The Foundation Vedanta Course (FVC) in Mumbai has received an overwhelming response with batched filling up fast with a growing demand for more classes. Here is what Damini Desai has to say about the batch she has joint with Tripti Vyaas as her sevika:
‘I am really happy that I have taken the decision to join this course and I am grateful to Chinmaya Mission to give me this opportunity to find the purpose of my life. Our day-to-day life is stressful and challenging and as mothers, we have to handle so much pressure at home that at the end of the day all we want is peace of mind. The FVC is beautifully designed which helps us improve as an individual. Trust me, this course is a blessing! Chinmaya Mission is spreading the knowledge of our scriptures in a different innovative ways and this course is one of them. If you want to live a happy, fruitful and fulfilling life, my appeal to you is to join this course.
Pujya Sw. Swatmanand ji visited Mittal Bhavan on 28th June,'16 to address five study class. Swamiji covered three topics in the Satsang.
"How to overcome fear ?"
1) Steadfastness in obligatory duties
2) Stop Nishiddha Karma completely
3) Knowledge
4) Faith in Lord
5) Chanting
6) To detach from where one is attached.
He concluded with the shloka from Aatma Bodh which says to see oneness everywhere which pervades everything and to know that as me.
"How to get over desire? "
1) By holding on to Higher
2) By developing Pratipaksha Bhavana - to see limitation clearly- this sense control should happen at thought level as well action level.
3) Regular practice of withdrawal of mind, where seeker experiences the joy-'Rasa' within one's bosom due to devotion, would want to experience that again and again which would annihilate the thought of object.
"Detachment and Dispassion"
Detachment is when one is living in society, working and dealing ; but like lotus leaf. 'Doing the best and leaving the rest'.
Dispassion is when one drops attachment.