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…
Category Living the Gita
What is Independence Part 1 & Review
Class Notes by Netra Reflection Question: What are some inner adjustments you can make to become more independent of the articles, beings and circumstances in your life? Group Reflection: Develop quietude of the mind and follow your dharma. These are…
What is Sacrifice
Class Notes by Shruti Introduction All that we need in life is free. All that we don’t need in life is expensive. “The life unexamined is not worth living,” as shared by Socrates. A life unexamined is worth less. We…
Living the Gita RAWs
RAW for Week 1 — Sep 17, 2020 Print out Prince Arjuna’s Questions. Read, write, and complete reflections. RAW for Week 2 — Sep 24, 2020 Whenever your mind is disturbed — drink a glass of water and feel that it is calming your mind. If…
What is Efficiency?
Class Notes by Prema Group Reflection question: What are ways in which you can shift your attitude from focusing on the results of your actions to focusing on your action? Recognize that we are not the sole doer of our…
What is Grief
Class Notes by Rita Introduction One of the smears in Canadian history is the residential schools in which 150,000 indigenous children were forced into schools to become like a “typical Canadian”. Tens of thousands were sexually abused and thousands died…
What is Prioritization
Class Notes by Netra Introduction: Are you prioritizing peace (shreyas) over pleasure (preyas)? Bhakta (Rishi) Prahlada still wanted the best for his father. In Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7.5.30, he says: punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām We are experiencing the same things over…
What is Righteousness
Who would you choose as a greater superhero — Batman or Superman? Majority voted for Batman because you cannot become Superman but you can become Batman. Batman doesn’t have an inherent special power but he thinks and acts in a heroic way. The character Bruce Wayne has everything in life i.e. pleasure, possession, and position but knows there is more to life than that. He goes exploring and finds who he really is and as Batman he serves community, society and humanity.
What is Sin
Class Notes by Shruti Introduction In the Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavan Krishna shares an analysis of seekers. All are seekers; the difference is in what they are seeking. There are four types of seekers, from lowest to highest: 4. Arthi: Seekers who seek…
What is Peace
Class Notes by Rita Introduction In Srimad Bhagavatam, in a dialogue between Bhagavati Lakshmi and Bhagavan Narayana, Bhagavati Lakshmi asks Him, “The whole world bows down and prays to You and says Your name, but their minds are on me.…