Category Practices to Perfection

May 18, 2023 Class Notes by Abhiram Bhashyam Debrief of Test Question 11: Why do you care for whom you care? –        Identification. The implication is to identify with all. Question 12: What is our practice related…

May 11, 2023 Class Notes by Theos Stamoulis Introduction If you can analyze what causes people to experience stress and dejection, the general reason is maya.  Maya allows the impossible to be possible. How? Through kripa (grace). Kripa also makes…

May 4, 2023 Class Notes by Bhamin Chhatrapati Recap  Introduction A quote from a Georgia senator on gun violence  “As a pastor I am praying for those who are affected by the tragedy. Thoughts and prayers are not enough if…

April 27, 2023 Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction When one sleeps, one does not act. Yet, one is happy. This tells us that actions cannot create happiness. This also tells us that actions must reveal who we are rather…

April 13, 2023 Class Notes by Abhiram Bhasyam Introduction If you could simplify what your immune system does: our immune system attacks the “not-self.” Some of us have lovely immune systems and take pride in it, or feel fortunate to…

April 6, 2013 Class Notes by Bhamin Chhatrapati IntroductionSuppose you are given the responsibility of facilitating diversity training for a department of your city in reference to Hinduism. It could be the marketing department, it could be the police department…

March 30, 2023 Class Notes by Theo Stamoulis Introduction  Our culture believes in 5 debts (rna):  Recap  Discourse Verse 4, Practice 31: audasinyamabhipsyatam Be indifferent to desire Absolute – Sanatana Dharma is such a lovely religion because it focuses on…

March 23, 2023 Class Notes by Siddharth Kashinath Introduction To slow down means to know what you are doing with who you are. We have a trikarana, which means 3 instruments of doing – thinking, speaking and acting – sadhana…

March 16, 2023 Class Notes by Bhamin Chhatrapati Introduction & RecapThere was a wise man who lived on the border and he raised horses for a living. One day he lost one of his prized horses. After hearing of the…

March 9, 2023 Class Notes by Abhiram Bhashyam Introduction One has to be exposed to their potential to be able to know and grow into their potential. Exposure->knowing->growing. Our potential is to be independently joyous. Growing manifests through sadhana –…