using a technique called “wax on and wax…
