Hari OM! Parents,
We began with starting prayers. In the chanting segment, the students
took turns chanting a verse of Lingashtakam. It is a beautiful chant,
with a beautiful meter and a great melody. So even without knowing the
meaning, just the sounds of the words will create an energy field that
is uplifting and inspiring. For all the rational skeptics out there,
try listening and chanting to experience the benefits.
For our meditation, we turned our awareness to abundance within and
without, leading onto acknowledgement of gratitude.
We continued with deeper exploration of karma. Using the presentation
by HAF about karma (see attached PPT), we looked at the broad ways to
classify karma -sanchita, prarabdha, agami, kaamya, nitya, naimittika,
nishedha. While prarabdha is a strong force, equally strong is
purushartha, our will in the present to do actions that
offset/mitigate/ enhance past actions.
Concluded what we meet in life is prarabdha and how we meet it is purushartha.
We watched the class presentation on the pledge.
Thanks to all who contributed to Annadaanam on Saturday. Those who
missed, no worries- you can still contribute by Venmo.
Please spend the holidays safely and gratefully with your loved ones.
We will meet virtually in Jan.
Until then...take care!
Pranams
Uma and Nirmala