I was enthusiastic to attend the course thinking I would learn a different perspective on Hinduism. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is not the case. I think it must have been a big challenge for Krishna to contain the course to 24 hours. It was an amazing journey through ageless human philosophy. Though the course’ main essence is based on Vedic Hindu philosophy, it also touches some basic philosophical aspects of some of the Abrahamic Religions. No doubt, I could clearly see that the course is an essence of Krishna’s long (30 years??) quest for getting answers on life, God, Universe and Religion – a peek into his interpretation of books, epics and scripts of great laureates. The course is like a hop into Krishna’s Pensieve of vast knowledge (Remember Dumbledore’s Pensieve of memories from Harry Potter novel?). The explanation of Varnas (a Hindu concept) was one of the many aspects I liked most. The picture that I get whenever I think about Varnas used to be them coming from Brahman’s limbs and my instinct (or should I say my intuitive God) used to say there should be more to it than just that. I didn’t put too much effort into understanding philosophy behind this aspect. The Medha Jananam course made me understand, what I think, a real philosophy behind Varna aspect. It was a kind of big enlightenment for me with little effort from my end. The word philosophy makes some people think that it is something one would seek by being aloof and being away from day to day life. This course is not that kind at all. This is a day to day human stuff. This course gave me knowledge to analyze day to day situations, personalities, challenges, questions in a different (and probably correct) perspective. The philosophy behind Purushardhas is clearer to me now. Of course, essentially they are part and parcel of most Indians by virtue of Indian culture, history, traditions, literature, etc. – but this course made me justify their application and helped me realign. I feel lucky that I acquired this knowledge with so little effort (just about 24 hours of my time) from my side.

My wife, Raji has the same opinion about the course too. She is happy that she had the opportunity to attend the class.

We both thank Krishna Garu, for sharing his knowledge – it was a great course that we think any one, irrespective of their religion, ethnicity, or culture, will enjoy and benefit from.