Beginning Prayers:
- 'om' chanting - 3 times
- meditation
- shuklaambaradharam, saraswati namastubhyam, gururbrahma
gitaa chanting:
- 13th adhyaaya 1- 15 shlokas
hanumaan shlokas/bhajans:
- buddhirbalam
- hanumaan chaalIsa 1- 28 chaupas
Brain Storming:
- Why hanumaan is large hearted
- Does God always give us what we want
- When does hanumaan’s glory radiate (all 4 yugas)
- How did hanumaan use his might
Story time:
- You get what you want
- Man, the glory of creation
- Nature of saints
Activity:
- How many apples in a seed?
- God’s gift or my gift
- How does one become famous
Ending Prayers:
- sarvebhavantu sukhinaH
- pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam
- aarati and pledge
Comments:
Rashmi Aunty and Prajna didi:
Our chanting sessions are coming along very well. On the other hand, the discussions in class are getting very intense!! We are talking about concepts like birth, re-birth, mokSha, karma... Are we sure we have a bunch of 2nd graders at hand :). They just wanted to continue the discussions on and on... We had to put a hold on it due to lack of time... The contemplation and churning of these ideas are happening rapidly in their little minds and they sure are THINKING!! We spoke about how our actions affect us before they affect those around us! We discussed about the need to do rightful actions whether we are being watched or not. We spoke about how we cannot take a notebook with bullet points written down, into our next birth and it is only our good/bad actions that get carried over along with us!
Even before we realized, it was dismissal time. We finished the class with the ending prayers and pledge. We will see you all in two weeks. Until then, have a fun filled spring break and keep thinking :).
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Madhuri Aunty and Shilpa Aunty:
Hari Om
