Hari OM Dear Families,
Here is this week's update.
Week : 24
28th Apr 2024 / 9:15AMClass began with 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)
"Neelaam buja" & "SriRama Rama rameti" (page 129 My prayers book)
We did a meditation session with OM background.
Vibheeshan Geeta (Key to Success)
Today's topic-
The Axe- Dana Parasu- Charity is my axe. Being Generous and to practice generosity by donating for charity. Why should we do Dana? As a seeker it is always good to give. "Giving more than what we take " line from our CM pledge. If God has given you knowledge, talent, skill, love, wealth and property- share it with others. By practicing Dana, you become richer and the world around you benefits. By giving you are learning and practicing- Detachment. You learn to let go. A person who is doing dana, will not hold on to anything (from the past)
Buddhi Sakthi prachanda- Understanding is the missile. Understanding is common sense. We see common sense with a prejudiced mind. For example, we need not be scared in a house when there is no one. But if we spot a sudden person, there is a meaning to being scared and confused. This happens where there is a lack of understanding the scenario. Non verifying facts we unnecessarily imagine, is due to the absence of common sense.
Rama tells Vibhisana, "I have a perfect and a clear understanding of life, people, relationship and war!" Var vigyan kathina kothanda- The bow that stands for self knowledge. One of the main enemies we face is ignorance. Self knowledge is our weapon against this enemy and our Guru plays a major role in alleviating our ignorance. Self knowledge is the realization that we are one with all the beings in the universe
As an exercise in self knowledge, students were asked to talk about themselves and say 2 things about themselves. The class then reflected on how difficult it can be to know our superficial self let alone our inner spiritual self.
We practiced for our upcoming grade presentation.
The event date is May 5th.
The stage (rehearsal) practice is scheduled on 5/4 saturday at 5 pm until 6.30. (please lookout for more instructions in the whatsapp group)
Our next class - 5/5/24.
Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have.
Hari OM
Prarthana Gururaj and Vidhya Aiyer
