Hari Om Parents,
We did a review of the last class with a crossword puzzle and are proud to say that the class completed the puzzle in 15 minutes.
Later we introduced chapter 16 and 17 of Gita and spoke about the unique topics dealt in these chapters which are the preparatory steps needed before acquiring the self knowledge. This is extremely important. Without refinement, knowledge is not received. Even if received, it is not retained. Even if one manages to retain the knowledge, no real transformation occurs.
The refinement is dealt at four different levels :
1. Human refinement – where focus is on health and integration of Body, Mind and Intellect
2. As a Doer of action – where thoughtfulness and wisdom of actions is needed
3. As an enjoyer of action – one needs to be wise, strong, skillful and receptive
4. Spiritual seeker- one needs faith in God, Guru and Scriptures.
As a part of discussion, we talked about how preparation is important at every task that has to be accomplished, how exercise, diet and sleep affects the performance as a student, anger management, result of thoughtless actions especially on social media or online classes at school, vicious cycle of doer and enjoyership.
Please find the attachment for the presentation for this topic
https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d2f10e5c-e87d-4985-820d-14837492eef7
Geeta Chanting Yagna registration:
Students in grades 9-12 have the option of reading from the chapter handout to participate in Geeta Chanting Yajna. This group has been specially created for High school students to participate in this Chinmaya event.
Last date to register is April 4, 2021
Registration link is available in https://www.chinmayavrindavan.org/activities/geeta-chanting
In addition to chanting, they are required to learn the meaning of 25 words from this chapter. Vocabulary words are mostly from the verses selected in Geeta For Yuva. One of the youth volunteers has created Quizlet flashcards to help prepare for this vocabulary quiz.
Here is the vocabulary list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z2RdcfbbRaflJ_BFc0qq_mpsGinPZV9O/view
Here is the Flashcard Set: https://quizlet.com/_9hmepp?x=1jqt&i=zxi44
Math Pi Day March 14th 2021:
This Sunday is Pi day (3/14). Ananth from our class made a short presentation on this which includes interesting contributions of many Indian Mathematicians from Vedic times. Please see the link to the presentation below with an optional activity at the end.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vV3LKeFbt9_Cc5qYQBuhzJRifQxXukVk/view?usp=sharing
Thankyou
Aruna and Sirisha
