July/August 2012 [Vol 23. No. 4] - Chinmaya Mission San Jose
July/August 2012 [Vol 23. No. 4] - Chinmaya Mission San Jose
July/August 2012 [Vol 23. No. 4] - Chinmaya Mission San Jose
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<strong>Chinmaya</strong> <strong>Mission</strong> san jose — september <strong>2012</strong> Class schedule<br />
Meditation with talks on Vedanta<br />
Saturday / 6:30-8:00am / <strong>San</strong>deepany Ashram<br />
Guided Meditation & Mandukya Upanishad Brahman is the only Reality.<br />
<strong>No</strong>thing else is real. All the Universe, consisting of the evershining Sunday, moon and<br />
stars, is a dream - a long, long dream. How can this everlasting Universe perceived in<br />
the waking state be a dream? In the great Mandukya Karika, the illustrious Seer and<br />
Acharya, Sri Gaudapada tries to answer this question. The Karikas explain clearly<br />
and proves with various inferences and logic that this Universe is nothing but a dream.<br />
Saturday / 1:30pm-3pm / Fremont BV Location<br />
Bhagavad Gita - Ch. 6, Yoga of Meditation The Lord teaches the path of<br />
meditation by which one can attain the highest possibilities in life. To a true seeker, a<br />
thorough study of this chapter is sufficient direction and guidance to attain the highest<br />
through meditation.<br />
Saturday / 4:30pm-6pm / <strong>San</strong> Ramone BV Location<br />
Bhagavad Gita - Ch. 1. Yoga of Arjuna’s Grief. The seed of all grief in our<br />
lives is our mis-understanding of our true nature. Lord in Srimad Bhagavad Gita<br />
reveals our true nature by giving Upadesha to Arjuna.<br />
Sunday / 9am-10am / <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> BV Location<br />
Bhagavad Gita - Ch. 14: The Yoga of the Three Gunas;<br />
Ch. 15: The Yoga of the Supreme Spirit. Continuing further from Ch. 13, the<br />
Lord expounds in detail about the world of plurality and the Three Gunas. The<br />
Lord also explains that the Three Gunas decides in which womb (good or bad) one<br />
takes birth, etc. Chapter 15 is one of the most famous chapters in the Gita, often<br />
recited as a prayer before meals. Lord gives direct teaching by which the Infinite is<br />
indicated.<br />
Sunday / 10:30-11:30am / <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> BV Location<br />
Discourses on Atma Bodha. Bhagavan Shankaracharyaji expounds on the<br />
nature of the Self and the means to attain realiSaturdayion whereby one can be<br />
free from the cycle of birth and death.<br />
Monday / 10am-11:30am / <strong>San</strong>deepany Ashram<br />
Discourses on Sri Ramacaritamanas of Sri Goswami Tulasidas. One of the<br />
most popular texts of Hindu Philosophy is the Ramayana wherein we learn about<br />
the life, trials and tribulations of the Lord, Sri Rama and His Beloved Consort Sita.<br />
Dive deep into the manasa lake of exploits of Lord Rama and discover your true<br />
Lord within.