REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Fri, Feb 14, 2025
North Bay Hindu Center is excited to offer a four part series of philosophic discussion incorporating pertinent Hindu ideas and concepts moderated by our community volunteer Pranathi Brahmandam.
These will be interactive sessions encouraging participants to debate, discuss and encourage the cultivation of an open mind to simple relatable questions designed to help examine some common dilemmas and ideas from life
Course Brief
Course Length: Meets for 4 Sessions (Feb 15, Mar 9, Apr 13, May 11, 2025)
Time: 6 PM - 7 PM
Location: Śrī Shakti Temple, 220 Stanley St., Petaluma, CA
Age: 8+
Registration Cost:Â $100 per student
Expectation: Regular attendance, In-class participation
Summary:
Pranathi Brahmandam lives in San Rafael and have been teaching middle schoolers in formal and informal settings for a few years now. She is excited for this class, as she feels it’s important to send our children out into the world with some basic ideas of Hinduism to guide them on their life’s journey. In this four-part series, she will be exploring a few questions that lend themselves to philosophic discussion, incorporating pertinent Hindu ideas and concepts along the way. These will be interactive sessions where students will be encouraged to chime in with their thoughts. We will look at simple questions like ‘Is it ok to steal to help a starving person?’. The idea is to connect the question to broader themes like ‘Do the ends justify the means’ and discuss some ideas from Hinduism (and maybe other schools across the world) that can guide us toward potential answers that can make sense to each student in their own way. In the spirit of Hindu philosophical discourse (Tarka Shastra), debate, discussion and an open mind will be cultivated, as well as the idea that there may sometimes not be one single correct answer.
Registration is due by Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Please fill out the form and upon submission a payment link will be provided in a subsequent email. Be on the lookout for this email and make a prompt payment in order to be considered officially registered.