Hari OM Dear Families,
Here is this week's update.
Week : 16
11th Feb 2024 / 9:15AMClass began with Surya namaskara today.
We chanted 3 OMs followed by
"Om Saha Navavatu" (page 8 in My Prayers book)
Om shrI Ganeśaya Namaha, shrI Saraswatyai Namaha, shrI Sat Gurubhyo Namaha.
"Vakratunda Mahakaya" (page 27 in My Prayers book)
"Saraswati Namastubhyam" (page 12 in My Prayers book)
"Gurur Brahma" (page 60 in My Prayers book)
"Om Saha Navavatu" (page 8 in My Prayers book)
Om shrI Ganeśaya Namaha, shrI Saraswatyai Namaha, shrI Sat Gurubhyo Namaha.
"Vakratunda Mahakaya" (page 27 in My Prayers book)
"Saraswati Namastubhyam" (page 12 in My Prayers book)
"Gurur Brahma" (page 60 in My Prayers book)
"Neelaam buja" & "SriRama Rama rameti" (page 129 My prayers book)
Naama ramayanam- We learned lines 7-14 from the yuddha kaanda, and the meanings along.
Vibhisana Gita- From RamcharitManas by Tulsidas ji. The conversation between Vibhisana who was really concerned and showed compassion on Rama who just stood on the battle ground with just His bow and arrows.... while Ravana had all magical weapons and blackmagic which does anything to win over the opponent.
Lord Rama told Vibhisana not to worry and He is ready to face Ravana with the Dharma chariot He has. The Lord says anyone having this chariot sees only victory and hence it is also called the Vijaya Ratha.
The wheels of the chariot are souraja- showing valor and courage and being fearless and showing the act of bravery.
To fight the fear to overcome the attachment. Detached mind alone can be fearless. If we overcome any unwanted attachment, the fear is gone.
Courage-- power to withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.
To fight the fear to overcome the attachment. Detached mind alone can be fearless. If we overcome any unwanted attachment, the fear is gone.
The next wheel is dhiraja, fortitude, patience-- showing strength while facing difficulty. Here we discussed the example of the Chrerokee Indian who has to sit blindfolded all night in the forest only to find that his father was with him the whole night. We also spoke about the story of Ratnakar and Narada and how Narada gave him the wisdom to be detached and removed his fear.
Fortitude-- showing strength at the crucial situation: not running away from a problem, but facing it and accepting it, trying to solve and untie the crooked knots. We discussed examples of the bilateral leg amputee who competes in Spartan races and marathons and endures the challenge and overcomes it. To be as calm as the mighty ocean. With a greater depth , the ocean accepts whatever is poured into, the ocean knows to take it. Whatever experience comes to us, we must know to take it. If we have these wheels we can skate and go around life.
Gita Time- we learned verse numbers 24 & 25 from chapter 4.
No need to bring musical instruments and Balavihar bags next session on the 25th.
Next class on 2/25/24
It's spirit day! Please wear your house color, yellow or shades of yellow.
Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have.
Hari OM
Prarthana Gururaj and Vidhya Aiyer
