INTRODUCTION
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Our Eastern Masters have declared again and again, 'You are bliss. You are love. You are eternal bliss itself.' When you are bliss itself, what more can you ask for? When you understand and experience this truth, you are enough unto yourself; you are completely satisfied. Nothing exists for you to achieve because you are already the ultimate you can achieve!
As of now, you are running behind something out of greed, thinking you will have bliss when you possess it. Either you are running behind something out of greed or you are running away from something out of fear. You are afraid something will take away your joy, your life.
Both running towards something and running away from something become irrelevant when you understand you are a part of this loving Existence, taking care of you every moment.
EXISTENCE iS TAKING CARE OF YOU EVERY MOMENT
Existence is taking care of you every moment. Do you think you can be alive even for one moment if Existence does not want you to be alive?
The very fact that you are alive proves that Existence wants you here, now, in this form, in this place.
This is the ultimate cause for celebration! What more do you want?
EXISTENCE HAS PROVIDED, IS PROVIDING AND WILL PROVIDE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR NEEDS.
Your suffering, your struggle, your incompletion is only because you don't trust that you are being provided all that you need.
In the SPH’S words People often look at my feet and tell me that I have such smooth and soft feet. They do not know I have wandered thousands of miles barefoot in all types of terrain. When you walk upon Mother Earth with great respect, trust and love, She will simply cherish you. I never wore footwear in the early years of my life.
Swamiji was once on an elephant
safari on a jungle path. The guide
showed him a path which was used
by humans, alongside the one on
which the elephant was walking.
The guide said where man walks, no
grass grows, but where the elephant
walks, the grass does not die! As
humans we have lost touch with
Nature, with Existence. That is why
we experience Nature unpleasantly.
Even in our prayers there is no
gratitude, there is only asking.
We have become beggars. Also, you
are not satisfied with how Existence
chooses to take care of your needs.
You look at others and have a big list
of wants based on what others have.
You fail to understand that each of us
is unique and each of us has been
provided with exactly what we need.
Instead, you start looking at what
others have and want that also.
Greed sets in.
This is how you waste your entire life running behind desires and running away from reality.
As long as the outer world is responsible for your happiness, there can be no permanent happiness.
The person centered in completion does not depend on external causes or people to feel joyful, blissful.
Constantly, the fountain of bliss is happening within him. He is enjoyment itself!
SELFLESS UNATTACHED ENRICHING
King Janaka was a beautiful
example of a true karma yogi, a
man of selfless authenticity in
action with a continuous
commitment to enriching life in
and around him. He ruled a
kingdom and yet was
unattached, liberated. Just like
Kṛṣṇa who ruled a kingdom and
yet was a Sannyāsi in the truest
sense of the word, Janaka was a
model king who was complete
unto himself, untouched by the
external world
A SMALL EXAMPLE
Once, Janaka was brought news that there was a fire in the city. Ordinarily, a king would have been agitated that a part of his kingdom was in danger.
But Janaka said, 'My wealth is unlimited and yet I have nothing. Even if the whole of my capital Mithilā is burnt, nothing is lost to me.' It is not that Janaka was not bothered that there was a fire in his kingdom.
He was completely involved in what he had to do, but at the same time was completely detached from the incident. Only when you are completely detached can you be completely involved. Otherwise, your very sense of ownership and emotional attachment will be a hindrance to plunging headlong into the task. Only when you work without any incompletion, can you perform the task authentically to your peak possibility, without expectation and without being concerned about the results.
GOALS:
For children to understand that
Existence is providing for them.
To get the children to
understand that only by
detachment can we perform
tasks authentically
ASSESSMENTS
1. When are we completely satisfied?
2. What is Existence taking care of?
3. What is the ultimate cause for celebration?
4. How did Swamiji wander A
thousands of miles barefoot
yet still have smooth and
soft feet?
5. What have humans lost touch with?
6. How does greed start in us?
7. What was special about King Janaka?
8. What stops us being completely involved in a task?
ART OF THE DAY
ART OF THE DAY:
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Paper
- Paints
- Brush
- sketch pens
PROCEDURE
- Let us make a "Thank You" greetings card for our Guru, who represents Existence.
- Fold an A4 size paper in the middle to make a card.
- On the card cover, draw or paint images that you feel show your gratitude for what has
- been provided uniquely for your life.
- On the inside of the card, write your very special individualized message for Swamiji
- Submit your card to your acharya (teacher) for conveying them to Swamiji.
INFERENCE
It is important to understand that Existence wants you here, now, in this form, in this place. And understand that each of us is unique and each of us has been provided with exactly what we need.
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
MAKE A LEAF GARLAND NECKLACE
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Many leaves per child. Either fresh leaves or autumn leaves.
- They can be mixed sizes and shapes.
- Ensure all are safe to be handled. String Scissors Optional: hole punch
PROCEDURE:
- Talk to the children about the trees or bushes that donated their leaves for this activity and let them express their gratitude for these leaves being available today.
- Each child to a piece of string that is about one-and-a-half times the length of a mala (the knots will use up some of the length).
- For each leaf, either use the hole punch to make a hole near the stem, or carefully hand-make a small hole.
- Thread the string through the hole and tie a knot. Repeat this until there are multiple leaves spread along the string.
- Tie the two ends of the string together in a knot.
INFERENCE:
There are many ways to
get back in touch with
Nature, to have a
pleasant experience of
Nature
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on King Janaka's statement 'My wealth is unlimited and yet I have nothing.' How does this make him different from other kings? How can the children apply it to their lives?
Conclusion: A person centered on completion does not suffer from fear or greed. The fountain of bliss is happening within them and they understand they are a part of this loving Existence, taking care of them every moment
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