Hari Om! Parents,
· Happy New Year to all!
· This week we had a student moving from Sunday PM session to ours. Welcome Aditi!
· We started our class with the beginning prayers followed by Vedic chanting of Namaste astubhagawan…
· We did a recap of the verses 41 to 52 from CH 18 of the Bhagavad Gita. We then chanted verses 53 to 56 along with Swamiji
· Our curriculum for this week was on Ahimsa, the greatest Dharma
· Discussed how to live a alert and vigilant life by watching our thoughts, actions and deeds
· Discussed Tree of Ahimsa. Living by ahimsa, with the roots of ahimsa creates fruits of peace and happiness in us
· Discussed topic from the Taitiriya Upanishad, that mother, father, teacher and guest are God
· Discussed how to revere and respect them
· Told many stories on both the topics to reinforce the values
· Please register for Slokathon on January 19th
· Pongal celebrations in the ashram on January 19th from 2 to 5 pm. Please do attend. It is going to be fun filled afternoon.
· Our next Balavihar class is on January 11th
Pranams
Nirmala and Purnima
