Hari Om Parents,
Here is a quick update of Week 5 of the Grade 5 Sunday AM session.
Weekly Update
7th October 2018 / 9:00 AM
Today's Activities
- Guru Stotram
- Ganesha Pancharatnam Bhajan (Para 1, 2, 3, 4,5)
- Mahabharata Story Continuation
- Revised briefly the Mahabharata story Week 4
- Duryodhana's jealousy attitude and attempt to drown Bheema
- Bheema's visit to the Nagaloka, gaining additional strength
- Drona's friendship with King Drupada turning into animosity
- Drona appointed the Kuru princes teacher
- Continued further into next chapters
- Drona's teaching & testing techniques to Arjuna
- Arjuna's dedication
- Ekalavya's story & Gurudakshina to Drona
- Pandava's specializing in various skills & completion of their education & training
- Arjuna's alertness and Drona's gift of the Brahmastra for saving his life
- Drona Organizing a demonstration of his students to the Hastinapura Kingdom
- Karna's Challenge
- Lessons to take away:
- Importance of different branches of a kingdom and how it is applicable to today's world (Finance, Training, Security…)
- Importance of staying focused on whatever you do in life
- Importance of staying alert & quick thinking
- Additional topics
- Reviewed Blog volunteers for following weeks
- Week of 10/07: Anwita
- Conclusion prayer & Aarti
- Reminder: The 2018 CMTC CORD Walkathon will be held on Sunday, October 28th, 2018 at Mercer County Park - East Picnic Area. Now is the time to register. Here is the link where you can register yourself and your family members. Special note to Parents - we ask that each walker be registered so we get an accurate count to help with the logistics. Registration Link:
Pranams
Rajesh Jayakumar & Abhirami Shrinivas
Whenever and wherever you are trying to quieten your mind, you are in the practice of samadhi. - Swami Chinmayananda
