Pujya Gurudev

Pujya Gurudev

March 13 -15, 2015

Next classes: March  20-22, 2015

Venue: Chinmaya Vrindavan Ashram
95 Cranbury Neck Rd., Cranbury, NJ

Please arrive no more than 10/15 minutes before the time slot your child is registered for. There will be classes in session before us. Thank you!

Friday@ 7:00 p.m.
Saturday @ 2:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 8:45 a.m.
Sunday @ 12.45 p.m.
Sunday @3:15 p.m.

Shlokas

Geeta Chanting: Chapter 15, Shlokas 1, 2,3,4, and 5. 6, and 7 and 8, and 9
Here is an audio blog that has archived all the Bhagavad Geeta chapters. It is a wonderful learning tool... and we highly recommend that you check it out. Also, please note that tutoring classes are being held at the ashram. We highly recommend that you sign your child up for this wonderful opportunity!


Concentration/Shell Game
Two and a half minutes of sitting silently, while focusing on the number of shells that are being dropped into a bowl.... with eyes closed, of course. :-)

Yoga Stretches/Exercise
5 to 10 minutes of stretching

Circle Time/Activity Time
This week's lesson was "N is for Nobility"

Story Time: "The Other Shoe"

As Mahatama Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the tracks below.  He was unable to retrieve it as the train began to move.  to the amazement of his companions, Gandhiji calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the tracks to land close to the first one that had slipped off.  When a fellow passenger asked why he did so, Gandhiji smiled and said, "The poor man who finds the shoe lying on the tracks, will now have a pair he can use."

Many noble acts like this brought the title Mahatma meaning "a great soul" to Gandhiji.

We also discussed with the children that Nobility is upholding high moral standards and strong character.  According to our Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, the noblest character is one who has divine compassion for all living beings.

 

Likhita Japa
Some children performed their likhita japa with tracing papers, while others wrote "Raama" on the background of their coloring page of Gurudev.


Ending Prayers
Aarti and prayers were conducted with all the other classes/study groups in the Mandir/Temple.