Tapa — Being Strong
January 15, 2020 Notes by Ira Mehta Review of last week – Honesty is the best policy – When you’re honest, matters are much simpler This week – Value is Tapa~ being strong – Short story about Swami Chinmayananda –…
January 15, 2020 Notes by Ira Mehta Review of last week – Honesty is the best policy – When you’re honest, matters are much simpler This week – Value is Tapa~ being strong – Short story about Swami Chinmayananda –…
December 11, 2019 Notes by Arjun Mahes Review from last week When you are most natural you are most strong. Else, you are weak This week’s value — Being Accepting 1- Acceptance is accepting whatever is in front of you.…
November 20, 2019 Notes by Aditya Makes Review from last week – The Law of the Jungle — “Might is Right’’ (Muscles > Brain) The Law of Society — “Right is might” (Brain > Muscles) This week’s value- Be Natural…
November 13, 2019 Notes by Arjun Mahes Last Week review Use knowledge usefully (Pooh) to be pleasant. Not using knowledge the right way can make you cranky Always accept everything the way it is Niti — Be Righteous Story: Charlie…
November 6, 2019 Value: Be Pleasant (Sheethala) Chapter 2 Tao of Pooh All characters use their knowledge differently. Pooh, Rabbit, Eeyore and Owl are lost in a forest. Rabbit trying to be clever makes up directions repeatedly to go back…
October 30, 2019 Notes by Laasya Kommineni Review of last class Week’s value: Being encouraging- “If you think you can, or you think you can’t you’re probably right.” This week’s value: Sama- Being Balanced You can’t control what’s outside of…
October 23, 2019 Written by Arjun and Aditya Mahes Today’s Value: Be Encouraging ( Paraguna ) King Uthanabhava, had two wives, one named Suruchi who was very dear to him and the other, Suniti, whom he didn’t like as much.…
October 16, 2019 Notes by Laasya Kommineni In India a guy was swimming in a river. In the river he saw a tiny whirl pool. In that whirl pool there was a scorpion. So the man scooped some water (…
October 9, 2019 Written by Arjun & Aditya Mahes Value: Be Confident (not confused) How do you create happiness? Convert values into virtues. When you practice a value it becomes your virtue. When you practice, experience, or live your virtue,…
October 2, 2019 Notes by Laasya Kommineni Today is Gandhiji’s birthday (October 2, 2019) and International Non-Violence Day. Mohandas was Gandhiji’s first name. When he was an attorney in South Africa, he stood up for Indians that were being treated…