Class Summary – Dec 17 2022 Vivekji starts by referencing the area in Lanka where Shri Hanuman landed – fact based. Ramayana is also practical scripture. Rama Katha helps us not be trapped in selfishness and negativity. Shri Rama is all about…
Class Summary – Dec 10 2022 Vivekji starts the class by talking about the 24 preceptors from Shrimad Bhagavatam. One of the last teachers of Rishi Dattatreya is a snake. Rishi Dattatreya learns from snakes that they don’t make their own homes. They find…
Summary of last session (October 29) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijay ji continued with discussion of the Sati Moh Prasang (सती मोह प्रसंग), He re-visited the past discussion where he eluded to the process of generation of a thought…
Summary of last session (October 22) by Shri Mohan Khandekar. Shri Vijayji started the session by pointing out that even the words are different, Jeevatma (जीवात्मा) and Paramatma (परमात्मा) are one and the same. However, Jeevatma is associated with ignorance (अविद्या)…
Summary of last session (October 15) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijay ji conducted the Ramcharit class in conjunction with Vanprastha Samvad workshop. He recapped the part of Ramcharit Manas story of Muni Bharadwaj and Muni Yagyawalk, where Muni Bharadwaj wants to…
Summary of last session (October 8) Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijay ji started the session by explaining the significance of Devotion. In Bhagvatam Devotion is compared to Mother (भक्ती माता). She has two sons, Knowledge and Discrimination (ज्ञान और वैराग्य). As…
Summary of last session (October 1) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijay ji started the session by re-visiting Doha 55, where Shiv ji asks Sati if she tested Shri Ram. Sati replies “no. I only did Pranam to Him and returned”.…
Summary of last session (September 23) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijayji started the session by explaining the importance of Mangalacharan. One must understand Mangalacharan to understand Ramcharit Manas. Just like one has to be a “fit student” to achieve Jeevan Mukti in Vedanta. The…
Summary of last session (Sept 17, 2022) by Shri Mohan Khandekar We resumed Ramcharit Manas session on Saturday September 17th after the summer break. Shri Vijayji started the session by explaining the importance of Mangalacharan. They, in essence, represent Vedas. Ramcharit Manas is not different from Pancham vedas.…
Summary of last session (May 14) by Shri Mohan Khandekar Shri Vijay ji started the session with more explanation of the word ‘Sarvagya (सर्वज्ञ). Theoretically there is only ONE but with His power He can make many. In other words you can be…
