Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4

DHARMA

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Of all religious and spiritual
doctrines, it is only the
scriptures of the sanātana-
dharma, the eternal path of
righteousness, as the Hindu
philosophy is called, that allow
themselves to be updated. The
Vedas and the Upaniṣads, which
we believe are the voices of
Nature, are not rules and
regulations. They are truths to
be understood and followed
only in awareness. There are no
punishments if one does not
follow them, nor is one
condemned as a sinner if one
doesn't follow them.

SANATANA HINDU

DHARAM

This is the greatness and pristine beauty of sanātana-dharma, the eternal path of living. We are the most powerful, most sophisticated, most intelligent, most cutting-edge presentation of the Truth left with the possibility to evolve more and more, open for the possibility of being updated! Nothing was sacred just because it was uttered. All that we follow blindly today as traditions came through societal interpretation.

It is for us to sift through these truths with conscious awareness. Once tested, proven, accepted and intranalysed, we need to have the courage of authenticity to practice these truths. Mere knowledge is insufficient. That is what śraddha is about.

Illustration of a sacred Hindu book with Om symbol

Illustration of palm leaf manuscripts tied with string

With śraddha, faith combined with courage of authenticity, you make the effort to constantly stretch and align yourself to the peak capability of what you feel as you, what you project as you, and what others' perceive as you. This dawns the ultimate knowledge in you.

With authenticity you conquer your senses, and direct your mind towards the truth, instead of your mind and senses leading you wherever they wish to. The state of fear can be born in you only when you are inauthentic. Only a man in authenticity, living authenticity, is a liberated one enriched with the ultimate knowledge, śraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ

Paramashiva / Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

GOALS:

Impress upon the students that
we need to have the courage of
authenticity to practice these
truths of sanatana dharma.

ASSESSMENTS

❖ What is śraddha ?

❖ What is authenticity? What are
the benefits of living in
authenticity?

❖ Scriptures of which religion are
open to experimentation,
verification and updation?

ART OF THE DAY

ART OF THE DAY:

AIRPLANE

MATERIALS NEEDED:

ice cream sticks

glue,

scale,

pencil

scissors

sand paper

acrylic paint,

brush

PROCEDURE

Make an airplane / glider with the ice cream sticks and glue.

INFERENCE

Encourage the kids to express their peak creative potential by making a glider that can actually fly. Go on stretching your capacity to create, that is Life!

Portrait of young Krishna with peacock feather

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:

Let us narrate a story:

'Once, a blind man went to a doctor to see if he had any hope of getting back his eyesight. The doctor checked him and said, 'Yes, I can do a surgery and you can get back your eyesight. Then, you can drop your stick and start walking.' The man replied, 'Doctor, I understand I will get back my eyesight, but how can I walk without the stick?' The blind man could not understand that he can walk without a stick! He does not even know what it means to be able to see. The doctor has to do the surgery to give him back his eyesight, then automatically he will drop the stick. Now substitute the "stick" for the "human mind" and "blindness" with "ignorance". What is your take-away from the story?

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:

INFERENCE:

You will see that the hesitation
to drop the mind is because of
ignorance. When true
knowledge dawns on us, the
ignorance melts away and
automatically the mind is
dropped.

It is only when you drop the
mind that all your actions arise
out of intuition, from the super
conscious state, the state of
truth.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Procedure:
Topic of discussion is
"What is the no-mind state?"

Conclusion:
With śraddha, faith combined
with courage of authenticity,
you make the effort to
constantly stretch and align
yourself to your peak
capability and this dawns the
ultimate knowledge in you.