Apr 25, 2021 - Grade 7 (Sunday AM)

Hari OM Dear Families,

Here is this week's update.

Week 22:

25th April 2021 / 9:15AM
Class began with opening prayers -3 OMs and followed by SahanAvavatu.

One student led the chanting  of "Neelambuja shyamala komalaangam". We started learning a new bhajan Prema mudita manase kaho (page 144, My Prayers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr9aLknumnw

We played a Kahoot game, reviewing the Aranya kanda from Ramayanam.

Key to Success- Vibhishana Gita

We had one student sharing her handmade Dharma chariot (chariot of success) and talking about the values learned until now.

We had a quick recap of the value- The Sword

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 be 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.

The above image is the class' discussion summarized on the whiteboard. We watched an interesting pi video.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vV3LKeFbt9_Cc5qYQBuhzJRifQxXukVk/view

Our next class is  on May 2nd

House Contests:
Art works for art contests and Baking contest videos- you may submit now until May 9th. Parents are welcome to participate in the ART contest as well.

Bhagavat Geeta Essay Contest- For grades 6 and 7
Write about lessons from the Gita that helped you to get more out of life with less during the pandemic. Please share with specific examples if possible.

Geetaessay@chinmayavrindavan.org is the email id to be sent, all the essay entries. Subject of the email-CMTC Essay Competition. Words limit 1200 words to 1300 words. Submissions due one or before 5/2. Please Send in Pdf format. More details to be shared in Whatsapp group.

Please feel free to reach out in case you have any questions.

Hari OM
Abhirami Shrinivas and Vidhya Aiyer