Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS GRASP RIGHT MEANING!

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First, engage in a short discussion about the real message that Krishna is giving Arjuna here. Then, read this small story to the children/teenagers and ask them to discuss whether the way that the boy acted and reacted is aligned to what Krishna is teaching Arjuna.

Once there was a little boy in a Zen monastery training to be a monk. One day, when he was cleaning his master’s room he accidentally broke his master’s favorite teacup. He wanted to confess to his master about the teacup, but was scared that he would punish him.

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS GRASP RIGHT MEANING!

He approached the Master and asked him, 'Master, isn't it true that everything that was born has to die someday?' The master replied, 'Yes.' The boy then showed him the fragments of the broken cup and said, 'It was time for your teacup to die.

Conclusion

Kṛṣṇa inspires you to realize the truth of your natural space of completion, not to kill.

[Figure: Nithyananda]