ASSESSMENTS
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- Why is Arjuna asking Krishna a few questions here?
- What makes the words of the Master so powerful?
- What does Arjuna want to know at the beginning of this chapter?
- What is the advice Swamiji gives to anyone who has a doubt as to whether the person asking for alms is a beggar or a sannyasi?
- What is the space we should carry when we give to others?
- When does giving become truly enriching? Who becomes a Sannyasi?
ART OF THE DAY
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ART OF THE DAY: SANNYASi
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Coloured Papers,
- Markers,
- Scissors,
- Glue,
- Pencil,
- Eraser,
- Sparkles
PROCEDURE Ask the children to close their eyes and to visualize a true Sannyasi. Then, ask them to give life to their visualization through art.
INFERENCE The act and the space from which the act is performed determines who is Sannyasi.
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ACTIVITY OF THE DAY
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
THE ACT AND THE ACTOR
MATERIALS
REQUIRED:
One food item for each
child/teenager (except for the
two who will be designated as
“beggar” and “sannyasi”).
PROCEDURE:
-Choose two children or two acharyas and tell one that he/she is a beggar and the other one that he/she is a sannyasi but do not tell the rest of the class who is who.
-Give the rest of the children one food item to offer.
-Then tell the beggar and the sannyasi to go around asking other children for alms in any way that they want.
-The children get to decide who they want to offer to/what they want to offer. Give them the freedom to act in any way they want.
-At the end, ask everyone to sit in a circle and ask each child about the decision they made and what giving felt like. Also ask the beggar and the sannyasi what their experience of asking for alms felt like..
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY: THE ACT AND THE ACTOR
INFERENCE:
What is important is the act. Anyone can be the actor. When you give out of completion, not expecting anything in return, whether you give to a monk or a beggar makes no difference.
