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Contemplative Listening

ViBha Class Notes – October 1, 2023 Opening Prayers   सच्चिदानन्द रूपाय विश्वोत्पत्यादि हेतवे तापत्रय विनाशाय श्री कृष्णाय वयम नुमः Sachidanand Rupaya Vishvotpatyadi Hetve,  Tapatraya Vinashaya Shri Krishna Vayam Numha We remember Bhagavan Krshna who is the only One who…

Being More Virtuous

ViBha Class Notes: January 22, 2023 Vivekji shared from a recent workshop – Make Happiness a priority – that we begin with: Today is our 140th class of Vedanta in Bhagavata. We are training ourselves to offer, offer what we…

Direct the Mind

ViBha Class Notes: December 18, 2022 This morning, Vivekji posted a RAD from Shri Ramakrishna on our social media, “Divine love is an end in itself. It exists potentially in all human hearts, but in the case of bound creatures,…

Focus leads to Contentment

ViBha Class Notes: December 11, 2022 One of the greatest personalities that loved/loves God is Shri Ramakrshna. He loved/loves Bhagavan Krshna so much that he engaged in the upasana of Bhagavati Radha. Upasana is a technique where you become who…

Tuning into Aloneness

ViBha Class Notes: December 4, 2022 “God is one who unites us with our Guru and Guru unites us with God”, Swami Tejomayananda has said. Between God and Guru, there is another facet called Grantha, also known as scripture or…

Sense Traps

ViBha Class Notes: November 20, 2022 Relax the body, enjoy the breath and quieten the mind. Aham Brahmasmi –  I Infinity Am – This is the fundamentals of Sanatana Dharma, and for many this is elusive – I Infinity Am.…

Quietude and Depth

ViBha Class Notes: November 6, 2022 The foremost message of our Vedanta in Bhagavata class: The purpose of our life is to learn how to contemplate on the Infinite, and how we can do that is by following our responsibilities.…

Values to Virtues

ViBha Class Notes: October 30, 2022 Vivekji shared that the game changer in one’s evolution is when one deserves a Master,  when we have worked hard enough and smart enough to have a Master in our life. Pujya Swami Tejomayananda…

Beware of Busy-ness

ViBha Class Notes: October 23, 2022 Whenever we encounter news either from reading or listening, we realize how much suffering there is in society, in families, and in individualities. This suffering is also felt as imbalance. For example, there is…