Feb 4
Hari Om Dear Parents,
We had a great Sunday afternoon. Please find below the summary of our class on Sunday, Feb 4
1) Opening Prayers: We chanted 3 OMs followed by opening Prayer:
Om Sahanavavatu
Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Saraswati Namastubhyam
Vakratunda mahaakaavya(for Lord Ganesha)
Buddhir Balam Yashodhairyam
2) Hanuman Chalisa - We revised the previously learnt verses of Hanuman Chalisa and also learnt the following verses
Durgaam kaj jagat ke jete Sugam anugraha tumhre tete
Meaning: The burden of all difficult tasks of the world become light with your kind grace.
Ram dware tum rakhvare, Hoat na agya binu paisare
Meaning: You are the sentry at the door of Shri Ram's Divine Abode. No one can enter it without your permission,
3. Storytime -
Recap: Jatayu and Sampati
The main monkey army was sent into the south to look for Sita. This army included great warriors like Angada, Hanuman and Jambavan. They made their search but no information was forthcoming. If they returned with no positive result, they knew they would be killed by Sugriva. They preferred to lie down on the shore of the ocean in beds of grass to going back and getting killed. They were lying idle and talking about how even Jatayu could not save Sita. Then there from a mountain cave came Sampati, an old bird quite famished, having lost all his wings and feathers and utterly exhausted. He was upset hearing that Jatayu was dead. The monkey army consoled Sampati and got him food. Sampati shed tears and said that "Jatayu is my younger brother. Since I have no wings, I can only hear helplessly about the death of my brother. If I were in my old state, I would have taken appropriate measures to avenge my brother and killed Ravana. Once I bet with my brother and we both flew towards the sun. When I saw him getting exhausted I covered him with my wings and that is how my wings were burnt and I fell on this hill. After that I haven't met him and I heard nothing about him.". Sampati then said that he had indeed seen a Rakshasa and a tearful woman fly across and pointed to the direction. All the monkeys were overjoyed that Sitaji was still alive. They decided that Hanuman, the strongest amongst them would be the one to cross the ocean. Hanumanji knew that with God Ram's help he can achieve anything and set forth on the mission.
Everything is Possible
This story is how Dave a skinny kid was able to become a wrestler by working hard every day and eating right. His grand monther supported him all the way through by encouraging him with positive advise. He was then able to become strong and got Athlete letter from his coach as well. His grandmother was not alive to see it but he knew she had blessed him.
God helps those who helps themselves
This story is how a farmer on his way to the market to sell his fruits faced difficulties with his cart struck in mud and started blaming god for everything. A boy stepped in to help him and made him realize that one should first make an effort to remove the difficulty and god will double the reward in that case. By just complaining nothing is achieved.
4. Activity: We played an activity to guess the positive words from Hanuman Chalisa.
5. Bhagavad Geeta : We have been learning Bhagavad Geeta for few classes and 2nd grade kids have been assigned only 14 verses this year. So we will be working on memorizing the first 7 verses first..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSTS7nJlewU
6.Likitha Japa : We did Likitha japa for 5 minutes.
Things to note:
Class starts at 1 PM sharp with opening prayers. Please make sure kids are inside the classroom 5 mins before the class starts.
Please make sure kids use the restroom before entering the class.
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Materials Needed for the Class
Notebook for Likhita japa ( Pencil and Eraser), Hanuman Chalisa book and Balavihar Handbook (Bhagavad Gita)
Regards,
Divya
