Hope all is well and you are all awaiting the much-needed break on the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays. This class, we're proud to finish our Guru Strotram. Kids would now be to recite all 14 verses and may also be able to comprehend them if they've paid attention. The goal was to explain the meaning and metaphor behind the recitation which we have successfully completed. Going forward it's more of singing and memorizing. Last week, we went over Gunas and Varna system in Hinduism that was recapped in the class. This week, we covered the four Ashramas Bramhacharya, Grahasthashram, Vaanaprastha and Saanyasa.
We went in details with each one of the Ashramas with various examples and asked the kids what they felt about the same especially given the parallel universe that uses millennials , Gen X,Z ranges. Brainstorming to the granular details we went further to challenge why and how societal pressures refrain us from following these Ashramas and the importance of keeping this philosophical Dharma in Hindusim as our goal to attain moksha. Absolutely had some great discussion points that triggered some introspection. Please talk to them and let us know your feedback.
We shall not be meeting the next class on observance of Thanksgiving Break but will resume on Dec 5th. We've also created a Whatsapp group to discuss a collaborative activity that is expected of the class to be presented on Dec 19th. More details to follow as we go along.
Message from Pujya Tejomayanandaji on occasion on Thanksgiving:-
"The true meaning of Thanksgiving is that we graciously live and utilize our blessings-not just offer verbal thanks. Let us bow down to the Lord and our Guru in gratitude for making us His instruments. "