July/August 2012 [Vol 23. No. 4] - Chinmaya Mission San Jose

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Chinmaya Mission san jose — september 2012 Class schedule
Meditation with talks on Vedanta
Saturday / 6:30-8:00am / Sandeepany Ashram
Guided Meditation & Mandukya Upanishad Brahman is the only Reality.
Nothing else is real. All the Universe, consisting of the evershining Sunday, moon and
stars, is a dream - a long, long dream. How can this everlasting Universe perceived in
the waking state be a dream? In the great Mandukya Karika, the illustrious Seer and
Acharya, Sri Gaudapada tries to answer this question. The Karikas explain clearly
and proves with various inferences and logic that this Universe is nothing but a dream.
Saturday / 1:30pm-3pm / Fremont BV Location
Bhagavad Gita - Ch. 6, Yoga of Meditation The Lord teaches the path of
meditation by which one can attain the highest possibilities in life. To a true seeker, a
thorough study of this chapter is sufficient direction and guidance to attain the highest
through meditation.
Saturday / 4:30pm-6pm / San Ramone BV Location
Bhagavad Gita - Ch. 1. Yoga of Arjuna’s Grief. The seed of all grief in our
lives is our mis-understanding of our true nature. Lord in Srimad Bhagavad Gita
reveals our true nature by giving Upadesha to Arjuna.
Sunday / 9am-10am / San Jose BV Location
Bhagavad Gita - Ch. 14: The Yoga of the Three Gunas;
Ch. 15: The Yoga of the Supreme Spirit. Continuing further from Ch. 13, the
Lord expounds in detail about the world of plurality and the Three Gunas. The
Lord also explains that the Three Gunas decides in which womb (good or bad) one
takes birth, etc. Chapter 15 is one of the most famous chapters in the Gita, often
recited as a prayer before meals. Lord gives direct teaching by which the Infinite is
indicated.
Sunday / 10:30-11:30am / San Jose BV Location
Discourses on Atma Bodha. Bhagavan Shankaracharyaji expounds on the
nature of the Self and the means to attain realiSaturdayion whereby one can be
free from the cycle of birth and death.
Monday / 10am-11:30am / Sandeepany Ashram
Discourses on Sri Ramacaritamanas of Sri Goswami Tulasidas. One of the
most popular texts of Hindu Philosophy is the Ramayana wherein we learn about
the life, trials and tribulations of the Lord, Sri Rama and His Beloved Consort Sita.
Dive deep into the manasa lake of exploits of Lord Rama and discover your true
Lord within.