ASSESSMENTS
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□ What kind of actions result from the instinct to survive called ‘I’? □ What kind of actions result from the instinct to possess called ‘mine’? □ Why are the instincts of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ referred to as illusions? □ Why are you hurt by small and well-meaning criticisms from others? □ What are the four muktis or levels of liberation? □ What is sālokya (same place) mukti? □ What is sārţpya (same form) mukti? □ What is sāmģpya (being near) mukti? □ Why is it most preferred by devotees? □ What is sāyujya (to merge) mukti?
ART OF
THE DAY
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ART OF THE DAY:
MERGING AS ONE
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Cylindrical wood pieces of 7-8 inch length Decorative ribbons, colourful clothes Sewing needle, thread Paint, brush Beads, cotton/fillers, strong cotton thread
PROCEDURE:
The teacher gets help from a carpenter/ handyman for sawing the wood blocks into the figurine shape, and to carve eyes,nose and mouth, as shown below. First, get the student to draw facial features on the wooden head with a pencil. Then paint the face and let it dry. Meanwhile cut and stitch colourful clothes to make arms, shoes, headgear, blouse and long skirts (called Ghagra-choli) for female puppets or Top and dhoti (called Dhoti-kurta) for male puppets. Fill the clothes with cotton/fillers so that the puppet body looks puffed up. Embellish and jewel the puppet.
Finally attach strong strings to the neck, shoulders, hands, legs and head of the puppet. The strings are either looped with different fingers of the puppeteer or tied to a stick (equal distances apart) which the puppeteer holds to operate the puppets. Your beautiful puppets are now ready to perform.
INFERENCE:
The art of puppetry helps us create a space in us where we think and act as somebody else. Forgetting the “I” and “mine” gives rise to a new consciousness in you.
