Bhagavad Gita

ASSESSMENTS

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From which space should enriching be done?

What is the difference between rajas, dāna, and tamas dāna?

What is annadāna?

What is vidyādāna?

What is jñānadāna?

How can knowledge transform our lives?

What is sātvika dāna?

Whose charity is it best not to accept?

Close-up portrait of a deity with vibhuti on forehead

ART OF THE DAY

ART OF THE DAY:

GRATITUDE TREE!

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper

Scissors

Sponges (an adult can cut them in different leaf shapes

Paper plates

Acrylic paint

Newspaper or old towel to protect the floor

Markers

ART OF THE DAY: GRATITUDE TREE!

PROCEDURE:

An adult pours the different colour paints in different paper plates

Children create their gratitude tree (they can use markers to create the trunk and dip the sponges in the paint to create the leaves.

Let the paint dry and then write 1 skill you are grateful to have in life in each leaf.

At the end, ask children how they can use each skill they are grateful for to enrich others.

ART OF THE DAY: GRATITUDE TREE!

INFERENCE:

Dāna, charity is sharing out of the space of enriching. It is not done with the attitude of giving. It is done with the attitude of sharing and not expecting good results because of it or some easy route into heaven because of it. Charity is done out of love and gratitude.

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY: CONTINUOUS ENRICHING

MATERIALS NEEDED

Poster

Colourful papers

Markers

Pencil

Eraser

Ruler

Stickers

Scissors

Glue or other adhesive,

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY: CONTINUOUS ENRICHING

PROCEDURE:

Remind the kids what an enriching action is. You can refer to the inference written below to explain what actions are most enriching. Tell each kid to trace 7 boxes on their paper

Tell them to write one day of the week for each one

Show the kids how to fold the colourful papers to create little enveloppes (create 7 in total/ 1 for each day of the week)

Glue or stick the back of the envelopes on the poster (1 for each day) Tell the kids to cut little pieces of paper (7 total) and to write enriching actions that can be done in day-to-day life.

Tell them to show you what is written one by one without showing other students.

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:

CONTINUOUS ENRICHING

PROCEDURE:

Ask them to place their papers in each other's envelopes without showing what is written.

Tell the kids that each day, they will take out the papers placed in their envelope and do their best to complete the enriching activity written on it.

When they are successful, they can put a sticker next to that day.

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY: CONTINUOUS ENRICHING

INFERENCE:

One more point is that the person who gives loses nothing with jñānadāna. With all other dāna, the person who gives has a little less. In annadāna, he who gives will lose and he who receives will gain. In vidyādāna, the giver does not lose. He retains the same level. In jñānadāna, I tell you a secret, the more you share, the more it grows in you! The more you enrich others with the science of completion, the more you grow in completion. It is a win-win situation. Here, you receive automatically. It grows in the person who shares and enriches.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

TOPIC OF DISCUSSION:

Enriching others enriches you back!”

YOU CAN ASK STUDENTS QUESTIONS SUCH AS:

What is your understanding of this truth?

What is your experience of this truth?

How can we continuously enrich without becoming tired or bored?

How can you know that you are enriching?

Are some acts or words more enriching than others?

From your understanding and/or experience, what is the ultimate way to enrich?

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

CONCLUSION:

Don't think you are the only one being enriched by listening to me now. By expressing these truths, even I am being enriched. Enriching others enriches you back! Listen! Enriching others enriches you back!