Let your hands and legs function but let a part of your mind steadily hold on to the idea of the Divine Essence in you- Swami Chinmayananda
Classes for adults at CMH
Sanskrit Class for Audults: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The traditional Indian method of learning Sanskrit is through oral transmission, by first memorizing texts and then learning their meaning. The Western academic approach methodically teaches the alphabet, declensions, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary building.
Yogavataranam integrates the traditional and academic approaches for a full and practical experience of Sanskrit study.
Yogavataranam approaches language systematically and at the same time allows students to read important and relevant texts as soon as possible, while emphasizing proper pronunciation through its audio accompaniment. The first section teaches reading and basic grammar, the second covers more extensive grammar, and by the third, students can begin to read and understand even more complex texts, such as the Upanishads.
Vedic Chanting: 10:15 AM - 11:00 PM
- Vishnu Sahasranam
- Sri Suktham
- Laxmi Ashtothram
- Purush Suktam
Vedanta Study Group : 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Atma Bhoda: Ātma-bōdha (Sanskrit: आत्मबोधः ) is a short Sanskrit text attributed to Adi Shankara of Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. The text in sixty-eight verses describes the path to Self-knowledge or the awareness of Atman.
Resources:
- Vivekanada's commentary on Patanjali Rishi's Dharshanam. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda/Volume_1/Raja-Yoga.
- Upadeshasaram U-tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IzMcByCQkg
- Swami Chinmayananda Bhagavad Gita - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdmCdMO_XNQ
- Swami Chinmayananda - Hinduism is a Religion, not mere a way of life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTgiImVpbs&feature=related