Course

1. Invocation, Satsang, and Question-Answers
2. Values – What are they? Definition, Guiding Principles with examples Sharing own experiences
3. Values – Key to a meaningful Values in different contexts
4. Personality – Mind, Soul, and Consciousness – Q and A. Body-Mind-Intellect and the Inner psyche Experience sharing
5. Psychological Significance of samskara (with g. From Epics)
6. Indian Heritage and Contribution and Q and A; Indian Ethos and Culture
7. Self-Discipline (Evolution and Practice) – Q and A
8. Human Development and Spiritual Growth – Q and A
9. Purpose of Life plus Q and A
10. Cultivating self-Development, Self-effort, and Divine Grace – their roles – Q and
11. Vedanta and Creation – Understanding a spiritual Master
12. Dimensions of Spiritual Education; Need for change Lecture – 1; Need for Perfection Lecture – 2
13. How to help others who have achieved less – Man and Nature Q and A, Sharing of experiences

1. Invocation, Satsang and Question – Answers
2. Values – What are they? Definition, Guiding Principles with examples Sharing own experiences
3. Values – Key to meaningful life. Values in different contexts
4. Personality – Mind, Soul and Consciousness – Q and A. Body-Mind-Intellect and the Inner psyche Experience sharing
5. Psychological Significance of samskara (with e.g. From Epics)
6. Indian Heritage and Contribution and Q and A; Indian Ethos and Culture
7. Self-Discipline (Evolution and Practice) – Q and A
8. Human Development and Spiritual Growth – Q and A
9. Purpose of Life plus Q and A
10. Cultivating self-development
11. Self effort and Divine Grace – their roles – Q and A; – Vedanta and Creation – Understanding a spiritual Master
12. Dimensions of Spiritual Education; Need for change Lecture – 1; Need for Perfection Lecture – 2
13. How to help others who have achieved less – Man and Nature Q and A, Sharing of experiences

REFERENCES

1. Swami Amritaswaroopananda Puri – Awaken Children (Volume VII and VIII)
2. Swami Amritaswaroopananda Puri – Amma’s Heart
3. Swami Ramakrishnanda Puri – Rising Along the Razor’s Edge
4. Deepak Chopra – Book 1: Quantum Healing; Book 2: Alpha and Omega of God; Book 3: Seven Spiritual Rules for Success
5. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam – 1. Ignited Minds 2. Talks (CD)
6. Swami Ramakrishnanda Puri – Ultimate Success
7. Swami Jnanamritananda Puri – Upadesamritham (Trans: Malayalam)
8. Vedanta Kesari Publication – Values – Key to a meaningful life
9. Swami Ranganathananda – Eternal values for a changing society
10. David Megginson and Vivien Whitaker – Cultivating Self Development
11. Elizabeth Hurlock – Personality Development, Tata McGraw Hill
12. Swami Jagatatmananda – Learn to Live (Vol.1 and 2), RK Ashram, Mylapore