Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Pleasure Hunt- Session 1 summary from Mon 1/28-2013

We thank you all for joining us for the first session of the sakhi sanga meet. It was a pleasure to meet all of you like minded people interested in studying the Bhagavad Gita. We look forward to the next session with you.

Please find below a summary of what we discussed in the first session:

  • Story of 4 wives
    • The fourth wife represents the soul the only one who will be there with the king even after death.
    • We must invest in taking care of the needs of the soul.
  • Real inquiries
  • Search for Happiness
    • Incredible Material Advancement
    • Still a pinprick somewhere..
  • Defining Real Problems
    • Common to All
    • No one wants it
    • No one can avoid it
    • What are these problems?
      • Birth, Death, Old Age, Disease
      • Miseries caused by :
        • Body and Mind
        • Other Living Entities
        • Nature
  • The special prerogative of Human Life :
  • Rise above the struggle for
    • Eating, Sleeping, Mating, Defending
    • Being a sophisticated Animal
  • Athato Brahma Jijnasa
    • Inquire into the real problems of life
  • To be covered in future sessions:
    • Why is no one able to avoid these problems?
    • Why is it designed this way?

Friday, January 25, 2013

Sakhi Sanga starts Mon 1/28, NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE

This is a gentle reminder email that we will be beginning the sakhi sanga ladies' meetings this Monday Jan 28th, 2013 from 10:45 am to 12:30pm

Venue:
Bellevue @Foothill Commons
Note slight change in Apartment number and building below:

852 136th Ave NE Apt 5-101
Bellevue, WA -98005
Phone number:425 502 9791
from the leasing office go west towards the dead end of the complex and you will see BLDG 5 around the corner
13702 ne 9th place Apt 11307,Bellevue WA 98075

Important Baby Sitting information:
I would like you to respond back to me if you need baby sitting.Include your child's age as well. Our baby sitter may not be able to handle too many children of less than 18 months. For us to serve all the children well , please respond back with this information.
Also bring toys, etc for your children so that they can be engaged

Program Schedule:
10:45 to 11:15 am: Devotional Chanting (Kirtans) and ice breaker games.
11:15am to 12:30pm: First session of the Discover Yourself Course
12:30pm onwards: Snacks, Q n A and sharing
your in service,
Sakhi Sanga Team

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