Hari Om Parents,
We began class with 3 OMs and our morning prayers. We had a brief recap of what we had discussed in our previous class as we had a bit of an extended break for Deepavali.
Key to success- Mechanics of the mind
Mind - Flow of thoughts. Describing the flow of thoughts as that of a river. It will take the course depending upon the impression we have created over the years. In order to keep our minds focussed on higher goals, we need to sharpen our minds like we sharpen instruments. We went over subjective and objective minds.
Subjective most commonly means based on the personal perspective or preferences of a person—the subject who's observing something. In contrast, objective most commonly means not influenced by or based on a personal viewpoint—based on the analysis of an object of observation only. While discussing the subjective mind, we asked the kids why we say, "HariOm".
Mind is a flow of thoughts. As the mind, so is the individual. if the mind is disturbed, the individual is disturbed. If the mind is good, the individual is good.
Mind is made up of a soft matter, as it were. As each thought passes through it, an "impression" is left on the mind-matter like a scratch and when similar thoughts are repeated, it deepens into a channel in the impression on mind is called vasanas.
Sharpen your instrument - Stay quiet -Stay focussed.
Vasanas - Wrong impression created in mind by past actions. These result in farthering subjective and objective minds. Bigger the gap, the greater the confusion and hence our resulting actions will be more upsetting.
We discussed the story of a man who had a headache and was asked not to think about a monkey while applying medication to it.
We discussed another story about a farmer who lost his watch and how a boy with a quiet mind was able to locate the watch when he had no distractions.
Ramayana - Dasaratha
After a brief recap of where we had paused our story, we moved on to discussing King Dasaratha's mind set. His character embodies righteousness and justice, influencing the narrative deeply through his decisions, particularly regarding Rama's exile. Despite his noble intentions, Dasaratha's choices lead to profound sorrow, highlighting his emotional struggles and attachment to his son. His legacy resonates throughout the Ramayana, shaping the actions of the others and underscoring the themes of duty, love, and sacrifice. Think long and hard before saying something or making promises. Dasaratha was a man of his word, unfortunately that caused him immense agony.
We continued Gita Chanting with Swamiji. We concluded class and joined the rest of Balavihar for Aarati and pledge in the Temple.
Parents, please join us for a brief meeting at 10:25 a.m. in our classroom.
Regards,
Rahul & Keerthi
