Tag bhagavatam

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…

Elements as Teachers

ViBha Class Notes: October 16, 2022 The original Ramayana is 24,000 shlokas and all of these verses are teaching a singular message — to be humble or humility. When Bhagavan Rama embodied Himself, He did this following Manava dharma. He acted in…

Finding our Faith

ViBha Class Notes: October 9, 2022 At the beginning of studying an Upanishad, traditionally we chant a Shanti mantra. This is because the study will be ineffective if we don’t have Shanti. Now, we have changed this tradition where the…