Come Rain, Come Snow, Come gusty winds, Nothing can prevent the Dharmam Class Parents and the kids to miss a Balavihar class! So fortunate to have such dedicated parents and kids in our class! Thanks for making it happen!
Today we completed learning Geeta Dhyana Slokam, and also chanted upto Gita Chapter 17 Verse 17. We ask them whether we need to slow down, and repeat after. But they just keep going. Shows their enthusiasm and interest! Please ask them to chant/memorize at home, and encourage them to register for the Gita Yajna on Apr 22nd.
Gita Dhyana Slokam:
Mookam karoti vaachaalam pangum langhayate girim;
Yatkripaa tamaham vande paramaanandamaadhavam.
8. I salute that Madhava, the source of supreme bliss, whose Grace makes the dumb eloquent and the cripple cross mountains!
Yam brahmaa varunendrarudramarutah stunwanti divyaih stavaih,
Vedaih saangapadakramopanishadair gaayanti yam saamagaah,
Dhyaanaavasthitatadgatena manasaa pashyanti yam yogino,
Yasyaantam na viduh suraasuraganaa devaaya tasmai namah.
9. Salutations to that God whom Brahma, Indra, Varuna, Rudra and the Maruts praise with divine hymns, of whom the Sama-chanters sing by the Vedas and their Angas (in the Pada and Krama methods), and by the Upanishads; whom the Yogis see with their minds absorbed in Him through meditation, and whose ends the hosts of Devas and Asuras know not!
After the chanting, we focused on the 6 Management principles, lessons from India, including from Indian Scripts, how the Indian Management emphasized that we all have the infinite potential to do anything, and answered questions on 'Why work', 'What is Work', 'How to work', and learnt the 'Spirit of work', and the resources. We also learnt to differentiate between the general management and Indian Management ways, how communication is key to management and most importantly, leadership, and how Hanumanji is considered one of the best communicators, Goals of life, Varnashrama, Swadharma, Motivation etc., We also did a quiz between boys and girls team, and added to a running tally.
Talking about quiz, we are now embarking on another learning tool - creating a question bank on India - learnt and to be learnt. This document is shared with all the students whose emails are already with us. Please encourage your kids to email us from their emails so that we can share the document with them. The goal is to get them to learn, share, and encourage others to learn.
Family Social/Guru Paduka Pooja: Friday Mar 17th 2017
As we mentioned in our phone calls/texts/emails to you, we will have a Family Social/Guru Paduka Pooja on Friday Mar 17th 2017. For those who are yet to RSVP, the host needs a final headcount by Monday Mar 6, 2017. You can email/Whatsapp/text us.
Field Trip - Sunday March 19th 2017
Our field trip is now moved to 19th March 2017. As mentioned earlier, this trip is to 'Chinmaya Madhvan'. It is at 905 Big Oak Road, Yardley, PA 19067
For more details about the Ashram, please check out:
http://www.chinmayamadhuvan.org/index.php
Please plan to be there by about 9.30am. We will have combined classes with Chinmaya Madhuvan Balavihar, and will also have some fun activities. Lunch will be served. More details to follow.
Yatkripaa tamaham vande paramaanandamaadhavam.
8. I salute that Madhava, the source of supreme bliss, whose Grace makes the dumb eloquent and the cripple cross mountains!
Yam brahmaa varunendrarudramarutah stunwanti divyaih stavaih,
Vedaih saangapadakramopanishadair gaayanti yam saamagaah,
Dhyaanaavasthitatadgatena manasaa pashyanti yam yogino,
Yasyaantam na viduh suraasuraganaa devaaya tasmai namah.
9. Salutations to that God whom Brahma, Indra, Varuna, Rudra and the Maruts praise with divine hymns, of whom the Sama-chanters sing by the Vedas and their Angas (in the Pada and Krama methods), and by the Upanishads; whom the Yogis see with their minds absorbed in Him through meditation, and whose ends the hosts of Devas and Asuras know not!
After the chanting, we focused on the 6 Management principles, lessons from India, including from Indian Scripts, how the Indian Management emphasized that we all have the infinite potential to do anything, and answered questions on 'Why work', 'What is Work', 'How to work', and learnt the 'Spirit of work', and the resources. We also learnt to differentiate between the general management and Indian Management ways, how communication is key to management and most importantly, leadership, and how Hanumanji is considered one of the best communicators, Goals of life, Varnashrama, Swadharma, Motivation etc., We also did a quiz between boys and girls team, and added to a running tally.
Talking about quiz, we are now embarking on another learning tool - creating a question bank on India - learnt and to be learnt. This document is shared with all the students whose emails are already with us. Please encourage your kids to email us from their emails so that we can share the document with them. The goal is to get them to learn, share, and encourage others to learn.
Family Social/Guru Paduka Pooja: Friday Mar 17th 2017
As we mentioned in our phone calls/texts/emails to you, we will have a Family Social/Guru Paduka Pooja on Friday Mar 17th 2017. For those who are yet to RSVP, the host needs a final headcount by Monday Mar 6, 2017. You can email/Whatsapp/text us.
Field Trip - Sunday March 19th 2017
Our field trip is now moved to 19th March 2017. As mentioned earlier, this trip is to 'Chinmaya Madhvan'. It is at 905 Big Oak Road, Yardley, PA 19067
For more details about the Ashram, please check out:
http://www.chinmayamadhuvan.org/index.php
Please plan to be there by about 9.30am. We will have combined classes with Chinmaya Madhuvan Balavihar, and will also have some fun activities. Lunch will be served. More details to follow.
Mar 12th Class: Poets. Please read up the relevant chapters, and come prepared to talk about it.
Jun 4th Class: As mentioned before, please mark your calendar to stay the whole class- Assembly, in-class, and a class picnic. More details later.
Take Aways: Always love to receive '5 take aways' from the kids.
