Vedanta Book Club - In Person or Via Zoom

Join us in person for Silent Meditation at Vedanta Hall, 15 Liverpool Road, Croydon NSW, from 7 pm

OR

Join the discussion via Zoom from 7.30 pm

Book Club Theme: Refining the Ego

‘Once refined, it can be a powerful tool in our hands. That is the underlying belief behind this attempt at refining the ego.’

From the book Vedanta in Practice – Spiritual Unfoldment, lectures of Pravrajika Ajayaprana.

## Discussion Themes:

• WORLDLY DISEASE: How easy it is to limit ourselves, to confine ourselves to the narrow little world of the false self, a pale shadow of the infinite, luminous Self of the real ‘I’, the Atman, the soul.
• DEEP SLEEP = NO WORRIES: Each day, we journey to a worryless realm, far beyond intellect and ego. This sanctuary is deep sleep, where all burdens dissolve.
• LOOK, BOOK, TOOK: Desire nudges us to look, then to claim (book), then to carry (took) things into our lives and homes. With every look, book, and took, our world grows cluttered. Let us pause and reflect before desire leads the way.
• JUMPING ABOUT: Life whirls us into a frenzy, pushing us to leap from task to task just to keep pace. This is why we must pause, take stock, and rediscover where we stand and how we can grow.

Pravrajika Ajayaprana, the late Vice-President of Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission established the first foreign Centre of Sri Sarada Math in Sydney in 1982, returning to India in 2011.
In her lectures and writings, she drew on her vast knowledge, extensive reading, and life experiences to relate ancient Vedantic teachings to everyday life.

We look forward to exploring articles by our founding president, Rev Pravrajika Ajayaprana Mataji, and articles by other notable figures in the Vedanta movement.

Join our Vedanta Society members in exploring the deeper side of life.

The format will include a PowerPoint Presentation with slide-by-slide segments of the article, a discussion led by Pravrajika Sridharaprana.

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