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…
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 crisis by being in…
Class Notes by Sharmila Rishi Narada was trying to make Raja Yudhishtira understand how lucky he was because Bhagavan Krishna was born into their family and lived with them. Rishi Narada said that the Rishis were not as lucky because…
Class Notes by Bhargavi When we switch carrying groceries from one hand to another and when we switch legs during contemplation, all we are doing is postponing pain. Just like we postpone this type of physical pain, we are also…
Class Notes by Sharmila Bhagavan Krishna lived in Gokula, where “kula” means family and “Go” means cows, but it also means senses. Gokula became vibrant when Bhagavan Krishna came. The same applies to us, our senses become vibrant only with…
Class Notes by Bhargavi When Raja Chitraketu is mourning over his son’s death, Rishi Narada pulls out the jiva/ego from the body of the child that is wrapped up so that the King can ask him why did he have…
Class Notes by Sharmila One of the most popular and powerful texts by Acharya Shankara is Atma Shataka (Nirvana Shatakam) where one of the last verses says “Na Muktihi-Na Bandhaha” (No freedom-No Bondage). Who is this message for, who is…
Class Notes by Bhargavi In the 7th section of Shrimad Bhagavatam, when Hiranyaksha was killed by Bhagavan Varaha, his brother Hiranyakashyapu gets enraged and creates a retaliation rampage. He tells his family members that since Bhagavan Narayana is strengthened by…
Class Notes by Bhargavi In the 7th section of Shrimad Bhagavatam, when Hiranyaksha was killed by Bhagavan Varaha, his brother Hiranyakashyapu gets enraged and creates a retaliation rampage. He tells his family members that since Bhagavan Narayana is strengthened by…
Class Notes by Sharmila Our attitude should never be that ‘we don’t care if we don’t gain’ or that ‘we are not interested if there is no utility for me’. The danger of this mind set is that it makes…
