Hari OM
Wishing you all a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
Prayer time:
We started the class by chanting OM 3 times followed by morning prayers- "Sahanaavathu" followed by Vakrathunda Mahakaya, Saraswathi Namsthubhyam, Guru Brahma and Buddhir balam.
Yoga Time:
Raji aunty taught us some yoga poses and we will continue practicing in our next class.
Bhagvatham Time:
We did a quick recap of Dhruva story
king pRuthu:
We then heard the story of king pRuthu, who was a descendant of Dhruva. The people in his kingdom go so intoxicated in abundance that, everyone, including the king, got absorbed in being happy by celebrating, merry making, etc. constantly. They were not doing any work, nor were they bother about their future. One fine day, the earth became a barren land and was littered all over! All the people became unhappy and miserable. The king prayed to mother earth, who in turn advised him to cultivate the land, sow the seeds and grow food, to let themselves survive. Once they all started working hard, tilling the land, sowing the seeds, etc., the land became luscious and rich again. From this, they learnt that only celebrating all the time, without working for the future is not sufficient, but one has to sow seed to reap a crop tomorrow. We need to work on sowing the nice seeds today to reap a good crop tomorrow.
Next, we learnt about how the sanath kumaaras visited king pRuthu and advised him about how to cross the ocean of life. They told him about the 6 sharks in the ocean of life called samsaara. They are - Lust, Anger, Greed, Pride, Delusion and Jealousy. We heard individual stories about these 6 traits and how to overcome them. (Do talk to the children about the stories and the topic)
Lust can be overcome by giving and sharing.
Anger can be conquered by calmness.
Greed can be overcome with a relaxed attitude.
Pride can be overcome by being humble.
Delusion is won by awareness.
Jealousy is subdued by broad-mindedness.
Likitha Japa time:
During this time kids chanted and wrote 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya'
Shloka Time:
We learnt verse 6 of Guru Stotram. Please continue to practice at home.
Geetha Chanting vs 47-48
Please be sure to practice at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkO2XPTyhc0
We concluded the class with the Pledge.
IMP Reminder ** No Class on Sunday 1/16/22**
With Love,
Indira & Raji Aunty