HARI OM EVERY ONE!
We started our session with breathing exercise and chanting Om 3 times. We recited Sree Ganapathi Stotram Click here for the text and audio version. If your child has lost the copy that was provided in the class, please take a copy from this link and give to your child. We noticed that couple of kids are missing the sheets and had to share with their friends.
We practiced Geeta chanting -- recited the first 5 verses. This weeks home work is to practice the Geeta verses and be prepared to the next class with the binder, notebook, pencils and crayons.
In our story time we moved on to the most interesting Krishna Lila's of Kaliya Mardhanam- The poisonous serpent Kaliya lived in lake Madu and contaminated the whole lake. All the birds and other living things in that area died because of the poisonous fumes in that area. Some gopas unknowingly went to that lake and died. Krishna jumped into the lake .. all the gopas worried and called NandBaba and Yashoda. Krishna grew large and jumped on top of the egoistic Kaliya and danced merrily. Exhausted Kaliya and his wives prayed Krishna to pardon their mistakes. Forgiving Krishna asked them to leave that place and move to an island far away.
We discussed about Kaliya -- how every one has a taint of Kaliya in them .. difference between consciousness and egoism .. how we all can fight the Kaliya in ourselves by being good and helpful to others.
We started a fun project , as a first step we just traced out palm on the poster board and in coming classes we are going to work more on that.
Kids also did Likhita japa . Please encourage your child to write "Sri Krishna Saranam Mama" . We are planning to put the likhita japa books under the deities of our Vrindavan Ashram.
See you all in our next Balavihar session on Dec 1st 2012. Happy Thanks giving!
-Grade 4B teachers
