2/17/21 — Notes by Dwija Ramesh and Pari Saluja Notes by Dwija Recap: With the right vision, we can generate energy. This energy depends solely on our attitude before, during, and after the activity. In order to do this, keeping our mind and hands focused on the present, not the dead past or imagined future…

2/10/21 — Notes by Arnav Chugh and Saadhvi Mamidi Notes by Arnav: RECAP Reflections/Summary/Key points from previous week’s Class: Values of the valued. What do they live by? Satyam (honesty, truth) Acceptance should only be accepted after careful consideration We get compromised if we don’t consider properly Compromising is a slippery slope Build integrity by…

2/3/21 — By Dwija Ramesh RECAP: Reflections/Summary/Key points from previous week’s Class Recap: Last week, we studied the nature of attachment. Why? So that we can grow towards acting without it — to be less conditioned and more independent. We went through the Ladder of Fall. Identification with our thoughts requires almost no effort, and…

1/27/21 — Notes by Saadhvi Mamidi How do we act without attachment? What is action with attachment? Actions are done half haphazardly Actions are done without full attention Multitasking — both actions suffer When we act with attachment, we build vasanas which leads to avidya, kama, and kroda Nature of Attachment Attachment begins with constant thinking…

1/20/21 — Notes by: Pari Saluja and Dwija Ramesh Notes by Pari Recap: World view: karmic fundamentals (Law of recreation) Truth: essential nature is happiness Means: science of right action Mechanism: responsibilities (always present and increasing) Mindset: acting to evolve Instrument of experience: BMI to perceive feel, think in the world of OBT Conditioning: every action…

1/13/21 — Notes by Saadhvi Mamidi Q: At what point in our life are we satisfied? Can all of our desires be fulfilled? Q: What is Vedanta? A: The Science of Happiness, we must identify with happiness Q: Where do our sorrows come from? A: Our sorrows come from the inside. Things…

12/9/20 — Notes by Pari Saluja Recap: In the last two classes, we talked about the instrument of experience. You, the experiencer, stay the same throughout the experience You are the eternal subject and are unchanging You merely take on the role of perceiver/feeler/thinker using the body/mind/intellect to take on the objects/emotions/thoughts…

11/25/20 — Notes by: Saadhvi Mamidi Review from last week: In all different experiences, the experiencer stays the same B(ody) M(ind) I(ntellect) P(erceives) F(eels) T(hinks) → eternal subject (experiencer) O(bjects) E(motions) T(houghts) This week’s question: What makes our BMIs unique? Our vasanas! (developing tendencies) Ted Talk Video: We watched a video where a man played an incoherent sound a few times

11/18/20 — Notes by Pari Saluja Recap: Over the last couple classes we have talked about Worldview, Truth, Means, Mechanism, Mindset, Purpose and Results which all are opportunities for self-care — to heal for the wounds the world outside causes. When you aren’t happy, (which is your nature) consider it a wound. Not only do you…