Meeting notes of the weekly classes

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Notes for class on 10/2/2026
  • In the last class, we saw powerful quotes of Swamiji on faith, fearlessness.
  • We had one chapter especially on concentration, which is the major power that differentiates between a man and an animal or one man and another man.
  • We will continue with the Man is the maker of his own destiny lecture next.
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Notes for class on 3/2/2026
  • In the last class we read the first chapter in Call to the Youth of Nations book.
  • We saw about a short biography of Swamiji's life history on how he came to Sri Ramakrishna, his journey as wandering monk, Swamiji's Chicago lecture, Swamiji's lecture from Columbo to Almora.
  • Today we will start the next chapter.
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Notes for class on 27/1/2026
  • In the last class we saw about Swamiji's ideas on Women education and educating the masses.
  • One has to ensure that education goes to all the masses. If the student is not able to come towards education, education has to go towards him.
  • Swamiji was also mentioning about three things-feeling to help, finding the solution, steadfastness in truth for any great achievement.
  • At last we saw some gist similar to the lectures of Karma Yoga about the story of Sanyasin and the householder lady doing their duty as a sacrifice without expecting anyother thing.
  • Today we will start a new book "Call to the Youth of Nations".
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Notes for class on 20/1/2026
  • In the last week we saw Swamiji telling about the new religion which says one who doesnt believe in himself is an atheist.
  • We also saw Swamiji emphasizing to have physical strength so that the Gita can be understood even better. (This is mainly to say that one can gain confidence if his physical health is good.)
  • We also saw about the Alexander and a monk story where Alexander when threatens the monk, he was bold enough to reject the proposal of the emperor.
  • Swamiji in the last lecture also insisted on willingly giving to all. We will continue with next lesson today.
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Notes for class on 13/1/2026
  • Education is shift of body to mind. Body needs are nothing but animal extincts.
  • Character is formed by repeated thoughts, actions, and habits, we become what we consistently think and do.
  • Suffering and struggle teaches more than comfort, awakening inner strength and wisdom.
  • True power lies in inner personality and will, not merely words, intellect, or outward achievements. Personality is the reason why certain people though having less degrees can influence more people than a person with all the degrees.
  • Self mastery, purity, and disciplined habits enable control over mind, actions, and destiny.
  • Real education is man making, transmitted through character, example, love, and inner transformation rather than information alone.
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Notes for class on 06/01/2026
  • In the last class we started Education lectures of Swamiji, before which we read a brief intro about the author who compiled the lectures TS Avinashilingam.
  • The lecture started with the line-"Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man".
  • Swamiji was telling in this lecture how all knowledge is within and a teach can only make suggestions to rouse the internal teacher to understand things.
  • Swamiji was telling about the importance of Concentration and he mentioned its power of concentration which differentiates one man from another.
  • We had a discussion about faith and belief and Shankaracharya Gita bashya-18-66 which talks condemning blind faith on Vedas too.
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Notes for class on 30/12/2025
  • Swamiji explains Christ as a divine manifestation through Maya, teaching that realizing God within transcends good and evil through selfless love and service.
  • Swamiji teaches that steadfast devotion to one’s own path leads to realizing the universal Spirit, dissolving fear through unity with God.
  • Swamiji defines Bhakti as total, selfless love for God that dissolves ego and merges supreme love with highest knowledge in infinite bliss.
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