Integrity
Notes by Aarav Luthra Today Vivekji was in our class. He said when your parents tell you not to eat sugar, they eat sugar or when they tell you not to have peer pressure but they give into peer pressure.…
Ragini Ramesh
Valmiki Ramayana Mahatmya
Summary of last session (November 14) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji Shri Vijayji started the session by reciting and explaining the following verse of Valmiki Ramayan Mahatmya where Shri Valmiki is narrating glories of Shri Ram and seeking His Grace.…
What is Focus? What is Discipline?
Class Notes by Rita Our course, Living the Gita, is an experiment. The narrative of Bhagavad Gita tends to be from the perspective of Lord Krishna but we are taking a different approach by studying from Prince Arjuna’s perspective. Typically…
DDV: Verses 8 & 9
Class Notes by Sharmila In Srimad Bhagavatam there is a narration that when Bhagavan Brahma is becoming sleepy, it is the beginning of Pralaya, that is when all of creation becomes unmanifest. As Bhagavan Brahma exhibits His drowsiness, the Veda…
Aanglabhasha Viduttama — One Who Communicates Effectively
Notes by Vastavi Choudhari Review of Last Week: Karmaparayana: I admire the one who engages in meaningful actions. RAW (Reflection Adventure of the Week):Have a dinner conversation with your family. The topic or question of this conversation is: “How is whatever…
Aanglabhasha Viduttama – One who communicates effectively
Notes by Om Shreejay Review of last week We reviewed the virtue of Karmaparayana — one who does meaningful actions. We reviewed the RAW from last week — to have a conversation with our family and ask “How is the work you…
Who are Saints?
Summary of last session (November 7) by Shri. Mohan Khandekar ji Shri Vijayji started his discourse with Doha 3क. Here Sant Tulsidas offers his respects to the saints (साधू). He compares them to the hands holding a flower with fragrance.…
What is Silence?
Class Notes by Prema Group Reflection question: What are tangible measures that you can take to think before you speak? Some of the ways are to slow down. We have a tendency to react so we should slow down. One…
DDV: Verse 7
Class Notes by Bhargavi Introduction to the course: We are experiencing a identity crisis. This crisis expresses in a way that even thought we want and need infinity, we have a sense of finitude. We can come out of this…
Karmaparayana — One Who Engages in Meaningful Actions
Notes by Sanna Luthra Lesson: Today’s lesson was about karma parayana. It means, I admire the one who is engaged in meaningful actions. It is the ability to see what we are doing now, and how it will contribute to…