KENOPANISADStarts Sat, Sept 26,2009.Time: 8 to 9:30 AM. Content: Kenopanisad verses will be chanted, meanings unfolded, and thoughts from important commentators brought in, including notes from Pujya Swami Dayanandaji' s classes, as well as from an important book called Atma Purana by Swami Sankarananda (Sri Vidyaranya's guru in the 14th century). Even though the teaching will be in English, Sanskrit words will be used liberally in explanations. Several versions (some with just the verses, some also with commentary) of the text will be available. Meditations, when done, will assume basic preparation. Prerequisites: Students should have been attending my classes regularly, or new students who have been attending the talks by the 2 visiting Swamis, and feel they have built up a foundation of Vedanta (such as 3 states, 5 kosas) by other teachers. I will assume such foundation as part of the explanations. Resources: Audio will be recorded for the class and can be found under Audio archives INTRODUCTION TO VEDANTA - A REVIEW OF THE BHAGAVAD GITAStarts Sat, Oct 4,2009.Time: 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM Duration: 1 year. 23 main topics covered in 18 chapters, will provide basic understanding of Self Knowledge. Course will include introduction to meditation and learning to chant Gita verses. Content: Based on a series of public talks given by Pujya Swami Dayanandaji in Mumbai in the 70's, later turned into a book called 'The Teaching of the Bhagavad Gita'. Says Swami Viditatmananda, the editor, in his Foreword to the text, "This being a condensed transcription of all 18 chapters of the Gita, the reader can have a total vision of the Gita as well as of the individual, predominant topic discussed in each chapter." This will prepare the student for more advanced Vedantic study. The course will also introduce the basics of meditation. Prerequisites: Just a willingness to learn. I recommend that most people should start with this systematic, foundation-building course. Resources: Audio will be recorded for the class and can be found under Audio archives
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| Subject | Time/Place | Contact |
| Kenopanishad | Saturday, 8:00-9:30AM
Jain Bhavan |
Vijay Kapoor, 650-949-5522
vijaykapoor108@yahoo.com |
| Sanskrit for beginners (continued) | Saturday, 9:30-10:45AM
Jain Bhavan |
Vijay Kapoor |
| Introduction to Vedanta- a review of Bhagavad Gita | Saturday, 10:45-12.15AM
Jain Bhavan |
Vijay Kapoor |
| Purna-Vidya (Classes for Children) | Sunday 11.00AM-12:00PM
Milpitas |
Kumud Singhal, 408-934-9747
ksinghal@ieee.org |
| Purna-Vidya | Sunday, 9:30-11:00AM
Sunnyvale |
Kumar Padmini, 408-270-3002
omtat.brahma@gmail.com |