Blessings of Bhagavan
ViBha Class Notes: December 12, 2021 The word Bhagavan is made up of Bhaga Van, the One who has all virtues in all ways. Technically, Bhagavan means the One with six distinct virtues. One of them is yashah or the…
ViBha Class Notes: December 12, 2021 The word Bhagavan is made up of Bhaga Van, the One who has all virtues in all ways. Technically, Bhagavan means the One with six distinct virtues. One of them is yashah or the…
ViBha Class Notes: December 5, 2021 The less mature we are as a seeker, the more the teaching is of kartavya karma which means we should do this because this is our responsibility. The more mature we are in general,…
ViBha Class Notes: November 21, 2021 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a pyramid from most functional to most fundamental needs. So from the bottom up, the needs are: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging needs, esteem needs and actualization needs and…
ViBha Class Notes: November 14, 2021 How many of us keep a to-do list? If we are falling behind on it, we feel more pressure towards that which is not done. Taking this to a macro perspective, the best ‘to…
ViBha Class Notes: November 7, 2021 Swami Tejomayananda once defined Vedanta as a mirror. When we look at the mirror, we don’t actually look at the mirror, but we look at ourselves in the mirror. The practicality of this insight…
ViBha Class Notes: October 31, 2021 Typically, Shrimad Bhagavata is known as a katha or story, however it is not a katha but a Purana — that which is ancient, yet applicable. We have heard many stories that have no relevance to…
ViBha Class Notes: October 24, 2021 Shri Krshna Chandra Bhagavan Ki Jai! What is the difference between history and itihasa?. The difference is that in itihasa, the focus is not on an event or events, but the focus is on…
ViBha Class Notes: October 17, 2021 If we analyze most of the people we know, including ourselves, the common thread is indecisiveness. What this indicates or what is deeper than this indecisiveness is that there is a doubt about who…
ViBha Class Notes: October 3, 2021 Avidya means forgetfulness. This is not a worldly forgetfulness, as forgetting someone’s name or an appointment, but this is forgetting who one is. What this feels like is – First, Abhavana — which means we don’t…
ViBha Class Notes: Sept 26, 2021 Bhava patti — the path to feeling Happiness. This is a very technical and important path which we should remember and note. There are three points on this path: Abhavana — This means the sense of feeling that…