ātman → brahman → mokṣa
May 19, 2022 – Class Notes by Juie Deo Introduction Society is results- and utility-oriented which is an attitude of using. If we use a person, it makes us users of that person and that is an unhealthy attitude. We…
Rita
aum → sat → cit → ananda
May 12, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction Bhagavan Krishna has shared with us ‘mama māyā duratyayā’ which means to free ourselves of our maya is extremely difficult. Yet in a community this feels possible and is possible. …
abhaya → sākṣī → śaraṇāgati
May 5, 2022 – Class Notes by Rahul Kuppachhi Introduction How does one know if one is living in matter or if one is living in the Spirit? Matter is that which is ever-changing, and if one leans in and…
vicāra → advaita → dhyāna → samādhi → saṁnyāsa
April 28, 2022 – Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction Vedasya eashwara ca atmavat – The spirit of Bhagavan is the Veda. The Veda is described in many ways. The Veda can be described as the word of Bhagavan. The…
upadeśa → mahāvākya → śravanam → mananam → nididhyāsana
April 21, 2022 – Class Notes by Juie Deo Introduction We were free, we are free, we will always be free. This is especially important as we now enter the final five classes of this course. The final 20 steps…
titikșā → sraddhā → samādhāna → mumukshutvam
April 14, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan At the end of Ramayana, there is a valedictory address – a dialog on ‘How to remember Shri Ram when he is not seen or physically with us’. Within this dialogue,…
śama → dama → uparama
March 31, 2022 – Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction Suppose we rewind to August 2021, what would you re-name this course? Vivekji’s observation is that Sadhana to Saadhya would be a befitting alternative name (in a heavier sense) for…
karma→ bhakti → jñāna → vairāgya
March 24, 2022 – Class Notes by Juie Deo Introduction We sometimes make reflection abstract, even though it is not. If we associate this with light, when we reflect light, we are shining light in a different area. In our…
mantra → japa
March 17, 2022 – Class Notes by Rahul Kuppachhi Introduction Patha means “path” or “way.” In a subjective science, words such as “path” and “way” are all equivalent to the word “practice.” When we value the Moksha Patha, we will…
jīva → jagat → īśvara
March 10, 2022 – Class Notes by Prema Palaniappan Introduction We have engaged in an average of about 19 years of secular schooling. In Bhagavad Gita, before Bhagavan Krishna teaches contemplation, he says that one must feel jñāna, vijñāna, tṛiptātmā. …